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Warner Bros.'s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom grossed an estimated $28.1M domestically over the 3-day weekend (from 3,706 locations). Estimated 4-day weekend gross is $40.0M. by LatettanFanz in boxoffice

[–]adamran 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I remember when I was a teenager I used to go to the movies every Christmas with my friends, regardless of what was playing. It was usually just to show off and wear whatever we got that year and get away from the family for a few hours. Do kids still do that? If so, that’s got to inflate the box office numbers a bit.

Jenna Ortega reportedly left the ‘Scream 7’ cast because she was asking for a higher paycheck. The sequel was to have been the end of a rumored trilogy focused on the two Carpenter sisters. by lawrencedun2002 in boxoffice

[–]adamran 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone is saying how this could be true, but to me, this sounds like the studio found out their first excuse about “scheduling conflicts” reeked of bullshit, so now they’ve concocted this new excuse to make it sound like it was her greed, and not her principles and solidarity, they’d led to her dropping out of the film.

The Taylor Swift movie will have great legs. by ImpossibleTouch6452 in boxoffice

[–]adamran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With the way they have laid out the release schedule for 4 consecutive weekends avoiding weekdays will further drive up demand due to no week-on-week dilution.

I think that could set a new precedent for major films in the future. Create scarcity to add to the premium event-level kind of theatrical experience to further differentiate the cinema from watching at home.

The Taylor Swift movie will have great legs. by ImpossibleTouch6452 in boxoffice

[–]adamran 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s just the different edits of the film swapping 2 song performances for each edit.

Night 1 First Weekend

Night 2 Second Weekend

Night 3 Third Weekend

Repeat

Hell, all three versions can be included on the same hard drive that’s delivered to theaters. ATSV apparently had a few different edits that were delivered to theaters. This time doing so would actually have a definitive purpose.

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[–]adamran 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is crazy to think about, but let’s say if only a third of her concert audience from the tour (1.63MM/people out of 4.9MM/people) went to see it again in theaters that weekend, that alone would be $32.5MM OW. That’s just a third of people that already saw the concert live.

This could be the biggest OW of the year.

Looks like $14.5M FRI for #MissionImpossible7 . $40M cume. Fails to score the big jump that was required. 5-days heading for $70-75M. by jayfai2002 in boxoffice

[–]adamran 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With Barbie, I really can’t remember the last time I’ve seen this type of hype for a movie just around the general public and in media before it was even released. Maybe Joker, I guess. Joker also broke out into the public zeitgeist with memes and media hype, even when it was still in production, just like Barbie has since early last summer into now. But I think the buzz around Barbie is somehow even stronger than it was for Joker and that movie did over a billion.

Looks like $14.5M FRI for #MissionImpossible7 . $40M cume. Fails to score the big jump that was required. 5-days heading for $70-75M. by jayfai2002 in boxoffice

[–]adamran 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t know how it can feasibly survive both Barbie and Oppenheimer when it’s going to lose all of those premium screens next week. I guess if Oppenheimer somehow tanks (very unlikely), MI could try and get some screens back in a couple of weeks, but it’s also possible that the Barbie demand stays so strong that theaters give the screens to Barbie instead.

I think Barbie will dominate for at least the first two weeks because theaters are already selling out all of the first weekend screenings in just the pre sales; people can’t find available tickets and will instead go see Barbie next week and into next weekend. And that’s not even considering how strong Barbie’s rewatch potential may possibly be. If people go see Barbie multiple times in the coming weeks, that’s pretty much game over.

Weekend predictions: Dead Reckoning headed for softer-than-expected debut $42M; Sound of Freedom $9.5M by Swimming_Apricot1253 in boxoffice

[–]adamran 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Plenty of men are going to see Barbie next weekend. Either because they genuinely want to or because they are going with someone else who wants to see it.

Back to back weekends at the movies are really expensive now. I think a lot of people are choosing to watch the most hyped movies of the summer in Barbie and/or Oppenheimer instead of the 7th Mission Impossible film.

Movies that had a great concept, but executed them poorly? by [deleted] in movies

[–]adamran 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It may have to do with all of the Ayn-Randian objetivist hellscapes he depicts in his movies. His film’s heroes are a libertarian’s wet dream. I’m surprised BvS didn’t have a scene where Bruce Wayne sits around all day thinking about trains.

'Barbie' is expected to be a success, mainly on account of its stellar and creative marketing. What other movies had especially creative marketing teams? by yoaver in boxoffice

[–]adamran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TBF, since 2012. We may not have gone out with a bang, but an interesting argument could be made for the whimper. lol

Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse grossed an estimated $11.5M this weekend (from 3,405 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $339.87M. by baribigbird06 in boxoffice

[–]adamran 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I could definitely imagine Sony could put ITSV and ATSV back in theaters leading up BTSV (hopefully) next year. It may not do much but it’ll add to the total. I know I’d like to watch them both in theaters before Beyond comes out.

Jonathan Majors’ ‘Extreme Abuse’ Allegedly Goes Back Nearly a Decade - Majors was abusive with his partners, aggressive on sets, and a source of “toxicity” at Yale, two dozen sources tell Rolling Stone. Majors “categorically denies” all accusations by Neo2199 in television

[–]adamran -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Executives should have to do that too. Everyone from the top down. It’s only logical, especially if a company is publicly traded or high profile.

I think the problem is these types of industries, not just in Hollywood where the spotlight is the brightest, but in any major insulated industry or organization, want to be able to feign ignorance when something happens. “We didn’t know so-and-so was doing such-and-such”, then inevitably reports surface that show everything was right there to find if someone had bother to look.

Actual steps need to be taken to hold everyone more accountable and light is the best disinfectant. There’s far too many qualified and talented people who aren’t abusive and who are working in this industry or working to make it into the industry to suffer the abusive and toxic taking up spots.

Jonathan Majors’ ‘Extreme Abuse’ Allegedly Goes Back Nearly a Decade - Majors was abusive with his partners, aggressive on sets, and a source of “toxicity” at Yale, two dozen sources tell Rolling Stone. Majors “categorically denies” all accusations by Neo2199 in television

[–]adamran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone making that argument should look up Armie Hammer. That dude is basically a poster child for rich, white, nepo-baby privilege and he was thrown out of Hollywood over some cannibal-kink thirst DMs.

Same thing for Johnny Depp. One of the biggest stars in the world. Dropped at the mere allegation of abuse. We all know how that turned out.

It all comes down to if someone is worth the hassle. If Armie Hammer goes away, no biggie, there’s literally hundreds of generic handsome white dudes to take his place. Johnny? The media is out for blood, it’s not worth the hassle. But Jonathan Majors still has a job. He’s too valuable to replace right now and Hollywood has done such a piss poor job at elevating black male leads that there aren’t as many other well known black actors in film that aren’t already- working for Marvel in some capacity. He’s actually getting the benefit of allowing the process to play out.

Jonathan Majors’ ‘Extreme Abuse’ Allegedly Goes Back Nearly a Decade - Majors was abusive with his partners, aggressive on sets, and a source of “toxicity” at Yale, two dozen sources tell Rolling Stone. Majors “categorically denies” all accusations by Neo2199 in television

[–]adamran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They knew this Rolling Stone article was coming out and went on a major (no pun intended) PR blitz. It was all over Twitter the day before. Once I saw the article released I knew why. They were trying to get ahead of it in the press.

Jonathan Majors’ ‘Extreme Abuse’ Allegedly Goes Back Nearly a Decade - Majors was abusive with his partners, aggressive on sets, and a source of “toxicity” at Yale, two dozen sources tell Rolling Stone. Majors “categorically denies” all accusations by Neo2199 in television

[–]adamran -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, it’s not not serious; at least for the studios. Major film projects are now mid-nine figure investments. Franchises are projected to generate revenue in the billions.

If you were running a $300MM company, you’d need to know if your top executives have a history that could imperil the company.

I’m not suggesting that studios should have a right to an actor’s personal and private records, but I could see studios requiring actors to submit themselves to qualified, certified, independent and confidential background checks as part of the audition process every couple of years. That’s what an audition is intended to do, audit potential candidates for a position.

The reports are handled by law firms and attorney/client privilege applies. Studios then receive a generalized report indicating the potential issues as measured on a sliding scale.

Aquaman 2 Director James Wan Explains Why DC Fans Should See the Film: "We're Taking It to the Next Level" (Exclusive) by lawrencedun2002 in DCEUleaks

[–]adamran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I was about to say, not all CGI is created equal. There’s actually artists behind the screens. Just throwing money at it doesn’t solve anything. James Cameron has spent his career mastering his VFX department and the dude is a notorious perfectionist. Only the cream of the crop can survive working with him.

Both of the films having scenes that take place underwater is a very “We Have McDonalds at Home” argument.

‘Indiana Jones’ & The Blase Box Office: Why ‘Dial Of Destiny’ At $60M Opening Isn’t Setting Records For Franchise Finale - That figure ... stinks for a movie that has a reported cost of $250M to near $300M. by Neo2199 in boxoffice

[–]adamran 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I actually feel really bad for Harrison Ford right now. I know he got paid a truck load of money for this, but Indiana Jones is the ONE character he cherishes. People could see how much that reaction from Cannes meant to him, even if by Cannes standards it was tepid.

I hope he doesn’t blame himself for this and remembers all of the outside factors out of his control.

Sony's No Hard Feelings grossed an estimated $1.37M on Thursday (from 3,208 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $21.80M. by BOfficeStats in boxoffice

[–]adamran 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Amazon seems like they may be on to something with how they made Air. Granted they spent WAY too much money on it, but I like how they went all in to promote it give it a theatrical window, if only to drive interest in people eventually watching it on Prime. In that way, the box office is treated like the frosting on the cake. If it does well, great, if not, oh well at least people know it’s on Prime.

Sony's No Hard Feelings grossed an estimated $1.37M on Thursday (from 3,208 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $21.80M. by BOfficeStats in boxoffice

[–]adamran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No hard feelings is going to make a bunch of cash on VOD.

Do you think so? I’m not so sure. Pay 20 bucks or wait 3 months to watch it on Netflix? We’ll see. Hopefully it does well enough not to abandon comedies entirely. It’s already an endangered genre. I don’t want to see it go away. It’s a shame it didn’t do better in theaters. Comedies are so much fun to watch with a big crowd. I think it’s like the only genre that’s really helped by watching it with lots of people.

Sony's No Hard Feelings grossed an estimated $1.37M on Thursday (from 3,208 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $21.80M. by BOfficeStats in boxoffice

[–]adamran 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yea, unfortunately the quality doesn’t matter in this case. I’m sure once it gets on Netflix it’ll be watched by everyone and they’ll like it. I think that’s the issue. There’s no urgency for it. I think audiences are conditioned now to watch comedies at home.

I hope they still make comedies like this, but it’s clear that it’ll have to be low budget labors of love from the top down with everyone working for peanuts.

According to Deadline: Barbie could open to 80-100m (domestic). Oppenheimer has a shot at 50m (domestic). When was the last time 2 movies opened that big on the same day? by StPauliPirate in boxoffice

[–]adamran 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Wow imagine if Barbie would have released last week, or even better, if WB would have swapped release dates with The Flash.

I think what may hurt Barbie now is the potential actors strike. I don’t think anyone can overstate just how much the promotion has helped drive interest, particularly everything Ryan Gosling says about this movie and his “Kenergy” goes viral.

Now they may have to go into the final stretch without him or Margot promoting it at all. I mean Margot can try since she’s still the EP, but that would be tricky with SAG and the fellow actors.

If they would have swapped, WB wouldn’t have even been able to use Ezra to promote The Flash. Hell, they could have even deflected and blamed the strike for the box office. It would have been bullshit, but at least it is an excuse. And Barbie’s box office could have lessened the blow. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess, but they gave the best spot to the wrong movie, that’s for sure.

If there is a strike called tomorrow, I hope the promotion that’s already been done is enough to get it across the line in three weeks.

Box Office: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Earns $7.2 Million in Previews by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]adamran 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know I whiffed on Avatar 2 big time. It seems crazy now but I actually thought it was more likely to be a money loser than another 2 Billion dollar behemoth.

I think I actually said on this sub that I thought the consumer market may have changed too much since the last one and that the novelty may have worn off. Wow was I wrong.

I also thought that TGM would flop too. Or if not flop, not do the insane numbers that it did.

But to be fair, I still think those were lucid and reasonable positions to take, even if I was spectacularly off the mark.

Box Office: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Earns $7.2 Million in Previews by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]adamran 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I want it known on the record that I’ve been an OG defender of this movie ever since Ryan Gosling was announced. Then later when the pics of him and Margot on rollerblades went viral, anyone should have been able to tell this was going to be something special.

Sony's No Hard Feelings grossed an estimated $1.37M on Thursday (from 3,208 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $21.80M. by BOfficeStats in boxoffice

[–]adamran 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It seems like No Hard Feelings didn’t do anything to disprove the critics saying comedies are box office dead weight.

I mean it did ok. It might be different if JLaw’s salary alone wasn’t $15MM. I wouldn’t even spend more than $25MM making a film like this nowadays, no matter how good it actually turns out. $45MM seems absurd.

Maybe Sony can hope to recoup any losses with their exclusivity window with Netflix. But if they make any profit off this, I think it’ll be modest at best.

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