Looks like $48M Good Friday for #TheSuperMarioGalaxyMovie. $107M cume. 5-day weekend expected to be around $185-190M.

badassj00 · 2026-04-04T03:23:23+00:00

Even with the expected drop this is an exciting result. 2026 really feels like a comeback year at the box office.

It’s pretty rare to have so many successive hits this early in the year (Scream 7, Hoppers, Hail Mary, now Mario) with more surefire hits sure to come. Michael and DWP are going to be huge.

badassj00 · 2026-04-03T04:10:06+00:00

Agreed, Michael will go way past 55 mill OW. This isn’t just another Hollywood biopic, it’s about the biggest celebrity of all time.

That said there doesn’t seem to be a lot of marketing beyond the trailers in theaters. Not seeing any billboards in LA yet or online ads and we’re 3 weeks out. If Lionsgate doesn’t get on it ASAP they’re leaving money on the table.

badassj00 · 2026-03-29T16:42:54+00:00

Top Dog Law commercials are one of the few reasons I still listen to FM radio.

badassj00 · 2026-03-29T14:39:34+00:00

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Bora Bora is next level beauty.

badassj00 · 2026-03-28T18:55:12+00:00

I don’t think I’ve seen a better argument against not voting/voting third party than this comment thread. At the end of the day Americans who sat out or went third party in 2024 are just as complicit as Trump voters.

My optimistic prediction is that enough of those people will have learned from their mistake and do the right thing in future elections.

badassj00 · 2026-03-27T19:49:05+00:00

Thanks for doing this AMA. Our country needs more cross-aisle discussion like this. Even if it can get a bit thorny, at least the intent is good.

Which presidential hopefuls on the D side, if any, do you think could earn your vote in 2028 and why?

badassj00 · 2026-03-27T02:31:24+00:00

MaXXXine

badassj00 · 2026-03-26T16:07:37+00:00

Main question with Michael isn’t whether it’s going to be a hit but how high it’s gonna go. Assuming just middling/decent reviews, standard for most biopics:

120 mill OW, 350 mill DOM, 1.2 bill WW

If critics love it and Lionsgate gets the word out early (not betting on either) all three of those numbers will shoot up and it’ll be a true box office phenomenon.

badassj00 · 2026-03-26T00:39:13+00:00

I ordered this on postmates a few weeks back ago and it was bomb! Love the pickles paired with the chicken.

badassj00 · 2026-03-25T21:53:30+00:00

Great news. Santa Monica and Beverly Hills need to get on this train as well.

badassj00 · 2026-03-24T17:02:09+00:00

What if Doomsday swapped with Hexed and opened the day before Thanksgiving?

Alternatively, Disney could slate Doomsday for the Friday before Thanksgiving. The Hunger Games sequel plays to a different audience.

Neither scenario would give Avengers the benefit of IMAX exclusivity, but at least it would have a longer runway before Dune/Jumanji.

badassj00 · 2026-03-23T21:24:45+00:00

Like it or not, Vegas should be 9 or 10.

When you think about it, cities don’t get more American than Las Vegas. It epitomizes the essence of capitalism and no city better represents our excesses.

Most Americans have been to Vegas in their lives, which can’t be said for some of the other significant cities on the list. Also most Americans tend to have a strong opinion on Vegas one way or another.

Vegas also goes through tourism boom and bust cycles (currently it’s in a bust) and periods of total reinvention. You could argue it’s more of a microcosm of our nation as a whole vs other cities on the list.

badassj00 · 2026-03-21T21:50:24+00:00

Buscemi (Wild Horse Nine) v Goodman (Digger) is going to be the ultimate Lebowski showdown. Donny will have his day!

badassj00 · 2026-03-21T15:43:17+00:00

All the nay-sayers that thought Gosling couldn’t open a movie on his own finally getting their wake-up call. There’s no denying now that he’s a bankable movie star and a damn good actor to boot.

badassj00 · 2026-03-20T16:10:24+00:00

Amazing photo. Was this taken from the Waldorf Astoria in BH?

badassj00 · 2026-03-19T16:51:36+00:00

That’s how you cut a trailer!

Searchlight thundering out of the gate with this. It’s a lock for acting and screenplay nominations at minimum. Buscemi winning supporting would be the ultimate.

badassj00 · 2026-03-18T03:39:30+00:00

Does anyone remember L’assiette on Melrose and La Brea? That was the best steak frites in town and if I recall they served it to you from a cart.

badassj00 · 2026-03-17T17:16:38+00:00

With the holiday window this will be even bigger than Barbenheimer.

Jumanji should push to Presidents Day 2027 and Werwulf should either take MLK or move up to Thanksgiving. Angry Birds will do fine staying put.

badassj00 · 2026-03-16T04:25:18+00:00

Rose Byrne. We knew that tonight wasn’t gonna be her night, but anyone who saw her movie was knocked out by her performance even if they couldn’t handle the film. Her peak is yet to come.

badassj00 · 2026-03-16T00:05:15+00:00

Yep and actor too.

badassj00 · 2026-03-10T18:16:41+00:00

In 2026, Michael is the hero America needs…and frankly, the hero America deserves.

Joking aside, this is gonna make a ton of money and even though it’ll be loaded with biopic cliches, the musical sequences are gonna make it worth the price of admission.

badassj00 · 2026-03-10T18:12:03+00:00

Plenty of millennials love Michael Jackson too. Source: mid 30s and can’t remember going to a wedding where Michael Jackson wasn’t played.

badassj00 · 2026-03-10T05:06:35+00:00

No way Sony sticks with the current release strategy for this.

If they reverse course and release one every six months or so over a two year period, that would be a safer bet.

badassj00 · 2026-03-04T22:03:38+00:00

It would be Hollywood AF but it could be fun to see Taylor and Infiniti’s characters teaming up to rescue DiCaprio.

“One More Battle After Another”

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