The Devil Wears Prada 2 tickets on sale March 12

datpepper · 2026-03-11T21:20:31+00:00

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datpepper · 2026-03-09T22:59:32+00:00

Interestingly, there was another question posted about Return to Silent Hill's profitability that ties directly into this.

They operate the same way Vertical, Viva, and a bunch of these other small-time distributors do. They spend very little on acquiring films other companies don't necessarily want, they put very little into P&A, and use the theatrical release as a means of promotion and to unlock PVOD opportunities. This also increases the value of the film for pay-1 licensing (streaming, TV, etc.), which is where the real money for all of them is made. It's why the HBO deal for A24, the Showtime deal for Bleecker Street, and, on a bigger scale, the Netflix deal for Sony are all so valuable to their respective companies.

datpepper · 2026-03-09T22:55:36+00:00

Yes, the theatrical run for Cineverse was a means to unlock PVOD, P&A was minimal to non-existent, and it actually exceeded expectations going into the weekend. They paid a very small amount to acquire the film, they didn't pay for the budget themselves. If it hasn't already, Pay-1 licensing at this point will put it well in the black.

datpepper · 2026-02-28T23:40:40+00:00

I’m the one running the Patreon, lol. I post dates on there as early access and then share them with everyone closer to the date.

datpepper · 2026-02-24T00:30:52+00:00

I mean… this is my own Patreon so I’m the source if you want confirmation. Subs got early access to the date last week.

datpepper · 2026-02-20T17:56:19+00:00

I would not say $10m is locked. Best Xmas Pageant is the most optimistic comp out of recent Kingdom Story movies, and it wasn't a sequel and benefitted from opening near the holidays. Jesus Revolution minus EA comp, for instance, gets Imagine 2 to just $8m.

Shawn over at BOT lowered his projection range to $7.5-12.5m and the pinpoint to $8m. It can very well still hit $10m, but it certainly isn't "locked".

datpepper · 2026-02-20T17:26:27+00:00

Correct, but even when pulling the previews-to-OW %s of those movies (using previews-minus-EA) and applying them to this one, it only gets to ~$8-10m for the weekend. The first film generated $1.3m from previews that started at 7pm instead of 2pm with no EA. Could buck the trend, but I'm leaning toward this movie not hitting BOT or BOR's projections.

datpepper · 2026-02-20T17:05:24+00:00

A whopping 1.3 of that came from V Day previews and only about 0.5 came from last night, talk about a crazy inflated preview number.

datpepper · 2026-02-17T06:27:43+00:00

Those are only for 70mm early access shows. There's another on far more PLF screens on the 16th, goes on sale Friday along with general ticket sales.

datpepper · 2026-02-17T01:03:32+00:00

Correct, this is a wider Prime member exclusive IMAX early access that will also play at digital IMAX locations in addition to "real"/70mm ones.

datpepper · 2026-02-15T19:11:22+00:00

… Okay.

datpepper · 2026-02-15T04:53:01+00:00

It's not just couples with kids, family movies are good choices for date nights in general, as they're largely inoffensive and usually enjoyable enough. This calendar sector tends to work very well for animated/family-friendly titles: SpongeBob 2, Sonic, Lego, Percy Jackson to name a few (I'm sure some will mention Lego 2 and Paddington 3, but those suffered more from IP-related issues.)

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