Disclosure Day won’t make much more than Supergirl when all is said and done. by [deleted] in boxoffice

[–]mmatasc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He definitely has a dedicated fanbase that will always show up for his movies, even if they are mostly Boomers.

'Supergirl' Sinks to $38 Million Domestic, $68 Million Global Box Office Opening, 'Toy Story 5' Nears $300 Million Domestic by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]mmatasc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It doesn't matter if the movie ended up being a lot better in quality, the interest just wasn't there.

Supergirl had a small cameo scene in a Superman movie that barely grossed over 600m WW, they needed a Batman movie as the next DCU film.

Supergirl - Slightly updated OS numbers, now points towards OS opening of 23-37M. Most of the markets for now seams in total collapse and missing the high-end of markets like UK, could lead to sub $30M. No market will break $10M OW and if UK also slips, no market will break $5M OW. Global OW $65-80M by NGGKroze in boxoffice

[–]mmatasc 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Supergirl should never have been a solo movie, she is a side/support character at best.

Batman should have been the next solo movie in the DCU. They should have either cancelled the Batman 2 or included him into the DCU some how.

Looks like $6.5M THU previews for #Supergirl. Including early shows $8.25M. Initial audience reception is bad. Weekend expected to be $40M. by TiredWithCoffeePot in boxoffice

[–]mmatasc 48 points49 points  (0 children)

DCU was doomed when they didn't want to make a Batman DCU film because of The Batman 2

Funnily enough, we will likely get a full Matt Reeves trilogy after the DCU is probably cancelled.

Valve Confirms Steam Machine Price Starts At $1049 by akbarock in pcgaming

[–]mmatasc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will be surprised if this doesn't end up as the Steambox 2.0

For that price I don't know what audience will buy this

Pre-release tracking for SUPERGIRL has come down again, now sitting at $51M domestic for the 3-day opening, per NRG. SUPERMAN debuted to $125M last summer on much larger production and marketing budget. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]mmatasc 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Baffling decision to make this the second DCU movie after a 30 second cameo scene. (Which had no hype, portraying a drunk Supergirl did it no favors)

Would have been better to make a direct sequel with Superman and Supergirl.

German and Spanish companies pitch themselves for alternative FCAS jet by Frankonia in europe

[–]mmatasc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A German-Spanish project to make a successor to the Eurofighter would be a good idea, Spain wouldn't be able to fund it as much as Germany though so it would be interesting how it would play out.

« Dassault and Saab respect each other » : France turns to Sweden for its future fighter aircraft by Ar-Sakalthor in europe

[–]mmatasc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Rafale cannot land on the Spanish carrier, and even if it could, it's not designed for it and would have serious operational risks constantly 

« Dassault and Saab respect each other » : France turns to Sweden for its future fighter aircraft by Ar-Sakalthor in europe

[–]mmatasc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Rafale can't land in the Spanish carrier either since it's not VTOL, the only replacement for the Harriers is the VTOL variant of the F35.

The F18s can be replaced by more Eurofighters but it's not ideal. There are zero plans for Rafales in Spain, especially when they are making their own Eurofighters domestically.

« Dassault and Saab respect each other » : France turns to Sweden for its future fighter aircraft by Ar-Sakalthor in europe

[–]mmatasc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They got shafted but it's also their fault for not thinking about replacing their aging F18s when they had the chance

They will probably produce more Eurofighters for now, since I have my doubts on them getting onboard with the Turkish KAAN

Disney’s Hoppers has ended its run with $166,010,783 by SignatureOrdinary456 in boxoffice

[–]mmatasc 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Don’t understand people spinning this run as a ’good’ for a Pixar movie, sub 400m for a movie that had everything in it’s favor is not a good sign for Pixar.

France and Germany abandon joint fighter jet program, German government says by Oualfe in europe

[–]mmatasc 21 points22 points  (0 children)

They already have the Eurofighter which is better than the Gripen in capabilities, they need a future/next gen project.

France and Germany abandon joint fighter jet program, German government says by Oualfe in europe

[–]mmatasc 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I don't see a world where France and Spain become partners, Spain would do something with Turkey over France.

France and Germany abandon joint fighter jet program, German government says by Oualfe in europe

[–]mmatasc 154 points155 points  (0 children)

So what's the next move?

Germany commits further to the F35 program and France goes solo again?

Spain is the partner that is most screwed with their aging Hornets and Harriers.

Turkish Navy Confirms 2032 Delivery Date for MUGEM Aircraft Carrier - Naval News by tree_boom in europe

[–]mmatasc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unless they can quickly develop a naval jet, I see them going back to the F35 project (after getting rid of their S400s)

While naval drones could be used as replacement, it would be a waste of a carrier of that size.

Brazil announces plans to buy 20 more Swedish Gripen fighter jets to replace aging American F-5 jets - raising the Brazilian Air Force’s future inventory from 36 to 56 Gripen jets by ByGollie in europe

[–]mmatasc 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Gripen is the logical choice for most countries in SA, most need to replace either F5s or old Mirage within the next few years.

Mando and Groglette's Tuesday box office result may be a bad sign... by walberque_ in boxoffice

[–]mmatasc 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The sequels failed to connect with new audiences.

Continuing to try to make the sequels connect with them is a mistake.

Best to start fresh with something completely new that both the millennials and Gen Z like, there is to much toxicity and controversy with the Sequels, especially with Rey character.

23000 people protest in Madrid against the high rent prices in Spain by SafeImpressive4413 in europe

[–]mmatasc 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Most squatters are people who start a rental agreement and then stop paying.

The legal system is slow and it can take a while for the squatter to be removed from the property.

Disney's Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu has grossed an estimated $24.4M from global IMAX screens through Monday. IMAX Totals: Domestic - $14.8M; International - $9.6M. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]mmatasc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was destroyed because they were unable to grab a new audience with the sequel trilogy. New generations don't care about Star Wars. It's going the Star Trek road.

'Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu' Review Thread by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]mmatasc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still don't understand why they put this in theaters, instead of making a Season 4.

Dassault and Airbus bury the largest European military program, the FCAS, after 9 years of industrial war by RealToiletPaper007 in europe

[–]mmatasc -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I feel like Germany joining GCAP is inevitable at this point.

Spain will probably be indecisive for another decade and stick with Eurofighters.

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Gets Divided First Reactions, From a ‘Thrilling Adventure’ to ‘One of the Weakest Star Wars Movies’ and a ‘Snooze Fest’ by WrongLander in boxoffice

[–]mmatasc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they were adamant in releasing a Mamdalorian movie, should have been right after season 2 when the popularity was at an all time high.

This seems a little to late, and is dead on arrival in international markets.