BronsonLee
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The Bronson Bump can make it happen
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Wkd BO 0519-2117 - Express elevator hauls Alien to top, passing everything
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The Bronson Bump can make it happen
Did your average movie goer really know about that though?
I don't know. When I saw the Blade Runner trailer before Alien last night, it struck me how similar the movie must look to GitS to your average person. Just replace ScarJo with Gosling.
Were you part of the press screening for WW?
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I was not! I believe that review got assigned to one of our other editors. It hasn't screened here in Portland yet either way.
If they didn't before (and I think the noise was sufficient enough that more than a few did) they certainly do after the film splat-packed.
(also, we are probably "average moviegoer." It's not like bullshitting about movies online is hard to do, or that our doing it puts us in some special tier of audience)
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Seeing it before you will make the 2.5 hour commute to the early screening totally WORTH IT.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
i still refuse to believe wonder woman might actually be good.
Oh, don't get me wrong, there are certainly major hurdles it has to overcome, even if reviews are great, but the road to success isn't as bumpy when compared to GitS. The budget apparently as high as it is the worst thing about its chances, so we'll see if it winds up being a near miss, which I think WB would consider somewhat successful, or an outright flop.
BronsonLee
Member
My god, man
If a screening is more than 30 mins outta my way it don't happen no more, I'm old
Believe it
I'm older and more cranky.
Passed on the WW tickets because I was too lazy to drive to Toronto even if it's been a daily commute for years.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Alien: Covenant made $30.3M overseas and stands at $81.9. Considering it has only Japan and China (where it will probably drop 95+% on its second weekend), it may fail to break $150M internationally.
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BronsonLee
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Future Foundation
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I wanted to go to one of those so badly.
(Not badly enough to trek to Newark, mind you. But still.)
You've never bumped for the business
JigglesBunny
Banned
Easily. Scott can join Peter Jackson and George Lucas in the group who lost their talent and drove their franchises into the dirt with offensively terrible flicks.
Shit, I'd rather watch a 24 hour marathon of Battle of the Five Armies or Attack of the Clones than ever have to watch Covenant again.
Dollar theaters
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
In that thread about which movies had the best and worst release slots this year I predicted that King Arthur would be a massive bomb and that Alien: Covenant would underperform. Seemed obvious to me.
And everyone knows that Prometheus was an Alien movie. That was bad for Covenant. Really bad.
And everyone knows that Prometheus was an Alien movie. That was bad for Covenant. Really bad.
ronaldthump
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SkyMasterson
Member
I'm sure they could film the sequel in Australia again and get another grant for filming there. Thus not having to cut down too much on the budget.
Yea, I couldn't believe it when I saw how low the budget was either. Had some very expensive looking set pieces.
Turns out Australia gave Alien Covenant and Thor 3 $47.25 million dollars in incentives to shoot down there. I'm assuming Fox got $20-$23ish million of that.
Hmm well what if it isn't out of your way going, but coming back?
Like the theater in Jersey isn't too far from where I work in Midtown, but getting back at night... will be a thing
BronsonLee
Member
Smart man, you only go to Newark to get to another country
And I never will!
I loved that version! I lucked out and the theater 10 mins away had it otherwise I never would've went. I still have the program!
Go home and torrent Batman movies instead
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Just wait for Phantom's weird twitter style posting to flood the thread once Wonder Woman opens.
CaviarMeths
Member
I can't see Alien having good legs. It wasn't really a crowd-pleasing movie at all, didn't come close enough the series highs to be enthusiastically recommendable, unceremoniously dumped every remaining plot thread in Prometheus to go in a different direction, and had an ending that is sure to get mixed feelings.
Movie was like a cover band playing greatest hits.
Movie was like a cover band playing greatest hits.
Yeah, I drove an hour and a half to see that.
So worth it. One of the best movie experiences I've ever had.
It's a done deal
BattleMonkey
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Wonder how much marketing went into Alien, cause I've been seeing it everywhere now for almost a month. Ads on TV nonstop.
While I rarely ever see anything for Pirates 5 or Wonder Woman still, it seemed like Fox was going all out with Alien marketing....
While I rarely ever see anything for Pirates 5 or Wonder Woman still, it seemed like Fox was going all out with Alien marketing....
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Positivity can still be fun! It may be the thread of the year if it has a Hunger Games level breakout.
(Which, just to be clear, I don't think that's happening but I could be underestimating how thirsty people are for a quality wonder woman film)
Would be something if got positive reception and a poor box-office that will be a thread with all the finger-pointing and theories.
broncobuster
Banned
I'm still skeptical about Wonder Woman's opening and overall performance. The older estimates sounded around what I'd expect (recent have it over $90mil OW, I think). It'd be great if it were to surpass even those expectations.
BronsonLee
Member
If Wonder Woman does badly I am immediately blaming Slayven
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Only about a mil ahead of Guardians to barely snag the #1 spot.
Is the Aliens franchise going to take a break after this?
Is the Aliens franchise going to take a break after this?
I mean, it's a WW1 prequel following two critically mauled pop culture movies.
Cross-Section
Member
Huh. Wonder if we'll possibly get a (Covenant spoilers)
Waterston/McBride-running-from-genespliced-abominations-on-Covenant thriller out of this. I'd most definitely be down for that over yet another retread or the boring lore dump that Awakening would likely be.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
ghostbusters part 2. though i don't understand how that piece of shit got good reviews.
Yeah I could see them putting it on ice and just remaking alien in 10 years (unfortunately). I so badly wanted this to do well.
Critics only matter if I agree with them.
CaviarMeths
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Wonder Woman getting good reviews and having a strong opening would be fantastic. If it performs as well as Man of Steel, I think that's a win.
broncobuster
Banned
While BvS underperformed, it made plenty. And Suicide Squad did really well for itself (unfortunately). So I don't think it matters much for WW's box office.
Although, it'll be interesting to see how Justice League does if Wonder Woman manages to resonate with audiences. I'm also skeptical about it passing a billion, especially after overestimating GOTG2 to be the billion dollar comic movie this year.
Man of Steel numbers would be great. That film was just shy of $300M domestic, and I doubt Wonder Woman has a $225M budget tying it down.
MHWilliams
Member
I'm guessing $225-250 million. My guess is it's a better film, but the quality of the previous films might make folks a bit hesitant.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
It will be between Logan and The Jungle book. 88m-103m OW.
That 65m tracking isn't going to happen, no way.
That 65m tracking isn't going to happen, no way.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
I think WB would feel great about $250M domestically, even though there'd be some armchair analysis from bloggers about how worrisome it is that WW is the "lowest grossing DCEU film to date"