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Wkd BO 0929-100117 - Cruise spitroasted by Pennywise and Kingsman, Flatliners DOA
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The Amount of Money / Willingness to Spend It ratio is gargantuan in this group.
The dudes'll eat it up.
OrangeAtlas
Member
Now that's the type of movie I'd pay for!
Came out of BR 2049 a few hours ago. I really liked the movie, but this is definitely not a mainstream movie. It's way too slow paced and long to become a mainstream hit, even I felt that it was a bit too long.
Maybe if the entire movie was more like the opening scene(which is probably one of the best opening scenes of any movie) and if it was atleast 40 mins shorter, it would have a chance to become a box office hit. In its current form, I don't see it being a hit unfortunately.
Maybe if the entire movie was more like the opening scene(which is probably one of the best opening scenes of any movie) and if it was atleast 40 mins shorter, it would have a chance to become a box office hit. In its current form, I don't see it being a hit unfortunately.
HeartlessNobody213
Member
Basically similar to Civil War.
Early tickets have been available for a month now as well.
Whats interesting is that usually when tickets go on sale early, I always get them day one and Im usually the only occupied seat until a week or few days till release.
However with Thor, there are already people taking up spots.
The Driver
Member
The movie definitely has some training wheels on when it comes to explaining shit for the audience already, they probably should have just gone a bit further and thrown in more replicant action to keep antsy people focused. I loved how tense and violent the action that we got was,
but the fights in the movie are over in a flash, and Ryan is always getting his ass kicked in them. The bad guys are basically always winning outside of that first fight and the final kill.
Honestly, the movie was my jam but Im sure there is an edit of it that can bring it closer to 2-2:30 that feels a lot tighter. It feels like they put the extended cut in theaters preemptively with its pacing.
Fancyarcher
Member
Bridge of Spies and Lincoln were well-received, and I thought they were great personally. The BFG is his only recent "flop" as of late, and I actually thought that was charming. I'm also interested in The Papers, and Ready Player One, even though the source material for the later is shit.
I agree with everything you said!
How come? We've been spoiled with SciFi lately and Annihilation coming up. This was just a really big budget on a sequel to a movie that has been very influential but also is not necessarily for everyone and known for being slow. Even people that are film buffs find the original to be deathly slow.
It sucks that its not doing better but it got made and that's awesome. Thanks, Hollywood!
Sony not WB.
PG-13 vs. R. Even in the It/Deadpool era, it matters.
LordOfLore
Banned
Btw, how bloody is BR? Is the R rating earned?
It has some but its earned a lot more on the nudity front
I get you're joking, but that still sends up "what the fuck" signs. How on Earth did people seriously think Blade Runner was gonna be this super mega hit?
Its so confusing I saw this in Dubai and everywhere the sony logo was splashed with product placement.
Yet the OG Blade Runner was a WB film and even WB produced 2049 (and distributed in NA). How does this Sony deal work in that they havent even credited WB in the international release???
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
The original BR apparently didnt set the Box Office on fire at the time so Im not really surprised the sequel didnt either.
Sony was one of the production partners and I believe is also the international distributor. WB is only the US distributor, afaik they didnt have a hand in production.
A lot of people love that about the book. And 80s nostalgia is in.
I'm just baffled why Spielberg chose this over anything else.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Ruffalo Bump!
Senor Spielbergo has secretly replaced Steven Spielberg and is now doing the bidding of a corrupt corporate executive.
That's bad, but not nearly as bad as it could have been.
It's a shame. Was hoping for 50+
Well at least it didn't go below 30 million like some of the worst estimates were speculating
Jesus why would you even joke about that?
Well at least it didn't go below 30 million like some of the worst estimates were speculating
Don't jinx the actuals tomorrow :/
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
RPO is going to be interesting. I could see it disappointing because theres a lot going against it, but I could also see it tuning into a huge hit. It probably depends on whether the advertising gets better than the first trailer, which doesnt make it look appealing at all.
So in the end it's still the biggest opening for a Villeneuve film ever! (lol)
Biggest ever for Ryan Gosling by about $10M as well.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I want to watch the world burn!
Weekend Studio Estimates
1) Blade Runner 2049 - $31.5M
2) The Mountain Between Us - $10.1M
3) IT - $9.7M - $305M total
4) My Little Pony - $8.8M
5) Kingsman The Golden Circle - $8.1M - $80M total
6) American Made - $8.1M - $30M total
7) LEGO Ninjago Movie - $6.8M - $44M total
IT is now at $604M worldwide
1) Blade Runner 2049 - $31.5M
2) The Mountain Between Us - $10.1M
3) IT - $9.7M - $305M total
4) My Little Pony - $8.8M
5) Kingsman The Golden Circle - $8.1M - $80M total
6) American Made - $8.1M - $30M total
7) LEGO Ninjago Movie - $6.8M - $44M total
IT is now at $604M worldwide
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
Just watch Fanboys for a taste.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Oh, and Kevin Smith should direct the unholy union of Seth McFarlane and Ernest Cline!
Scorpion Soldier
Member
Obliterator
Member
Yeah that's not a great start for BR2049 at all, legs will be interesting to watch but it seems to not really be hitting the main stream so I don't expect them to be exceptionally great
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
If BR totally collapses, would it be possible for it to do worse than Arrival?
Ah ok, thanks.
Sure, an under 3x multi is def possible unfortunately :/
hodayathink
Member
Shalashaska
Member
Ah has that been it? I've been trying to find evening show times for a 2D screening but they're all like in the afternoon or 10PM. The last few shows I've gone to have all been IMAX and have been normal evening times. The BR showings around here at the time I want are for 3D :/
Gentleman Jack
Member
I like that movie.
Arrival I think had a better word of mouth that pushed it along. I'm not sure even with that word, there is a wide enough audience of people wanting to see a Blade Runner sequel.