The_Shepherd
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Blade Runner 2049 collapsed to $12.7M on Friday.
Does that include Thursday previews? Either way that doesn't sound good.
Blade Runner 2049 collapsed to $12.7M on Friday.
Does that include Thursday previews? Either way that doesn't sound good.
Blade Runner 2049 collapsed to $12.7M on Friday.
Pacing was great. I liked it's slow methodical pace. Wasn't afraid to have extra scenes that helped elevate the movie like all the Joe/joi stuffShame, sounds like BR2049 is going to be a box office bomb like the original, but it didn't have to be this way if they had a done a decent job in the editing room. Trim 10-20 minutes of the run time to get good pacing.
I think general audiences just dont like cyberpunk.Wow even less than Deadline's already meager prediction. This thing isn't even going to break 30 million on OW good lord.
I guess it didn't matter how good it was or wasn't. Audiences weren't interested.
Wow even less than Deadline's already meager prediction. This thing isn't even going to break 30 million on OW good lord.
I guess it didn't matter how good it was or wasn't. Audiences weren't interested.
I think general audiences just dont like cyberpunk.
I cant believe BR is bombing. The movie is so good wtf. This is why we cant have nice things.
I don't think pace is what's killing the film right now.
The interest was never really there.
Yeah, hard sci-fi struggles at the BO unless you add a ton of action/suspense to keep general audiences engaged.
I don't think it's a surprise to see Blade Runner lower than expected even with the good reviews. People kept bringing up Mad Max: Fury Road and I just kept wondering why. The marketing for both were extremely different and blade runner made sure to let people know "this isn't really an action movie". That coupled with the run-time which I do think is playing a factor has people not really wanting to bother. I think it's sort of a case where the general audiences at the moment are more in the mood for fun than something serious and slow paced.
*Looks at Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's sales*
Yeah, that seems about right :/
I think people might not have been interested in watching a film about a bleak, depressing, dystopian future.
RIP Dune
I'm glad I never thought Dune was happening
BR has quite a bit of action and a ton of suspense.
I'm not sure general audiences know/care as much about Bladerunner as many of us on the Internet think. It's sort of like the proto-Scott Pilgrim.
Edit:
This is a good point
I'm guessing Dune isn't happening now and Denis just does Bond instead.
Not really. Hans Zimmer hatefully earfucking you for 10 minutes at a time isn't suspense and there's 3 fights and one car chase that I can remember over the 2h44m runtime.
I would say runtime and pacing are definitely issues. I'm less inclined to believe it's a "general audiences just don't like cyberpunk" thing so much as 2049's slow-moving approach and minimized focus on action not being something that appeals to mainstream viewers. The original BR was like that too, but while that ran for just under two hours, this is nearly three when attention spans are already more limited than they used to be decades ago.I don't think the runtime is the issue.
Youre forgetting a few moments but I dont want to spoiler
Never cared for Dune, so no loss there.
The issue with 2049 is being a 185mil budget film. It makes zero fucking sense. Not because it's long( ROTK, Titanic, Avatar, and almost all the highest grossing films are 2hours+ with many hitting 2 and a half or more) or a slow film. Its a bleak emotional ride that is not a crowd pleaser. Logan is the closest example for this year I can give, but that has 18 years of history plus a budget that is half it. The budget should have been 100mil.
I think general audiences just dont like cyberpunk.
Huh. Jackman vs Gosling starpower?http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2013&wknd=38&p=.htm
Wow, is BR2049 going to have a lower opening weekend than Prisoners?!
This.
It's a very hard setting to relate too.
This.
It's a very hard setting to relate too.
Easier to relate to invincible superheroes in colorful spandexes from other planets nowadays.
Out of curiosity, is this distaste for Dune based upon the films or the books?