https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/12/22/last-jedi-daily-grosses-are-swiftly-collapsing-the-worst-holds-of-all-9-star-wars-movies/amp/
Guess ticket sales had been hijacked by the right.
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Forbes (contributor): 'Last Jedi' Grosses Are Collapsing...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/12/22/last-jedi-daily-grosses-are-swiftly-collapsing-the-worst-holds-of-all-9-star-wars-movies/amp/
Guess ticket sales had been hijacked by the right.
Kadayi
Banned
No way, I've been assured by innumerable media outlets today (VoX, EW and Polygon to name a few) that the backlash against TLJ is merely a result of a few disgruntled misogynistic man-babies on the internet who don't understand subtext, and that all is right in the universe.
O.v.e.rlord
Banned
Lol. I like you.
Kadayi
Banned
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
False narrative
Kadayi
Banned
There's more: -
Last Jedi's 77% Fri.-To-Fri. Plunge Is Worst Ever For A Star Wars Pic
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcai...-worst-ever-for-a-star-wars-pic/#3ee77d9657fa
But seriously, that a huge drop-off. Admittedly Friday before Christmas, but still. Be interesting to see how it does in between Christmas and New Year and whether it recovers.
Last Jedi's 77% Fri.-To-Fri. Plunge Is Worst Ever For A Star Wars Pic
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcai...-worst-ever-for-a-star-wars-pic/#3ee77d9657fa
But seriously, that a huge drop-off. Admittedly Friday before Christmas, but still. Be interesting to see how it does in between Christmas and New Year and whether it recovers.
Air Zombie Meat
Member
Thats interesting. The extreme reactions have made me want to see it more.
Hissing Sid
Member
Its almost as though people who arent into water sports object when you piss on them and tell them its raining.
The fools have taken a sure fire bet and fucked it up.
Muppets.
The fools have taken a sure fire bet and fucked it up.
Muppets.
shira
Member
I mean they didn't Justice League it, but we'll have to see what happens when it opens in China Jan 7
pramod
Banned
They didn't care much about TFA, I don't see why they would care about this one.
And no, Rose isn't Chinese.
shira
Member
Did they care about Rogue One having Donnie Yuen. Not sure how big a deal Hong Kong is to China
Kadayi
Banned
Rogue one did worse than TFA in China. $67 million versus $124 million. Almost a 50% drop off. Having Donnie in the mix didn't do a thing for it in terms of appeal.
shira
Member
Those Mandarin subtitles are gonna need to be fuckballs amazing then cuz that story is zzz
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
The Verge too put up a piece propping it up.
Movie is weaksauce, I guess Disney pays good.
down 2 orth
Member
Nostalgia alone can only do so much.
Ask all the Disney ninjas in the other site.
Did they blame Gamergate for it?^^
rokkerkory
Member
So it is a flop u say?
FMbarbarian
Member
I went to see it for this exact reason. I had no interest leading up to it. It is as bad as people are saying it is. Might be worth a watch in a train wreck kind of way.
Lokimaru
Member
Ya don't fuck with peoples childhood heroes.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Some people are really mad at TLJ here
Must be Laura Dern's hair I guess
Must be Laura Dern's hair I guess
ThatStupidLion
Gold Member
Shieeet looks like it was divisive enough to kill the rabid rewatchers demo.
Will this one break a billion? I know it's at 600M but 77% is a bigassss drop.
She and Leia looked like they were dressed to go to Canto Bight rather than leading a Rebellion. Maybe they came from an arms deal buying those ill-conceived bombers?
I loved Leia's getup on Crait, but she and Holdo should have been in military dress. JJ at least had the sense to show Leia in rebel gear in VII.
Sarkozix le Gaulois
Member
Yeah, I liked it better when SW was not about dyed hair and diversity.
Not mad tho, I just dont care anymore. The EU is still canon in my mind, and I'm done with Disney's SW.
ThatStupidLion
Gold Member
Its crazy it all comes back to RJ doing the complete opposite of what is logical. Its like he did it as much as he could whereever he could with no regard, rhyme or reason, other than to be selfish and egotistical making his own star wars movie versus being tied to other peoples story/creative threads
Kadayi
Banned
I think these pretty irate SW podcasters manage to pick up on something notable about Johnson's entire approach to storytelling in the movie (the meat starts around the 1.25 mark): -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PLG_RXOdcE
longdi
Banned
Basically how i felt. How do critics even think TLJ is a good film, much less setting a new direction in SWU.
What was the point of the black hole and the mirrors of Rey? It seems like Luke was freaked out at Rey dark side powers, but gotcha! Rey turned out as black and white as she can be.
I hope it bombs more, Rian is going to m'bay the new triology and SWU.
Rocket Number 22
Member
Wait, I thought it was the alt right Russian haxxor known as Four Chan?
It was just a bad movie so i'm not surprised. I thought the diversity was done right with two exceptions, Holdo who looked like a feminists "ideal" character...and Rose.
I just wish the sisters had been swapped...i enjoyed the asian representation but they picked the wrong girl to use.
Don't get me started on ruining Luke
It was just a bad movie so i'm not surprised. I thought the diversity was done right with two exceptions, Holdo who looked like a feminists "ideal" character...and Rose.
I just wish the sisters had been swapped...i enjoyed the asian representation but they picked the wrong girl to use.
Don't get me started on ruining Luke
Paracelsus
Member
The Greek Freak
Member
I lost all interest once I heard it's full of the cringey marvelesque "humor" and one liners.
Kinds glad alt right fucks got so pissed off about a diverse cast though.
Kinds glad alt right fucks got so pissed off about a diverse cast though.
airmangataosenai
Member
Helen Keller the Musical
Member
So I saw TFA 5 times and RO 3 times.
TLJ? Only once and thatll be enough in my lifetime.
What a horrible movie it was.
TLJ? Only once and thatll be enough in my lifetime.
What a horrible movie it was.
Revolutionary
Member
Nah, it's not a train wreck type of bad. It's more of a "check your brain at the door" type of bad.
A Link to the Past
Banned
lmao, I didn't expect someone to affirm that Laura Dern upset them.
Right now it is 120 Mio $ behind the last one and even behind Jurrasic World.. Star Wars is something you do not want to be decent.
I think we just need soeone who can actually write coherent and compelling stories and characters. And if we know imagine that this guy is going to write the next triology I wonder how long it will take for Disney to hopefully backtrack on it. Also I hope that this will also start the much needed talk about how disconnected "prof" critics are from the actual people.
Kadayi
Banned
Johnson is done. The media can write as many articles as they like defending his take on Star Wars, but if the audience isn't buying it, then it's a non-starter. Right now, what's your disgruntled SW fan going to get excited about? A trilogy of films made by a director who just shat all over their childhood heroes, or a new director without any of those negative associations? I'm going to hazard the latter.
Disney is going to where the money is, and clearly, the money isn't going to be in making films that alienate vast swathes of their fanbase. As I said in the other thread. I think if the film really craters, Disney will clean house and put a new management and creative team in charge, to get the IP back on track. They can't afford not to.