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[womfalcs3]

Nice retirement for Harrison Ford.

 

[foxtrot3d]

The fuck is a Star Wars? Haven't heard of it.

Well, it did happen a long time ago in a galaxy, far, far away so it's not uncommon to have never heard of it,

 

[exmachina64]

Praise the Force!

 

[Crocodile]

This almost guarantees a sequel right?

Not bad for a remake

Bless these posts <3

 

[Inspector Jones]

Wooo! Thought the movie was great and just got back from my third viewing last night. It is a great experience and I can see why it's doing so well. The theater we were in was still packed yesterday. We had to go to an earlier showing because the later one was sold out.

I think more records will be broken.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

already confirmed to be a trilogy. i think i read they already mapped out how it will play out but i hope the new director won't fuck it up.

"My reflexes are too fast, I would catch it"

 

[Sniper McBlaze]

Saw the movie yesterday. Really good fantasy movie, but it really tries to rip off Guardians Of The Galaxy in some ways. I think it ended perfectly, no need for a sequel. Only one thing bothered me:

Spoiler

Who was that guy in the end? Looked like dumpster Jesus or something.

 

[Cormano]

Nice retirement for Harrison Ford.

Indeed.

 

[nib95]

that bargain $4b purchase, Lucas you fool.

Nobody was going to cough up more. It was never a guaranteed upper echelon success. The movie could have still turned out shit. Don't forget it's $4b just for the rights, they still had/have to fork out for the trilogy budget and marketing on top.

 

[Spinluck]

Can someone reverse this gif lol

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

that bargain $4b purchase, Lucas you fool.

He gave it all to charity.

Can someone reverse this gif lol

 

[SmackDaddy]

that bargain $4b purchase, Lucas you fool.

Does one person need more than 4 billion dollars? Lol

 

[Starsailor]

Can someone reverse this gif lol

You know there is a high chance that Hayden Christensen will be on VIII right?

 

[Broken Joystick]

Ridley and Boyega gonna be asking for a raise $$$

 

[wenis]

Oh nice, maybe they can afford some better writers for the next one.

 

[F!ReW!Re]

He gave it all to charity.

The best thing about it is actually Obi Wan looking happy about him being "erased"

 

[foxtrot3d]

Oh nice, maybe they can afford some better writers for the next one.

I'm happy to simply have JJ kept as far away from the future films as possible.

 

[Spinluck]

He gave it all to charity.

Thanks friend

You know there is a high chance that Hayden Christensen will be on VIII right?

They should get Adam Driver to play both roles.

 

[Messypandas]

 

[Xion385]

And this doesn't even include China yet....
.. Damn.

 

[DJwest]

Good, now Ridley and Bogeya will get another cheque.

 

[bengraven]

It will be nice to see a sci-fi film that people actually remember watching and care about become the #1 film of all time.

Not like, um...that one movie...Cameron's last one. With the blue monkey cat elves.

 

[Byakuya769]

Not bad for a remake

Under-appreciated post.

 

[Africanus]

What is the conversion to Republic Credits?

 

[Starsailor]

Good, now Ridley and Bogeya will get another cheque.

i'm ok with that

 

[nib95]

I'm happy to simply have JJ kept as far away from the future films as possible.

You may yet regret that sentiment...

This is a 95% certifiable fresh movie. I'm not sure if Rian Johnson can provide a sequel that will compete with that.

 

[Magic Mushroom]

Oh nice, maybe they can afford some better writers for the next one.

Kasdan is a good writer, so is Arndt.

Still, Johnson is an intetesting choice for the next two.

 

[NHarmonic.]

It will be nice to see a sci-fi film that people actually remember watching and care about become the #1 film of all time.

Not like, um...that one movie...Cameron's last one. With the blue monkey cat elves.

Agreed. Star wars deserves it a lot more, tbh.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

I'm happy to simply have JJ kept as far away from the future films as possible.

He directed the hell out of the film. I'd prefer him to come back than let Treverrow direct IX.

 

[dragonyeuw]

that bargain $4b purchase, Lucas you fool.

They're going to clear that with theatre/home video distribution/ merchandising just off TFA alone, without even getting into the sequels. Crazy stuff...

 

[Pancake Mix]

It's going to easily cross $2 billion, no doubt.

 

[xaosslug]

tomatometer:

94% Star Wars: The Force Awakens

28% Daddy's Home

58% Joy

60% Sisters

16% Alvin and the Chipmunks The Road Chip

60% Concussion (2015)
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04% Point Break (2015)
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76% The Hateful Eight
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80% The Revenant

metacritic:

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Box Office: ‘Star Wars’ Crosses $1 Billion Globally at Record Pace

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” showed few signs of flagging over Christmas weekend, barreling past the $1 billion mark globally at a faster clip than any film in history.

It’s becoming old hat to recount the various ways that the seventh film in the science-fiction fantasy is vaporizing records, but, familiar or not, “The Force Awakens” once again ground down high-water marks over the holidays, racking up $153.5 million domestically. That represents both the biggest Christmas holiday result and the best second weekend for a film in history. Domestically, “The Force Awakens” has grossed a mammoth $544.6 million. Worldwide that figure is nearly $1.1 billion. The “Star Wars” sequel crossed $1 billion in twelve days, something it took the previous record-holder, “Jurassic World,” thirteen days to accomplish.

The three-day holiday should also rank as biggest Christmas weekend overall in history beating the $269.8 million in 2009, which saw the launch of “Sherlock Holmes” and the second weekend of “Avatar,” the box office titan that “The Force Awakens” hopes to surpass as the highest-grossing film in history.

Paramount reunited “The Other Guys” stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in the comedy “Daddy’s Home” with strong results. The look at a stepfather’s attempts to outshine his wife’s stud of a first husband, came in second with a strong $38.8 million from 3,271 theaters. That was far above projections which had the picture opening in the $20 million range. “Daddy’s Home” carries a $50 million budget.

Fox also scored with “Joy,” a rag-tag biopic about the creator of the Miracle Mop,’ that earned $17.5 million from 2,896 theaters. The $60 million film reunites the “Silver Linings Playbook” team of Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, and Bradley Cooper with director David O. Russell. It is expected to be a leading Oscar contender.

But “Point Break,” a remake of the 1991 Kathryn Bigelow cult favorite, wiped out. The $105 million action flick eked out $10.2 million from 2,910 venues. The Chinese-American co-production will look abroad for salvation. It has earned a solid $40 million in China, where it opened on Dec. 3. Warner Bros., which has had a horrific year at the box office, can at least content itself with the fact that it’s only a gun for hire on this one. Alcon Entertainment and DMG Entertainment financed “Point Break.”

Sony’s Will Smith NFL drama “Concussion” nabbed $11 million across 2,841 locations. L Star Capital and Village Roadshow co-financed “Concussion,” which has a $35 million budget.

In its second weekend of release, Universal’s “Sisters” barely dropped from its debut, picking up $13.9 million to drive the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler comedy’s North American haul to $37.2 million. Fox’s “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” also showed some endurance, adding $12.7 million to its $39.4 million domestic gross.

Paramount’s “The Big Short” expanded from eight theaters to 1,585 locations on Wednesday, picking up $14.5 million for the five day period. Its gross stands at just over $16 million and a further expansion is planned for Jan. 8, at which point the comedy about the financial collapse will be in roughly 2,500 theaters.

In limited release, the Weinstein Company’s 70 MM “road show” version of “The Hateful Eight” racked up a sturdy $4.6 million from 100 locations for a $45,365 per-screen average.

Fox’s “The Revenant” also did well in a handful of theaters. The blood-drenched revenge epic picked up $471,000 from four locations, for a per-screen average of $117,750. That’s the second best average of the year, behind only “Steve Jobs” with $130,381. But “The Revenant” will need to resonate with mainstream crowds if it hopes to recoup its $135 million budget — something “Steve Jobs” failed to do. Leonardo DiCaprio stars in the film as a wilderness guide abandoned by his colleagues after a savage bear attack.

More to come…

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[Messypandas]

that bargain $4b purchase, Lucas you fool.

Half of that was shares in Disney stock.

 

[foxtrot3d]

You may yet regret that sentiment...

This is a 95% certifiable fresh movie. I'm not sure if Rian Johnson can provide a sequel that will compete with that.

Joke? What do I care about it's subjective aggregate rating?

He directed the hell out of the film. I'd prefer him to come back than let Treverrow direct IX.

I'm not confident in Treverrow but I am hopeful for Johnson. Jurassic World was pretty unimpressive and I mean purely from a visual level.

 

[Monochrome_F3ar]

Is anyone really shocked by this?

 

[jon bones]

Kasdan is a good writer, so is Arndt.

Still, Johnson is an intetesting choice for the next two.

i thought the JW guy is doing 9?

 

[wenis]

Kasdan is a good writer, so is Arndt.

Still, Johnson is an intetesting choice for the next two.

Well That certainly wasn't on display. Disney must have to pay them more for something other than B-tier writing.

 

[Meowster]

That's just incredible.

 

[Messypandas]

i thought the JW guy is doing 9?

Johnson is writing 9.

 

[Ensirius]

Absolutely deserved.

 

[Strangelove77]

On behalf of the general population, I would like to congratulate the Disney corporation and all it's subsidiaries and shareholers.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

huge thread incoming

 

[WadiumArcadium]

i thought the JW guy is doing 9?

Johnson's doing a story treatment for IX but yeah, Treverrow's directing.

Johnson is writing 9.

I don't think we've had confirmation he's writing the screenplay yet. Treverrow will be contributing to the writing as JJ did with TFA and Johnson has with VIII. He's doing a treatment at least though.

 

[TheGreatDirector]

How many portions is that?

One quarter

But...it was 4 quarters the other day!

 

[BronsonLee]

huge thread incoming

Naaaaaaah

The smartest man in this whole thread is xaosslug, he's just gonna bounce and avoid the graveyard

 

[Mpl90]

huge thread incoming

You mean another huge thread incoming

 

[Starsailor]

BE PREPARED

 

[Rad-]

Harrison getting paid son.

 

[Sub_Level]

You know there is a high chance that Hayden Christensen will be on VIII right?

His acting wasn't that bad. From my point of view the writing was evil.

 

[Road]

So about 10 days to make a billion.

notbad.jpg

Technically, 12 days, since it opened in some foreign markets on the 16th. But it could be 11 days if it broke $1 billion yesterday -- we need to see the daily International breakdown for Fri/Sat/Sun to know for sure.

Jurassic World did it in 13 days, and it got pretty close at $980 million in 12 days (but it had China adding $168 million).