Yeah, quality of the movie aside it's hard to rationally argue that this film won't be profitable.
It doesn't need some $500 million domestic number to be out of the red.
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Yeah, quality of the movie aside it's hard to rationally argue that this film won't be profitable.
It doesn't need some $500 million domestic number to be out of the red.
thequestion
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The movie was full of loud noises and people being flung about a shaky screen. I kept waiting for an actual Star Trek film to start - never happened. I knew I was in trouble when the first scene we have Kirk talking to a council of Jar Jars.
Pure shit.
CaviarMeths
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Well I'm sure WB did or they wouldn't have spent like a billion dollars marketing it.
Yea, because that's what they did.
BronsonLee
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WB juiced up the marketing and fiddled with the film because people REALLY took to that trailer.
It paid off.
It paid off.
CaviarMeths
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Not saying it won't be. I'm saying that WB has been confident in its success ever since the first trailer got people hyped.
Ignoring fan wars, I dont think there has been any goal post moving. Saturday did crash. $38M was better than the early reports of mid-30s, but the weekend still came in about $10M lower than Friday was suggesting.
Sunday's drop was OK, as were Monday and Tuesday. The last 3 days have been on the mediocre side.
However, none of that matters because the opening ensured success. Man of Steel's post second weekend gross gets Suicide Squad to $300M
wesleyshark
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I absolutely loved John Wick but I haven't seen Equalizer. So I'm thinking I need to see Equalizer.
AmaterasuOni
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The you probably didn't enjoy OG Star Trek either, because the movie was straight up long OG series.
Sausage Party didnt really win Friday. $3.3M of that was from Thursday.
twinturbo2
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It looks funny as hell. I might see it.
Well, there it is (or may be).
lol. Evans GIFs (and JPGs) are still the best thing to come out of the DCEU mess.
I doubt WB thought this was a 300M+ lock. They probably hoped it would do that number but 290M would be fine.
That would be a solid DOM number.
This year has had a bunch of them, but it's not like $300M is a completely standard domestic gross yet. DC has only had 8 films in its history hit that mark. Three were Harry Potter, and three featured Batman.
Anything over $250M domestic for a comic film that isn't a sequel to a film that grossed at least that is great.
Discotheque
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you mean WB man, not DC
Though I am personally all for John Constantine being a new teacher at Hogwarts
Though I am personally all for John Constantine being a new teacher at Hogwarts
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Those kids might actually learn something under him.
And damn, just imagine him running defense when Voldemort came knocking. Constantine wouldn't have none of their shit.
A lot of people didn't like it nearly as much as I did, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. It's a slower burn than John Wick, but scratches the same itch for me. With that said, it's still behind Man on Fire for the best Denzel as a badass movie.
It's gonna be fun for the whole family! Take your kids and your grandparents!
twinturbo2
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I'm seeing Sausage Party in ten minutes.
Escape Goat
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Keep us updated.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
I can only imagine the panic going on at WB right now. This is two DC superhero films in a row with awful second week drops. It might get beat by some talking weiners.
Which explains why it didn't make that much money. It's not the 60s anymore and Trek is supposed to evolve.
milanbaros
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Agreed. The film is amongst the all time greats at shitting the bed. Absolutely crap tier movie but the total gross will probably be ok.
A comparison of CBM 2nd weekend drops:
Thor: -47.2%
Iron Man: -48.1%
The Avengers: -50.3%
Guardians: -55.3%
Ant-Man: -56.5%
The Winter Soldier: -56.6%
The Dank World: -57.3%
Age of Ultron: -59.4%
Iron Man 3: -59.4%
Civil War: -59.5%
Incredible Hulk: -60.1
Captain America: -60.7
Batman Begins: -43.4%
The Dark Knight: -52.5%
Superman Returns: -58.5%
The Dark Knight Rises: -61.4%
Man of Steel: -64.6%
Green Lantern: -66.1%
Batman V Superman: -69.1%
First Class: -56.2%
Deadpool: -57.4%
Days of Future Past: -64.2%
Apocalypse: -65.3%
The Amazing Spider-man: -44.2%
The Amazing Spider-man 2: -61.2%
Bolded had an opening of at least $130M
Thor: -47.2%
Iron Man: -48.1%
The Avengers: -50.3%
Guardians: -55.3%
Ant-Man: -56.5%
The Winter Soldier: -56.6%
The Dank World: -57.3%
Age of Ultron: -59.4%
Iron Man 3: -59.4%
Civil War: -59.5%
Incredible Hulk: -60.1
Captain America: -60.7
Batman Begins: -43.4%
The Dark Knight: -52.5%
Superman Returns: -58.5%
The Dark Knight Rises: -61.4%
Man of Steel: -64.6%
Green Lantern: -66.1%
Batman V Superman: -69.1%
First Class: -56.2%
Deadpool: -57.4%
Days of Future Past: -64.2%
Apocalypse: -65.3%
The Amazing Spider-man: -44.2%
The Amazing Spider-man 2: -61.2%
Bolded had an opening of at least $130M
So the second worst drop?
It's not an all time great anything. Maybe it's the worst thing you've ever seen, but I'd just point out you've lived a sheltered life and haven't seen anything that's actually empirically bad.
Yeah 2003 was a long time ago though. I didn't list any early xmen or spiderman movies either
broncobuster
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To round it out,
X-Men Origins Wolverine -69%
Green Lantern -66.1%
The Wolverine -59.9%
Fantastic Four -68.2%
Jonah Hex -69.7% (you're winner)
Kick-Ass 2 -67.2%
X-Men Origins Wolverine -69%
Green Lantern -66.1%
The Wolverine -59.9%
Fantastic Four -68.2%
Jonah Hex -69.7% (you're winner)
Kick-Ass 2 -67.2%
Diprosalic
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SS is the worst movie i've seen in a decade and i watch around 50-60 movies a year.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
Nothing about Beyond was 60s except for the female crewmembers still wearing skirts. Hell, if anything, it felt a hell of a lot less dated than the sad rehashing of the past decade of action cinema that we got with Into Darkness.
Must not have watched Batman v. Superman then...
PhantomX1313
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Update*: Reports coming of SS showing legs at Sat, expected to rack in around 15M-17M
Interesting I haven't talked to anyone who hated it completely. Most say it's stupid but entertaining. And my daughter loved it and the theater I saw it in seemed to enjoy it. Hoping for a stream lined sequel.
Try George Anton's William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
Diprosalic
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i did but SS is worse.
The hyperbole is strong in this one
milanbaros
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It is one of the worst films I've ever seen in the cinema and I've watched hundreds.
WhiteRabbitEXE
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Ditto. Honestly it has the dubious distinction of sitting alongside Grown Ups (which I walked out of) and Snow White and the Huntsman for me. Suicide Squad has higher highs and a generally good cast, but it's also one of the most fundamentally broken films I've ever seen, and that drags it down hard. Even most movies I dislike or even find flat out dumb are usually at least somewhat competently put together, but that's not the case here.
Err I hope that's sarcasm. A 15-25% 2nd Fri to Sat increase is abysmal.
freenudemacusers
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I refuse to search for "BO" on this forum, I've had my fill of gaf hygiene threads.
Sorcerer
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The long term damage to the brand is what really counts. Yes, they can have that nice opening weekend and then an 70 percent drop the next weekend and just barely skate to profitability, if not break even.
WW isn't a strong enough character on her own I would think to get people in seats. That might be the 3rd strike.
Buy the time we get to Justice League who is gonna care anymore?
Its a shame how much damage will be done by the time the solo Batman movie comes around. Witch I would count as the last hope.
Hellboy 2 is the winner of biggest drop.
Watch the Double Toasted review. You might just have a blast lol.
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