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BO 0819-2116 - Bomba-Herp(derp) trampled as Squad slip by the dogs of war
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SS will pass MoS. What.
yeah... I didn't see that coming.
NealMcCauley
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Huh, just noticed the local regal imax switched completely to 2d showings of suicide squad. I got an email saying from regal last week saying they were adding 2d times, but I didn't expect them to make it 2d only. Maybe they saw a boost in sales.
They're saying $10-12M which would be the first weekend Squad beats BvS.
BvS made $9M and dropped a massive -61.4% its 4th weekend so I can see that happening. $12M seems too optimistic though considering its weekday drops haven't been particularly strong.
Kids are rapidly returning to school, which explains some of it.
MHWilliams
Member
They're saying $10-12M which would be the first weekend Squad beats BvS.
BvS made $9M and dropped a massive -61.4% its 4th weekend so I can see that happening. $12M seems too optimistic though considering its weekday drops haven't been particularly strong.
Excellent. This would put SS's legs at better than BvS, which is a message I want WB to see.
I didn't think SS was a great film, but it was at least in the correct ballpark.
WhiteRabbitEXE
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Man of Steel was better made (unlike Suicide Squad it actually had a competent structure) but it was also boring as shit, so I'm not sure which one I would rather have done better.
BronsonLee
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You want Squad to have done better because WB knows exactly where that stumbled
Meanwhile with MoS, they made an incredible trailer and forgot to make the actual movie not boring as shit
Meanwhile with MoS, they made an incredible trailer and forgot to make the actual movie not boring as shit
You want Squad to have done better because WB knows exactly where that stumbled
Meanwhile with MoS, they made an incredible trailer and forgot to make the actual movie not boring as shit
Isn't that what they did with Suicide Squad too?
mostly joking
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Look, I just want this to eventually lead to a justice league v avenger movie
So keep racking in dat cash WB
So keep racking in dat cash WB
it is weird to just ditch the Wkd part of the title though. Because a lot of people search for Wkd since BO gives you random threads on the search.
I agree with this, please bring back the Wkd part of the title. Threads are a pain to search for otherwise.
Messofanego
Banned
Day 1 for Kubo when it comes out in UK (Sept 9th). Hoping to take a couple of families to this.Hopefully it does better internationally. Laika deserves much more success.
Discotheque
Banned
You want Squad to have done better because WB knows exactly where that stumbled
Meanwhile with MoS, they made an incredible trailer and forgot to make the actual movie not boring as shit
eh suicide squad was way more boring, prolly second most boring movie i saw this year after Bourne 4. worst DC film i've seen since i caught some of green lantern on tv. i dunno how people can prefer it over BvS...it had some funny jokes? cool. they also turned into shit pretty quick. god bless Will Smith and Action Bronson/Ye though. those two tracks were too good to be in this. standing in the rain....phew. still listening to that jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG1VLYp5DjQ
Messofanego
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eh suicide squad was way more boring, prolly second most boring movie i saw this year after Bourne 4. worst DC film i've seen since i caught some of green lantern on tv. i dunno how people can prefer it over BvS...it had some funny jokes? cool. they also turned into shit pretty quick. god bless Will Smith and Action Bronson/Ye though. those two tracks were too good to be in this. standing in the rain....phew. still listening to that jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG1VLYp5DjQ
Suicide Squad was not as bad as BvS, that was just mind-numbingly dull and stupid on so many levels. I only saw it recently but I feel people deserve awards for sitting through all of BvS in the cinema cause I checked out after 30min at home and took me many gos to get through it all.
You want Squad to have done better because WB knows exactly where that stumbled
Meanwhile with MoS, they made an incredible trailer and forgot to make the actual movie not boring as shit
I think it's more like SS is the result of them listening that what ppl said about MoS --- the trailer looks great, movie is shit.
I think it's more like SS is the result of them listening that what ppl said about MoS --- the trailer looks great, movie is shit.
So they go ahead and do the same with SS?
Does it make you feel better if I agree with you?I think MoS is better than SS and BvS (MoS was amazing, btw). Does that make me a bad person?
Messofanego
Banned
Yes, your opinion of a movie reflects on the quality of your character.I think MoS is better than SS and BvS (MoS was amazing, btw). Does that make me a bad person?
CaviarMeths
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I think Man of Steel is the actual "good but flawed" movie of the DCEU. BvS and SS are just straight flaw.
What made BvS especially disappointing is that Snyder had 3 years to learn from MoS, improve himself as a filmmaker, and collaborate with some very creative talent. Instead he shed everything that worked in MoS and doubled down on everything that didn't.
What made BvS especially disappointing is that Snyder had 3 years to learn from MoS, improve himself as a filmmaker, and collaborate with some very creative talent. Instead he shed everything that worked in MoS and doubled down on everything that didn't.
Does it make you feel better if I agree with you?
MOS is an attempt at an auteur film that fails because of a terrible script and a director overreaching.
Suicide Squad is a forty million dollar film with a 175 million budget and a jumbled edit that plays out like The Avengers, but with a sarcastic and chaotic stylistic feel.
I don't think SS is an all time great, but it's stylistically unique and after a year of films with no visual style worth a damn it was refreshing to see.
Like CW is clearly better late than SS, but visually nothing about CW stands out. Great as the airport sequence is, not one shot had me go "wow, that's stunning." SS was full of quirky visuals and cinematic short hand.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
In service of what tho
In service of what tho
If a film has a budget of 150 million plus, it helps to see that money on the screen. But that requires trusting the DOP and letting them light the film their way.
AmaterasuOni
Banned
I havent seen Suicide Squad yet to judge, but I liked Man of Steel more than BvS.
I don't like MoS and I still have to agree on this one. Although I liked SS a bit more than MoS. That doesn't say anything on the quality of these movies though.
Freeza Under The Shower
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I think MoS is better than SS and BvS (MoS was amazing, btw). Does that make me a bad person?
Given hindsight on all three, despite hating MoS, I would absolutely agree that MoS is the best of them. SS is mess but has the appeal of Hot Topic vomiting all over the movie (so basically kids love it, despite it being trash), BvS is a mess with only the appeal of references being vomited all over it (so only comic nerds love it), and MoS is... kind of not a mess? It's absolutely trash in how it connects the dots plotwise, the editing of the first half hour (oh hey, that sounds familiar) is all. over. the place with the flashbacks and stuff, and the wholesale destruction of a city is 'wtf how is this Superman', with honorable mention of the movie literally -and figuratively- ripping off DBZ Return of Cooler with the planet-fucker thing (will somebody please explain to Dumbass, and by that I mean Snyder, that MASS causes gravity, not DENSITY? eh, whatever, damage done)... but at least it tried to do stuff?
I actually liked the idea of Kryptonians not being suited to life on other worlds and then this one asshole - not Goku- somehow being able to live on some backwater rock, really pissing off Zod. I liked that, and the feel of the fight as far as the air bits went. It's definitely the most "dragon ball" movie I've ever seen.
edit: Aside from Matrix Revolutions, of course.
So yeah, MoS actually IS the better movie, ironically enough.
$10M for Don't Breathe and $3.3M for Suicide Squad on Friday.
That equates to about $25-$27M for Don't Breathe?
That equates to about $25-$27M for Don't Breathe?
Maybe a bit less since horror films are front loaded opening weekend.
Maybe a bit less since horror films are front loaded opening weekend.
Still good though. I can't wait to see it!
Messofanego
Banned
I'm actually intrigued by opening more horror films in the summer. Traditionally feel like it's been early in the spring or October.
But seem to have had a lot of success this summer.
Horror films are evergreen no matter the time of the year. Every studio should have figured that out by now.
Friday studio Estimates:
1) Don't Breathe - $10.0M
2) Suicide Squad - $3.26M (-46%) - $274M total
3) Mechanic: Resurrection - $2.6M
4) Sausage Party - $2.3M (-54%) - $75M total
5) War Dogs - $2.0M (-64%) - $23M total
6) Kubo and the Two Strings - $2.0M (-52%) - $19M total
7) Pete's Dragon - $1.8M (-42%) - $49M total
8) Bad Moms - $1.7M (-32%) - $91M total
9) Jason Bourne- $1.4M (-37%) - $146M total
10) Ben Hur - $1.3M (-68%) - $16M total
11) Southside with You - $1.0M
12) Hell or High Water - $980k (+31%) - $6M total
- Suicide Squad should manage to stay under 50% this weekend. Something that both Civil War and BvS failed to do. Yay for no competition!
- Sausage Party seems to be more front loaded than I would have guessed. It should pass $100M, but won't be making this summer's top 10 list.
- Kubo is behaving pretty similar to Paranorman at this point. I'd guess a $45M or so domestic total.
- Ben Hur probably won't break $30M domestic, even with the labor day boost next wekend.
- Secret Life of Pets was bumped out of the Top 10, but it managed to pass $350M domestic on Friday.
1) Don't Breathe - $10.0M
2) Suicide Squad - $3.26M (-46%) - $274M total
3) Mechanic: Resurrection - $2.6M
4) Sausage Party - $2.3M (-54%) - $75M total
5) War Dogs - $2.0M (-64%) - $23M total
6) Kubo and the Two Strings - $2.0M (-52%) - $19M total
7) Pete's Dragon - $1.8M (-42%) - $49M total
8) Bad Moms - $1.7M (-32%) - $91M total
9) Jason Bourne- $1.4M (-37%) - $146M total
10) Ben Hur - $1.3M (-68%) - $16M total
11) Southside with You - $1.0M
12) Hell or High Water - $980k (+31%) - $6M total
- Suicide Squad should manage to stay under 50% this weekend. Something that both Civil War and BvS failed to do. Yay for no competition!
- Sausage Party seems to be more front loaded than I would have guessed. It should pass $100M, but won't be making this summer's top 10 list.
- Kubo is behaving pretty similar to Paranorman at this point. I'd guess a $45M or so domestic total.
- Ben Hur probably won't break $30M domestic, even with the labor day boost next wekend.
- Secret Life of Pets was bumped out of the Top 10, but it managed to pass $350M domestic on Friday.
- Ben Hur probably won't break $30M domestic, even with the labor day boost next wekend.
Not surprised but still...wow
I don't know how anyone could place MoS above BvS
Do y'all not remember the "dick measuring contest" line? Ot that Attack of the Clones tier opening on Krypton with Russell Crowe flying a dragon around? Or all the flashbacks being ruined by squeaky voice Clark? Or that scene with Lois on Zod's ship, with Crowe looking like a damn fool opening doors with exaggerated hand gestures?
There's nothing in BvS that matches the lowest points of MoS. That movie had some of the dumbest shit I've seen in a comic flick.
Do y'all not remember the "dick measuring contest" line? Ot that Attack of the Clones tier opening on Krypton with Russell Crowe flying a dragon around? Or all the flashbacks being ruined by squeaky voice Clark? Or that scene with Lois on Zod's ship, with Crowe looking like a damn fool opening doors with exaggerated hand gestures?
There's nothing in BvS that matches the lowest points of MoS. That movie had some of the dumbest shit I've seen in a comic flick.
MoS>SS>BvS IMO.
It doesn't, it's better than both movies.I think MoS is better than SS and BvS (MoS was amazing, btw). Does that make me a bad person?
But it gave us "dicksplash."I don't know how anyone could place MoS above BvS
Do y'all not remember the "dick measuring contest" line? Ot that Attack of the Clones tier opening on Krypton with Russell Crowe flying a dragon around? Or all the flashbacks being ruined by squeaky voice Clark? Or that scene with Lois on Zod's ship, with Crowe looking like a damn fool opening doors with exaggerated hand gestures?
There's nothing in BvS that matches the lowest points of MoS. That movie had some of the dumbest shit I've seen in a comic flick.
BronsonLee
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You know, I just realized how tied to Simon Pegg Paramount is
He's a big player in Mission Impossible & Star Trek, even wrote the latter
He's a big player in Mission Impossible & Star Trek, even wrote the latter
You know, I just realized how tied to Simon Pegg Paramount is
He's a big player in Mission Impossible & Star Trek, even wrote the latter
Time for the Simon Pegg cinematic universe
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
Time for the Simon Pegg cinematic universe
"The Next Cornetto Generation"
Make it so!
But it gave us "dicksplash."
Still can't believe MOS stole the structure from
Batman Begins, like the perfect structure for an origin story, and fucked it up.
And they could've had Jon Nolan writing/directing no less.
BronsonLee
Member
Jon Nolan is a shitlord though so it's coo
Like, next to Tom Cruise, if he walks they're reaaaally fucked
Time for the Simon Pegg cinematic universe
Like, next to Tom Cruise, if he walks they're reaaaally fucked
Sold.Time for the Simon Pegg cinematic universe
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