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[J_Viper]

To be fair, those aliens in Beyond looked kinda dumb.

Not to say Harley and Joker didn't, but those Beyond aliens were Mass Effect: Andromeda-tier

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Oh hey, BGE's post reminds me: did we find out if Sony's Emoji rollout came at a cost to Spidey's screens?

Not a big one if it did, but I know the booking contracts with exhibitors sometimes mandate shit like that, and I'd imagine some of that film's theater count this opening weekend is only due to the studio saying "You want Spidey? You gotta agree to run Emoji a month later on X screens."

No idea. Spider-Man and Baby Driver are both holding screens pretty well though. Spider-Man's count is still third highest after Emoji and Dunkirk. Some of that may be drive in double features.

Purely anecdotal but my theater only has 2 showings of Spidey 2D at 10:45am and 8pm, it definitely lost a lot of showings to fuckin Emoji

 

[Bronx-Man]

Preview numbers in.

Atomic Blonde: $1.5m
Emoji: $900k

We're saved!

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Preview numbers in.

Atomic Blonde: $1.5m
Emoji: $900k

Amen.

 

[J_Viper]

Amen.

 

[BronsonLee]

Wkd BO 07•28-30•17 - Reach Out and Touch Poo

 

[kswiston]

Amen.

Animated films usually have smaller preview grosses.

 

[Schlorgan]

To be fair, those aliens in Beyond looked kinda dumb.

Not to say Harley and Joker didn't, but those Beyond aliens were Mass Effect: Andromeda-tier

Way more impressive work went into the aliens in Beyond (most of them in the background).

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Animated films usually have smaller preview grosses.

I know. Don't destroy my dreams you monster.

 

[Toa TAK]

Preview numbers in.

Atomic Blonde: $1.5m
Emoji: $900k

This was all Sofia Boutella.

 

[Lima]

I thought this was pretty cool.
Opening of Baby Driver chase mapped.

https://youtu.be/8ry9X2FPfHM

I have a feeling if I saw this movie one more time I'm gonna buy me that red fucking Subaru.

 

[BronsonLee]

This was all Sofia Boutella.

LesbianAtomicBlondeScene.webm

 

[Toa TAK]

LesbianAtomicBlondeScene.webm

Motion Picture of the Year

 

[kswiston]

I know. Don't destroy my dreams you monster.

Honestly, neither number is particularly good. I think that Dunkirk will take #1 with ease. Better luck to Sony next week!

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Honestly, neither number is particularly good. I think that Dunkirk will take #1 with ease. Better luck to Sony next week!

Is Dark Tower next week? What's the tracking on that?

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

Can anybody tell me why is Spider-Man underperforming so bad?

maybe people are just tired of it?

 

[lightskintwin]

maybe people are just tired of it?

I'm curious what the response would've been if they just used Miles Morales instead of Peter Parker again.

 

[kswiston]

I'm curious what the response would've been if they just used Miles Morales instead of Peter Parker again.

It would have received more free advertising.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Homecoming isn't underperforming

 

[Toa TAK]

Homecoming isn't underperforming

Ssshh sshh

It's more fun this way.

 

[Chamber]

Homecoming isn't underperforming

I think it is underperforming, considering the rumored $500m budget.

 

[lightskintwin]

It would have received more free advertising.

Indeed.

Retelling Peter Parker's story for the 3rd time in little over 15 years after 5 films doesn't help boost interest.

 

[Black Republican]

LesbianAtomicBlondeScene.webm

Brazzers is already on it!

 

[Principate]

I think it is underperforming, considering the rumored $500m budget.

Since when was that rumoured, I thought the previous estimates were much lower.

 

[DMczaf]

Thursday
Dunkirk: $5.19m, 0% drop!
Wonder Woman: $646k, 0% drop!

WB is Team Legs.

Show off them legs

 

[Chamber]

Since when was that rumoured, I thought the previous estimates were much lower.

Since right now.

 

[kswiston]

Emoji received a glowing 3/5 review, catapulting it to 3% on RT, with a 2.2/10 average.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

I think it is underperforming, considering the rumored $500m budget.

50 million of that went to Iron Man.

 

[LordOfLore]

Is there any chance at all that Atomic Blonde might make more than The Mummy?

 

[Toa TAK]

Is there any chance at all that Atomic Blonde might make more than The Mummy?

If there was any justice in this world. 😔

 

[LordOfLore]

If there was any justice in this world. 😔

I wonder if Boutella got paid more for Atomic Blonde than The Mummy? Almost no chance, right?

 

[Pachimari]

Do we know how much Atomic Blonde has earned so far?

 

[Busty]

Is Dark Tower next week? What's the tracking on that?

Tracking hasn't been announced IIRC but there has been some talk that it's been tracking with similar numbers to King Arthur, give or take, looking at an opening in the mid teens to early twenties.

But that's before the reviews drop. Sooooo....,

I wonder if Boutella got paid more for Atomic Blonde than The Mummy? Almost no chance, right?

*taps chin*

That's actually a great question.

Hmmm.

Unlikely but it all depends on which one went first. The momentum of one could have boosted the other.

 

[DecoReturns]

That Wonder Woman thread Is some read.

 

[Schlorgan]

Emoji received a glowing 3/5 review, catapulting it to 3% on RT, with a 2.2/10 average.

From who?!

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

So Dunkirk is definitely winning the week again. The only question now is what kind of drop we see.


Nolan.

 

[kswiston]

Dunkirk put WB past the $1B mark for the year last weekend. WB has the longest streak of $1B+ domestic years of any studio. A streak that is probably never going to be topped, as it's unlikely that either it or Disney will fail to hit that mark again.

From who?

Commonsense media. They review films for parents.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Yeah, I'm curious what the friday-to-friday #s end up like

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Tracking hasn't been announced IIRC but there has been some talk that it's been tracking with similar numbers to King Arthur, give or take, looking at an opening in the mid teens to early twenties.

But that's before the reviews drop. Sooooo....,

Ouch. Poor Idris.

 

[lightskintwin]

Ouch. Poor Idris.

I feel like Hollywood has no idea how to use Idris as a leading man.

 

[Toa TAK]

I feel like Hollywood has no idea how to use Idris as a leading man.

It feels like it.

Which just shows how inept they are on their part.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I feel like Hollywood has no idea how to use Idris as a leading man.

I hope Idris can at least get a meaty part in a big franchise, kinda like Fassbender. Nobody pays to see Fassbender movies, but he's got those X-Men films to keep his career going strong. I don't even count Thor for Idris cause he's in those so little and the role is boring.

 

[Lima]

Nobody pays to see Fassbender movies

Ahem. I do. My favorite actor besides Jake Gyllenhall currently.

 

[lightskintwin]

I hope Idris can at least get a meaty part in a big franchise, kinda like Fassbender. Nobody pays to see Fassbender movies, but he's got those X-Men films to keep his career going strong. I don't even count Thor for Idris cause he's in those so little and the role is boring.

Idris has/had a great following of African American women they could've built on in the same vein as Denzel.

I don't even know if he has them anymore.

Movies like The Mountain Between Us certainly doesn't help.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

It's a shame because Elba and McConaughey are perfect casting for Dark Tower and those books have so much potential... The movie isn't out yet so I guess we'll see but I'm not expecting much from it.

And he's wasted in the Thor movies. Same reason I'm a bit disappointed that Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o are in Black Panther. They should lead their own franchises. Oh well, at least that movie looks great from what we've seen.

And, unrelated, but here we go, Lupita as the Pink Ranger:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BXBG72ZjVLM/

 

[BronsonLee]

Dark Tower cost a third of what King Arthur did tho

 

[lightskintwin]

It's a shame because Elba and McConaughey are perfect casting for Dark Tower and those books have so much potential... The movie isn't out yet so I guess we'll see but I'm not expecting much from it.

And he's wasted in the Thor movies. Same reason I'm a bit disappointed that Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o are in Black Panther. They should lead their own franchises. Oh well, at least that movie looks great from what we've seen.

But Michael B. Jordan has been headlining critical and successful films from the indie Fruitvale Station, to Creed, to the upcoming Coogler collaboration in Wrong Answer.

They're building Michael B. Jordan the correct way to be a leading man in Hollywood.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Dark Tower cost a third of what King Arthur did tho

That is all that will save Dark Tower. The modest budget.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

But Michale B. Jordan has been headlining critical and successful films from the indie Fruitvale Station, to Creed, to the upcoming Coogler collaboration in Wrong Answer.

They're building Michael B. Jordan the correct way to be a leading man in Hollywood.

Sure, sure, but I'm a comic-book nerd, I need to see him in some tights!
Ahem.

 

[BronsonLee]

That is all that will save Dark Tower. The modest budget.

And...wait for it

The Bronson Birthday Bump

I brought Suicide Squad to the promised land last year, what will I do for Dark Tower?!