ratcliffja
Member
Yeah it's one of the ten commandments, which makes it worse than cursing for a lot of people. I personally hate it.
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Wkd BO 0728-3017 - Nolan not Dun' w/ #1 run, = Atomic
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Starphanluke
Member
Is there any chance Dunkirk three-peats at #1?
More like $17-18m.
BronsonLee
Member
Bobby no cursing on my birthday, keep my timeline pure
Based on the early Dark Tower #s, it's probably 50/50 Dunkirk wins again
Happy Birthday! Wait, didn't you say your birthday was last week too?
I'd guess $16-17M for Dunkirk this weekend, so if the Dark Tower is frontloaded, it could happen.
EDIT: Actually, I forgot that Dunkirk is expanding this weekend. That could lead to a better than typical Friday bump (giving it a better shot at $17M+)
BronsonLee
Member
Haha yup, happy birthday old man
Where's the bloody air force ?!
So I haven't been following the Chinese Box Office very closely lately, since we aren't getting more Hollywood releases there until Late August.
However, checking today, it looks Wolf Warrior 2 is about to become the highest grossing film of all time there.
Its second Friday was $39M, bringing the running total to $346M in 8 days. It will be well past Furious 8 by the end of this weekend to be the highest grossing film of 2017 in China. People in the Chinese box office thread over at BOT think that $750M could be on the table.
However, checking today, it looks Wolf Warrior 2 is about to become the highest grossing film of all time there.
Its second Friday was $39M, bringing the running total to $346M in 8 days. It will be well past Furious 8 by the end of this weekend to be the highest grossing film of 2017 in China. People in the Chinese box office thread over at BOT think that $750M could be on the table.
Nightwing123
Member
I would love to see Dunkirk three peat this week. Wonder Woman continues to hold super well and is getting really close to 400 <3
cj_iwakura
Member
Baby Driver killing the track.
India?
jesus christ these god damn people need to fucking chill
The Driver
Member
Getting real annoyed everytime I see the IT trailer thread bumped and it's hype tweets but the movie is still a month away. If it's as good as it seems to be it's gonna smash, WB seems to be doing pretty good this summer.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
It's gonna smash. That is not in question.
Actually, we should start looking into what September records look like. Opening Weekend, overall totals, R-rated films - all that shit.
Actually, we should start looking into what September records look like. Opening Weekend, overall totals, R-rated films - all that shit.
Current ow record is Hotel Transylvania 2 at $48.5m, then the first HT at $42.5m.
R-rated is Equalizer $34m. Didn't even realize IT was R, figured they'd go PG-13.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I'm feeling safe in saying IT will break those opening weekend records, then.
So we're guaranteed an all-time September, at the least.
So we're guaranteed an all-time September, at the least.
Opening weekend record - $48.5M for Hotel Transylvania 2
R-rated opening weekend record - $34.1M for The Equalizer
Overall gross record - $174.8M for Crocodile Dundee. If you want something less than 30 years old, Hotel Transylvania 2 is the runner up at $169.7M.
EDIT: Too late on some of that!
Given the nature of the film, It would have to open over $75M to have a shot at the overall gross record.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
What are the highest grossing movies in recent years? Let's say 5-10. I think it's gonna beat that.
Edit: Made a joke without realising.
Edit: Made a joke without realising.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
I said $80M OW for IT a few months ago and I stand by that. Feels like it's a perfect storm, really: horror films have done extremely well in the last couple years, Stranger Things primed people for this sort of movie, and there hasn't been a blockbuster horror film with a clown since... forever?
Just anecdotally, I've had a few friends tell me they're excited to see it and were only prompted by general movie discussion.
Just anecdotally, I've had a few friends tell me they're excited to see it and were only prompted by general movie discussion.
Beating a TV miniseries at the box office isn't much of a feat
IT by a mile
You misunderstand, I was talking about It the clown dancing to Michael Jackson.
hodayathink
Member
But no one wants to be defeated.
It's way more offensive to me than the 7 words you can't say on television.
$80m seems really high, but $50m seems doable. Still have no feel on which way IT's ow goes though :/ Nothing between $35m-$65m would surprise me.
broncobuster
Banned
Is it weird that the Tim Curry Pennywise is scarier to me than anything I've seen from the new It? It's probably 80% nostalgia, 20% the plainness of it.
Original is way more creepy. New one tries too hard.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Nope.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Curry's performance is great.
this new guys design works in context, I'm betting.
It's hard to get a real good grasp on what Skarsgard is doing in the film considering how obscured he is in the marketing vs being familiar with 3 hours of Curry in context for the past 20 years.
I think its possible we're looking at a Ledger situation here, really
this new guys design works in context, I'm betting.
It's hard to get a real good grasp on what Skarsgard is doing in the film considering how obscured he is in the marketing vs being familiar with 3 hours of Curry in context for the past 20 years.
I think its possible we're looking at a Ledger situation here, really
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Keep in mind, some aspects of pop culture get canonized and codified as immutable fact after a certain period of time, and challenges to that status quo are rebuffed out of hand mot so much as a means to offer reasoned criticism, but to reinforce one's position as a fan who "gets it"
its some ol' call n response bullshit, basically.
I think a little of that is factoring into any skepticism towards Skarsgard as Pennywise. People don't wanna stick their neck out to commit nerd heresy, basically.
Its a large part of why remake convos here are so tortured and fraught, and why a lot of suggestions wind up at "just cast the original you'll never top it anyway"
its some ol' call n response bullshit, basically.
I think a little of that is factoring into any skepticism towards Skarsgard as Pennywise. People don't wanna stick their neck out to commit nerd heresy, basically.
Its a large part of why remake convos here are so tortured and fraught, and why a lot of suggestions wind up at "just cast the original you'll never top it anyway"
broncobuster
Banned
For me it's that Tim Curry's Pennywise was basically Bozo until the fangs came out. It shouldn't have been scary. After watching that crummy TV movie, I'd get creeped out walking by the Bozo arcade game.
New It movie looks all around better, but Pennywise looks creepy from the jump. It's why Chucky from Child's Play was never scary to me.
New It movie looks all around better, but Pennywise looks creepy from the jump. It's why Chucky from Child's Play was never scary to me.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Curry was great, an entertaining performance, but really scared I am and was not. This Skarsgard guy is super unsettling to look at and the Clown's make up, his mannerisms, make up, forehead and front teeth make this guy pretty fucking creepy and scary.
HeartlessNobody213
Member
Don't know about $80 million but I can definitely see a $60 million OW for IT.
I feel like what we've seen so far of the It movie, Pennywise looks and acts more like what he's portrayed like in the book. But Curry's performance in the shitty mini-series has really overridden that and transcended into its own thing so much that's what everyone expects. I think Pennywise in the film (films assuming this one doesn't bomb, and I'm sure it won't) will be fine, though, but people will probably keep comparing it to Curry for a long time and never be 100% satisfied
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Eh Curry's performance almost single-handedly destroyed the noble profession of being a clown. The remake will come nowhere close.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Clowns always looked like creeps let's be real.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Nightwing123
Member
Curry was the only great thing about the original It. The adult actors in that show were awful.
Also clowns have always been creepy since they create an uncanny valley effect with their makeup.
Also clowns have always been creepy since they create an uncanny valley effect with their makeup.