Board 8 > Movie/Box Office Discussion Thread: Resurrection

(+) Yeah! (+)

I really think you should lay off sweeping generalizations about Hollywood when you admit that.
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Probably.

All white people look the same
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LapisLazuli posted...

Probably.

All white people look the same

Are you Ethan Hawke?

Hey, look! It's Ethan Hawke!
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That was a joke but I do actually think Reynolds and Rudd specifically are basically the same person.
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I hate to link to Family Guy, but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMAewj2RamA&feature=youtu.be&t=20

I really do think this is grounded in reality pretty well.
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Also Ant-Man requires a lot more special effects than Black Panther fighting motherfucking Ulysses Klaw.
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Really liked Valerian. I liked the designs of the races and the setting.

Valerian himself though... he irks me, and I'm not sure why
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Dark Tower hit 19.5 million for the weekend, beating Dunkirk by about 1.9 million.

Wonder Woman is at 399.5 million and should hit 400 sometime this week.

Thanks to two very weak weekends in a row, Spider-Man has passed Man of Steel, and looks next to topple Iron Man 2 on the superhero film list. It has climbed to #71 all-time.
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What's coming out this weekend:

Annabelle 2
The Nut Job 2

We might have a ridiculously low box office again. #DeathOfSummerFilms continues.
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scarletspeed7 posted...

The Nut Job 2

yet another wonderful addition to this years rouge gallery of animated movies, how did things go so terribly wrong?

like for best animated picture you could take 2016 minus the 5 actual nominees and it would still make a stronger field than 2017
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NFUN posted...

What does this mean?
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Nanis posts dumb shit like that all the time. Probably better to just ignore him.
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So I did not know this, but apparently King Arthur: Legend of the Sword may end up being the biggest box office bomb of all time.

John Carter and Lone Ranger COULD have bigger box office losses due to inconsistent figures on terms of total budget (including marketing) but King Arthur posted a $150 million loss.

My dad, my brother, and I actually watched it in theaters. I thought it was hot garbage and they loved it.
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Huh, I was in a similar situation with me, my bro, my dad, and my cousin

We all thought it was meh though
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Not a Guy Ritchie fan at all, didn't know he directed it so the second his name popped up on the screen I audibly groaned.
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I had no idea it had any budget, really. I saw so little in advertisement for it.
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I watched it with my mom. She's a massive Sons of Anarchy fan, which really spurred it on. Plus, she's kinda into that old-school medieval fantasy stuff. I thought it was enjoyable enough. A little dull, but nothing really bad.
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So I did a little math, and not only was the new King Arthur movie outgrossed by the trashy 2004 King Arthur film to the tune of 51 million to 39 million, but adjusted for inflation, that film made 74 million 2017 dollars, so it essentially sold double the tickets.
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what we clearly need is an Excalibur Cinematic Universe
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Put Tom Cruise in it and it will at least be popular in China.
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This has flown under the radar, but Girls Trip has tallied a solid 85 million in the US so far. It's actually doing virtually identical business as Bridemaids through 17 days; it could hit 169 million if it remains on track.
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Spider-Ham: Hamcuring update -

Spidey has climbed to #70 all-time. If I was a betting man, I'd say the maximum possible spot it could reach is #54, currently occupied by Transformers.
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he's climbing those rankings just like a spider can
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Are there any films people want updates on other than Spider-Man?

Anyways, Spidey is at 298.1 million, good enough for 69th all-time. It sits behind Twilight Saga: Eclipse right now.
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Nothing to report about Spidey today, but Dunkirk has made a minor achievement, becoming the fourth highest-grossing World War II film ever, sitting behind Captain America 1, Pearl Harbor and Saving Private Ryan.
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LOL at Cap in there

But yeah I guess so!
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I thought everyone hated Pearl Harbor?
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LapisLazuli posted...

I thought everyone hated Pearl Harbor?

They did but like most Michael Bay films it found a way to make money.
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Yea it's not a great movie by any means but it made baaaaaaaaaaank cuz of that 2001 hype
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The actual Pearl Harbor attack scene is so great!

It's just stuck in a movie with 200 minutes of love triangle
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Jakyl25 posted...

The actual Pearl Harbor attack scene is so great!

It's just stuck in a movie with 200 minutes of love triangle

Oh yeah, the actual attack was great so when I was younger I loved it.

Also it was pre-9/11.
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I was going to go see Atomic Blonde with my sister last weekend, but then our niece overruled the both of us and we went and saw Girl Trip instead.

It wasn't bad.
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I've heard that it's actually pretty decent.

Weekend Outlook:

There's not much potential for this weekend to break the downward trend of the past month; Annabelle 2 has already brought in about 4 mil on Thursday previews which is pretty damn good. That said, the only other major release is Nut Job 2, which I think won't top Dunkirk. Dunkirk is probably locked in for second place still this weekend; Nut Job 2 probably will be lucky to break 10 mil.

Overall, not an exciting weekend - looking at the entire August schedule, it seems like August is the new dumping ground for movies.
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If Nut Job doesn't break 10 mil, will that be the worst opening in 4000 plus theaters?
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I don't really have numbers for 4000+, mainly 3000+. Most comparable is the recent King Arthur film which opened at 3,700 films and grossed 15 million for the weekend.

So we could be breaking new ground here.
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scarletspeed7 posted...

Overall, not an exciting weekend - looking at the entire August schedule, it seems like August is the new dumping ground for movies.

...is this a joke? August was always considered a dumping ground for movies.
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Mac Arrowny posted...

scarletspeed7 posted...

Overall, not an exciting weekend - looking at the entire August schedule, it seems like August is the new dumping ground for movies.

...is this a joke? August was always considered a dumping ground for movies.

September and January were the traditional dumping grounds. August has often seen major summer releases.
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I'd say I'm surprised they made Annabelle 2, but I'm not. Seems like just about any horror movie can get a sequel these days.

Pretty sure the first did well.
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swordz9 posted...

I'd say I'm surprised they made Annabelle 2, but I'm not. Seems like just about any horror movie can get a sequel these days.

It's reviewing pretty well, it's looking to be another Ouija 2 situation.
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I didn't even know there was a Ouija 2. Next you'll tell me they're making Oculus 2 or something

Well it's really Ouija 0, but it's good yeah.
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Haha no, but I actually thought Oculus was a pretty creepy film, not something that needs a sequel mind you.
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See I wasn't afraid of Oculus (or any horror movie once I became a teenager like 16 years ago), but Oculus scared my sister so much she has had her mirrors turned backwards for like 2 years lmao

XD wow, it's always great when a horror movie can get under your skin like that.
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Yeah, she loves horror movies even though like every single one she has ever seen has scared her. She can't even watch The Ring or Grudge because of the girls and the weird noise. I basically laugh my way through every horror movie so it's a bonus if they're intentionally funny like Tucker & Dale vs Evil.

Jakyl25 posted...

It's just stuck in a movie with 200 minutes of love triangle

Reminds me of the hilarious Roger Ebert line that was something along the lines of "Pearl Harbor is three hour movie of how on December 7th, 1941, the Japanese attacked an American love triangle."
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Going to watch Dunkirk today

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And maybe The Emoji Movie
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Annabelle 2 opened to 15 million on Friday night, good for probably a 35-37 million dollar opening weekend.

But the big news!

Nut Job 2 - 3 million. Opening day. Guys, it's happening. Lowest 4000 theater opening weekend gross ever. It's coming.
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