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[The Technomancer]

Where in the country do you live? Seems like it did well in the cities but not so much anywhere else.

Chicago, so makes sense I guess

 

[Kain]

I'll save it, international market here we go!

 

[Sax Russel]

How do I get to the alternate universe where Trump lost and this movie did great, I want to go to there =(

 

[More_Badass]

I'm sorry what???

I literally cannot believe this. The buzz for this movie is insane! Isn't it?

Unfortunately critical acclaim doesn’t correlate to box office success.

 

[SiteSeer]

saw it thursday night 11:30p preview and the theater only sold about a dozen seats. a group of four came 15min late into the movie. another guy said “that’s it?!” at the end quite loudly. transformers this movie is not.

 

[nhlducks35]

I'm sorry what???

I literally cannot believe this. The buzz for this movie is insane! Isn't it?

Will it pick up with word of mouth? There have been plenty of films that open to $30 mil and end up grossing 200 mil or whatever.

Come on. Come onnnnnn.

Lol no

 

[Maximilian E.]

No worries, the rest of the world has better taste than the US anyways, we will make make sure that it at least breaks even! 👍🏼

 

[Apharmd]

yeah... I accidentally got double-charged for two tickets and was about to get a refund when I realized how empty my theater was. Like, I could count them with one hand. Had to let that shit go.

 

[DonShula]

I'm sorry what???

I literally cannot believe this. The buzz for this movie is insane! Isn't it?

Will it pick up with word of mouth? There have been plenty of films that open to $30 mil and end up grossing 200 mil or whatever.

Come on. Come onnnnnn.

I only watched the original and went to this one because this one got such good reviews. I’m surprised it’s performed so poorly.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

It was WAY better than I thought it was going to be, a really solid movie but the trailers made it look awful.

 

[Shoeless]

My theater audience was full too, but I'm fairly certain most of the audience was well over 30 as well who were probably big fans of the first one. Didn't see much of my early/mid 20s demo.

Yeah, I noticed this in my theater as well. I was momentarily caught off guard by how much older the audience was. Basically no one in their 20s or below in the audience.

 

[DarkestLight]

Good job world.
Enjoy your fucking transformers movies.

To be fair the last transformers movie only opened at 44 million.

Didn't expect this to do that well, just hope its a slow burner

 

[Sygma]

For what its worth the movie is getting bashed in France by critics and viewers alike. Beaten by a french comedy at the box office, even

 

[televator]

I’ll be buying the 4K BR day one.

 

[duckroll]

Blade Runner 2049's word of mouth: https://twitter.com/electrolemon/status/916889399941505024

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

Take a look at the highest grossing movies of all time. They are hardly a representation of quality.

I just came back from Blade Runner 2049, and it a remarkably great film. Also, $30M in a weekend isn't bad. It could have actually tanked and done something like <$10M. Did Blade Runner need to make $100 opening in order to not be a 'disaster'?

 

[Fury451]

It was WAY better than I thought it was going to be, a really solid movie but the trailers made it look awful.

I wouldn't call them awful, but Sony marketing seems to enjoy making their movies look as unappealing as possible.

 

[duckroll]

Take a look at the highest grossing movies of all time. They are hardly a representation of quality.

I just came back from Blade Runner 2049, and it a remarkably great film. Also, $30M in a weekend isn't bad. It could have actually tanked and done something like <$10M. Did Blade Runner need to make $100 opening in order to not be a 'disaster'?

The movie cost 180 million dollars.

 

[StrangeRoboMemory]

Going to see it tonight, looking forward to it. The original is one of my favorites of all time, and I just rewatched it for the 20th time because my gf had never seen it. I'm not surprised at the lack of love, the original is a pure cult classic at best that found its audience on video. This is little better than dedicating a 100+ million budget to the new version of Tron. I don't know what these folks are thinking sometimes, but if it gives us a great film, that's fine by me.

 

[ClayKavalier]

Hot take: The movie made $13 million on a Friday. Friday the 13th is a day famous for the superstitious beliefs surrounding it, and headlines pointing out the coincidence of Blade Runner making exactly that much on that specific day of the week may provide some needed media coverage that could boost attendance through the rest of the month, turning this initial blunder into a blessing in disguise.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

Amazing film. Glad to have seen it in theaters and will be buying the blu ray when it comes out.

I consider it and mad max fury road all time classics in the sci-fi genre. And regardless of box office earnings will be remembered very fondly as the years go by.

I’m glad the film exists

 

[Einchy]

Spoiler

Because it needed to be flawless, and that it wasn't. It has pacing problems, required you to watch a movie from 30 years ago in order to fully understand it, it doesn't develop key characters properly, it ends in a cliffhanger, it has silly plot details (they cloned Rachel, but somehow missed the eye color), etc.

So because it's not flawless (no movie is), it's bad and deserves to fail. Not sure I follow the logic.

 

[Madness]

and white-hot buzz in the film twitter bubble

That says it best, buzz in a twitter bubble. A bunch of film nerds were going crazy for it. But hardly it had the marketing or mindshare of even a Kingsman 2 or IT. I didn't see 2049 marketing the way I've seen other films. Maybe a few times I saw the trailer before other films but very rarely did I see television ads and therefore actually hear from friends and colleagues they wanted to see 2049.

 

[ronaldthump]

I wouldn't call them awful, but Sony marketing seems to enjoy making their movies look as unappealing as possible.

sony is handling international distribution. I think this one's all on Alcon.

In fact I know a lot of hard-core science-fiction fans in my circle that have a lukewarm opinion of the original (aside from aesthetics which everyone agrees are fantastic) or have never seen it at all.

That said, this will probably find its audience in the future, much like the first did, and be revered as the classic and achievement it is.

I've said in the OT that I dont think it will. It's nothing more special than an oblivion or GITS visually. It all looks very good but it's not really doing anything that would make it a classic (imo)

 

[Hesemonni]

And with that Dune's budget was reduced to a pack of Bud light and three used crayons.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Nevertheless. Going to be interesting if Villeneuve decides to roll with Sony or WB. I doubt it will affect him much as a director, he has got tons if options (-Dune).

 

[Ninjimbo]

I can't believe they tossed 150 million dollars to a Bladerunner sequel. But I'm glad. Seriously, this movie looks leagues beyond its competition that you kinda have to laugh.

Anyone see the trailer for Annihilation that came with Blade Runner? Shit looks hilariously cheap compared to BR.

 

[Lord Fagan]

Didn't matter in what way? It took 35 years for a sequel to come out.

You're right. A movie that bombed at the box office got a wildly expensive sequel decades later that sought to emulate the original's style and reach, budgets and returns be damned.

Sometimes, it's not about the money. This movie's quality is top tier for this year with some great performances and solid reviews among enough epic action sci-fi extravaganzas to count on both hands. Those flicks bring in the box office, that's why they're made the way they are.

Blade Runner ain't that kind of franchise.

 

[kmax]

The trailer was ass.

Some of the promos I'm seeing are just flat out weird.

I'm not entirely suprised at the end of the day. You need to be able to sell the film very well, and in that regard, I think they failed seeing as the movie itself was excellent. Also, that budget is insane.

 

[DominoKid]

figured it'd bomb. loved the movie but im really not sure what they were thinking breaking the bank on this.

 

[Nokterian]

Blade Runner 2049's word of mouth: https://twitter.com/electrolemon/status/916889399941505024

Warner Bros really wanted it to fail by the looks of it.

 

[Vincent Alexander]

What a shame. This movie deserves better. It was really good.

 

[Madao]

i better get to see this during the week because this debut makes it look like it won't last long in cinemas.

 

[AgentChris]

How is it doing in China?

 

[Red]

The original did shit at the box office, too.

And yet, that didn't actually matter.

It took 35 years for a follow up.

 

[CambriaRising]

Too late suckers, it's already out now.

 

[Diprosalic]

At least were not getting a sequel from a hack.

 

[Grenchel]

Wow. Honestly, I was not expecting this to do so poorly. Audiences really don't seem to be interested in these kind of movies anymore ( or maybe they never were. Not aware of historical data)

 

[SomedayTheFire]

sony is handling international distribution. I think this one's all on Alcon.




I've said in the OT that I dont think it will. It's nothing more special than an oblivion or GITS visually. It all looks very good but it's not really doing anything that would make it a classic (imo)

What? lmao the cinematography is fantastic. Comparing it to those two is crazy.

 

[ronaldthump]

Blade Runner 2049's word of mouth: https://twitter.com/electrolemon/status/916889399941505024

HAHHAHAHAHHAA. omg.

 

[Kaako]

The hell? It seems I thought it had more buzz than it actually had.

 

[tuxfool]

I've said in the OT that I dont think it will. It's nothing more special than an oblivion or GITS visually. It all looks very good but it's not really doing anything that would make it a classic (imo)

Clearly whizbang would make it a classic. You're just rolling along with those garbage takes.

 

[bonesmccoy]

And in another 30 years we'll get BR 2099. Woo!

 

[Shaanyboi]

sony is handling international distribution. I think this one's all on Alcon.




I've said in the OT that I dont think it will. It's nothing more special than an oblivion or GITS visually. It all looks very good but it's not really doing anything that would make it a classic (imo)

Jesus christ....

 

[Cipherr]

Is it a good movie though?

 

[Red]

Too late suckers, it's already out now.

Kind of how I feel.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

I'm sorry what???

I literally cannot believe this. The buzz for this movie is insane! Isn't it?

Will it pick up with word of mouth? There have been plenty of films that open to $30 mil and end up grossing 200 mil or whatever.

Come on. Come onnnnnn.

Casual movie fans went in expecting a sci-fi action movie. They got a slow noir movie and were bored. That's the word of mouth.

 

[george_us]

I was going to see it with a couple of people but they had to cancel. Now we won't be seeing it until the 19th or so.

 

[Glass Shark]

Is it a good movie though?

Best movie I've seen this year for sure, probably one of my favorite movies of all time. It's incredible. It's better than the original.

 

[afternoon delight]

The original did shit at the box office, too.

And yet, that didn't actually matter.

Basically. It will be profitable by the end of its run, for sure.