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BO 0805-0716 - Harley & squad Puddin on the ritz, Nine Lives DOA
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Father_Brain
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The main form of denial I've seen of late has actually been the notion that box office had nothing to do with the casting and that Sony simply overestimated interest in the IP.
BadAss2961
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Tuesday bumps have been way stronger this year than in previous years, so I am not sure those are good comparisons either. He throws up Bourne Ultimatum from 8 years ago, but Jason Bourne was up 9% as well last Tuesday.
I am not surprised in the slightest by this Ghostbusters related news. While all the live action summer offerings seem to be soft (Bourne, Beyond etc) this year it was GB's pitiful International gross is what killed any chances of not just a sequel to Feig's GB but the proposed GB cineverse as a whole.
Too soon.
..., though interestingly during the recent Time Warner investor call one of the corporation's brass was talking about Tarzan's performance announcing that the film had made over $300m at the global box office. And while they had expected better the film's soft box office won't impact the company's profits.
So in other words it lost money..., but not that much money.
I imagine that's something Paramount can only dream of at this point.
Too soon.
..., though interestingly during the recent Time Warner investor call one of the corporation's brass was talking about Tarzan's performance announcing that the film had made over $300m at the global box office. And while they had expected better the film's soft box office won't impact the company's profits.
So in other words it lost money..., but not that much money.
I imagine that's something Paramount can only dream of at this point.
Insane Metal
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So SS is doing well? Great, I loved the movie.
It looks like Tarzan will end in the $350M range. Given the differences in domestic and Chinese gross (and studio profit sharing in each), it probably made comparable money to Pacific Rim.
Dash_Riprock
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Not bad for a movie everyone predicted would be the John Carter of 2016.
CassidyIzABeast
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New transformers. Getting panned and still banking.
Not that new a thing in summer. Especially for non-sequels.
Look at Armageddon. That was equivalent to a $300-350M film in 2016.
BronsonLee
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Lol that comparison is fucking cheating
Which one?
BronsonLee
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The Squad -> CW one
Paramount would only spend it on Lottery tickets.
If I'm exec at WB I'm taking it as a positive. No sign of tanking is better than bad drops.
Ya. But it's comparable to Bourne and Trek from the past two weeks. I think that WB will take similar mediocre legs to those films after BvS and the alarming Saturday drop.
BronsonLee
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CLIMBIN THE BOX OFFICE
As dumb as it sounds, I think WB knows exactly what people want from Squad now and will make an effort to hit that in the sequel
Divergent lies bloody and broken on the rocks below.
BronsonLee
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And right next to it is the limping form of Hunger Games
That seems excessive
PhoncipleBone
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Down in the TV movie ghetto.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Right along City of Bones or whatever that angels and demons twilight ripoff was called.
PhoncipleBone
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Actually, Mortal Instruments is just plagiarized Harry Potter fan fiction.
And what do people want? I really have no idea.
Dash_Riprock
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Shailene Woodley really is a poor man's Jennifer Lawrence.
More pop songs. Obviously.
PsychoSoldier
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Captain Boomerang solo movie
Didn't they turn that into a TV show that failed as well?
Belly dancing and Eminem obviously.
Just saw the trailer for Pete's Dragon. Seems similar to Pixar's The Good Dinosaur or rather Mighty Joe Young it looks like.
Suicide Squad Origins: Slipknot
Here's what DC needs to do, make films their current audience wants to see multiple times. They have a huge audience, but repeat business doesn't seem to be there.
PhoncipleBone
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Short version: make a good film. Something they haven't done in years.
Bane?
I dont think they set out to make bad films. No one over there in the DC films department knows what to do. Maybe that will change with the restructuring.
Ya. My brother worked on that show for a day or two last year. I think every show he worked on got cancelled other than Reign. He also worked on Suicide Squad for a few days, so I just blame him.
Oh damn, I knew this was going to happen...but it's worse than I thought!!!
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Paramount have Ben-Hur to save them, beware.
Thread worthy, in my opinion.
I would vastly prefer a Russo bros Ghostbusters movie over the one we got, it could had been movie of the year!!!
PhoncipleBone
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Oh, I know nobody sets out to make a bad film. It just saddens me that no one at WB/DC seems to know what to do now. I really hope things turn around with the restructuring. It is obvious the audience is there for the films.
And as for your brother getting shows cancelled, my brother and his wife are kind of similar. They have worked on lots of shows, but the ones with the nicest cast and crew and most relaxed and fun sets to work on seem to get canned, while the ones that are miserable experiences seem to flourish.
Paramount has about $150M to go before they top their terrible 2015 domestic performance (just over $670M for the year).
They have the following releases left in the year:
Silence (2016) - 2016
Florence Foster Jenkins - 8/12/16
Ben-Hur (2016) - 8/19/16
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back - 10/21/16
Rings - 10/28/16
Arrival - 11/11/16
Allied - 11/23/16
Office Christmas Party - 12/9/16
Fences - 12/16/16
Silence (Scorsese's film about Jesuit priests in Japan a few centuries back) is probably one of those 2 theatres in December, wide release in January films, but I think there is enough there to get them past last year's total.
WB probably passed Fox today or yesterday to take second place in 2016 domestic box office market share. Both Studios are over $900M behind Disney still (and won't be catching up).
It's actually kind of hard to call second place this year. Universal is currently behind, but they may have a strong end of year. Here are the line ups:
Fox:
Morgan - 9/2/16
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 9/30/16
Keeping Up with the Joneses - 10/21/16
Trolls - 11/4/16
Rules Don't Apply - 11/23/16
Assassin's Creed - 12/21/16
Why Him? - 12/25/16
Warner Bros
War Dogs - 8/19/16
Sully - 9/9/16
Storks - 9/23/16
The Accountant - 10/14/16
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them - 11/18/16
Collateral Beauty - 12/16/16
(plus $130-150M from Suicide Squad after Tuesday's total)
Universal
The Best Man Wedding - 2016 (maybe)
Bridget Jones's Baby - 9/16/16
The Girl on the Train - 10/7/16
Kevin Hart: What Now? - 10/14/16
Ouija: Origin of Evil - 10/21/16
Almost Christmas - 11/11/16
Sing - 12/21/16
(plus some remaining money from Bourne and SLOP)
Fantastic Beasts and Sing will probably be the two biggest films on those lists, but Sing only has 10 days this calendar year. Pets managed to make $200M in that time frame, and the holiday season can be crazy, so who knows.
They have the following releases left in the year:
Silence (2016) - 2016
Florence Foster Jenkins - 8/12/16
Ben-Hur (2016) - 8/19/16
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back - 10/21/16
Rings - 10/28/16
Arrival - 11/11/16
Allied - 11/23/16
Office Christmas Party - 12/9/16
Fences - 12/16/16
Silence (Scorsese's film about Jesuit priests in Japan a few centuries back) is probably one of those 2 theatres in December, wide release in January films, but I think there is enough there to get them past last year's total.
WB probably passed Fox today or yesterday to take second place in 2016 domestic box office market share. Both Studios are over $900M behind Disney still (and won't be catching up).
It's actually kind of hard to call second place this year. Universal is currently behind, but they may have a strong end of year. Here are the line ups:
Fox:
Morgan - 9/2/16
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 9/30/16
Keeping Up with the Joneses - 10/21/16
Trolls - 11/4/16
Rules Don't Apply - 11/23/16
Assassin's Creed - 12/21/16
Why Him? - 12/25/16
Warner Bros
War Dogs - 8/19/16
Sully - 9/9/16
Storks - 9/23/16
The Accountant - 10/14/16
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them - 11/18/16
Collateral Beauty - 12/16/16
(plus $130-150M from Suicide Squad after Tuesday's total)
Universal
The Best Man Wedding - 2016 (maybe)
Bridget Jones's Baby - 9/16/16
The Girl on the Train - 10/7/16
Kevin Hart: What Now? - 10/14/16
Ouija: Origin of Evil - 10/21/16
Almost Christmas - 11/11/16
Sing - 12/21/16
(plus some remaining money from Bourne and SLOP)
Fantastic Beasts and Sing will probably be the two biggest films on those lists, but Sing only has 10 days this calendar year. Pets managed to make $200M in that time frame, and the holiday season can be crazy, so who knows.
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