Movies

Luiz Fernando: Check in on the MARIO, 1.35 billion WW. Does anything have a shot at even coming close this year? notfabio Jul 02, 09:01

Barbie {nm} budice Jul 02, 09:13

The doll isn't popular in Asia. {nm} Antibody Jul 02, 09:30

Yoda: "It will be. It will be." {nm} budice Jul 02, 11:47

They did a premiere today in Seoul (WB video inside), though it seems the crowd is really just excited about Margot Robbie. notfabio Jul 02, 18:36

Not really. I've got Mario winning the year. {nm} VictorY Jul 02, 15:57

Lionsgate is actively pushing the Wednesday JOY RIDE shows online at least which is rare for a non-tentpole.(doubt it is a sign of strength) notfabio Jul 02, 08:56

They are hoping for incredible wom {nm} Moviesnob Jul 02, 11:38

BOR: INDI5 $60.0M ; 5-day $82.0M. (hmm, does that mean no actuals until Wed?) Antibody Jul 02, 08:32

Nice overreach on the 3-day estimate. We'll see about 5-day {nm} budice Jul 02, 08:53

Not that it matters much in the bigger picture, but a 10.5% Sunday decline is reasonable when the calendar lines up this way for July 4th. {nm} DG-BOR Jul 02, 09:53

BOR: PSTLV grossed an estimated $1.55M this weekend Antibody Jul 02, 07:47

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken debuted with an estimated $5.20M Antibody Jul 02, 07:48

Officially DreamWorks Animation's lowest grossing opening of all time (barring a massive Sunday underestimate) {nm} notfabio Jul 02, 07:52

The Flash only $5m w/e #3 (-67% / $99.25m total) It wouldn't even reach $106m delist with a 50% week over week drop for week 4 tomcat90 Jul 02, 08:21

The Flash should have gone back in time and replaced himself as The Flash (maybe with Timothee Chalamet) {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jul 02, 08:30

ELMNT is going to eventually outgrossed FLASH. {nm} Antibody Jul 02, 08:33

Looks like Summer 7 will be ASPD2, GOTG3, TLMER, MISS7 for top 4 & 3 out of BARBI, TRFM7, INDI5 & FASTX for 5-7th spot Tallwonder Jul 02, 08:47

Twitter seems to have limited people's accounts so it might not be a good resource for box office today TheWeekendWarrior Jul 02, 07:21

JATINDER: From early looks of it, $19M SAT for #IndianaJones . 2 days total of $43M. Weekend expected to be around $57.5-58. (630pm Sat PST) notfabio Jul 01, 18:32

yikes {nm} Moviesnob Jul 01, 18:53

HSX wrong again! {nm} Moviesnob Jul 01, 18:54

shoulda dumped it to Plus, Bob my mate paul Jul 01, 18:56

D+ Day is likely in early September I'd expect them to hold it to then ala THOR4. (July 8th - September 8th in that example) {nm} notfabio Jul 01, 19:01

GOTG3 physical media date is August 1st which I anticipate will also be the D+ date. {nm} notfabio Jul 01, 19:04

TOP GUN 2 continues to mystify {nm} Moviesnob Jul 01, 19:07

No matter what it does but had way better reviews, no divisive sequel, significantly less competition and a lead who doesn't need CGI notfabio Jul 01, 19:22

Remind me how many people picked TOP GUN #1 last summer {nm} Moviesnob Jul 02, 11:36

Heroic character allowed to be heroic, man allowed to be competent and masculine, young men repeatedly go see it, a wonder for the ages {nm} Fitch3k Jul 01, 23:10

Yes its a cliche. Pt is the cliche isn't working (as well) for most movies now (vs recent past) so why did it for the few (incl TG2) it did? Tallwonder Jul 02, 01:35

Literally the exact opposite happen. The longer it played the more women went to see it {nm} Moviesnob Jul 02, 11:37

So women like strong male characters too? Good. Time to bring them back and end this incompetent male + hyper aggressive female experiment {nm} Fitch3k Jul 02, 13:26

yikes x2 {nm} Moviesnob Jul 02, 13:41

fo what its worth i grew up with indy and owned the vhs sneak Jul 02, 04:15

The nostalgia for more Indiana Jones already happened in 2008. {nm} Antibody Jul 02, 08:30

and nobody was particularly nostalgic for it then, even before it turned out meh {nm} my mate paul Jul 02, 12:50

so will INDY5 2nd weekend be worse than FLASH? I think INDY5 will be on fumes too next weekend worse than FLASH. {nm} Baron_Darcon2017 Jul 01, 22:59

Most of the main movie goers were not even born when INDI1 came out, have no history with the movie = less interest. {nm} Flash Jul 02, 07:42

Same could be said for Top Gun, only 5 years younger. {nm} Antibody Jul 02, 08:50

It will be interesting to see how M:I plays out. $290 million budget & last one did $220 in US. jonjon Jul 02, 10:22

studios have mostly come to Jesus on streaming alone being an unsustainable model. not sure they’re in the same place yet on collapsing the my mate paul Jul 02, 13:55

still a work in progress but we'll hopefully get there {nm} Moviesnob Jul 02, 14:02

INDI5 spoiler question... notfabio Jul 01, 18:06

just Indy earlier in the movie saying (spoiler) tealfan Jul 01, 19:55

Thanks, I figure there probably was SOMETHNG addressing it late in the movie that was cut for pacing considerations {nm} notfabio Jul 01, 20:07

The Summer of the "over-sell" FLASH, INDY5 both were way over-sold on their prospects and quality. BARBIE with huge opputunity now {nm} VictorY Jul 01, 14:14

or this is just the New Normal until studios actually stop trying to chase the streaming dragon {nm} my mate paul Jul 01, 14:42

How many college graduates (real colleges, not hayseed factories) will pay to watch Barbie if not accompanying a child? {nm} SenJohnBlutarsky Jul 01, 14:59

Many. It's a Gerwig film that is also making fun of Barbie at the same time. {nm} Antibody Jul 01, 15:17

it doesn't feel like a "kid's film" at all which will probably be the bigger challenge {nm} my mate paul Jul 01, 15:21

Figure it'll follow a similar (but heightened OW and steeper drop) to Tim Burton Charlie & The Chocolate Factory notfabio Jul 01, 18:01

yeah the movie is headed towards a horrible Cinemascore and funky legs after opening, b/c moms think it's a kids movie... Fitch3k Jul 01, 23:13

Barbie might = Sex and the City: A really large opening for all the ladies, and then it just goes away quick after that? Big for 2 days? {nm} goodvibe61 Jul 01, 22:34

TN: INDI5 $24M Antibody Jul 01, 08:28

D: (Saturday am) $60m tomcat90 Jul 01, 09:33

He wrote that at 7:57am before the official estimate. Anyhow, if Fri stayed at 24 then his projection should stay at 60-65. {nm} Antibody Jul 01, 11:18

BOR: Even worse for Ruby 2.34 million may not beat Spirit Untamed notfabio Jul 01, 07:38

it's no Strange Magic {nm} my mate paul Jul 01, 08:00

BOR: [PSTLV] expands WIDE, grossed an estimated $510K on Friday (from 906 locations). Antibody Jul 01, 07:21

Variety: CAPA4 has wrapped (was just shooting in DC this week) notfabio Jul 01, 07:14

Looks like the profanity blocker blocked the link address {nm} notfabio Jul 01, 07:15

CinemaScore: INDI5 B+ Antibody Jun 30, 22:43

GILLM A- Antibody Jun 30, 22:43

Netflix will stream Jackie Chan new movie "Hidden Strike" on July 28th, 2023 Peterlee Jun 30, 19:18

Netflix: July 28 Hidden Strike [PRJXT] Antibody Jun 30, 22:36

SAG gives Carol until July 12 to put something on the table they can sell to the membership my mate paul Jun 30, 19:16

Will at least give Uni time to do Oppenheimer junketing with cast (Barbie already done) {nm} notfabio Jun 30, 19:22

Junket's been scheduled for July 7 and 8 for a while. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 30, 23:42

DL: AMPAS dumping its VP of Inclusion after only one year (Holiday Weekend Bad News Dump!) notfabio Jun 30, 17:40

They scaled back their membership invites almost in half this year which was previously a major part of their inclusion efforts {nm} notfabio Jun 30, 17:41

Ran out of talented women filmmakers? TheWeekendWarrior Jun 30, 19:12

Emilia Clarke gets very evasive and dodges when asked about revisiting her Star Wars character during this Secret Invasion interview. notfabio Jun 30, 17:20

Why pay to see Ruby Gillman when you can see Kung Fu Panda 4 for free July 8 in the OC. Need to bring a 7 to 12 year old notfabio Jun 30, 17:13

Hmm, my neighbor likes me, maybe I can borrow her younger daughter.... :P {nm} DTravel Jun 30, 17:26

I used to help with test screenings for DWA when Katzenberg was still there, it's going to be SUPER early and incomplete this far out notfabio Jun 30, 17:30

It was a joke. :) I don't live in southern California anyways. {nm} DTravel Jul 01, 09:46

The Eddie Murphy Christmas Movie CANDY CANE LANE for Amazon test screened in Del Amo on Wed notfabio Jun 30, 16:51

In theory Amazon could have both RED ONE and this for this Christmas (I'd expect campaign for RO to start Amazon Prime Day) {nm} notfabio Jun 30, 17:00

Indy: From 52% Rotten due to the "I'll show you" Cannes critics that got the last movie wrong, to 68% fresh and climbing. goodvibe61 Jun 30, 15:24

CANCEL CANNES! GRUMPYPANTS HAS SPOKEN! {nm} Moviesnob Jun 30, 18:17

I get it; you LOVED Crystal Skull, it's better than Raiders and all that. Different strokes! {nm} goodvibe61 Jun 30, 19:07

I mean, I liked it, but its not better than RAIDERS imo. {nm} Moviesnob Jun 30, 19:20

Yeah, *that* would be a take... there are few action movies better than Raiders. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 30, 19:21

If you're referring to me, goodvibe is literally confirming what I said weeks ago. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 30, 19:11

nah, we're buds, you're not grumpy pants. You're still wrong about critics at Cannes tho! {nm} Moviesnob Jun 30, 19:18

By the way, 15 years is enough time for an entire critics pool to change. David Ehrlich didn't attend Cannes 15 years ago. TheWeekendWarrior Jun 30, 19:19

you should come! The Ehrlichs are really the minority there {nm} Moviesnob Jun 30, 19:21