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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on May 26, 2015 9:17:49 GMT -5
This is sort of the reason why I can't take a "We hate sequels/reboots and want more originality" argument that seriously. If as many people who claimed they wanted originality all went out and saw more original movies, then the original movies would be more successful as studios would take fliers on them more often. Studios pump out sequels and remakes because that's what people, even many of those who complain about a lack of originality in Hollywood, go see. A secret portal to a futuristic world that a shady agency wants to get a hold of. At least, that's what I get from the trailer. The trailer did a piss poor job of showing what the story is about. When I suggested to some friends we go see it this past weekend, they asked what it was about and I didn't have anything beyond "I think its a sci-fi action movie, made by Disney, starring George Clooney." I was a very fun movie though, I'd recommend it to anyone. I think that's one of the reasons why it isn't doing as well as they hoped... the trailers tell you f*** all about what it's about or what type of movie to expect other than something vaguely sci-fi. Critics (both professional and amateurs) being about 50/50 on it probably doesn't help either.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on May 26, 2015 9:49:55 GMT -5
What they need is for some of the crew from the main animation studio helping them with their live action stories given the roll they're on IMO. I actually think there could be some disappointments up ahead for WDAS. Zootopia in particular seems blah and half baked on paper, similar to the kind of projects they fell into in the early 00s. Clements and Musker do not have a good track record in recent decades, with a string of major commercial disappointments from Hercules to Treasure Planet to Princess and the Frog (TP being a terrible movie and PatF being mediocre at best), and their attachment alone has me not all that excited for Moana. Just reading the synopsis and seeing "2000 years ago" and "sea voyaging" I'm already struggling to stay awake as though I made the poor decision to revisit Treasure Planet or Atlantis. Honestly looking at the upcoming WDAS slate gives the impression that what you're suggesting is essentially already in place because blandness abounds. I have faith Zootopia won't be hot garbage because of Rich Moore and how good Wreck It Ralph was. Musker and Clements, I was one of a small few that liked some things about Treasure Planet and PatF (I agree with Doug Walker that Facilier's plan was a mess).
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Post by Crimson on May 26, 2015 10:14:44 GMT -5
I actually think there could be some disappointments up ahead for WDAS. Zootopia in particular seems blah and half baked on paper, similar to the kind of projects they fell into in the early 00s. Clements and Musker do not have a good track record in recent decades, with a string of major commercial disappointments from Hercules to Treasure Planet to Princess and the Frog (TP being a terrible movie and PatF being mediocre at best), and their attachment alone has me not all that excited for Moana. Just reading the synopsis and seeing "2000 years ago" and "sea voyaging" I'm already struggling to stay awake as though I made the poor decision to revisit Treasure Planet or Atlantis. Honestly looking at the upcoming WDAS slate gives the impression that what you're suggesting is essentially already in place because blandness abounds. I have faith Zootopia won't be hot garbage because of Rich Moore and how good Wreck It Ralph was. Musker and Clements, I was one of a small few that liked some things about Treasure Planet and PatF (I agree with Doug Walker that Facilier's plan was a mess). Honestly, I really dig both movies, as flawed as they were.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 26, 2015 14:33:52 GMT -5
1 N Tomorrowland BV $32,972,000 - 3,972 - $8,301 $32,972,000 $190 1
2 1 Pitch Perfect 2 Uni. $30,830,000 -55.5% 3,560 +87 $8,660 $109,597,000 - 2
3 2 Mad Max: Fury Road WB $24,815,000 -45.4% 3,722 +20 $6,667 $88,255,000 $150 2
- N Poltergeist (2015) Fox $22,600,000 - 3,240 - $6,975 $22,589,000 - 1
4 3 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $21,691,000 -44.2% 3,727 -549 $5,820 $404,861,000 $250 4
5 7 The Age of Adaline LGF $15,000,000 +365.9% 1,643 -980 $9,130 $39,900,000 - 5
6 4 Hot Pursuit WB $3,610,000 -36.9% 2,577 -460 $1,401 $29,055,000 $35 3
7 5 Furious 7 Uni. $2,232,000 -38.8% 1,653 -585 $1,350 $347,125,000 $190 8
8 10 Far from the Madding Crowd FoxS $2,200,000 +75.7% 865 +576 $2,543 $5,448,000 - 4
9 6 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Sony $1,875,000 -47.1% 1,878 -754 $998 $65,698,000 $30 6
10 8 Home (2015) Fox $1,753,000 -31.4% 1,444 -562 $1,214 $168,068,000 $135 9
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Post by Cela on May 26, 2015 14:45:02 GMT -5
The hell happened with Age of Adeline?
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on May 26, 2015 17:08:23 GMT -5
Avengers already hit its billion mark and I am sure Sony could careless how far it drops now. I think the next big ones will be Minions and Jurassic World. Sony couldn't care less regardless... they don't have anything to do with Avengers. It is the Highest Grossing movie this year so far though so yeah... Marvel and Disney are probably fine with it. Damn, I can't believe I made that huge of an error. I have no idea why I was thinking Sony.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 28, 2015 18:54:36 GMT -5
This week we got
San Andreas Aloha
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on May 28, 2015 21:16:08 GMT -5
The hell happened with Age of Adeline? That figure was wrong. Boxofficemojo added a zero. The totals I posted on the previous page were correct.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on May 29, 2015 9:37:08 GMT -5
Early reports show that The Rock's San Andreas is doing well based on Thursday night screenings, easily beating the Thursday night debut of Hercules from last year. San Andreas's Thursday numbers a slightly below what Mad Max: Fury Road did. The Rock's track record as a leading man/solo star is not as impressive as his films where he is part of a larger group. If these numbers hold up, this could be a big win for The Rock as a leading man action star.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on May 29, 2015 9:37:38 GMT -5
Early reports show that The Rock's San Andreas is doing well based on Thursday night screenings (earning $3.1 million), easily beating the Thursday night debut of Hercules from last year. The film's Thursday numbers are not far off from what Mad Max: Fury Road did. The Rock's track record as a leading man/solo star is not as impressive as his films where he is part of a larger group. If these numbers hold up, this could be a big win for The Rock as a leading man action star. The critical response to San Andreas is mixed, but more negative than positive.
Edit: An updated (very early) projection is that Rock's film is headed toward an opening weekend of $40 million.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2015 11:37:50 GMT -5
Good for The Rock. The Rock is great at picking out franchise roles but a lot of his solo movies look generic as f*** with the most generic lazy movie titles ever. Like a lot of his movie titles sounds like a lazy title from Entourage
-San Andreas -Snitch -Hercules -Journey 2: The Mysterious Island -Faster -Planet 51 -Race to Witch Mountain
Hell The Rundown which isn't a bad movie title was originally called the much better Welcome to the Jungle.
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Post by kidglov3s on May 29, 2015 11:49:49 GMT -5
Good for The Rock. The Rock is great at picking out franchise roles but a lot of his solo movies look generic as f*** with the most generic lazy movie titles ever. Like a lot of his movie titles sounds like a lazy title from Entourage -San Andreas -Snitch -Hercules -Journey 2: The Mysterious Island -Faster -Planet 51 -Race to Witch Mountain Hell The Rundown which isn't a bad movie title was originally called the much better Welcome to the Jungle. Too bad Rock wasn't in that DTV unofficial Cannibal Holocaust remake Welcome to the Jungle.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 29, 2015 21:03:33 GMT -5
Furious 7 passes 1.5 billion mark
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Post by andrew8798 on May 30, 2015 16:17:33 GMT -5
Friday Estimates 1. San Andreas $18,215,000 2. Pitch Perfect 2 $4,600,000 3. Mad Max: Fury Road $3,865,000
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Post by andrew8798 on May 31, 2015 13:21:10 GMT -5
1 N San Andreas WB $53,215,000 - 3,777 - $14,089 $53,215,000 - 1
2 2 Pitch Perfect 2 Uni. $14,381,000 -53.3% 3,660 +100 $3,929 $147,540,000 - 3
3 1 Tomorrowland BV $13,803,000 -58.2% 3,972 - $3,475 $63,188,000 $190 2
4 3 Mad Max: Fury Road WB $13,625,000 -44.7% 3,255 -467 $4,186 $115,915,000 $150 3
5 5 Avengers: Age of Ultron BV $10,920,000 -49.7% 3,228 -499 $3,383 $427,070,000 $250 5
6 N Aloha Sony $10,000,000 - 2,815 - $3,552 $10,000,000 - 1
7 4 Poltergeist (2015) Fox $7,800,000 -65.5% 3,242 +2 $2,406 $38,267,000 - 2
8 7 Far from the Madding Crowd FoxS $1,420,000 -37.9% 902 +37 $1,574 $8,362,000 - 5
9 6 Hot Pursuit WB $1,370,000 -62.4% 1,446 -1,131 $947 $32,351,000 $35 4
10 10 Home (2015) Fox $1,150,000 -34.4% 1,088 -356 $1,057 $170,409,000 $135 10
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 6:55:53 GMT -5
TRON 3 just got cancelled. I guess TOMORROWLAND's box office is partly to blame...
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Post by Crimson on Jun 1, 2015 7:44:34 GMT -5
TRON 3 just got cancelled. I guess TOMORROWLAND's box office is partly to blame... Now I'm just waiting for them to announce a Live Action Frozen in response.
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Post by kidglov3s on Jun 1, 2015 7:46:14 GMT -5
TRON 3 just got cancelled. I guess TOMORROWLAND's box office is partly to blame... Now I'm just waiting for them to announce a Live Action Frozen in response. Johnny Depp is Elsa and Olaf and the baby Troll!
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jun 1, 2015 7:52:21 GMT -5
TRON 3 just got cancelled. I guess TOMORROWLAND's box office is partly to blame... f*** you Tomorrowland!
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Post by Crimson on Jun 1, 2015 8:04:39 GMT -5
TRON 3 just got cancelled. I guess TOMORROWLAND's box office is partly to blame... f*** you Tomorrowland! EH, Tomorrowland was probably the final nail, but this has been an issue with Disney for like the past decade. They over budget their movies, the box office numbers come back bad and then they wonder why everything went wrong. Tomorrowland is only another entry in a string of duds; John Carter, The Sorceror's Apprentice, Tron: Legacy, Prince of Persia, The Lone Ranger, Oz the Great and Powerful.
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