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Good for Hidden Figures.  I have nothing against franchise films but I also want to live in a world where a well crafted modestly budgeted film, a film starring women of color no less, is just as appr

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Hidden Figures is the highest grossing best picture nominee

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You forgot that it showed that a black female driven historical pic can make money.

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1 hour ago, kiddo82 said:

Vice cost 60 mil to make?  It just didn't seem like a movie that might have that big a budget.  Unless they blew it all on Bale's makeup.

I know, but it's from Annapurna, a production company that's run into financial difficulties because of overspending. 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/megan-ellisons-moment-truth-inside-annapurna-pictures-reboot-1187446

At least with Vice, you can say it's a period piece with something of an ensemble cast and the leads are draws in this kind of awards bait, plus it got nominated almost everywhere. Beautiful Boy somehow cost $25 million and I can't even begin to understand why.

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On 3/4/2019 at 4:16 AM, kiddo82 said:

Other than the cast, extremely talented but not one your average movie goer is going to pay to see on merit alone, what on earth did they spend that money on?  The rights to Sunrise, Sunset?

When I first read your post, I thought you said they’d bought the rights to use “and “Before Sunset.” I would’ve watched the movie for that! 

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Another MCU joint, another opening weekend over $150 million! It will be interesting to see if Captain Marvel ultimately ends up making more than Wonder Woman, both domestically ($412,563,408) and worldwide ($821 million). Also, if the upcoming Shazam will make more or less than Captain Marvel, as the original name of the character now known as Shazam was...Captain Marvel.

In other box office news, with an 80th anniversary re-release last week, Gone with the Wind has passed the $200 million mark for its lifetime total. Peter Jackson's World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old  ($17,439,421) has passed the domestic total of Mortal Engines ($15,951,040).

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March 8–10, 2019 Final Numbers:

1 (N)  Captain Marvel    $153,433,423 | 4,310 Theaters | $35,599 Avg. | $152M Budget | $153,433,423     
2 (1)  How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World   $14,685,005  (-51.1%)  | 4,042 Theaters  (-244)  | $3,633 Avg. | $129M Budget | $119,651,130
3 (2)  Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral   $12,465,383  (-53.9%)  | 2,442 Theaters | $5,105 Avg. | $20M Budget | $46,295,193     
4 (4)  The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part   $3,868,248  (-41.4%)  | 2,930 Theaters  (-528)  | $1,320 Avg. | $99M Budget | $97,153,209     
5 (3)  Alita: Battle Angel   $3,215,344  (-55.5%)  | 2,374 Theaters  (-722)  | $1,354 Avg. | $170M Budget | $78,361,408   

6 (6)  Green Book   $2,511,325  (-45.1%)  | 2,097 Theaters  (-544)  | $1,198 Avg. | $23M Budget | $80,163,196     
7 (7)  Isn't It Romantic   $2,261,026  (-49.9%)  | 2,223 Theaters  (-1,102)  | $1,017 Avg. | $44,005,746     
8 (8)  Greta   $2,188,430  (-51.2%)  | 2,417 Theaters  (+6)  | $905 Avg. | $8,279,165     
8 (5)  Fighting With My Family   $2,184,010  (-53.2%)  | 2,455 Theaters  (-400)  | $890 Avg. | $11M Budget | $18,652,100
10 (15)  Apollo 11   $1,250,931  (-22.2%)  | 405 Theaters  (+285)  | $3,089 Avg. | $3,730,883     

11 (9)  What Men Want   $1,242,533  (-55.0%)  | 1,062 Theaters  (-956)  | $1,170 Avg. | $20M Budget | $52,039,693
12 (12)  The Upside    $1,028,195  (-48.9%)  | 1,010 Theaters  (-597)  | $1,018 Avg. | $37.5M Budget | $104,548,226     
13 (10)  Happy Death Day 2U   $870,650  (-64.6%)  | 1,098 Theaters  (-1,233)  | $793 Avg. | $9M Budget | $26,797,295
14 (13)  A Star Is Born   $740,256  (-60.1%)  | 810 Theaters  (-425)  | $914 Avg. | $36-40M Budget | $214,528,511     
15 (11)  Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse   $649,380  (-69.8%)  | 824 Theaters  (-1,580)  | $789 Avg. | $90M Budget | $188,791,064

Badla   $596,446 | 94 Theaters  (New)  | $6,535 Avg. | $596,446     
The Kid   $514,286 | 268 Theaters  (New)  | $1,919 Avg. | $514,286     
Gloria Bell   $145,218 | 5 Theaters  (New)  | $29,044 Avg. | $145,218 

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International Box Office:

AQUAMAN:  $809.1M Overseas Total | $1.142B Global Total
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY:  $660.5M Overseas Total | $875.7M Global Total
THE WANDERING EARTH:  $677.9M Overseas Total | $683.6M Global Total

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET:  $324.1M Overseas Total | $524.6M Global Total
CAPTAIN MARVEL:  $302.0M Overseas Total | $455.0M Global Opening Weekend
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD:  $315.5M Overseas Total | $435.2M Global Total
A STAR IS BORN:  $216.7M Overseas Total | $431.2M Global Total

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL:  $304.3M Overseas Total | $382.6M Global Total
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE:  $178M Overseas Total | $366.7M Global Total
MARY POPPINS RETURNS:  $175.5M Overseas Total | $346.9M Global Total

GREEN BOOK:  $162.1M Overseas Total | $242.2M Global Total   (China loves it)
THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART:  $97.1M Overseas Total | $164.4M Global Total

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March 15–17, 2019 Estimates:

1 (1)  Captain Marvel   $69,318,000  (-54.8%)  | 4,310 Theaters | $16,083 Avg. | $152-175M Budget | $266,213,933     
2 (N)  Wonder Park   $16,000,000 | 3,838 Theaters | $4,169 Avg. | $80-100M Budget | $16,000,000
3 (N)  Five Feet Apart   $13,150,000 | 2,803 Theaters | $4,691 Avg. | $7M Budget | $13,150,000
4 (2)  How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World   $9,345,000  (-36.4%)  | 3,727 Theaters  (-315)  | $2,507 Theaters | $129M Budget | $135,643,095     
5 (3)  Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral   $8,085,000  (-35.1%)  | 2,350 Theaters  (-92)  | $3,440 Avg. | $20M Budget | $59,068,015     
6 (N)  No Manches Frida 2   $3,894,000 | 472 Theaters | $8,250 Avg. | $3,894,000
7 (N)  Captive State   $3,163,000 | 2,548 Theaters | $1,241 Avg. | $25M Budget | $3,163,000         
8 (4)  The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part   $2,135,000  (-44.8%)  | 2,046 Theaters  (-884)  | $1,043 Avg. | $99M Budget | $101,319,713     
9 (5)  Alita: Battle Angel   $1,900,000  (-40.9%)  | 1,696 Theaters  (-678)  | $1,120 Avg. | $170M Budget | $81,821,539     
10 (6)  Green Book   $1,277,000  (-49.2%)  | 1,320 Theaters  (-777)  | $967 Avg. | $23M Budget | $82,621,031     

Fighting with My Family   $1,109,003  (-49.2%)  | 1,580 Theaters  (-875)  | $702 Avg. | $11M Budget | $20,900,777
Greta   $675,000  (-69.2%)  | 980 Theaters  (-1,437)  | $689 Avg. | $10,004,700     
Dominirriquenos 2   $558,754 | 53 Theaters | $10,543 Avg. | $558,754     

Gloria Bell   $394,835  (+171.9%)  | 39 Theaters  (+34)  | $10,124 Avg. | $584,390
A Star Is Born   $240,000  (-67.6%)  | 443 Theaters  (-367)  | $542 Avg. | $36-40M Budget | $215,066,514
Bohemian Rhapsody   $220,000  (-41.9%)  | 256 Theaters  (-130)  | $859 Avg. | $50-55M Budget | $215,666,836     

The Mustang   $76,000 | 4 Theaters  (New)  | $19,000 Avg. | $76,000
Faith, Hope & Love   $60,855 | 18 Theaters  (New)  | $3,381 Avg. | $60,855
The Aftermath   $57,500 | 5 Theaters  (New)  | $11,500 Avg. | $57,500     

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International Box Office:

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY:  $664M Overseas Total | $879.7M Global Total
CAPTAIN MARVEL:  $494M Overseas Total | $760.2M Global Total
THE WANDERING EARTH:  $686.7M Overseas Total | $692.6M Global Total

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET:  $324.1M Overseas Total | $524.9M Global Total
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD:  $330.9M Overseas Total | $466.5M Global Total

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL:  $312.2M Overseas Total | $394M Global Total
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE:  $178.7M Overseas Total | $368.1M Global Total
GREEN BOOK:  $192M Overseas Total | $274.6M Global Total
GLASS:  $135.2M Overseas Total | $245.7M Global Total

THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART:  $70.1M Overseas Total | $171.4M Global Total
THE FAVOURITE:  $58.5M Overseas Total | $92.6M Global Total

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6 hours ago, JessePinkman said:

@Dejana How is that hold for Captain Marvel?

With the final numbers, the weekend-to-weekend drop for Captain Marvel is 55.7%. Here are the second weekend drops for the other first MCU movies. Direct comparisons are tricky because they opened at different times of year, so the moviegoing patterns aren't identical:

Superhero Origin Movies - Second Weekends After $100M+ Opening Weekends:

Black Panther  (2018)    $111,658,835  (-44.7%)  | $403,613,257  (Total After 2nd Weekend)  | $700,059,566  (Lifetime Total)
Spider-Man  (2002)    $71,417,527  (-37.8%)  | $223,040,031  (Total After 2nd Weekend)  | $403,706,375  (Lifetime Total)
Captain Marvel  (2019)    $67,988,130  (-55.7%)  | $264,884,063  (Total After 2nd Weekend)
Wonder Woman  (2017)    $58,520,672   (-43.3%)  | $206,343,175  (Total After 2nd Weekend)  | $412,563,408  (Lifetime Total)
Deadpool  (2016)    $56,470,167  (-57.4%)  | $236,865,054  (Total After 2nd Weekend)  | $363,070,709  (Lifetime Total)  
Suicide Squad  (2016)    $43,536,013  (-67.4%)  | $222,640,741  (Total After 2nd Weekend)  | $325,100,054  (Lifetime Total)
Man of Steel  (2013)    $41,287,206  (-64.6%)  | $210,078,153  (Total After 2nd Weekend)  | $291,045,518  (Lifetime Total)

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I suppose I'm glad that another female-led comic book/superhero movie is doing well, but I'm just so sick of comic book/superhero movies that I wish it hadn't done well.  Along with a few other recent ones.  Then maybe there'd be room for a few other types of movies at the box office.  Yeah, I know, I don't have to go see it, but still.

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Jordan Peele's second directorial effort more than doubles the opening weekend of Get Out ($33,377,060). It's the largest opening weekend for an original horror film as well as an original R-rated film, records previously held by A Quiet Place ($50.2 million) and Ted ($54.4 million), respectively. Tracking projected Us opening in the $38-45 million range.  


March 22–24, 2019 Box Office:

1 (N)  Us   $71,117,625 | 3,741 Theaters | $19,010 Avg. | $20M Budget | $71,117,625 
2 (1)  Captain Marvel   $34,271,793  (-49.6%)  | 4,278 Theaters  (-32)  | $8,011 Avg. | $152-175M Budget | $320,749,628    
3 (2)  Wonder Park   $8,761,117  (-44.7%)  | 3,838 Theaters | $2,283 Avg. | $80-100M Budget | $26,258,603
4 (3)  Five Feet Apart   $8,547,539  (-35.2%)  | 2,866 Theaters  (+63)  | $2,982 Avg. | $7M Budget | $26,258,603     
5 (4)  How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World   $6,520,065  (-29.7%)  | 3,347 Theaters  (-380)  | $1,948 Avg. | $129M Budget | $145,739,695
6 (5)  Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral   $4,402,750  (-43.8%)  | 2,187 Theaters  (-163)  | $2,058 Avg. | $20M Budget | $65,783,982     
7 (6)  No Manches Frida 2   $1,770,786  (-53.8%)  | 472 Theaters | $3,752 Avg. | $6,617,065     
8 (18)  Gloria Bell   $1,650,215  (+352.7%)  | 654 Theaters  (+615)  | $2,523 Avg. | $2,346,200
9 (8)  The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part   $1,161,098   (-46.0%)  | 1,389 Theaters  (-657)  | $836 Avg. | $99M Budget | $103,364,648     
10 (9)  Alita: Battle Angel   $1,081,328  (-43.1%)  | 1,439 Theaters  (-257)  | $751 Avg. | $170M Budget | $83,814,378     


Green Book   $600,000  (-52.3%)  | 841 Theaters  (-479)  | $713 Avg. | $23M Budget | $83,879,956
Glass   $600,000  (+190.1%)  | 225 Theaters  (-37)  | $2,667 Avg. | $20M Budget | $110,805,000     
The Mustang   $228,000  (+218.2%)  | 38 Theaters  (+34)  | $6,000 Avg. | $321,989
Greta   $106,000  (-83.9%)  | 384 Theaters  (-596)  | $276 Avg. | $10,408,890
Hotel Mumbai   $86,492 | 4 Theaters | $21,623 Avg. | $86,492     

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International Box Office:

CAPTAIN MARVEL:  $588.8M Overseas Total | $910.3M Global Total
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY:  $673.2M Overseas Total | $889.1M Global Total
THE WANDERING EARTH:  $691.5M Overseas Total | $697.3M Global Total

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD:  $342.3M Overseas Total | $488.1M Global Total
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL:  $316.1M Overseas Total | $399.8M Global Total
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE:  $181M Overseas | $370.9M Global Total

GREEN BOOK:  $210.1M Overseas Total | $293.9M Global Total
THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART:  $76.2M Overseas Total | $179.5M Global Total

THE FAVOURITE:  $59.9M Overseas Total | $94M Global Total
US:  $16.7M Overseas Total | $86.9M Global Total

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1 hour ago, Danny Franks said:

It's great to see both Captain Marvel and Us doing well at the box office. Each 'diversity' movie that does well must be another tiny dagger in the heart of the bigots who are trying to police what's acceptable for Hollywood to make, and for people to watch.

As a straight white man, I've been catered to my whole life. It's nice. But I'm fine if not everything is aimed at me. While I haven't seen Us, Black Panther and Captain Marvel are fun movies. So either I get to see a good movie or I get to save my money. This is a win/win situation.

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Dumbo opens on the low end of tracking and that Beach Bum number shows the McConaissance is truly dead, at least at the box office, though Harmony Korine is not the most commercial of directors. The Us hold is strong considering the size of its first weekend.


March 29–31, 2019 Final Numbers:

1 (N)  Dumbo   $45,990,748 | 4,259 Theaters | $10,566 Avg. | $45,990,748
2 (1)  Us   $33,229,640  (-53.3%)  | 3,743 Theaters  (+2)  | $8,878 Avg. | $20M Budget | $127,844,080    
3 (2)  Captain Marvel   $20,664,264  (-39.7%)  | 3,985 Theaters  (-293)  | $5,186 Avg. | $152-175M Budget | $353,970,079
4 (N)  Unplanned   $6,382,298 | 1,059 Theaters | $6,027 Avg. | $6M Budget | $6,382,298 
5 (4)  Five Feet Apart   $6,197,557  (-27.5%)  | 2,845 Theaters  (-21)  | $2,178 Avg. | $7M Budget | $35,823,158     
6 (3)  Wonder Park   $5,011,027  (-42.8%)  | 3,304 Theaters  (-534)  | $1,517 Avg. | $80-100M Budget | $37,952,814     
7 (5)  How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World   $4,371,920  (-32.9%)  | 2,785 Theaters  (-562)  | $1,570 Avg. | $129M Budget | $153,105,930
8 (39)  Hotel Mumbai   $3,196,209  (+3,529.4%)  | 924 Theaters  (+920)  | $3,459 Theaters | $3,311,688     
9 (6)  Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral   $2,677,413  (-39.2%)  | 1,923 Theaters  (-264)  | $1,392 Avg. | $20M Budget | $70,016,583     
10 (N)  The Beach Bum   $1,763,070 | 1,100 Theaters | $1,603 Avg. | $5M Budget | $1,763,070     

Gloria Bell   $1,055,106  (-36.1%)  | 1,127 Theaters  (+473)  | $936 Avg. | $4,122,112     
No Manches Frida 2   $896,944  (-49.3%)  | 423 Theaters  (-49)  | $2,120 Avg. | $8,044,371
The Mustang   $597,581  (+167.3%)  | 181 Theaters  (+143)  | $3,302 Avg. | $1,001,760     
The Aftermath   $326,814  (+170.7%)  | 161 Theaters  (+135)  | $2,030 Avg. | $573,567    
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse   $178,764  (-30.0%)  | 218 Theaters  (-60)  | $820 Avg. | $90M Budget | $190,173,195

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International Box Office:

CAPTAIN MARVEL:  $636.8M Overseas Total | $990.6M Global Total
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY:  $680.3M Overseas Total | $896.3M Global Total

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD:  $348.9M Overseas Total | $501.8M Global Total
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL:  $317.6M Overseas Total | $402.5M Global Total

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE:  $190.1M Overseas Total | $372.8M Global Total
GREEN BOOK:  $210.6M Overseas Total | $295.1M Global Total

THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART:  $78.7M Overseas Total | $183.3M Global Total
US:  $46.3M Overseas Total | $174.52M Global Total
THE UPSIDE:  $12.9M Overseas Total | $120.3M Global Total
DUMBO:  $71M Overseas Total | $116M Global Total

A DOG'S WAY HOME:  $32.4M Overseas Total | $74.3M Global Total
WHAT MEN WANT:  $15.3M Overseas Total | $69.5M Global Total
WONDER PARK:  $14.4M Overseas Total | $52.2M Global Total
FIVE FEET APART:  $14.8M Overseas Total | $50.6M Global Total

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33 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

Aladdin could definitely be a stiff. If Lion King stiffs? That would definitely spark serious discussion in the boardroom.

One thing that REALLY needs to get discussed is why these live action kid cartoon movies are like 2 hours long. Dumbo is just shy of 2 hours, and Beauty and the Beast was OVER 2 hours. It was ridiculous. I know you're relying on nostalgic adults taking their kids, but if the kids are falling asleep because the movie is too long, they're not going to want to come back.

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I think the issue with Dumbo is the age.  It has been a long time since Dumbo was a part of the pop culture universe.  Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King are still part of pop culture with the cartoon sequels and stage plays.  Dumbo was popular with people who are grandparents or even great-grandparents whereas The Lion King, Aladdin and Beauty And The Beast are more likely to have a nostalgic hold on people who have kids at the right age to take to the theater to see this.

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On 4/1/2019 at 11:14 PM, Irlandesa said:

I think the issue with Dumbo is the age.  It has been a long time since Dumbo was a part of the pop culture universe.  Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King are still part of pop culture with the cartoon sequels and stage plays.  Dumbo was popular with people who are grandparents or even great-grandparents whereas The Lion King, Aladdin and Beauty And The Beast are more likely to have a nostalgic hold on people who have kids at the right age to take to the theater to see this.

I think dumbo still has pop culture relevance. He’s a big part of Disney iconography- not as big as Tinkerbell mind you but big. I think the problem is that you took a very simple simple story and DRAGGED it out with beautiful CGI. My mom saw it on her bday (matinee so the kids would be in school) and she gave it a 7. 

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Dumbo is fucking traumatic! So they decided to up the ante by making it more life-like? I was just at Disneyland last week and we went to see the preview and I was fucking enraged just from that. HOW DARE YOU CALL THAT SWEET BABY UGLY! He's hiding in a haystack while his fretful mother refuses to be herded away from him and then I have to watch a humans talk about how ugly he is and how he has to be "fixed" in order to be worth anything to their circus?!

Didn't make me want to watch the actual movie. But, to be fair, the second I heard 'Tim Burton' and 'Dumbo' in the same sentence I thought 'Well, this is going to be an exercise in cruelty to outcasts. Again.'

Seriously, at this rate are they going to do live-action Bambi, too?

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9 hours ago, Dandesun said:

Seriously, at this rate are they going to do live-action Bambi, too?

Probably but I hope not.  Losing Bambi's mom was traumatic enough when it was in regular cartoon format.  I don't know that I can take watching a realistic CGI doe get killed.  The forest fire sequence would be impressive but that's not a good enough reason. 

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1 hour ago, scarynikki12 said:

Probably but I hope not.  Losing Bambi's mom was traumatic enough when it was in regular cartoon format.  I don't know that I can take watching a realistic CGI doe get killed.  The forest fire sequence would be impressive but that's not a good enough reason. 

Pocahontas is pretty much the only thing aside from Song of the South that I can't see ever getting touched. (There was a dramatic live version in 2005 but it wasn't Disney.) Lindsay Ellis did a really good essay on why Disney's Pocahontas was met with "meh" at the box office and why Moana is basically Pocohantas but with a bit more enlightenment on native cultures:

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On 4/1/2019 at 12:00 PM, xaxat said:

I think it's something to keep an eye on. Is Dumbo a one off, or will Disney's other live action projects underperform as well?

On 4/1/2019 at 6:59 PM, AimingforYoko said:

Aladdin could definitely be a stiff. If Lion King stiffs? That would definitely spark serious discussion in the boardroom.

I think Disney should slow down with remakes, maybe to 1-2 per year if they insist on these live action adaptations. In the future, the ones that aren't guaranteed smashes will probably debut on the Disney+ service.

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On 4/1/2019 at 7:51 PM, methodwriter85 said:

One thing that REALLY needs to get discussed is why these live action kid cartoon movies are like 2 hours long. Dumbo is just shy of 2 hours, and Beauty and the Beast was OVER 2 hours. It was ridiculous. I know you're relying on nostalgic adults taking their kids, but if the kids are falling asleep because the movie is too long, they're not going to want to come back.

I guess they want to make the live action adaptations longer to differentiate them from the animated versions, to show it is not exactly the same, just with actual people. The remakes are probably being pitched at a slightly older audience, who can presumably endure a longer movie. OTOH, a shorter movie does mean more showings a day in theaters, which you'd think Disney would encourage.

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On 4/2/2019 at 12:14 AM, Irlandesa said:

I think the issue with Dumbo is the age.  It has been a long time since Dumbo was a part of the pop culture universe.  Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King are still part of pop culture with the cartoon sequels and stage plays.  Dumbo was popular with people who are grandparents or even great-grandparents whereas The Lion King, Aladdin and Beauty And The Beast are more likely to have a nostalgic hold on people who have kids at the right age to take to the theater to see this.

The animated The Jungle Book is from 1967 and the recent remake was a huge hit ($364M domestic and nearly a billion dollars overall).

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=junglebook2015.htm

Granted, 1941 is a generation farther back than that, but I think the bigger issue is that a retelling of the Dumbo story didn't seem to have enough new to offer. It's nice that there is a less problematic version now but that alone won't drive box office in a big way. People know the general Dumbo reference but won't go out and see a movie just because of that.

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Dejana

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Another weekend, another superhero movie, this time for kids (though some would say, aren't they all?).

April 5–7, 2019 Estimates:

1 (N)  Shazam!   $53,450,000 | 4,217 Theaters | $12,675 Avg. | $80-100M Budget | $56,775,000     
2 (N)  Pet Sematary   $25,000,000 | 3,585 Theaters | $6,974 Avg. | $21M Budget | $25,000,000     
3 (1)  Dumbo   $18,224,000  (-60.4%)  | 4,259 Theaters | $4,279 Avg. | $170M Budget | $76,271,489     
4 (2)  Us   $13,813,000  (-58.4%)  | 3,512 Theaters  (-231)  | $3,933 Avg. | $20M Budget | $152,395,995     
5 (3)  Captain Marvel   $12,682,000  (-38.6%)  | 3,573 Theaters  (-412)  | $3,549 Avg. | $152-175M Budget | $374,133,563

6 (N)  The Best of Enemies   $4,500,000 | 1,705 Theaters | $2,639 Avg. | $10M Budget | $4,500,000
7 (5)  Five Feet Apart   $3,700,000  (-40.3%)  | 2,484 Theaters  (-361)  | $1,490 Avg. | $7M Budget | $41,591,252     
8 (4)  Unplanned   $3,200,000  (-49.9%)  | 1,516 Theaters  (+457)  | $2,111 Avg. | $6M Budget | $12,467,510     
9 (6)  Wonder Park   $2,040,000  (-59.3%)  | 2,281 Theaters  (-1,023)  | $894 Avg. | $80-100M Budget | $41,980,513
10 (7)  How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World   $1,985,000  (-54.6%)  | 1,928 Theaters  (-857)  | $1,030 Avg. | $129M Budget | $156,692,245

11 (8)  Hotel Mumbai   $1,753,789  (-45.1%)  | 930 Theaters  (+6)  | $1,886 Avg. | $6,394,889     
12 (9)  Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral   $1,185,000  (-55.7%)  | 1,101 Theaters  (-822)  | $1,076 Avg. | $20M Budget | $72,133,801
13 (14)  The Mustang   $771,000  (+29.0%)  | 350 Theaters  (+169)  | $2,203 Avg. | $2,046,695     
14 (10)  The Beach Bum   $494,063  (-72.0%)  | 1,055 Theaters  (-45)  | $468 Avg. | $3,012,393     
15 (12)  No Manches Frida 2   $415,000  (-53.7%)  | 275 Theaters  (-148)  | $1,509 Avg. | $8,747,127     

Gloria Bell   $390,000  (-63.0%)  | 642 Theaters  (-485)  | $607 Avg. | $5,031,491     
The Public   $279,294 | 265 Theaters | $1,054 Avg. | $279,294     
Alita: Battle Angel   $170,000  (-66.5%)  | 311 Theaters  (-365)  | $547 Avg. | $170M Budget | $85,316,502     

High Life   $100,028 | 4 Theaters | $25,007 Avg. | $9M Budget | $100,028
Storm Boy   $46,744 | 56 Theaters | $835 Avg. | $46,744     
Peterloo   $30,427 | 3 Theaters | $10,142 Avg. | $30,427

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International Box Office:     

CAPTAIN MARVEL:  $663.5M Overseas Total | $1.037B Global Total
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY:  $683.3M Overseas Total | $899.5M Global Total  

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD:  $351.4M Overseas Total | $508.1M Global Total
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL:  $316.3M Overseas Total | $401.7M Global Total
GREEN BOOK:  $219.5M Overseas Total | $304.3M Global Total

US:  $64.2M Overseas Total | $216.6M Global Total
DUMBO:  $137.5M Overseas Total | $213.8M Global Total
SHAZAM!  $102M Overseas Total | $158.6M Global Total  

FIVE FEET APART:  $21M Overseas Total | $62.5M Global Total
WONDER PARK:  $18M Overseas Total | $59.9M Global Total
PET SEMATARY:  $17.3M Overseas Total | $42.3M Global Total 

topanga

topanga

21 hours ago, Dejana said:

6 (N)  The Best of Enemies   $4,500,000 | 1,705 Theaters | $2,639 Avg. | $10M Budget | $4,500,000

I wonder if the studio was expecting a bigger opening weekend. Perhaps not, if it opened opposite a superhero movie. 

I know this movie is loosely based on a true story, but it seems like a movie I've seen before but done better. Remember the Titans comes to mind. Or maybe it was the thought of watching Taraji's (fake) saggy boobs for 2 hours that kept me away. 

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methodwriter85

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9 hours ago, topanga said:

I wonder if the studio was expecting a bigger opening weekend. Perhaps not, if it opened opposite a superhero movie. 

And it opened way outside of the normal awards season window, which means they don't have much confidence that it will pick up noms. I always call January through April like "failed awards bait" season. LOL.

Edited to add; Yes, I realize there are outliers like Get Out.

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Dejana

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24 minutes ago, methodwriter85 said:

And it opened way outside of the normal awards season window, which means they don't have much confidence that it will pick up noms. I always call January through April like "failed awards bait" season. LOL.

Edited to add; Yes, I realize there are outliers like Get Out.

Get Out wasn't released as an Oscar movie but became one as the year went on. It seemed to grow on critics as the months went by (comparing the initial reviews to its placement on year-end lists), but I don't think it would have had the same Oscars success without such strong box office. Traditional awards bait doesn't need to make $100-200 million to get nominations and wins, but movies in less Oscar friendly genres have to do more to get considered. Unfair, but often the way it is.

ITA that The Best of Enemies fits the profile of classic busted Oscar bait given its subject matter/reviews/release date. Taraji and Sam Rockwell were announced to star back in June 2015 and it started filming in May 2017. This isn't exactly one that they rushed out to theaters:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_of_Enemies_(2019_film)

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April 12–14, 2019 Estimates:

1 (1)  Shazam!   $25,140,000  (-53.0%)  | 4,306 Theaters  (+89)  | $5,838 Avg. | $100M Budget | $94,913,013
2 (N)  Little   $15,499,000 | 2,667 Theaters | $5,811 Avg. | $20M Budget | $15,499,000     
3 (N)  Hellboy   $12,015,000 | 3,303 Theaters | $3,638 Avg. | $50M Budget | $12,015,000
4 (2)  Pet Sematary   $10,000,000  (-59.2%)  | 3,585 Theaters | $2,789 Avg. | $21M Budget | $41,121,660     
5 (3)  Dumbo   $9,186,000  (-49.6%)  | 3,706 Theaters  (-553)  | $2,479 Avg. | $170M Budget | $89,945,162     
6 (5)  Captain Marvel   $8,626,000  (-30.6%)  | 2,975 Theaters  (-598)  | $2,899 Avg. | $152-175M Budget | $386,536,581     
7 (4)  Us   $6,946,000  (-49.7%)  | 2,768 Theaters  (-744)  | $2,509 Avg. | $20M Budget | $163,498,425     
8 (N)  After   $6,200,000 | 2,138 Theaters | $2,900 Avg. | $14M Budget | $6,200,000     
9 (N)  Missing Link   $5,841,434 | 3,413 Theaters | $1,712 Avg. | $5,841,434     
10 (6)  The Best of Enemies   $2,000,000  (-55.0%)  | 1,705 Theaters | $1,173 Avg. | $10M Budget | $8,101,570

Five Feet Apart   $1,550,000  (-56.7%)  | 1,473 Theaters  (-1,011)  | $1,052 Avg. | $7M Budget | $43,911,394     
The Mustang   $788,000  (+1.1%)  | 527 Theaters  (+177)  | $1,495 Avg. | $3,175,560     
Amazing Grace   $372,288  (+322.6%)  | 58 Theaters  (+50)  | $6,419 Theaters | $612,244      
Mia and the White Lion   $238,903 | 312 Theaters | $766 Avg. | $238,903     

Mary Magdalene   $62,436 | 62 Theaters | $1,007 Avg. | $62,436     
Teen Spirit   $44,361 | 4 Theaters | $11,090 Avg. | $44,361     
Her Smell   $39,058 | 3 Theaters | $13,019 Avg. | $39,058
Wild Nights With Emily   $33,000 | 3 Theaters | $11,000 Avg. | $33,000     

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International Box Office:

CAPTAIN MARVEL:  $678.0M Overseas Total | $1.064B Global Total
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY:  $685.2M Overseas Total | $901.4M Global Total

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD:  $353.5M Overseas Total | $511.4M Global Total
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL:  $318.1M Overseas Total | $403.5M Global Total  
GREEN BOOK:  $224.1M Overseas Total | $308.9M Global Total

DUMBO:  $177.0M Overseas Total | $266.9M Global Total
SHAZAM!  $163.9M Overseas Total | $258.8M Global Total
US:  $72.5M Overseas Total | $235.9M Global Total

PET SEMATARY:  $35.7M Overseas Total | $76.8M Global Total
WONDER PARK:  $30.3M Overseas Total | $73.7M Global Total   
FIVE FEET APART:  $25.3M Overseas Total | $69.2M Global Total

Dejana

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The calm before the storm... Another Conjuring-verse movie beats expectations in the meantime and Captain Marvel passes $400 million.

April 19–21, 2019 Final Numbers

1 (N)  The Curse of La Llorona   $26,347,631 | 3,372 Theaters | $7,814 Avg. | $9M Budget | $26,347,631     
2 (1)  Shazam!   $16,464,508  (-32.7%)  | 4,183 Theaters  (-123)  | $3,936 Avg. | $80–100M Budget | $120,437,864     
3 (N)  Breakthrough   $11,282,333 | 2,824 Theaters | $3,936 Avg. | $14M Budget | $14,789,258     
4 (6)  Captain Marvel   $9,105,610  (+5.7%)  | 2,653 Theaters  (-322)  | $3,432 Avg. | $152-175M Budget | $400,031,743     
5 (2)  Little   $8,327,435  (-45.9%)  | 2,667 Theaters | $3,122 Avg. | $20M Budget | $29,256,845     

6 (5)  Dumbo   $6,621,260  (-29.6%)  | 3,225 Theaters  (-481)  | $2,053 Avg. | $170M Budget | $101,076,170
7 (4)  Pet Sematary   $4,863,233  (-50.1%)  | 3,146 Theaters  (-439)  | $1,546 Avg. | $21M Budget | $49,596,308
8 (7)  Us   $4,160,050  (-38.9%)  | 2,264 Theaters  (-504)  | $1,837 Avg. | $20M Budget | $170,340,670
9 (9)  Missing Link   $4,157,285  (-30.1%)  | 3,437 Theaters  (+24)  | $1,210 Avg. | $12,764,526      
10 (3)  Hellboy   $3,951,098  (-67.2%)  | 3,303 Theaters | $1,196 Avg. | $50M Budget | $19,747,369

11 (8)  After   $2,381,995  (-60.3%)  | 2,138 Theaters | $1,114 Avg. | $14M Budget | $10,317,144     
12 (N)  Penguins   $2,282,593 | 1,815 Theaters | $1,258 Avg. | $3,234,350     
13 (N)  Kalank   $1,276,581 | 320 Theaters | $3,989 Avg. | $1,786,7665     
14 (16)  How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World   $817,435  (+9.6%)  | 1,062 Theaters  (+240)  | $770 Avg. | $129M Budget | $159,087,575    
15 (N)  The Pilgrim's Progress   $678,647 | 706 Theaters | $961 Avg. | $1,294,596     

Amazing Grace   $603,302  (+72.8%)  | 190 Theaters  (+132)  | $3,175 Avg. | $1,348,118     
Unplanned   $590,086  (-66.5%)  | 839 Theaters  (-563)  | $703 Avg. | $6M Budget | $17,207,329
High Life   $272,127  (+51.3%)  | 146 Theaters  (+114)  | $1,864 Avg. | $9M Budget | $668,748     
Teen Spirit   $241,942  (+454.7%)  | 696 Theaters  (+692)  | $348 Avg. | $298,763     

Red Joan   $38,949 | 4 Theaters | $9,737 Avg. | $38,949
Under the Silver Lake   $35,270 | 2 Theaters | $17,635 Avg. | $35,270    

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International Box Office:

CAPTAIN MARVEL:  $689.5M Overseas Total | $1.089B Global Total

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD:  $355.4M Overseas Total | $514.5M Global Total

DUMBO:  $206.6M Overseas Total | $307.8M Global Total
SHAZAM!  $201.5M Overseas Total | $322.8M Global Total
GREEN BOOK:  $227.6M Overseas Total | $312.5M Global Total
US:  $75.3M Overseas Total | $245.7M Global Total

THE LEGO MOVIE: THE SECOND PART:  $82.2M Overseas Total | $187.6M Global Total  
ESCAPE ROOM:  $97.3M Overseas Total | $154.3M Global Total
THE UPSIDE:  $13.9M Overseas Total | $121.9M Global Total

PET SEMATARY:  $46.1M Overseas Total | $95.6M Global Total
WONDER PARK:  $48.5M Overseas Total | $93M Global Total
FIVE FEET APART:  $25.7M Overseas Total | $70.7M Global Total
THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA:  $30M Overseas Total | $56.5M Global Total

LITTLE:  $4.8M Overseas Total | $34.1M Global Total
AFTER:  $15.9M Overseas Total | $26.4M Global Total
BREAKTHROUGH:  $5.9M Overseas Total | $20.5M Global Total

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AimingforYoko

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8 minutes ago, methodwriter85 said:

As a cinema worker, this is giving me severe Star Force Awakens flashbacks.

Weekends like the one upcoming is when I thank god for reserved seating.

How do you know you've got a big movie on your hands? When it has a halo effect on affiliated movies. The B.O. for Captain Marvel actually went up this weekend. And then there's this guy.

Two things: First, kinda shocked he's not from Florida. Second, I was worried Brie Larson might have to take out a restraining order, but it sounds like he did it just for the record.

topanga

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20 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

As a cinema worker, this is giving me severe Star Force Awakens flashbacks.

I read your post too fast and for a second there thought you said, "As a sex worker..." No judgement, but it made me wonder what sex work had to do with Star Wars or The Avengers. 

As a MCU non-fan, it still makes me happy that Americans still go to the movies. 

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