John from Cincinnati Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 22 minutes ago, S.K.o.S. said: What if people stop going to movies for the rest of the year to show support for SAG-AFTRA? (Would that even make sense? Maybe it'd hurt the theaters more than the studios.) Don't know if you meant to post this here rather than the Strike thread, but I'll respond here since that's where it ended up. Seen a lot of people discussing whether it would be helpful to cancel streaming services or participate in boycotts such as this. Some people (including many on strike) say yes, others within the guilds have made the case that it only helps the position of the AMPTP if they can present their business as being too volatile to allow for any concessions. And the guilds haven't called for any such action at this point. So... hard to say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 2 hours ago, John from Cincinnati said: Don't know if you meant to post this here rather than the Strike thread, but I'll respond here since that's where it ended up. Yes, I meant to post it here. I was thinking about what would happen if everyone stopped going to movies and Barbie made $0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 2 hours ago, S.K.o.S. said: Yes, I meant to post it here. I was thinking about what would happen if everyone stopped going to movies and Barbie made $0. This prompted me to go back and check where I put Barbie on the BO list and I couldn’t be more cooked oh no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) Well, Barbie is 90% on RT and Oppenheimer is under a review embargo until tomorrow.. My journey to the cellar of the pool rankings begins on Friday. Edited July 19, 2023 by J.T. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 13 hours ago, S.K.o.S. said: What if people stop going to movies for the rest of the year to show support for SAG-AFTRA? (Would that even make sense? Maybe it'd hurt the theaters more than the studios.) Basically - and to go with John said - I have seen a lot of folks ask that question and all the answers I have seen from writers and actors has been "Yes - still go see the movies" since they are finished products and if they do well it "shows how important the writers and actors are" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 29 minutes ago, J.T. said: Well, Barbie is 90% on RT and Oppenheimer is under a review embargo until tomorrow.. My journey to the cellar of the pool rankings begins on Friday. My top four of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Oppenheimer and Barbie on RT is one of the few things I've got right this time. Taken part every year and this is my worst showing, has to be. I'm not worried about Oppenheimer RT score. Feels like top tier Nolan with The Dark Knight, Memento and Batman Begins. Nolan's three best IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 The reviews for Oppenheimer are coming in now, it's at 97% with 63 reviews at the moment. I have Barbie at #2 on my RT list and left Oppenheimer completely off the list, because Tenet made me cautious. Seems like I bet on the wrong horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Since Enter the Dragon is coming out again I'm wondering if when the well starts to run dry they start re-releasing more old favorites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 23 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Since Enter the Dragon is coming out again I'm wondering if when the well starts to run dry they start re-releasing more old favorites. That's what cinemas did to try and get people in during the pandemic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Yeah, I remember that now, and wish I had a list of what came out. ...not like it was very conscionable of them to do that, but hey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 7 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Since Enter the Dragon is coming out again I'm wondering if when the well starts to run dry they start re-releasing more old favorites. Everything has an anniversary date. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1682115537172668417 Blue Beetle's domestic opening weekend prediction. Oof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 7 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Yeah, I remember that now, and wish I had a list of what came out. ...not like it was very conscionable of them to do that, but hey The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings and Avengers: Endgame were some where I'm from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Looking at Barbie opening screenings today at the cinema I go to, three are sold out and four the last few. Doesn't normally happen that. No sell outs for Oppenheimer or last few either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 6 hours ago, The Natural said: https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1682115537172668417 Blue Beetle's domestic opening weekend prediction. Oof. At least it's better than Ruby Gillman! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 For August, even for a comic book movie, $17 million a month out ain't that bad. You cannot expect super big numbers for a month that's littered with no hopers. Keep in mind, it's probably being catered to a heavily Latino/Hispanic audience so there may be no great barometer. If you're casting George Lopez, who has a strong Mexican-American audience behind him, you're expecting a decent turnout one way or another. If it's a hit with that audience, that range is going to be very low in hindsight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 UPDATE 10 OF 19 - through July 20 Standings 1 [- 1] JRGoldman - 16 points (12/4, tiebreak 4.592) 2 [- 2] Phantom Lord - 22 points (14/8, tiebreak 1.519) 3 [- 3] Hail Sabin - 22 points (16/6, tiebreak n/a) 4 [- 4] The Z - 26 points (16/10, tiebreak 0.04) 5 [↑ 6] DreamBroken - 28 points (14/14, tiebreak 0.41) 6 [↓ 5] J.T. - 32 points (22/10, tiebreak 1.217) 7 [↑ 8] S.K.o.S. - 36 points (22/14, tiebreak 0.965) 8 [↓ 7] Rippa - 38 points (24/14, tiebreak 1.015) 9 [↑ 12] John from Cincinnati - 38 points (24/14, tiebreak 1.267) 10 [↓ 9] Kuetsar - 40 points (26/14, tiebreak 0.523) 11 [↓ 10] Elsavajeloco - 40 points (18/22, tiebreak 0.762) 12 [↓ 11] The Natural - 44 points (28/16, tiebreak 1.217) Box office 1 [- 1] Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse - $328,371,821 (28 days) 2 [- 2] Guardians of the Galaxy 3 - $312,511,454 (28 days) 3 [- 3] The Little Mermaid - $261,567,764 (28 days) 4 [↑ 6] Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - $152,318,862 (21 days) 5 [↓ 4] Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - $141,723,312 (28 days) 6 [↓ 5] Fast X - $140,383,585 (28 days) 7 [- 7] Elemental - $116,589,287 (28 days) 8 [- 8] The Flash - $106,086,978 (28 days) 9 [↑ 11] Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 - $99,253,469 (9 days) 10 [↓ 9] Insidious: The Red Door - $64,501,673 (14 days) 11 [↓ 10] Asteroid City - $25,753,061 (28 days) 12 [- 12] Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken - $15,237,500 (21 days) Rotten Tomatoes 1 [- 1] Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 - 365/380 = 96% (9 days) 2 [- 2] Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse - 327/341 = 96% (28 days) 3 [- 3] Guardians of the Galaxy 3 - 297/363 = 82% (28 days) 4 [- 4] Elemental - 171/232 = 74% (28 days) 5 [- 5] Asteroid City - 214/291 = 74% (28 days) 6 [- 6] Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - 260/377 = 69% (21 days) 7 [- 7] The Little Mermaid - 210/314 = 67% (28 days) 8 [- 8] Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken - 58/88 = 66% (21 days) 9 [- 9] The Flash - 226/352 = 64% (28 days) 10 [- 10] Fast X - 160/286 = 56% (28 days) 11 [- 11] Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - 112/210 = 53% (28 days) 12 [- 12] Insidious: The Red Door - 38/99 = 38% (14 days) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Yeah, I don't think I will finish in the top 5 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 Barbie made $70.5 million on Friday, which is the biggest opening day for any movie this year. For comparison's sake, Guardians 3 had a $48.1m opening day and Across the Spider-Verse had a $51.8m opening day. Barbie could very well end up as the #1 box office movie in our contest. The highest anyone here ranked Barbie on their box office list was 5th. Lowest rank was 10th. Three of us left it off our box office list altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 There is zero reason I would ever want to see a Barbie movie. I would've expected the large majority of straight men would feel the same way. But there seems to be this sentiment online where if you're going to Oppenheimer then OF COURSE you will also see Barbie that same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Greta Gerwig solo-features have delivered big so far, which is plenty of reason to want to see Barbie. Can't remember where I saw this stat so forgive me if it's wrong, but the Barbie/Oppenheimer combo was supposedly the first time two movies opened to more than five million for Thursday previews on the same day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanie Sparkleface Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 5 hours ago, S.K.o.S. said: There is zero reason I would ever want to see a Barbie movie. I would've expected the large majority of straight men would feel the same way. But there seems to be this sentiment online where if you're going to Oppenheimer then OF COURSE you will also see Barbie that same day. Hi, woman here. This is a movie for us. We get very few that actually get promotion behind them. It seems most Hollywood folks think we don't care about actually paying money to see movies. I may have posted this on here, but I know multiple groups of people that have rented theatres specifically for private showings of this. I know at least a dozen people who went to public showings in costume. (I might have gone to a private screening - in costume no less - too.) I'm not going to make predictions but don't be surprised if this movie absolutely rinses all of your predictions. The last time I remember folks in my life getting this amped up for a movie was Titanic. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Anyone remember way back in late April and early May (when it was time for lists) when Warner was going all in trying to make The Flash the movie of the summer? Should’ve known better than to buy that fool’s gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 9 hours ago, S.K.o.S. said: Barbie made $70.5 million on Friday, which is the biggest opening day for any movie this year. For comparison's sake, Guardians 3 had a $48.1m opening day and Across the Spider-Verse had a $51.8m opening day. Barbie could very well end up as the #1 box office movie in our contest. The highest anyone here ranked Barbie on their box office list was 5th. Lowest rank was 10th. Three of us left it off our box office list altogether. I had a feeling it would do well just cause of the groundswell on social media, but it was a question of how well it would do. The reason I only had it sixth on BO list is I felt Oppenheimer might cannibalize some of the business. If Oppenheimer wasn't on the same week, I likely would have had it in the top 3. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) I want to see Barbie and Oppenheimer but I have a lot on my plate so will probably wait till DVD. Edited July 23, 2023 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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