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Wkd Box Office 0814-1615 - Straight Outta Competition, super B.O.M.B.A for Superman
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Future Foundation
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Apparently, it's a reboot - which wouldn't make sense because it's got the same writer as the original.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
It'll be rewarded even more once it launches in China.
Movie's WW gross should exceed $400 million+
He's not really that big here in the UK either. If anything people would know him from The Tudors but he wasn't a big breakout star after that.
massivekettle
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What's the domestic ceiling for MI5? $175-180m?
It could be. I think WB really wants him to be more of a well-known name, but I don't know how well that's working out for him, since he really hasn't been in a ton of stuff.
I do think it's time for studios to stop trying to make Armie Hammer happen. He seems like a really nice guy, but he can't even draw a stick figure, let alone a dime.
ryutaro's mama
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Well, they are 2 movies that no one asked for.
I think $190M.
Ant-Man will at least hit $170M, and MI5 is tracking ahead of it this weekend (third weekend) and overall.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Competition is nonexistent for the next few weeks.
$175 million should be doable.
It should finish at $180 million, but could do more if positive word-of-mouth continues.
ViewtifulJC
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Only thing that gets my movie lover interests through Sept are the Fall Film Festivals starting up. TIFF, Telluride, NYFF...sure I can't go to them, but I'd great to read some critical appraisals about the upcoming Bridge of Spies, Beasts of No Nation, Jobs, Spotlight, Room, A Bigger Splash, The Martian, etc.
I dunno, think Compton will have some good WOM. Ultra does looks interesting but I'll wait for the reviews.
That's pretty much how I am. Festival season is basically "boy, I can't wait to see these films starting in November through January" and little else. I am truly envious of those that get the chance, even if some of them suck.
That's not really a reward, given its budget that's a very bad return.
xaosslug
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LOL, ok. I just looked through the thread! XD No worries, man.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Can't wait for them to start building the Rapper Cinematic Universe. Hope 8 Mile is canon.
Future Foundation
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Thanks, guys.
I had no idea Stealth was such a bomb, BTW. $76 million on a $135 budget.
Hero_of_the_Day
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Yeah, it's on China to decide the fate of the feanchise at this point. Don't let the world down, China. Kill the monster!
massivekettle
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That's what reckoned.
Disappointing that it won't beat MI4's domestic gross ($210m)... but should still have a shot at the worldwide gross ($695m)...
You see, I just don't think UNCLE should have a budget any higher than a regular Guy Ritchie film (that isn't Sherlock), which would be around a fifth that figure and it would have done ok with that. I'm not why it isn't budgeted for $10-20 million, given that the actors aren't really stars, the action and effects are limited and the property is as much as drag as a selling point when it comes to box-office.
ViewtifulJC
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Luckily several of these titles will be opening wide in Oct. The Martian, Steve Jobs, Bridge of Spies, Crimson Peak, the Beasts of No Nation, The Walk, Our Brand is Crisis, etc
just gotta preserve, stay strong!
Future Foundation
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They already started seeding stuff for the Death Row sequel.
(Eminem post-credit sequence when?)
EDIT: And 8 Mile is a Universal pic, so it works!
Kevin Smith films are $35M+...
Films like that don't really exist with established directors.
Edit: Little bit lower actually until he went and did basement VoD films. Point is sill the same though.
Bobby Roberts
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You could probably do the "Escape from Death Row" movie. Center it mostly on Tupac, with Dre & Snoop being supporting roles, and Suge being the antagonist. Different screenwriter, same Director & Actors.
Two bombs in the span of a few years yet he'll keep getting starring roles because people can relate to his skin tone.
Reviews won't matter. Demographics are going to work against it.
ViewtifulJC
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Agreed
Gotta get in on that <$2K PTA!
Hero_of_the_Day
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Already going to the dollar theaters?
Bobby Roberts
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I thought that was funny, too. 9 exhibitors out there rolling the dice like "maybe we'll get the 'so bad it's good' crowd rolling in!"
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
China will love it.
I wonder if Paramount will greenlight a sequel if the film is a success there, $100 million +.
They'd probably slim down the budget to $120 million if so, and they'd have to rework the story too.
I'm so excited for the Maze Runner personally
BronsonLee
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UNCLE was basically just done to keep Ritchie and Caville busy inbetween shit, yeah? It's the only thing that makes sense.
Maybe it's starting a dollar theater run already lol
FF is still a draw for theaters. Ant-Man is ready though!
Future Foundation
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And we've never gotten a Pac movie - that shit could work.
I remember reading about how they'd be looking at global numbers and holds and go from there. If China works out well, they might just go for it - though they'll have to take a very hard look at that story.
UNCLE was one of those long-gestating projects that was going to come out eventually if only due to sheer stubbornness. We almost got a version a couple of years ago with Steve Soderbergh as the director and Emily Blunt as the female lead. Hell, the final irony of it bombing was that Tom Cruise was looking to star in it until Rogue Nation got off the ground at long last.
What inbetween shit for Ritchie? The guy just seems to make another similar PG-13 affair next year.
Future Foundation
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I remember, I meant something like SOC or Notorious.
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