Wkd Box Office - 10•5-7•18 - Audiences slurp up Venom. $80M Oct Record. Gaga is a strong 2nd. $42M.

Deleted member 16452 · Oct 13, 2018

I predicted Venom to be a massive flop, but here we are.

I'm eating delicious crow and actually like it lol.

El Bombastico said:

Its insane how badly WB fucked that up.

How could they not make a fun movie with those iconic characters...

broncobuster · Oct 13, 2018

kswiston said:
All of this year's predicted megaflops have bailed to 2019 or have been sold to Netflix. So we're stuck with Justice League and Solo until Peter Jackson offers some relief.

Robin Hood is a contender, depending on budget. Opening against Wreck it Ralph 2 and Creed 2, and week 2 of Fantastic Beasts 2. Even if it had no competition, things would look grim.

kswiston · Oct 13, 2018

broncobuster said:
Robin Hood is a contender, depending on budget. Opening against Wreck it Ralph 2 and Creed 2, and week 2 of Fantastic Beasts 2. Even if it had no competition, things would look grim.

I forgot that Robin Hood existed. Haha.

Produced by Leo DiCaprio!

El Bombastico · Oct 13, 2018

kswiston said:
All of this year's predicted megaflops have bailed to 2019 or have been sold to Netflix. So we're stuck with Justice League and Solo until Peter Jackson offers some relief.

Hey now, we still have Aquaman. At this point, the only thing that can outflop a DCEU film is another DCEU film...

Sibersk Esto · Oct 13, 2018

I kind of feel bad for Robin Hood after seeing that Taron Egerton apparently went 110% for the archery scenes.

0VERBYTE · Oct 13, 2018

Sibersk Esto said:
I kind of feel bad for Robin Hood after seeing that Taron Egerton apparently went 110% for the archery scenes.

Where'd you learn this? Is there a video somewhere of him training?

Seeya · Oct 13, 2018

Man that trailer for aqua man did nothing for me

kswiston · Oct 13, 2018

I think that Aquaman will probably be alright assuming that it wasn't $250M or something ridiculous.

It will get the holidays to boost legs.

Sibersk Esto · Oct 13, 2018

0VERBYTE said:
Where'd you learn this? Is there a video somewhere of him training?

broncobuster · Oct 13, 2018

kswiston said:
I think that Aquaman will probably be alright assuming that it wasn't $250M or something ridiculous.

It will get the holidays to boost legs.

Yeah, it'll do well. People get really weird about these comic movies, but it's got good momentum. Nothing exceptional compared to breakouts like Black Panther, Wonder Woman, or even Deadpool and GotG1. Comparable to Doctor Strange on the high end and Ant-Man on the low. Opening weekend is gonna be tepid considering the circumstances, but as you say, it's got the holidays and will continue to push into January. Not that it's gonna stop the overreactions about Aquaman or Bumblebee bombing.

Slayven · Oct 13, 2018

Whatever happened to the other Jungle book?

OrangeAtlas · Oct 13, 2018

kswiston said:
I forgot that Robin Hood existed. Haha.

Produced by Leo DiCaprio!

Am I gonna have to post more King Arthur gifs?

Mr. Pointy · Oct 13, 2018

Venom Vs. Ant-Man and the Wasp

Who's cuisine will reign supreme?

OrangeAtlas · Oct 14, 2018

Slayven said:
Whatever happened to the other Jungle book?

It got Cloverfield Paradox'd, or soon to be known as New Mutants'd:

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/mowgli-netflix-sale-jungle-book-1202889639/

shintoki · Oct 14, 2018

Slayven said:
Whatever happened to the other Jungle book?

Netflix'd

Mr. Pointy · Oct 14, 2018

I completely forgot that Robin Hood was a thing until the trailer showed up before Venom. And even then they didn't allude to it being a Robin Hood from until the last 20 seconds.

That's gonna crater so hard it'll make Solo look good.

Punished Goku · Oct 14, 2018

Sibersk Esto said:

The chemistry between the cast looks really good man. There's a part of me hoping that this does somewhat good.

kswiston · Oct 14, 2018

Mr. Pointy said:
Venom Vs. Ant-Man and the Wasp

Who's cuisine will reign supreme?

Probably depends on China. Ant-Man was in the summer, so Venom will start falling behind after this weekend domestically. But overseas, it's hard to tell at the moment.

broncobuster · Oct 14, 2018

OrangeAtlas said:
It got Cloverfield Paradox'd, or soon to be known as New Mutants'd:

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/mowgli-netflix-sale-jungle-book-1202889639/

Whoa now, it might be called getting Hellboy'd before it's New Mutants'd... or possibly Ad Astra'd.

kswiston · Oct 14, 2018

broncobuster said:
Whoa now, it might be called getting Hellboy'd before it's New Mutants'd... or possibly Ad Astra'd.

In the future, nothing bombs in theatres. Those films just get sold to streaming services.

EDIT: It is pretty funny that Netflix is able to spin shit sandwiches into major viewing events for its 100 and whatever million subs.

J_Viper · Oct 14, 2018

Oh right, Hellboy

I really want that to be good. Harbour and Neil Marshall are good dudes.

Slayven · Oct 14, 2018

kswiston said:
In the future, nothing bombs in theatres. Those films just get sold to streaming services.

EDIT: It is pretty funny that Netflix is able to spin shit sandwiches into major viewing events for its 100 and whatever million subs.

I can't tell if it is good business or not. Probably depends on the price.

OrangeAtlas said:
It got Cloverfield Paradox'd, or soon to be known as New Mutants'd:

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/mowgli-netflix-sale-jungle-book-1202889639/

Feel kinds of bad for Andy Serkis, wasn't this suppose to be his big director debut?

broncobuster · Oct 14, 2018

Slayven said:
I can't tell if it is good business or not. Probably depends on the price.

Feel kinds of bad for Andy Serkis, wasn't this suppose to be his big director debut?

Serkis had Breathe out last year, which I think was said to be fine? I haven't watched it.

Although I think Mowgli aka Tales from the Jungle Book aka Jungle Book Origins was filmed before Breathe but held for a couple years.

edit: Mowgli originally began filming in 2015. yeah.

kswiston · Oct 14, 2018

broncobuster said:
Serkis had Breathe out last year, which I think was said to be fine? I haven't watched it.

Although I think Mowgli aka Tales from the Jungle Book aka Jungle Book Origins was filmed before Breathe but held for a couple years.

Mowgli was supposed to be an October 2016 release, but Disney ate their lunch by releasing The Jungle Book in April. Filming started 3 and a half years ago.

Also, BronsonLee favorite Alejandro González Iñárritu was originally supposed to direct. But he bailed on the project because it conflicted with the filming of his two oscar winners.

OrangeAtlas · Oct 14, 2018

Andy Serkis' next movie is an Animal Farm adaptation for Netflix so I think all in all he's fine with the arrangement.

kswiston · Oct 14, 2018

OrangeAtlas said:
Andy Serkis' next movie is an Animal Farm adaptation for Netflix so I think all in all he's fine with the arrangement.

Animal Farm? Are they shooting it the same way? Serkis really did embrace being the mocap dude.

Punished Goku · Oct 14, 2018

What was Serkis' last role onscreen role? Da Bleck Pentha?

OrangeAtlas · Oct 14, 2018

kswiston said:
Animal Farm? Are they shooting it the same way? Serkis really did embrace being the mocap dude.

https://deadline.com/2018/08/animal...netflix-george-orwell-matt-reeves-1202438261/

Serkis will direct a performance-capture film.

Also Mowgli still has the chance to bomb yet, as per Variety:

A Netflix representative told Variety that "Mowgli" will have a theatrical release to go along with its release on the streaming service but provided no details.

0VERBYTE · Oct 14, 2018

Sibersk Esto said:

I'm gonna go support this when it comes.

Razgriz-Specter · Oct 14, 2018

Yo, WTF.
I legitimately liked Venom a lot.

Its so average or below but the cheese and camp work it just right. The 2 interesting fight sequences also helped.

Plasticine · Oct 14, 2018

Sibersk Esto said:

That made me look forward to this. Shame it's going to die a horrible death.

Deleted member 40133 · Oct 14, 2018

Razgriz-Specter said:
Yo, WTF.
I legitimately liked Venom a lot.

Its so average or below but the cheese and camp work it just right. The 2 interesting fight sequences also helped.

I feel the same way, it's a not good yet fun movie. People comparing it to suicide squad or fantastic 4 were way off base. There's actually fun moments in venom, even if they are dumb

Venom: "Pussy"

Super immature but my crowd just went wild with laughter

boontobias · Oct 14, 2018

Sibersk Esto said:

Wow that's a lot better than any of the trailers

Zygnosis · Oct 14, 2018

Sibersk Esto said:

This actually looks exciting. Let's see if we get something like RDJR's Sherlock Holmes out of this.

berzeli · Oct 14, 2018

Early Deadline update so don't fixate on the numbers as such, posting this for the SPE milestone bit:

Sony Swings Past $1 Billion As 'Venom' Bites $35M+; 'Goosebumps 2' & 'First Man' Wrestle $16M+ Third Place

Venom's solid second weekend of $35.5M (-55%) and Goosebumps 2's $16.2M opening have swung Sony past the $1 billion mark at the domestic box office for the year, making it the fourth major to do so. Disney has been there for a while with $2.75B+, Warner Bros. is north of $1.3B, and Universal at $1.2B+.

It's back-to-back years for Sony in regards to reaping $1 billion stateside. Prior to last year, 2014 marked the last time when the Culver City lot celebrated a billion-plus at the domestic box office.

broncobuster said:
Robin Hood is a contender, depending on budget. Opening against Wreck it Ralph 2 and Creed 2, and week 2 of Fantastic Beasts 2. Even if it had no competition, things would look grim.

Robin Hood's "saving" grace is that half of its production budget is supposedly covered by international presales. But since I wouldn't be shocked if the budget matched Gods of Egypt's $140M and it looks to hit sub $10M because well:

kswiston said:
I forgot that Robin Hood existed. Haha.

I wouldn't exactly say that it has much going for it.

ClamBuster · Oct 14, 2018

a lot of venoms success is because there really isn't much out in terms of special effect action spectacle... if it would have released in june/july the films numbers would be a lot lower

sensible decision by sony, but i'm not quite buying into the narrative that venom has proved people wrong with its success

(yes i've seen it, and i genuinely thought it was alright)

ViewtifulJC · Oct 14, 2018

I saw the Robin Hood trailer before First Man, which was the first time I remembered it was a thing. Too bad, cuz I actually really like all the primary actors involved, and I want to support Ben Mendolsohn's quest to play every Big Bad in Hollywood.

Masquerade Overture · Oct 14, 2018

El Royale was tedious.

Creamium · Oct 14, 2018

Sibersk Esto said:

This looks surprisingly dope, and it has Ben Mendelsohn. Sold.

Also can we not dump on Fury Road on this page thx

jey_16 · Oct 14, 2018

Wow...didn't realise that Solo couldn't even break $400m on a $300m budget, makes Justice League look successful in comparison

Schlorgan · Oct 14, 2018

Creamium said:
Also can we not dump on Fury Road on this page thx

There's been a lot of dumping on Fury Road for Venom's sake lately.

kswiston · Oct 14, 2018

New thread incoming, but:

So much for frontloading. Slightly better drop than Infinity War's second weekend.

ryutaro's mama · Oct 14, 2018

jey_16 said:
Wow...didn't realise that Solo couldn't even break $400m on a $300m budget, makes Justice League look successful in comparison

I keep hearing this but I find it hard to believe.

kswiston said:
New thread incoming, but:

So much for frontloading. Slightly better drop than Infinity War's second weekend.

KSWIZZ trolls are so much fun.

Deleted member 21339 · Oct 14, 2018

Schlorgan said:
There's been a lot of dumping on Fury Road for Venom's sake lately.

Haha what the hell is this about. Venom is a direct to video bargain bin trash compared to MM

Adventureracing · Oct 14, 2018

Everyone I know who saw venom enjoyed it and the screening I went to the audience seemed to have a great time. I don't think anyone thought it was a masterpiece but it was a fun romp. The movie definitely doesn't have bad WoM and unlike justice league I haven't actually heard anything about the bad reviews except online.

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