It's not close to Aladdin. $163.8m versus $213.5m.
It's also something like the fifth highest-budget Memorial Day weekend opening ever. You can't just look at the revenue side, you have to look at revenue net of costs.
Nobody is dispute that it's doing very well with US audiences. It's a moderate-to-good success in the US. But the size of its failure internationally is remarkable.
Because it continued to drop off day over day through the weekend (e.g., front loaded)How is Scott declaring the domestic take front loaded? You sort of need a second weekend to occur.
I don’t care whether it makes a billion. It won’t, but that’s immaterial.
Yes, the propaganda, I mean advertising, was layered on thick with this one.
Exactly this. The SWGS had multiple dozens of people paying a few thousand dollars a night for the experience. That’s a lot of money! But not relative to the costs of running the experience - so it will soon no longer exist.
It is unfortunate films are rated success or failure solely based on Box office numbers. For instance, people that are satisfied / happy with having seen the film versus those that experience buyer's remorse and wish they could unsee what they saw. Either way money is made, and success or failure is declared. Since box office numbers are the measure, I believe the numbers on Tuesday following the long weekend release will be telling as to whether this film has (sorry) legs or not.
I like plenty of films that have not been box office successes. Generally those films have given us something new.
This movie losing money at the box office will do absolutely nothing to stop the remakes coming this year and in the future. The countless live-actions that Disney has already announced are still coming, Dune: Part 2 will still be released in November, Blade is still scheduled for 2024, and more. These movies will continue to be produced and people will still pay money to see them. You’re better off just not seeing them instead of hoping that some big change will occur. It won’t.
I’ve already been through this with you, so I’ll keep it brief and just repeat what I already said, and commentary is supposed to be restricted for those who have seen the movie already (I’ll be seeing it soon). Just don’t watch the movies. They’ve been remaking these movies for years. Surely, they should have learned a lesson by now, right? People want art, right? Huh… Why are these movies still being cranked out then? Not actually looking for answers to those questions.Entirely baseless, but I'm glad you're having a good time.
So if Disney's current business strategies fail... they won't change direction at all. Interesting, maybe you should write for the New York Times
Good day to you.Except original movies make even less money… the masses have spoken…. They only want recognizable IP
The mods have asked us to keep the discussion in this thread for those who have actually seen the movie. When is your viewing scheduled?
They need to stop giving $350 million budgets and 2:15 run times to children's movies.
No, that is not what they said.