bwr827
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Was Game of “Thorns” a spinoff of Game of Thrones?
Squid Game was a year after Tiger King, and also achieved watercooler status.
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Squid Game was a year after Tiger King, and also achieved watercooler status.
What does this mean… I was referring to Game of Thorns… if you are referring to House of Dragon… that is not a Water Cooler show
IMO Squid Game was a popular show, but not a water cooler show… I only know a couple of people who watched Squid Game in real life…. A water cooler show transcends people who watch a lot of content and make it appontment television for just about everyone
bwr827
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There is no show called Game of Thorns. That’s what I meant.
I define “watercooler show” as one that suddenly everyone is talking about, especially if I start hearing about it from many people at my workplace.
Re: appointment television, totally agree. That’s a thing of the past. Replaced by “oh crap, I’d better binge that show this weekend so I know what people are talking about.”
Ahhh… yeah I got you… stupid auto correctThere is no show called Game of Thorns. That’s what I meant.
I define “watercooler show” as one that suddenly everyone is talking about, especially if I start hearing about it from many people at my workplace.
Re: appointment television, totally agree. That’s a thing of the past. Replaced by “oh crap, I’d better binge that show this weekend so I know what people are talking about.”
I work with a bunch of Star wars fans… who still make appointment television for the Disney plus shows… but I don’t consider any of those as Water cooler shows… even the Mandalorian… none of them to my knowledge watched Squid Game… I do know a couple of people outside of work who do… but it does not feel like a show I could not escape from hearing about like Seinfeld, Game of Thrones (better), or the first few seasons of The Walkkng Dead
Disney Irish
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Its a typo and you know it. Stop teasing.There is no show called Game of Thorns. That’s what I meant.
In order for something to become a "water cooler" show in my opinion it has to transcend the show itself to a point where it becomes a part of pop culture. There are very few shows in the modern streaming era that do this, not even Squid Games.
TP2000
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Hi gang! Thursday box office is out, previewing how this weekend will look with a few new films debuting.
Inside Out 2 continues to be strong nearly a month after its opening. But it looks like the two new movies are getting a tepid-at-best response from the box office this weekend.
www.the-numbers.com
Inside Out 2 continues to be strong nearly a month after its opening. But it looks like the two new movies are getting a tepid-at-best response from the box office this weekend.
The Numbers - Where Data and the Movie Business Meet
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TP2000
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And now that it's mid July, I think we can just about put to bed the box office financials on Planet Of The Apes 9. Here's how it did compared to its two predecessors, adjusted for inflation. I doubt we'll see another Apes movie, if I were to guess. 
Apes 9: Production $160, Marketing $80, Domestic B.O. Take $102, Overseas B.O. Take $90 = $48 Million Loss
Also, just before the July 4th holiday weekend, the Garfield movie bested Wish at the global box office. Garfield hasn't yet opened in a few European countries, nor in Japan, but the results are already in when you compare it to the last WDAS release Wish and the last Pixar release Inside Out 2.
Apes 9: Production $160, Marketing $80, Domestic B.O. Take $102, Overseas B.O. Take $90 = $48 Million Loss
Also, just before the July 4th holiday weekend, the Garfield movie bested Wish at the global box office. Garfield hasn't yet opened in a few European countries, nor in Japan, but the results are already in when you compare it to the last WDAS release Wish and the last Pixar release Inside Out 2.
TP2000
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As far as I know, he is fine,
Would you please tell him that I said hi? This thread is not quite the same without his signature joie de vivre.
BrianLo
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And now that it's mid July, I think we can just about put to bed the box office financials on Planet Of The Apes 9. Here's how it did compared to its two predecessors, adjusted for inflation. I doubt we'll see another Apes movie, if I were to guess.
Apes 9: Production $160, Marketing $80, Domestic B.O. Take $102, Overseas B.O. Take $90 = $48 Million Loss
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Also, just before the July 4th holiday weekend, the Garfield movie bested Wish at the global box office. Garfield hasn't yet opened in a few European countries, nor in Japan, but the results are already in when you compare it to the last WDAS release Wish and the last Pixar release Inside Out 2.
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Apes 9: Production $160, Marketing $40, Domestic B.O. Take $102, Overseas B.O. Take $90 = $8 Million Loss
Now you are just ignoring me.
Also not presented, but for clarity of comparison, is the 190-244 inflation adjusted budget of War for the Planet of the Apes. The numbers amount appears to be on the lower end of the actual suspected range.
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Tony the Tigger
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IO2 globally has passed Incredibles 2 and Frozen. Next to beat is Super Mario, and I’m guessing that could happen by next weekend.
Prince-1
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It was very good. Cage has been acting his behind off as of late. This and Maxxxine were very entertaining movies.
I did enjoy Maxxxine….I have not been able to check out Longlegs… I had prior commitments this weekend… I hope to do so in the next week…. The reviews have been stellar
Animaniac93-98
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IO2 is about $105 million away from topping Frozen 2's global total to become the highest grossing animated movie ever.
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BrianLo
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And a big ole asterisks on Lion King 2019.
brideck
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Really looking forward to this one. Maika Monroe was fantastic in Watcher (a bit of a twist on Rear Window) from a couple years back.
But I have a lot of catching up to do before we get there. After a long hiatus from the theater, we just saw Kinds of Kindness and The Fall Guy today. I can see why KoK isn't Searchlight's awards play this year. Not the most offbeat Lanthimos has ever done, but far from broadly accessible.
BrianLo
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‘Twisters’ Even Bigger With $81M+ Opening – Monday AM Box Office Update
After strong preview numbers, Friday and Saturday box office, Twisters is expected to open to $80 million at 4,151 theaters.
deadline.com
Twisters appears to be doing ok after all. Not because its opening weekend is coming above estimates, but actually because the production budget was over-called. At 155m, its comp is now actually Apes. So opening like Apes is less worrying than I thought it was going to be.
Though international may be underperforming Apes.
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