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[Sirwalterraleigh]

‘Lilo & Stitch’ & ‘Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning’ Combined Will Gross $200M+ In What Could Be Biggest Memorial Day Weekend Ever At Box Office

It’s going to be a big Memorial Day weekend. Three-weekend tracking just hit, and Disney‘s live-action take on its 2002 toon Lilo & Stitch is heading to $120M over four days while Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is eyeing $80M over the Friday-Monday frame. The two movies...

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I do know we’re all in seeming alignment on stitch predictions.

My very adamant predictions about it since I first heard they were making it have zero to do with the movie itself

 

[DKampy]

So you’re going on record that this will rake?

And not this lame “it will make OODLES on D+!” Lying nonsense?

I did not say anything about Thunderbolts ….heck I don’t even know If I will enjoy it or not…. I have not seen it yet…. The reviews sound promising though

Just surprised our resident box office guru has not mentioned anything about the historic non holiday less then 5% drop Sinners had

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I did not say anything about Thunderbolts ….heck I don’t even know If I will enjoy it or not…. I have not seen it yet…. The reviews sound promising though

Just surprised our resident box office guru has not mentioned anything about the historic non holiday less then 5% drop Sinners had

Sinners is an interesting study

I think it’s mostly eye candy driven…is that crazy?

 

[Nubs70]

Well if that’s the case then she is going to have a very long and successful career.

Yup, popular in some circles and not so popular in others. Everyone has their niche.

 

[BrianLo]

I’d love to see Thunderbolts* do 650-750 if it’s as good as the buzz is. A modest start and good multiples seems feasible.

We’re going to need a CinemaScore and a few weeks of data I’d imagine for this one.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

People think that because the films have made Iron Man an integral part of the zeitgeist he must always have been A list.

He is now.

No one knew who any of the characters were in GotG and I am pretty sure that did more than just ok.

But they had a talking raccoon voiced by Bradley Cooper - and a tree guy - plus Chris Pratt, and a retro soundtrack. That was enough for me!

Have you read any reviews?

Nope. My life is not engrossed in movies. I’ve seen the trailers at the theaters a few times.

I'm not a comic book reader so I defer to the experts, but I was well aware of the main MCU people before their movies (Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Cap). Maybe I'm an anomaly but until Guardians, all the MCU movies were centered on characters I could have told you about.

Same. As a kid in the 70’s and 80’s, you knew of them even if you didn’t follow them.

It feels to me like a couple sidekicks are getting together with some people that I'm not sure if I should know or not. It feels haphazard, like filler

That’s how the trailer comes across to me, including one character I actively disliked through most of Captain America 4. Bucky is ok but was never a fave.

I’m not trashing anything; but unlike the Guardians example above, this is less compelling to me from the trailers alone. I’m sure I’ll see it, I always have low to mid expectations of popcorn superhero movies. Their novelty has long worn off, unlike when the original Superman and Batman films came out. But I’ll likely enjoy it. Then again, I was bored to death with Cap 1, and do not understand why Andor is so hyped. It’s the least Star Wars of any Star Wars I’ve ever seen. And what a coincidence: they invented things like martini glasses and club music in space.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Actually interesting, non-bickering stuff here today…good job

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I’d love to see Thunderbolts* do 650-750 if it’s as good as the buzz is. A modest start and good multiples seems feasible.

We’re going to need a CinemaScore and a few weeks of data I’d imagine for this one.

That’s really not how these things tend to break…but it’s possible.

 

[DKampy]

Sinners is an interesting study

I think it’s mostly eye candy driven…is that crazy?

It is a well written movie with a mixture of genres which has excellent word of mouth….the best reviewed movie of the year so far…also think some that don’t have an interest in horror figured it was not for them…. Went the 2nd weekend as it is not just a schlocky horror movie and could not resistt the great buzz…. I firmly believe Sinners will be remembered in award season despite the April release

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It is a well written movie with a mixture of genres which has excellent word of mouth….the best reviewed movie of the year so far…also think some that don’t have an interest in horror figured it was not for them…. Went the 2nd weekend as it is not just a schlocky horror movie and could not resistt the great buzz…. I firmly believe Sinners will be remembered in award season despite the April release

So the fact that Jordan and steinfeld are pretty high on the eye candy list doesn’t help?

 

[TP2000]

How many billboards have you seen for Minecraft and Sinners?

None for Sinners; with a name like that I'd remember. I don't remember any for Minecraft. At least along I-15 yesterday.

Just surprised our resident box office guru has not mentioned anything about the historic non holiday less then 5% drop Sinners had

Guru?!? Flattery like that will convince me to buy the second round!

You scared me for a few moments, because I thought I had forgotten a movie from the Disney family of studios. But then I went to Google and found out Sinners is from Warner Bros., so I'm not sure why I'd be expected to comment on a non-Disney movie?

 

[TP2000]

I heard a review for Thunderbolts on NPR this afternoon. I had no idea that Julia Louis Dreyfus was in it!?

She's a favorite of mine for decades, and Veep is some of the funniest stuff on TV in the past 20 years.

That was about the highlight of the NPR review for Thunderbolts. They did that typical NPR thing where they sort of faintly praised it in coded language while subtly alluding to the fact that Marvel really needs a big hit after the past few years of box office troubles. So for those who speak NPR, it seemed to get about a B+ rating.

Thunderbolts opens this weekend with a huge theater count; 4,330! Snow White and The Amateur give up about 1,200 theaters at the same time.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

This is the comparison fallacy…

Comparing sinners to Disney is not valid.

Sinners is not a tent pole…which 90% of Disney movies are made to be.

It’s funny how one day all “cinema” is unique and it’s about the art

…and when that doesn’t wash…every move is on equal footing…

The posts are on roller skates with grease

 

[Disney Irish]

So the fact that Jordan and steinfeld are pretty high on the eye candy list doesn’t help?

Did you see the movie? I think you're overplaying the "eye candy" here, while both are attractive off-screen they aren't specifically played up as such in the movie as its set in the 1930s.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Did you see the movie? I think you're overplaying the "eye candy" here, while both are attractive off-screen they aren't specifically played up as such in the movie as its set in the 1930s.

It’s a horror movie…so definitely not my jam in the theaters.

But I wasn’t talking about the movie appearances

I’ve heard Jordan and the phrase “hall pass” mentioned together like a 100 times…all over the place. Like a few times in sports media…
Try not to think about it too much.

And steinfeld has matured quite nicely since the early days…

Just saying…pretty people draw…whether it’s conscious or subconscious

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I heard a review for Thunderbolts on NPR this afternoon. I had no idea that Julia Louis Dreyfus was in it!?

She's a favorite of mine for decades, and Veep is some of the funniest stuff on TV in the past 20 years.

That was about the highlight of the NPR review for Thunderbolts. They did that typical NPR thing where they sort of faintly praised it in coded language while subtly alluding to the fact that Marvel really needs a big hit after the past few years of box office troubles. So for those who speak NPR, it seemed to get about a B+ rating.

Thunderbolts opens this weekend with a huge theater count; 4,330! Snow White and The Amateur give up about 1,200 theaters at the same time.

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If that’s the takeaway…I’d say it’s fair

MCU hasn’t had a film really exceed expectations since like G3? Not quite sure even that one did

 

[Andrew C]

I had no idea that Julia Louis Dreyfus was in it!?

Get out!

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Get out!

She was in one of their marvel shows I didn’t watch, right?

 

[Disney Irish]

It’s a horror movie…so definitely not my jam in the theaters.

But I wasn’t talking about the movie appearances

I’ve heard Jordan and the phrase “hall pass” mentioned together like a 100 times…all over the place. Like a few times in sports media…
Try not to think about it too much.

And steinfeld has matured quite nicely since the early days…

Just saying…pretty people draw…whether it’s conscious or subconscious

Lol, by that measure almost every Hollywood movie has the "pretty person eye candy" draw.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Lol, by that measure almost every Hollywood movie has the "pretty person eye candy" draw.

Not necessarily

There’s alot of “looks”…but draw is more than that…

But I get it…this movie has found that unique horror niche