Yep, this continued gaslighting that somehow DTC can’t or won’t meet and/or exceed linear from 15-20 years ago is starting to get tiring. We’re there people, everyone is all-in on it, one wonders why the continued denial here.
Yeah that lined up
I was surprised Superman didn’t hold more domestic (above $60)…but strong
Although it's finally going to get above 70 for a few days later this week.
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The little secret nobody wants to accept is the first one didn’t really do that well.
It’s not a secret. It’s a known fact that people did contortions around to boost it’s supposed popularity.
No one doubts its slightly better than break even box office in 2009, but it has gained in popularity steadily since then.
Don’t blow my cover, bro…trying to keep that on the down low
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Lower budget + bad ideas + cheaper actors appears to be a real “winner” angleFrom the horses mouth. I know there’s been conspiracies about the recent MCU budgets, but it seems to be valid.
Also generally an interesting interview.
Kevin Feige On Fixing Superhero Fatigue & How James Gunn Gave Marvel Props For ‘Superman’
Marvel boss Kevin Feige talks about DC's success with 'Superman' and what the cure is for superhero fatigue.
Unlike you I don’t buy into the Halloween costume metric theory that you trot out every few months as some proof of popularity. You famously incorrectly claimed that Avatar wasn’t popular because of the same silly wildly wrong costume theory saying you never saw a blue alien show up at your door, and look how that turned out when Avatar 2 was released. So maybe just maybe your costume metric should be retired permanently. As I bet you still won’t see a blue alien this Halloween either and Avatar 3 will still be popular.Such a shame, because The Princess & The Frog had one of the best pieces of park entertainment attached to it of all time. Right up there with The Lion King Parade. Tiana's Showboat Jubilee promenading on the banks of New Orleans Square and then boarding the Mark Twain for a riverboat.... well, jubilee, was pure Disneyland charm and toe-tapping goodness.
That Disneyland show may have been better than the actual movie, but the show stood on its own as park excellence.
Such a shame that the log ride remake turned out to be a steaming pile of broken-down crap. I had high hopes for it.
I've still never seen a Princess Tiana on my doorstep on Halloween. Have you?
What does "gained in popularity steadily since then" mean exactly? Going from 0.4% of 7 year old girls interested in her, to 0.6% of 7 year old girls interested in her?
I'm surprised the jodhpur wearing version didn't get the 7 year old girls excited to be her. What little girl in America doesn't love form-hiding and hard-wearing unisex Princess wear that can take you from a swamp to an employee-owned cooperative?
Avatar is really a thing on its own though. There's no denying it's probably the biggest franchise that has left almost no pop culture impact. So while the "costume theory" doesn't really hold up with Avatar. I think it is one spoke in the what's popular wheel. Obviously it's nothing scientific, but I do see some correlation in my opinion.