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Except July's inflation rate held rock steady, and was also 2.7%. And that baffled the "experts" we are supposed to believe. https://www.businessinsider.com/inflation-july-cpi-consumer-price-index-federal-reserve-interest-rates-2025-8 The question remains... by what broad economic indicator...

Sounds kind of boring. But I do love cheesecake. Tonight though, it was a strawberry Eton Mess that my sister made for us. And then I added the last bottle of decent champagne left over from when the kids were here last week. :cool: Those fools cast my expertly curated wine and spirits menu...

Looking at the current box office data, I'd bet two churros that Burbank execs will be greenlighting a sequel to The Fantastic Four just as soon as they get done with the sequel to The Marvels. 🧐

I thought of replying to all that, and then I thought to myself... "Oh, hell, this is a guy who works from home and thus wants to post regularly throughout the day and night taking it all very seriously. And I'm just a retired guy on a late nite August patio in La Jolla with another dessert...

Got it. And as I understand it, and you've been patient enough to remind me a few times when I forget, the dividing by two the box office tally compared to the 2.5x production budget accounts for future Disney+ sales in future fiscal years. Probably a five year outward look, if I were to guess...

So, I take it that means you have no idea, and that Mr. Gunn refuses to admit publicly, what the breakeven point was for his $225 Million Superman movie. Got it. ;) Is there any ability within you to have some fun? To realize this is all just a lark? To maybe relax a bit, and have an evening...

Has Mr. Gunn said what his number is for his $225 Million tentpole to break even, if it's not $650 Million? If they spent $225 Million on production, and another $100 Million on global advertising, and so far his studio's 60% of their domestic box office take equals $199 Million, and his...

Final weekend box office is in for The Fantastic Four and Freakier Friday (Ffff) for both domestic and overseas. The Fantastic Four is fading very fast, and just crested $230 Million domestically and another $204 Million from foreign lands. Freakier Friday did $28 Million domestic and just $15...

Oh, gosh, you're right! It was Superman that had the $225 Million budget, and The Fantastic Four was $200 Million. I do hope my Late Nite Patio Post error, mixing up the two superhero movies, didn't cause too much consternation for us all. ;) Your beloved box office tracking site The Numbers...

I know you posted that before the numbers were in, but it actually only got $15 Million and dropped an even 60% this weekend. Oof. Nope, that ship sailed two weeks ago. The Fantastic Four has now fallen out of the entire Legs tracking cone. It's below having any legs at all. It's got no...

First pass at weekend box office. Freakier Friday did $29 Million domestically. Is that good? I honestly can't tell. Anyone know? The Fantastic Four dropped a big 60% in its third weekend. It has very, very weak legs. I think we can chalk this up as another Burbank mega-budget tentpole that...

Okay gang, we've got another movie from Burbank and preview box office is in for it.... Freakier Friday! Did anyone request this sequel? It's got a very modest budget of just $42 Million, so I'm betting the snack table in that Burbank soundstage was looking rather bleak throughout its...

Okay, we can certainly kick out the notably lower price of gas this summer compared to '23 and '24 if it bothers you. So, I'll ask again. By which economic metrics are you both using to come to the conclusion that box office results this summer are suffering compared to the summer's of '23...

Thank you! My dedicated job as great uncle will be to make that child a Disneyland fan by the time he's 6. I'd also be thrilled to sit and watch Cars for the first time with him if it's a boy, or Frozen if it's a girl. We'll know which later this fall. But I'm going to get 'em hooked on classic...

Just so we can understand, and pin this down for future discussion... What exact metric are you two using to determine that the "economy" in the Summer of '25 is preventing any mega-budget movie from approaching or surpassing the $1 Billion mark like movies did in the summers of '23 (Barbie)...