Of all the remakes, this is the first one in a while I’m genuinely interested in.
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Of all the remakes, this is the first one in a while I’m genuinely interested in.
LittleBuford
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We'll have to agree to disagree. I've not seen a single live-action remake that comes close to resonating with me in the same way that the originals do. A lot of that, admittedly, is probably based on nostalgia and my own attachment to hand-drawn animation, whose loss at Disney still leaves me feeling extremely sad.
Sirwalterraleigh
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I think that’s why it will go bonkers
The original movie was - at most - a modest hit at the time…but the merchandising/pull longevity has been one of the biggest Disney success stories in decades…
It’s what they present princess and the frog as…but never has been
Hell…you see more stitch in more places now than you see frozen…or at least in the neighborhood…
Consumer products have changed alot since al gore invented the internet…so that’s gotta be looked at through a lense…
But it’s still indicative of where the money is made.
Want one who has shown more consumer strength than you’d think?
Moana…ahem…
Cars another easy one
I’ll probably be wrong…but I think stitch will be Disneys biggest hit this year…if it’s even decent. Unless there’s an avatar…which I can never keep straight.
Should beat all the marvels soundly. But the money will tell the tale
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Nothing we say here matters at all…but yet we come to kill time.
The money will tell the tale of the “trends”
When you give people what they want at the box office…like inside out and Moana…it gives them comfort and you are rewarded.
If it’s not…you flop or tread water.
But it doesn’t matter what we say.
Another example…the parks in Florida are struggling. Period. Losing people, cutting costs and drastically increasing prices to try and keep up. That beast feeds itself.
That is not opinion…it’s in their financials and has been confirmed by all their coverage.
But some people here would say
“I think it’s great”
“It’s never been better”
“It’s worth it to ME”
All opinions and that’s fine…but Also incorrect as being stated by the cold, hard math
Agent H
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I think fantastic 4 and avatar are an easy billion again I hope stitch does well as for the other two marvel movies and Elio we’ll see the only one I’m kinda rooting against is Snow White
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Fantastic four always lands with a comparative thud
Very sacred to marvel/comic lovers…and an ingenious kinda take for its time
But not really compelling characters to the casual fans. This will likely follow suit. Won’t flop…will kinda be “meh”
Just what history tells us
Agent H
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The previous 3 fantastic 4 movies failed because they were bad not because general audiences don’t care about them
Vegas Disney Fan
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I thought an average of opinions would lead to less arguing about whether that single opinion was right or wrong and create a better jumping off point for actual discussion.
Tony the Tigger
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They need to dig up the wonder twins asap.
Agent H
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Who are the wonder twins?
Vegas Disney Fan
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I’m a huge Stitch fan so I hope you are correct but I put it in the $500 million category on my list, I think it’s more niche than something like Moana or Zootopia so I’m afraid that’ll limit its box office.
That said I wouldn’t be surprised if it hits $750 million + if the word of mouth is good. It’s the type of movie that could go viral if the kids love it and it gets good buzz.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
The fantastic four was written as a “family” of flawed superheroes. Which was a twist on do gooders for comics in 1960s
But that doesn’t really resonate outside the comic store to the masses. And the actual characters are rather uninteresting for the eyes when they compare to X and Avenger ones
Now that worked really well for the incredibles…but they hit a different target.
FF just seems to be boring. Before your time…but they had Jessica alba, Chris Evans and Julian McMahon as a perfect doom in the first one…which was a decent hit. Eye candy. The second one wasn’t good…the last reboot was terrible.
It’s like the muppets…people love it…but not ENOUGH people love it for the mega corp
We’ll see…I hope it’s good but marvel could very well go 0-3 this year. Especially since starting today a predicted $1,500,000,000,000 increase on just common consumer products..not high faluting financial stuff…kicks in
Things may get tight…because they should…but I’m sure the world will try to con its way out of it.
In my eyes, I see it as just the right kind of nostalgia fuel to get people out. A character people love, from a movie that was not really oversaturated. Has a decent global following, especially in Asia.
It feels like an Inside Out 2 situation to me, not to the same extent and not with the same global gross, but I just see it playing well.
We will see.
Vegas Disney Fan
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It pained me to put the new Jurassic World movie in the billion+ category, I hate what they’ve done to that franchise but I think people will still flock to see it.
Tony the Tigger
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Sirwalterraleigh
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Agent H
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O those guys
my dad brings them up a lot
Hawkeye_2018
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Looks like Dogman did well. Basically in the black after one week. My kids and I enjoyed it but not as good as Captain Underpants IMO