Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs

[TalkingHead]

I want to see all of these.

I like the look of FF


Thunderbolts feels like Guardians


Daredevil looks like a winner

Meant specifically Thunderballs (too late to change the title?). Is there anything there to draw in a casual crowd? If not it’s going to be a repeat of this movie.

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

Meant specifically Thunderballs (too late to change the title?). Is there anything there to draw in a casual crowd? If not it’s going to be a repeat of this movie.

Thunderbolts, BOLTS, actually.

And what draws in this crowd is the mystery character of Bob and if he is or isn’t Sentry, along with finding out who that mystery shadow character is.

Also, what doesn’t make it feel like Guardians is that these are characters we’ve met before, even Ghost, and this feels Marvel’s version of Expendables but with better actors and actresses and a better story.

 

[TalkingHead]

And what draws in this crowd is the mystery character of Bob and if he is or isn’t Sentry, along with finding out who that mystery shadow character is.

Ok you’ve convinced me it may actually do worse than Captain A4.

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

Ok you’ve convinced me it may actually do worse than Captain A4.

I think you mean BETTER than Captain America 4, because it’ll be a much better and good movie with more interesting characters, and because it will mark the beginning of MCU movies with consistent quality control again.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Just as a comp

Batman and Robin had a 61% second week drop

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I think you mean BETTER than Captain America 4, because it’ll be a much better and good movie with more interesting characters, and because it will mark the beginning of MCU movies with consistent quality control again.

Dude…nobody on earth knows about or cares about thunderbolts…don’t waste your time making predictions that are sure not to come true

 

[DKampy]

Meant specifically Thunderballs (too late to change the title?). Is there anything there to draw in a casual crowd? If not it’s going to be a repeat of this movie.

My wife and I are not huge comic book fans… we have seen a lot of the movie just because we are film people and of the 3 marvel movies in 3025 we are most excited for The Thunderbolts…. I think the movie may surprise… Cap had a lot of negativity… I have heard mostly positive chatter around Thunderbolts

Also I don’t feel like most of the movies felt like homework…. Disney + series is there if you want to expand on the characters, but is not necessary to grasp the plot

 

[Disney Irish]

Also I don’t feel like most of the movies felt like homework…. Disney + series is there if you want to expand on the characters, but is not necessary to grasp the plot

Yep, this is an impression that people put on themselves but wasn't a requirement set by the studio. Heck Feige himself said they weren't going to be a required watch if you just wanted to stick to the movies.

 

[Disney Irish]

Did you change your username from something else?

This is the poster formerly known as CinematicFusion.

BTW, WDWMagic has this nice little feature that shows all the previous usernames used by a poster. If you hover over the username you'll notice a little "rewind" looking icon, if you click on that you'll see all the previous usernames used by a poster, ie you can always know who you're talking to even if they change their username using the same account.

 

[Agent H]

Yep, this is an impression that people put on themselves but wasn't a requirement set by the studio. Heck Feige himself said they weren't going to be a required watch if you just wanted to stick to the movies.

My wife and I are not huge comic book fans… we have seen a lot of the movie just because we are film people and of the 3 marvel movies in 3025 we are most excited for The Thunderbolts…. I think the movie may surprise… Cap had a lot of negativity… I have heard mostly positive chatter around Thunderbolts

Also I don’t feel like most of the movies felt like homework…. Disney + series is there if you want to expand on the characters, but is not necessary to grasp the plot

I think loki and wandavision are pretty important the rest i guess you could probably just look up online and get the information you need (even if it physically hurts me to say that)

 

[Agent H]

This is the poster formerly known as CinematicFusion.

BTW, WDWMagic has this nice little feature that shows all the previous usernames used by a poster. If you hover over the username you'll notice a little "rewind" looking icon, if you click on that you'll see all the previous usernames used by a poster, ie you can always know who you're talking to even if they change their username using the same account.

Wow I did not know that.

 

[Disney Irish]

I think loki and wandavision are pretty important the rest i guess you could probably just look up online and get the information you need (even if it physically hurts me to say that)

Loki though is self-contained, especially now that Kang isn't a storyline (at least the Majors version of the character) within the Multiverse.

As for Wandavision, I think you could skip it and still pickup most if not all the plot of Strange MoM. They tell enough of the reasons why Wanda is doing what she is doing in the movie that you're not missing much from the show.

 

[Disney Irish]

Wow I did not know that.

Yep, its a feature they introduced last year (I believe, or it might have been 2023) when they allowed users to change their own usernames. Prior to that you had to ask the Admin to change your username for you.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Yep, this is an impression that people put on themselves but wasn't a requirement set by the studio. Heck Feige himself said they weren't going to be a required watch if you just wanted to stick to the movies.

Does it matter what feige says?

Nobody cares…the audience decides what it wants to watch…so if the perception is they’ve made it too complicated…they’re gonna suffer because of it

On the bottomline

 

[Agent H]

Loki though is self-contained, especially now that Kang isn't a storyline (at least the Majors version of the character) within the Multiverse.

As for Wandavision, I think you could skip it and still pickup most if not all the plot of Strange MoM. They tell enough of the reasons why Wanda is doing what she is doing in the movie.

I feel like Loki helps explain a lot of the multiverse stuff in greater detail but maybe that’s just me. I hate missing context for things like it physically pains me.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

This is the poster formerly known as CinematicFusion.

BTW, WDWMagic has this nice little feature that shows all the previous usernames used by a poster. If you hover over the username you'll notice a little "rewind" looking icon, if you click on that you'll see all the previous usernames used by a poster, ie you can always know who you're talking to even if they change their username using the same account.

Yep, its a feature they introduced last year (I believe, or it might have been 2023) when they allowed users to change their own usernames. Prior to that you had to ask the Admin to change your username for you.

…cool…now I can see who I was?

 

[Prince-1]

…cool…now I can see who I was?

In this life or a previous one?

 

[MagicMouseFan]

My wife and I are not huge comic book fans… we have seen a lot of the movie just because we are film people and of the 3 marvel movies in 3025 we are most excited for The Thunderbolts…. I think the movie may surprise… Cap had a lot of negativity… I have heard mostly positive chatter around Thunderbolts

Also I don’t feel like most of the movies felt like homework…. Disney + series is there if you want to expand on the characters, but is not necessary to grasp the plot

I’ll never make it to 3025… but yes Thunderbolts looks good.

 

[Disney Irish]

Does it matter what feige says?

Nobody cares…the audience decides what it wants to watch…so if the perception is they’ve made it too complicated…they’re gonna suffer because of it

On the bottomline

I mean if you're a fan of the franchise it does matter what the architect of it says.

As for the rest, its a perception based on a misunderstanding of the franchise then, one that the audience put on themselves not one fostered by Marvel. Feige and team also appear to have realized they need to pull back and be selective about what they put out on streaming and using the characters from the movies, and vice-versa.

 

[MagicMouseFan]

This is the poster formerly known as CinematicFusion.

BTW, WDWMagic has this nice little feature that shows all the previous usernames used by a poster. If you hover over the username you'll notice a little "rewind" looking icon, if you click on that you'll see all the previous usernames used by a poster, ie you can always know who you're talking to even if they change their username using the same account.

Yep.. that’s my old name. I was CinematicFusion
Do I need to change it back for you? I can.