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Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:42 pm to Argonaut
Who said I boycotted anything? I’ve made zero opinions in this thread but I suppose it makes you feel better to lump me in with people you disagree with. Disney (who is known for typically underprojecting) was saying 150 mill was possibly 5 days before release. I don’t know what more you want. 170 was a projection based on comps, history, 4 day weekend, and more weeks ago. People who do it for a living are making that projection. You act like summer, holiday blockbusters don’t exist.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:43 pm to ell_13
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Had TLJ not ruined so much in the eyes of many, 170 would have been realistic. That’s simply the truth.
Won’t lie I waited in line to see most of the prequels, have read a ton of books and took off early to see tfa, after I heard what they did to Luke I didn’t go see tlj till it was rentable, and I am not going see solo, will watch it ondemand. I think the problem is if you look at your base as guaranteed views and try to broaden your viewers you risk losing your base. Happens in politics all the time and has happened with a lot of movies... hello dc universe.
This post was edited on 5/29/18 at 8:46 pm
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:44 pm to Argonaut
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Most reasonable projections put it at $105-115 million.
thanks for the link dipshit
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:45 pm to Argonaut
I agree with that statement. They lied to everyone that TLJ it was a good movie and they’re staying away from exposing their lie. They can’t say it flopped because people are pissed at the latest SW product.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:49 pm to ell_13
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Who said I boycotted anything?
No one. That was a general statement. Obviously.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:50 pm to MF Doom
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thanks for the link dipshit
It's 2018. You should know how to use the Internet by now.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:53 pm to Argonaut
Keep fighting the good fight.
Maybe they will make you a SW that is even more left wing tripe.
Maybe they will make you a SW that is even more left wing tripe.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:53 pm to ell_13
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170 was a projection based on comps, history, 4 day weekend, and more weeks ago.
Anyone who used the available data and honestly made that prediction should be fired. Memorial Day weekend box offices have trended down for a few years. There was no reason to think a side story would break the trend, especially going against Infinity War and Deadpool 2.
More likely, they didn't make those predictions honestly.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:00 pm to Argonaut
It wasn’t really going against IW at this point. Deadpool, yes. But it targets a much larger audience than Deadpool as well.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:06 pm to ell_13
Infinity War made almost $30 million. That's not a small number for the #3 spot.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:25 pm to Argonaut
I saw IW on Memorial Day at noon and theater was packed. It has to be hurting Solo.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:48 pm to Argonaut
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It's 2018. You should know how to use the Internet by now.
Yeah
Thought so
You're that much of a Star Wars booger eater that you'd make up articles
You rule
This post was edited on 5/29/18 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:56 pm to Argonaut
quote:Because it's a good movie that people would rather see twice than Solo once thanks to how shitty TLJ was. Same for Deadpool. I'd argue that if TLJ was good instead of bad (which, again, reviewers/Hollywood refuses to admit), then Solo would be in the 150-170 range and IW and Deadpool would have taken a much bigger hit.
Infinity War made almost $30 million. That's not a small number for the #3 spot.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:01 pm to ell_13
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Because it's a good movie that people would rather see twice than Solo once thanks to how shitty TLJ was. Same for Deadpool. I'd argue that if TLJ was good instead of bad (which, again, reviewers/Hollywood refuses to admit), then Solo would be in the 150-170 range and IW and Deadpool would have taken a much bigger hit.
Of course it's a good movie. My only point is that it ate into Solo’s numbers, and it did.
A lot of people didn't think TLJ was a shitty movie. Even more aren't boycotting Solo because of TLJ. Supposedly, that includes you. Disney's biggest mistake was releasing in May, instead of December, and I think they realize that.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:02 pm to ell_13
They can’t admit The Last Jedi was bad, without criticizing its politics.
So they’ll continue to talk around the problem, and blame everything else.
So they’ll continue to talk around the problem, and blame everything else.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:06 pm to Argonaut
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Disney's biggest mistake was releasing in May, instead of December, and I think they realize that.
Yeah, because so many movies bomb in May. Avengers has clearly suffered from this. Before Disney, that’s when all Star Wars movies were released.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:07 pm to Argonaut
quote:Again, you include me in a group to try and instill a bias in me that doesn't exist. Grow up.
A lot of people didn't think TLJ was a shitty movie. Even more aren't boycotting Solo because of TLJ. Supposedly, that includes you.
quote:If TLJ was really good, people would be clamoring to see this movie. That was their biggest mistake. The release schedule doesn't impact movies people want to see. There were very few people who thought, "TLJ was so good that I can't wait to see what Disney does next with this universe." It was quite the opposite. And I'm not just talking about this board's reaction. That sentiment was very widespread.
Disney's biggest mistake was releasing in May, instead of December, and I think they realize that.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:12 pm to OMLandshark
quote:Deadpool was moved from Feb to May so that it could have a longer, better run.
Yeah, because so many movies bomb in May.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:14 pm to ell_13
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Again, you include me in a group to try and instill a bias in me that doesn't exist. Grow up.
You included yourself.
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If TLJ was really good
I never said it was good.
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The release schedule doesn't impact movies people want to see.
That must be why $139 million is the most a Memorial Day weekend release has ever made. If this movie releases in December, it easily hits those numbers.
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