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explains why i've gotten watchers on my set; pounds out the door

https://www.metacritic.com/tv/jupiters-legacy/season-1 so much great stuff to watch, so little time; why bother with this junk?

fortunately, i hadn't anticipated watching this one in Beijing. Shang-Chi looks like a pass anyway.

wondered why the "stocks" were tanking, initially thought it had to do with the Jungle Cruise announcement (which would actually make more sense since the "stocks" are US BO only) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the (SHCHI) H$162.37 H$13.11 (7.47%) Eternals (ETRNL) H$166.45 H$11.58 (6.50%)

discussed in the modern thread

the Hack is back https://www.metacritic.com/movie/army-of-the-dead/critic-reviews

got my first Ebay payment since the change from PP; low priced items- Ebay took 17.6%

two more bite the (theatrical release) dust

can't be. couldn't sell my copy here for $6

yes, price based on 4 week total US box office (typically 80-85% of final total)

the "stock" is showing signs of life, estimating around $160MM US now- up close to 40% from the bottom

Ultimate Spider-Man #1-10 NM- set $35 (#2 = 1st Bombshells) Vertigo Resurrected Shoot NM- $5 Vertigo Winter’s Edge #2 NM- $5 X-Force #15 NM $5 SOLD Y the Last Man #60 VF/NM $5

Stars and Stripe #3 VF/NM $5 Stumptown #1 NM- $8 (2nd print) Superman Adventures #23 & 65 NM- set (Livewire) $15 Superman/Aliens #1-3 NM+ $15 Swamp Thing: Roots NM+ $10 Swamp Thing Winter Special NM $5 Tank Girl Movie Adaptation NM- $10 Thanos Imperative #1 (2nd print) & 2 NM- set $10 Thing From Another World #1 VF/NM $8

Spectacular Spider-Man #1-5: The Hunger NM+ set $25 Starlight #1-6 VF/NM set $45

Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness #1-5 NM+ set $60 Nemesis #1 NM- $5 Reaper #1 NM- $5 (Kirkman) Ruins #1 & 2 NM set $10 Savage Dragon #128 NM- $10 Savage Dragon #172 VF/NM $8

Invincible Preview: Masters of the Universe #1A VF/NM, B NM-, C NM, Graham Crackers VF/NM setA $95 SOLD Masters of the Universe #1A VF/NM, B VF, C NM, Graham Crackers VF/NM setB $85 SOLD Masters of the Universe #1A VF-, 1B VF+ $20 (JSC)

Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft #2-6 NM-/NM set $55 Locke & Key: Head Games #1-6 NM-/NM set $55

Fade Out #1 NM $10 (magazine variant) Golden Age #1-4 NM+ $15 Goon #4 (Q) NM- (water stain bottom spine) $6 Invincible #23 VF/NM $8 Joker/Mask #4 NM- $5 JSA #1 VF/NM $25 Last Avengers Story #1-2 NM+ set $15 Lobo: Fragtastic Voyage NM- $10

Batman #497 NM+ $10 Batman Adventures #1-4 NM+ set $20 SOLD Batman Adventures #18 NM $8 Batman Chronicles #21 NM $5 (Bendis story) Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93 NM- $8 Deadly Class #1 VF/NM $15 Emperor Joker #1 NM- $10 Eternal Warrior #5 NM- $10 (1st full Bloodshot)

A Voice in the Dark #1(x2)-5 VF/NM set $30 Avengers #500-503 NM/NM+ set $20 Bad Boy #1 VF/NM $5 (Bisley)

Welcome to Paperheart’s Thoroughly Modern Milieu PM or PP or Check/MO US shipping: 1-6 books = $8, 7 or more books =$12 Int’l shipping TBD Returns w/in 7 days of receipt (return shipping TBD) Reasonable time payments considered No Probies, HOSers or those on ignore Available to board members only Buy 3 or more items (a set = 1 item), take 20% off

US BO year to date vs 2019: down 88%, May & June should be somewhat better and then much better July-Dec.- maybe $5.5BB total for year January 1 - May 2 Data as of May 2, 9:47 PDT Year Gross vs 2021 vs 2020 vs 2019 vs 2018 vs 2017 vs 2016 2021 $431,760,630 - -75.9% -87.5% -89% -88.4% -88% 2020 $1,789,281,643 +314.4% - -48.4% -54.3% -52% -50.2% 2019 $3,464,134,795

sold my 9.8 for $420 banked the $ and now i've got $424

turns out horrible word of mouth matters even when there is no new competition SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Though the numbers aren’t as big as their opening weekends, an interesting tale continues at the weekend box office during the pandemic with New Line’s Mortal Kombat and Funimation/Aniplex’s Demon Slayer bound for a photo-finish of $6.1M each in their second weekends. Really, it’s too close to call No. 1 right now. Mortal Kombat had the slight upper hand yesterday with $1.85M, -80%, and 8-day total of $29.7M at 3,114 locations (+41 from last weekend). The second weekend for the Simon McQuoid-directed pic will be off a steep 74%. Demon Slayer did $1.81M on its way to a second weekend drop of -71% at 1,879 venues (+281). The manga feature adaptation’s 10-day total by EOD tomorrow looks to $33.9M.