better than Shazam:FOG , also vs $13.7M for Aquaman (including Wed sneak previews) at 2018 ticket prices

Who could have guessed that a decade of film making mediocrity would end with another dud? 

On 12/19/2023 at 8:21 PM, paperheart said:

I'll guess: $400M WW; Metacritic score in the low to mid 40's

he just liked a post of mine an hour ago. speedy recovery jim

On 12/20/2023 at 7:53 AM, Bosco685 said:

If $25M opening 6 days, only needs 12x to match first one. Unfortunately, 2x multiple in China more likely. 

On 12/19/2023 at 6:40 PM, Axelrod said:

To clarify, I thought that before it actually was released and before I saw it.  Was kind of a pre-release prediction.  Same way this Aquaman thing is a pre-release prediction. Not that I have actually made a prediction for Aquaman beyond "not as big as the first one," which isn't much of a prediction at all.

Guess I will throw down an official guess now, and I will guess - given the way DC films have been tanking and the complete lack of enthusiasm - that it might get to $400m WW, maybe closer to $500m if it's actually good.  

 

I'll guess: $400M WW; Metacritic score in the low to mid 40's

On 12/19/2023 at 5:26 PM, Bosco685 said:

 

production budget $205M, P&A $2.05M

re-read/re-watched many of these this year; here are my favorites:

Shawshank

Stand By Me

Dead Zone

Misery

Shining

Carrie

Encouraging sign

On 12/15/2023 at 6:10 PM, ChillMan said:

Who is WB ?

Who is Disney/Marvel ?

What media 'reports' are you basing this on ?

And do you think the above entities care about box-office results ?

In my opinion, correct me if I'm wrong...the people who care about Aquaman 2 are Jason Momoa, James Wan, Yahya Abdul Mateen III, and Patrick Wilson.

With Wilson the weak link but he's trying...

how deep into the bourbon are you?

On 12/15/2023 at 4:36 PM, ChillMan said:

In fact, common-sense says that A2's box-office will surpass A1's.

They're not changing the formula.  In fact, it's even more jacked.  The media under-reported how much audiences liked A1.  And there's less competition.  Remember how the media said Mary Poppins would bury Aquaman?  And Transformers and Alita Battle Angel also premiered on the same day.

If Aquaman 2 comes within a billion of your $1.4B estimate, WB will be thrilled

it's an international conspiracy

Release the Whedon cut!

On 12/14/2023 at 11:01 PM, ChillMan said:

Or that overseas audiences, who gave Aquaman 1 over $800M....don't care about any of the reasons why the US media says Aquaman 2 will fail.

Even US audiences don't care about James Gunn, Peter Safran, Amber Heard, Blue Beetle, Flash, the Superman Legacy pre-production....or any of that .

Aquaman did nearly $300M in China, Aquaman 2 is lagging behind The Flash (which did $26M total in China) in pre-sales there

#459-473

Black Monday Murders #5-8

Briggs Land #1-6

Usagi Yojimbo (IDW) #1-5

pretty sure this is available in the $1 DVD bin at Best Buy

only $930M to go to match CM, looks like it's going to end just shy by $920M

The Marvels

On 12/11/2023 at 3:23 PM, greggy said:

consolation prize after missing the record case

Anna Gunn cast as ___________________.

Tommy Gunn cast as _________________ .

On 12/7/2023 at 3:14 PM, Ken Aldred said:

Quite good.  Haven't read the latest series by John Ridley.

I had been thinking about going back and reading some of the Christopher Priest run from the late 90s.

On 12/7/2023 at 2:39 PM, Ken Aldred said:

Which series?

Ta-Nehisi Coates

On 12/27/2022 at 5:17 PM, paperheart said:

Read 500 comics (after taking an entire year off)

Donate 500 comics (vs 300 this year)

Sell>Buy 1000 comics  (vs 950 this year)

w/ 3 weeks to go:

read 458, donated 750+, Sell>buy 1300

#434-458

Black Panther #1-18, #166-172

a couple of questions come to mind: Why is Sony so horrible at live action Spider-Verse? Where is The Marvels?