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paperheart

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  1. i dunno, $2.7B in 2009 $- this one could do $1B less and still be fine; probably not what DIS was hoping for but...
  2. at least they waited until the theatrical run was essentially over before sticking the knife in
  3. 2023’s Most Anticipated Movies: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Leads Fandango Survey
  4. Looked at the MCU 2022 slate (Raimi, Waititi, Coogler) and was excited for all three, saw none of them. Looking at the 2023 slate, have some interest in GOTG3 as Gunn's swan song but none for the other two.
  5. it's all rainbows and sparkly unicorns for the DCEU now James Gunn Responds To “Disrespectful Outcry” From Fans Over DC Changes https://deadline.com/2022/12/james-gunn-responds-fans-disrespectful-dc-1235202890/ James Gunn Responds To Ray Fisher After ‘Justice League’ Star Slammed DC Head For “Fake Grace On Twitter” https://deadline.com/2022/12/james-gunn-ray-fisher-justice-league-star-slammed-dc-head-1235203040/
  6. after $9M WW weekend, this will ultimately scrape past $800M or nearly $550M less than BP1
  7. Average legs on these holiday blockbusters is 3.5x opening weekend, at $175M that's $600M+. With a $135M opening, it needs to do 4.5x for $600M+. Time will tell.
  8. ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Sees $180M Global Through Friday, On Way To $400M+ WW Bow – International Box Office so $100-125M less than Deadline's estimate from three days ago
  9. New ‘Superman’ Pic In The Works With James Gunn Penning, Henry Cavill Not To Star; Ben Affleck In Talks To Helm A Future DC Pic https://deadline.com/2022/12/superman-henry-cavill-james-gunn-ben-affleck-dc-1235199737/
  10. Warner Bros Discovery said today it now expects to incur total pre-tax restructuring charges of $4.1 – $5.3 billion, which includes $2.8 – $3.5 billion of content impairment and development write-offs as it takes a hatchet to its programming. That’s well above the merged company’s initial announcement of charges for $3.2 – $4.3 billion related to its restructuring and transformation initiatives, which included content impairment and development write-offs of approximately $2.0 – $2.5 billion
  11. Rock's leaked BS to Deadline is Gospel and Puck's report using WB sources is rumor- got it.
  12. WB should consider selling to Sony, they've both been adept at creating a cinematic universe anchored by one superstar and a cast of nothings
  13. Patty Jenkins’ ‘Wonder Woman 3’ Treatment A No Go Under New Peter Safran-James Gunn DC Administration; Axing Comes A Day After Gal Gadot’s Hopeful Tweet For Sequel https://deadline.com/2022/12/wonder-woman-3-patty-jenkins-gal-gadot-james-gunn-peter-safran-1235192829/
  14. slightly less terrible than initial projections, one more weekend at #1 to go
  15. the budget includes $25M for changing the release date on promotional material seventeen times
  16. any notion that this might have legs post Thanksgiving similar to Thor:Rag are dashed as Deadline's $17-19M mid Fri update indicates a down 60% weekend (vs down 41%) for Thor:Rag. #MCU4sad
  17. after the worst non-pandemic November at US BO since 1998, Shang-Chi TGM to the rescue again