drotto Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 11 hours ago, Bosco685 said: So about that Black Widow movie... I want to be excited. I just can't with her death in Endgame. But maybe that will change. To me, it is still very odd release placement. I am still concerned with the overall health of movie theaters. I used to have about 44 screens within 15 minutes of my house. The largest, an AMC 24, closed permanently due to the pandemic. I live in a very populated area and we have therefor lost more than 50% of our screens. Just from a practical standpoint this has to impact the potential box office. Add to that the same day streaming on Disney +, and that has to impact potential box office. Finally, even though the US is more or less open, I would imagine Europe is the third largest market, and how open are the theaters going to be there in July? As far as I know, they are mostly closed or severely restricted currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 I saw A Quiet Place 2 last night and really enjoyed it despite its unusually abrupt ending. I watched a trailer for Black Widow that looked spectacular on the big screen. I was thinking, yeah this has to be a theater experience. Once home, it occurred to me that I had no idea who the director was. For some reason, I was thinking the Russo’s were doing it. After looking it up, turned out to be a woman I never heard of. Checked her credits and she’s directed exactly three other movies. That I’ve never heard of. But whatever, can’t judge until I’ve seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@therealsilvermane Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 I guess I'll be seeing this one in IMAX opening weekend, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 12 hours ago, @therealsilvermane said: I guess I'll be seeing this one in IMAX opening weekend, too. I’ll watch it in IMAX as well. But a few weeks after opening. I’m not an opening night guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@therealsilvermane Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 28 minutes ago, Oddball said: I’ll watch it in IMAX as well. But a few weeks after opening. I’m not an opening night guy. Not sure I'll go opening night, but opening weekend for sure. I like the crowd reactions. I miss that. As long as the audience is wearing masks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 1 hour ago, @therealsilvermane said: Not sure I'll go opening night, but opening weekend for sure. I like the crowd reactions. I miss that. As long as the audience is wearing masks. I just saw A Quiet Place 2 in Atlanta and nobody was wearing masks. But the theater was also a quarter full so there was some distance between people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@therealsilvermane Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, Oddball said: I just saw A Quiet Place 2 in Atlanta and nobody was wearing masks. But the theater was also a quarter full so there was some distance between people. Yeah I doubt there'll be a lot of mask wearers when I go see it, too. I might skip the regular true IMAX theater and instead opt for the AMC IMAX as AMC theaters have their new ventilation system and the seating isn't stacked near-vertical like at the regular IMAX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drotto Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 12 hours ago, Oddball said: I’ll watch it in IMAX as well. But a few weeks after opening. I’m not an opening night guy. Does not help me. My IMAX theater is dead due to the pandemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, drotto said: Does not help me. My IMAX theater is dead due to the pandemic. 4K projector, good speakers and Disney+. Invite friends to bring food and beer to offset the $30 unlock. Larryw7, Bosco685 and theCapraAegagrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bosco685 Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 I thought the board enhancements would have added more laughing emoticons. Oh well! piper and bentbryan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@therealsilvermane Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 TV Time asked consumers (who said they are interested in seeing the movie) where they preferred to watch it. The survey found: Marvel’s Black Widow is the movie that viewers most want to see in the theater. 68% said they would prefer to watch Black Widow in the theater versus 32% who plan to watch it at home. It is followed by fellow Marvel blockbusters Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (64%), F9 (63%), The Suicide Squad (58%), and A Quiet Place II (55%) as the movies viewers most want to see in theaters. A Quiet Place II has amazingly grossed 178 million at the U.S. domestic box office as of this weekend. With the above numbers in mind and considering its strength of schedule, Black Widow should easily top $350 million at the U.S. box office by the end its second weekend. I'm calling 800 million worldwide box office for the MCU's first Phase Four film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 take these all with a shaker of salt, no one is easier to please than a carefully selected preview audience https://collider.com/black-widow-reviews-reaction/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) On 6/15/2021 at 6:17 AM, @therealsilvermane said: TV Time asked consumers (who said they are interested in seeing the movie) where they preferred to watch it. The survey found: Marvel’s Black Widow is the movie that viewers most want to see in the theater. 68% said they would prefer to watch Black Widow in the theater versus 32% who plan to watch it at home. It is followed by fellow Marvel blockbusters Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (64%), F9 (63%), The Suicide Squad (58%), and A Quiet Place II (55%) as the movies viewers most want to see in theaters. A Quiet Place II has amazingly grossed 178 million at the U.S. domestic box office as of this weekend. With the above numbers in mind and considering its strength of schedule, Black Widow should easily top $350 million at the U.S. box office by the end its second weekend. I'm calling 800 million worldwide box office for the MCU's first Phase Four film. 1) embarassingly wrong: $109MM as of the end of last weekend 2)i will take the under at 2-1 odds for all the money in the world Edited June 17, 2021 by paperheart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Looks like the review embargo lifts Wednesday June 29th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Scott Menzel reported why he was not a fan of the movie, and got chewed up by those fine non-toxic MCU fans. D84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: Scott Menzel reported why he was not a fan of the movie, and got chewed up by those fine non-toxic MCU fans. I hope I disagree after seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 1 minute ago, D84 said: I hope I disagree after seeing it. Those that didn't care for it are noting the handoff story is like a commercial preparing a Disney+ show. I'll have a better feel for it when I see it for myself. One day. But not at a $30 viewing pricetag. D84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: Those that didn't care for it are noting the handoff story is like a commercial preparing a Disney+ show. I'll have a better feel for it when I see it for myself. One day. But not at a $30 viewing pricetag. Yeah, I'm gonna wait for it to hit 4k disc. I don't mind dropping $25-30 if I own the copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 31 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: Scott Menzel reported why he was not a fan of the movie, and got chewed up by those fine non-toxic MCU fans. Wow, he did get some hate. Love the comment, “Can’t be worse than Captain Marvel.” Bosco685 and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
