FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S flying under the radar? 1 1

[mytastebud]

 

[Axelrod]

Projected to open $50+ million this weekend.  So, not exactly under the radar.  

[media_junkie]

On 10/26/2023 at 9:36 AM, mytastebud said:

 

Well that looks creepy.

[Dick Pontoon]

I don't know about under the radar. My son has been talking about advance tickets for at least a month and went scrambling off half an hour ago to catch a 5:00 show. The Friday and Saturday shows were already close to sold out by the middle of last week.

[paperheart]

fortunately these duds are critic proof

Edited October 26, 2023 by paperheart

[VintageComics]

In Hollywood they took an old school, classic Hollywood Cantina on Sunset Blvd and converted it to a promo for this flick. It's been there a while now from what I understand. 

I'm assuming it's some sort of game like the Pokemon Go fad a few years ago people seem to be holding their cell phone up at the building. 

I just grabbed this shot from IG.

It's absolutely INSANE how much these studios spend on their marketing. They do this sort of stuff all the time, renting out business and shutting them down to do their own events, so they need to pay for the closure of the business AS WELL as all of the marketing work like redesigning the building. 

They're in another world down there. 

Considering how much they've spent on this thing it doesn't seem to be too popular.

They did the same for "Rise Of The Pink Ladies' earlier this year (The Grease Prequel - I did hear about that show). They literally 'took over' a diner, redecorated the entire thing top to bottom, inside and out (quite literally looked like a different place) and then they cancelled the show.

Wonder how much they were out just for that marketing campaign at the Diner that took about 5 days to do?

I'd guess $500K+ was thrown away from nothing on that one event. 

Imagine being able to throw away that much money and not care?

Edited October 26, 2023 by VintageComics

[mytastebud]

On 10/26/2023 at 10:07 AM, Axelrod said:

Projected to open $50+ million this weekend.  So, not exactly under the radar.  

I meant under the CGC Boards radar. Son downloaded the game @9 years ago to play on my Iphone. He's at the premiere tonight. 

High school radar is probably all lit up

 

[Jayman]

[conan09279]

I saw it last night with my daughter.  I know nothing about the game but enjoyed it.  Much better than the new Exorcist debacle. 

[mytastebud]

My son said the same thing. Better than he expected, and he liked the Easter eggs he was able to find. It will be interesting to see how it does through the weekend.

[1Cool]

We watched it this weekend and it was enjoyable.  Nothing ground breaking but it was creepy without being over the top.  Cool Halloween flick.

[VintageComics]

On 10/27/2023 at 12:26 PM, conan09279 said:

I saw it last night with my daughter.  I know nothing about the game but enjoyed it.  Much better than the new Exorcist debacle. 

A friend of mine is a nanny for the family of the creator of that movie. 

She didn't like it and from what I've heard it hasn't been well received during previews either. 

Shame, since the guy is a rising mogul in Hollywood with an incredibly unique way of paying the talent. 

Instead of paying huge sums of money to the talent, everyone gets a percentage of the profits post production, keeping the budget extremely small but netting the same profits. Smart cookie.

He's made a LOT of very successful films and is responsible for the Purge series, The Invisible Man remake and many others. 

I particularly liked the Invisible Man. I thought it was brilliant. 

[Bosco685]

On 10/31/2023 at 2:49 AM, VintageComics said:

I particularly liked the Invisible Man. I thought it was brilliant. 

Same here. I really enjoyed this film.

[musicmeta]

On 10/31/2023 at 1:49 AM, VintageComics said:

A friend of mine is a nanny for the family of the creator of that movie. 

She didn't like it and from what I've heard it hasn't been well received during previews either. 

Shame, since the guy is a rising mogul in Hollywood with an incredibly unique way of paying the talent. 

Instead of paying huge sums of money to the talent, everyone gets a percentage of the profits post production, keeping the budget extremely small but netting the same profits. Smart cookie.

He's made a LOT of very successful films and is responsible for the Purge series, The Invisible Man remake and many others. 

I particularly liked the Invisible Man. I thought it was brilliant. 

I'm going to watch "Invisible Man" very soon.  I forgot about this one somehow.  

Edited October 31, 2023 by musicmeta

[musicmeta]

On 10/31/2023 at 3:44 AM, Bosco685 said:

Same here. I really enjoyed this film.

Will watch it very soon.  Slipped thru the cracks somehow. Forgot about it. 

[Bosco685]

That was actually good. Though I had a feeling who the killer was in the end. Still, a good story with some interesting twists.

With that $20M budget, $152M is a clear box office win. So I expect more.

[jsilverjanet]

On 10/26/2023 at 2:20 PM, paperheart said:

fortunately these duds are critic proof

you probably laugh at when it rains at birthday parties

[paperheart]

On 11/3/2023 at 9:13 AM, jsilverjanet said:

you probably laugh at when it rains at birthday parties

only plan them for when rain is in the forecast

Edited November 3, 2023 by paperheart

[1Cool]

On 11/3/2023 at 5:09 AM, Bosco685 said:

That was actually good. Though I had a feeling who the killer was in the end. Still, a good story with some interesting twists.

With that $20M budget, $152M is a clear box office win. So I expect more.

I 100% agree.  A simple, but enjoyable movie with a $20 Million price tag sure seems to make sense in today's climate.  I can't imagine running a movie theater is a success is a $152 million flick but thankfully that is not where I've invested.

[Flanders82]

On 10/27/2023 at 5:51 AM, Jayman said:

I considered watching FNAF but I'm going to watch Willy's Wonderland again after seeing it shortly after it came out.

Edited November 4, 2023 by Flanders82