Mike Works
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Apocalypse Now made $150 million, Logan already surpassed that worldwide, not a big prediction from you mister.
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Wkd BO 0303-0517 - Peeps Get Out to see R-rated Logan & Xavier Shack up, kid in tow
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BronsonLee
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HE MEANS X-MEN APOCALYPSE YOU GOON
As shown in the updated Mojo chart, Moonlight increased 260% to $2.5M this weekend. It will still likely end its run as the second lowest grossing Best Picture winner in over 40 years (The Hurt Locker only made $17M).
Lego Batman was really heavy on cultural references too. Especially to past Batman pop-culture.
Lego Batman was really heavy on cultural references too. Especially to past Batman pop-culture.
andthebeatgoeson
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Uh ohI hope you didn't just spoil Get Out for me.
Because god help me if you just fucking did breh.
I usually don't give a shit about spoilers, but this movie has a twist you may have ruined just now
Lucky for you, it will be on Netflix in 3 months, after its theatrical run wraps up in 2 weeks.
Bobby Roberts
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Me too. I thought for sure it would have landed harder than it actually did.
Calm waterfall
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Amazing start for Logan. I can´t wait to see it on Tuesday.
Gentleman Jack
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Lego Batman's performance makes me wonder about the prevalence of hardcore batman fans outside of the U.S., because most of the gags in that film really only land if you're familiar with every single iteration of that character, much of which might not have penetrated foreign mindshare the way the larger exports like the movies did. Do foreign audiences even remember more than two of the actors who played him on film?
Freeza Under The Shower
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yeah, Lego Bats is really fun if you're into all things Batman, but I can imagine that joy in lines like (against the Joker) "so like that time with the two boats" would be missing if you didn't immediately grasp what it references. I thought it was great, but then I do know most references as far as movie Bats goes.
Also (spoiler for Lego Batman):
Seems like Logan actually IS going to beat Apocalypse. It ain't over till it's over, but now we're going to need a Jackman laughing gif for reference purposes. I know it's in poor taste, but I just know we're all secretly looking forward to WW's RT thread as a precursor to JL's where that would get a lot of use.
Also (spoiler for Lego Batman):
"You complete me". Now I can't hear that without hearing Batman laughing. And to think I've never even watched Jerry McGuire.
Seems like Logan actually IS going to beat Apocalypse. It ain't over till it's over, but now we're going to need a Jackman laughing gif for reference purposes. I know it's in poor taste, but I just know we're all secretly looking forward to WW's RT thread as a precursor to JL's where that would get a lot of use.
Calm waterfall
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The Lego movie did not do that hot either. It was profitable but for an animated movie it did not do gang busters.
Bobby Roberts
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Lego movie did a lot better than people were expecting, if I remember right. Up until reviews started to roll in people were still iffy on the idea of it being anything but cheesy extended advertising. And then it turned out Lord & Miller made an honest to God movie out of it.
I was expecting that film's unexpected popularity and pop-culture impact to have boosted Lego Batman a little more, basically.
I was expecting that film's unexpected popularity and pop-culture impact to have boosted Lego Batman a little more, basically.
I was expecting Lego Batman to basically do as well as Logan is doing and vice versa. Figured the family friendly animated Batman movie would easily outgross the R-rated Wolverine flick.
Also it's a shame Moonlight didn't get a bigger boost.
Also it's a shame Moonlight didn't get a bigger boost.
Poor GRIMES
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Logan will definitely have legs... I don't see a huge overlap in Beauty and the Beast or Kong's audiences.
That line was also in The Dark Knight.
The Lego Movie did really well domestically, and pretty mediocre for big budget animation overseas. It made $211M outside of the US/Canada. On par with stuff like The Good Dinosaur and Rise of the Guardians.
Messofanego
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One of the best sueprhero films ever deserves great box office, hope to see it continue. Ugh can't wait for Get Out, just 12 days left.
Kong is going to have an audience?
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Overseas most definitely. Domestically, I see an opening of $40-50M.
Side note, xXx should finish with $340M WW, not bad. Don't know if it's enough to greenlight a sequel though.
Really glad to see both John Wick 2 and Get Out doing good numbers. Things have gotten so top-heavy with big animation, super hero and action budgets that it's nice to see audiences turn out for smaller budget films. I don't know if it's out of trend with past years, but it feels like there are a few more small and mid-range budgeted success stories recently.
Fancyarcher
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Good for Logan. I was actually worried that Deadpool's success would be a blip and wouldn't lead to more R-rated CBM action films. Hopefully there are more, thanks to success of Logan.
Domestically it dropped quite a bit, though.
Domestically it dropped quite a bit, though.
darkistheway
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This is a drum I will beat until I'm dead: Logan's debut proves Bryan Singer needs to stay away from these movies. And what's-his-face - the X screenwriter, him too.
MrToughPants
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Wow nice hold for Get Out, well deserved.
BronsonLee
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I have to imagine it is considering it was only like 80 mil
They have to keep Vin Diesel happy in between Fast and the Furious entries anyway.
On business for a few days and have to decide between JW2, Logan and Get Out (all of which my wife probably wouldn't love). Surprisingly difficult decision.
Vault Dweller 111
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Get Out had a budget under $5 million! Jordan Peele can do whatever he wants forever.
Why is no one talking about la la land ? +400M worldwide on a 30M budget is amazing. I haven't seen this in a while. When was the last time a movie with a budget under 40M made so much money WW ?
Holy shit ! I saw the movie and I did not recognize Bradley whitford. I knew that face looked familiar !
King's Speech in 2010? $15 million production budget and made over $400 million.
50 Shades of Grey, Lucy, and The King's Speech are the only other $40M and under Hollywood films to break $400M WW since 2010.
Truth to be told, I don't see the appeal to the masses well communicated. Its sold as a kids movie with tons of popculture and in particular Batman references. The kids won't get that and grownups don't go at large in such movies. They go in Deadpool to see their "Oh, he is so selfaware" cartoony superhero.
Lego Movie was sold trough imagination, a catchy tune and being new. Lego Bats lacks that.
Messofanego
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I've seen it twice 😭
I think that there is a slight error on this Mojo movie page: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stepsisters.htm
It's still the only one I haven't seen.
I'm thinking Logan isn't going to have amazing legs. It's just a heavy film to take in.
I still have to watch Lion, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, and Hidden Figures out of the Best Picture nominees.
Triggerhappytel
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Surprised Lego Batman isn't doing better.
It sure is, but I think there was plenty of action and humor to offset how depressing it could be.
My crowd was certainly into it. Plenty of gasps, cheers, laughter, and of course, sobbing.
Really hope the X-Men lesson Fox takes from Deadpool and Logan is "let people who understand the property drive the vision", not "oh hey so this R rated thing is working yeah?".
So far, they're 2/2 on them, which is good. Would be interesting to see Fox make the most successful non-genre conforming superhero movies, but also reignite the interest in adult oriented action flicks- which Wick and Kingsman (also Fox!) seem to be doing as well.
Interestingly, with Kingsman 2 this year, Fox will likely own the R rated action demographic and box office for 2017.
Me too, but I also saw the Lego Movie three times and Batman, while good, only warranted once for me. Maybe the same for others?
So far, they're 2/2 on them, which is good. Would be interesting to see Fox make the most successful non-genre conforming superhero movies, but also reignite the interest in adult oriented action flicks- which Wick and Kingsman (also Fox!) seem to be doing as well.
Interestingly, with Kingsman 2 this year, Fox will likely own the R rated action demographic and box office for 2017.
Me too, but I also saw the Lego Movie three times and Batman, while good, only warranted once for me. Maybe the same for others?
ElBoxyBrown
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Moonlight is already out on disc so that may be the reason why it's not getting big Oscar boost.
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