Weekly Box Office and Film Discussion Thread

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Over the three-day Christmas weekend, Rogue One was still number one, yet runner-up Sing managed to do surprisingly well, breaking even and then some on its $75 million budget, way more so than the Chipmunks last year.

But then you have the Assassin's Creed movie, which wound up at a lowly 5th place and taking in a pathetic $15 mil. or so against a $125 mil. budget. And critics hate it, as well, garnering a 20% Rotten Tomatoes score.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2016&wknd=52a&p=.htm

Sing debut at number 2, right under the new Star Wars, it's already made
$93,954,652 worldwide with a 72% fresh RT rating. It's a hit.

Wow. That's about all I have to say about that.... just, wow.

 

[mr3urious]

Rogue One stayed on top yet again, as it did last week.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2017&wknd=01&p=.htm

 

[CensoredAlso]

I guess this counts for the film discussion part of the thread. The short list for the Razzie nominations has come out (the final nominations will be announced January 23rd).

...Oh look, Ghostbusters is NOT shortlisted for Worst Actors, Worst Director, Worst Reboot, OR Worst Movie. So much for all the dire predictions that it would "sweep the Razzies."

WORST PICTURE
Assassin’s Creed
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Collateral Beauty
The Darkness
Dirty Grandpa
The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Fifty Shades of Black
Gods of Egypt
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence
London Has Fallen
Mother’s Day
Suicide Squad
Zoolander 2

WORST DIRECTOR
Dinesh D’Souza – Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Roland Emmerich – Independence Day: Resurgence
Justin Kurzel – Assassin’s Creed
Dan Mazer – Dirty Grandpa
Greg McLean – The Darkness
Babak Najafi – London Has Fallen
Tyler Perry – Boo! A Madea Halloween
Alex Proyas – Gods of Egypt
Zack Snyder – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Ben Stiller – Zoolander 2
Michael Tiddes – Fifty Shades of Black

WORST ACTRESS
Jennifer Aniston – Mother’s Day / Office Christmas Party
Marion Cotillard – Allied / Assassin’s Creed
Megan Fox – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Radha Mitchell – The Darkness
Tyler Perry (as Madea) – Boo! A Madea Halloween
Margot Robbie – The Legend of Tarzan / Suicide Squad
Julia Roberts – Mother’s Day
Becky Turner (as Hillary Clinton) – Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Naomi Watts – The Divergent Series: Allegiant / Shut In
Shailene Woodley – The Divergent Series: Allegiant

WORST ACTOR
Ben Affleck – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Kevin Bacon – The Darkness
Gerard Butler – Gods of Egypt / London Has Fallen
Henry Cavill – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dinesh D’Souza (as himself) – Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Robert De Niro – Dirty Grandpa
Zac Efron – Dirty Grandpa / Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Liam Hemsworth – Independence Day: Resurgence
Brad Pitt – Allied
Will Smith – Collateral Beauty / Suicide Squad
Ben Stiller – Zoolander 2
Marlon Wayans – Fifty Shades of Black

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cassi Davis – Boo! A Madea Halloween
Julianne Hough – Dirty Grandpa
Kate Hudson – Mother’s Day
Keira Knightley – Collateral Beauty
Helen Mirren – Collateral Beauty
Aubrey Plaza – Dirty Grandpa
Jane Seymour – Fifty Shades of Black
Octavia Spencer – The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Sela Ward – Independence Day: Resurgence
Kristen Wiig – Masterminds / Zoolander 2
Kate Winslet – Collateral Beauty

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nicolas Cage – Snowden
Benedict Cumberbatch – Zoolander 2
Johnny Depp – Alice Through the Looking Glass
Jesse Eisenberg – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Will Ferrell – Zoolander 2
Jeff Goldblum – Independence Day: Resurgence
Jeremy Irons – Assassin’s Creed / Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Jared Leto – Suicide Squad
T.J. Miller – Office Christmas Party
Geoffrey Rush – Gods of Egypt
Brenton Thwaites – Gods of Egypt
Owen Wilson – Masterminds / Zoolander 2

WORST SCREENPLAY
Assassin’s Creed
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dirty Grandpa
The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Fifty Shades of Black
Ghostbusters
Gods of Egypt
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence
Mother’s Day
Suicide Squad
Zoolander 2

WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIPOFF OR SEQUEL
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Blair Witch
The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Fifty Shades of Black (rip-off of Fifty Shades of Grey)
Independence Day: Resurgence
The Legend of Tarzan
London Has Fallen
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Ride Along 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Zoolander 2

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017...or-the-37th-golden-raspberry-awards-revealed/

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

I guess this counts for the film discussion part of the thread. The short list for the Razzie nominations has come out (the final nominations will be announced January 23rd).

...Oh look, Ghostbusters is NOT shortlisted for Worst Actors, Worst Director, Worst Reboot, OR Worst Movie. So much for all the dire predictions that it would "sweep the Razzies."

Those predictions were pretty dumb anyway. If people think the new Ghostbusters is one of the worst movies ever, they clearly haven't seen a lot of movies.

 

[CensoredAlso]

Those predictions were pretty dumb anyway. If people think the new Ghostbusters is one of the worst movies ever, they clearly haven't seen a lot of movies.

Well, it's petty, but I have to say I'm delighting in their agony right now. "What a disgrace, the Razzies are dead to me!" (Actual quote) Ha ha HA ha ha, love it.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Well, it's petty, but I have to say I'm delighting in their agony right now. "What a disgrace, the Razzies are dead to me!" (Actual quote) Ha ha HA ha ha, love it.

Yeah, I still can't believe how much people overreacted to this movie. And the fact that it became one of the biggest political discussions on the internet last year just shows how petty people really are.

 

[CensoredAlso]

Yeah, I still can't believe how much people overreacted to this movie. And the fact that it became one of the biggest political discussions on the internet last year just shows how petty people really are.

It honestly didn't feel real. It felt like people literally lost their minds or had some post hypnotic wammy put on them, you WILL hate this movie with every fiber of your being, forsaking all logic and common decency, lol. Either way, I will always think twice before trusting a geek or fan again.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

It honestly didn't feel real. It felt like people literally lost their minds or had some post hypnotic wammy put on them, you WILL hate this movie with every fiber of your being, forsaking all logic and common decency, lol. Either way, I will always think twice before trusting a geek or fan again.

Hey, on the bright side, for the most part it seems the Muppet fans aren't too awful. That is, unless they have political discussions, lol.

 

[D'Snowth]

So now we're getting a movie about . . . the founding of McDonald's? Why does that sound like such a ridiculous premise for a movie? I'm sure it isn't, but I mean . . . it just seems so random and pulled-out-of-a-barrel.

 

[mr3urious]

Oscar contender Hidden Figures stayed at the top this weekend, while fellow contender La La Land has rocketed up to 2nd place from last week's 5th, and Sing followed closely behind. Meanwhile, Monster Trucks can be considered a rightful flop, winding up in 7th place with about $10 million to its name.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2017&wknd=02&p=.htm