Weekly Box Office and Film Discussion Thread

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

I'm definitely excited for the new team. I actually think it's going to be even more interesting than the other group.

We've got the newest additions like Scarlett Witch, Vision, Wasp, Spiderman and Ant Man. I wouldn't be surprised if Falcon continued to appear for a while. Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Black Panther are all getting movies pretty soon. Plus The Guardians of the Galaxy characters are supposedly showing up in the next Avengers film.

I'm really glad some of the lessor known super heroes are finally getting a chance to shine.

My only regret is that we never got that Black Widow solo movie.

 

[mr3urious]

That Robinson Crusoe movie with the obnoxious talking animals only managed to chart in 5th place, but it unfortunately made back its budget overseas already. Don't know how much it would take for a sequel.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2016&wknd=37&p=.htm

 

[Drtooth]

I have absolutely no idea why this was released theatrically. There's no excuse for this one, and not even Lionsgate being Lionsgate. They didn't even bother shoving name celebrities in there, not even really popular voice actors. Only one in the cast list I recognized is Yuri Lowenthal. Watched the Midnight Screening review and the only positive thing they could say about the movie was that it didn't feature fart or peeing jokes and didn't end with a dance party. Just...this is one of those things international companies make for themselves so they have their own products in a sea of American produced animated features by big names. This was a 3-D release in its European run. I'm just completely dumbfounded by this existing.

 

[mr3urious]

Yuri Lowenthal seems to be the go-to for dirt cheap productions, as he's in everything from RWBY to Dino Time. I think he's non-union.

 

[mr3urious]

Oscar bait contender Sully is on top in its 2nd week, while newcomers like the Blair Witch remake and Bridget Jones' Baby come in a distant 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2016&wknd=38&p=.htm

Was anyone really asking for a third Bridget Jones movie, let alone a second? The last had the lowest gross, so I'm guessing no.

 

[Drtooth]

Was anyone really asking for a third Bridget Jones movie, let alone a second? The last had the lowest gross, so I'm guessing no.

Bridget Jones come from the 90's school of condescending, patronizing chick flicks back when the formula of "women who have careers aren't fulfilled unless they get with a hottie" wasn't laughed out of the boardrooms where these things are conceived. With the exception of the Hallmark Channel, of course.

We're in a post-Bridesmaids world. Chick Flicks are completely different now. Heck, if a female character in a comic book movie isn't written perfectly to snuff, there's cried of misogyny. How come more people raised pitchforks and torches for their own personal misinterpretation of Black Widow, but Bridget Jones getting a movie 20 year after the charm was long gone doesn't even elicit a fart noise?

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

The new Smurfs movie teaser trailer is out. Obviously it's too early to speculate on the quality of the film, but I will say I really love the art style they're going with:

 

[D'Snowth]

Why didn't they look like that to begin with?

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Why didn't they look like that to begin with?

I have one word for you, my friend: Chipmunks.

 

[D'Snowth]

Point taken.