abduleez1:


Interesting list...

I've since abandoned planning movies and TV series with the monthly format with the realisation that I'm mostly always gonna fall short of meeting at least 65% requirement.

I just pick and choose now what tickles my fancy or the mood I'm in.
Tho I've had a great run this month.

oyaskii:
Maann. Surprisingly, July has been the only month i have been able to do any proper curating that i followed through. The other months prior have been total disarray and apathy. So we are basically in the same boat. Too many stuffs to see man and combining it with "adulting" is a real hassle, so just work with any formula that best suites you.

Nickshrapnel:
Why didn’t Paramount move the release date of Dead Reckoning?

That movie deserves more money than it’s getting

abduleez1:


They thought the movie will do well and hold its own against Barbenheimer not knowing it's going to be their victim.

Paramount has mostly goofed their release date this year with questionable release date.... They just released their movies being sandwiched between bigger competition.

Dungeons and Dragons, Transformers and now MI7 has suffered the same fate.

We all knew since last year that many movies would suffer from cannibali$m against each other due to scheduling themselves too close to one another, especially this July slate. It was inevitable some movies would suffer from others dominance.

And now they're doing the same mistake with TMNT releasing soon. At least, they're smart producing for a reasonable $80mn budget.

Palehair:

MI7 performing so low compared to it's predecessors is the biggest shock of the summer. Despite the marketing,Dem boys were screaming Tom is the saviour of the theatre with internet critics calling him the only movie star we have left since the death of the movie star,I legit thought they will all go out in groves to go support the same way they did for sound of freedom.

I'm just happy for Margo,girl have had back to back flops,4 in total.....she was getting close to be labelled "box office poison",she deserves it because you can tell she put in everything she got to make this film,thanks to her relationship with WB,I'm sure if Barbie flopped,they would've bid her sayonara

Palehair:


Now let's see if WB will work with Mattel to bring more toys like their monster high collection to live action,MGA could also work with a major studio to snag the piece of the pie with their Bratz collection that was even more diverse before Barbie knew what diversity is not to talk about how they've beaten Barbie in market share and it's not just once. Since that abomination called "G.I Joe" that paramount released,I've always wondered why studios haven't seen the capitalist boom they can make out of adapting toys to live action movies,they do it to video games,anime even theme parks. The boys could also join in on the action with Hasbro working with paramount (because I'm sure there's no way they are letting go of the rights to GI Joe after seeing the Barbie success) to finally give us a decent and entertaining GI Joe movie, that's all the gleeful kid in me who was a major GI Joe toy owner wants,their Battleship game could also join the charge and try not to sink this time

abduleez1:


Lmao.... You sef remember that "Saviour of Cinema since death of Movie star" crap they were shouting few weeks ago.
The thing was annoying me then and I secretly hoped it underperformed make I see wetin their mouth go talk.
Film wey everybody dey predict will crush Barbie and Oppenheimer became the one using crutches. 😂😂
That "Sound of Freedom" still has some huge controversy regarding its box office gross in US. Many thinks it's a sham. The key is the Studio found a unique way to make their film trend and sell. Having religious bodies, church organisations and co buy tickets in bulk for members to go watch for free was master stroke and got some people foaming in the mouth.
An R rated Oppenheimer grossing higher than MI7 "5 day opening weekend" was when I know say fire on the mountain is cooking.


I'm super happy for Margot Robbie too. But I disagree with her being canned at WB. She's a producer if you don't know and has her own production company. And she's very entrenched in WB that it'd be so difficult for anyone even a top executive to wisk her away. She's that loved. Her portrayal of Harley Quinn alone since debuting in 2016 has made that studio billions in Harley Quinn toys. Harley Quinn toys even outsells Superman by a huge mile and the character is considered the fourth pillar of DC.
It's no wonder Harley Quinn is spammed across all of DC. Her presence is spammed in comics, TV shows (has her own show), toy line and live action film (Birds of Prey).
And Ultimately, WB is well known as a traditional studio that values talent. They usually really committed to their filmmakers and hardly let them go easily if they value them.

abduleez1:


Let's wait and see. What's for sure, after BARBIE, more studios and Toy companies will definitely start developing live action and animated toy adaptations. Everyone wants money in Hollywood. Hasbro and Mattel will be leading the line.

WB already has been developing "Hot Wheels" movie for some time for WB Animation. The film is slated for next year.

Palehair:

Omo,d bolded vex me during dat Maverick period no be small and to make matters worse,I almost had a bet with someone on this as I stood firm on my ground,if the person wasn't skeptical and dropped out last minute,na cry I 4 dey cry now. That's to show you how much faith I had in the "star power" of Tom like I never in a million foresaw Barbie or Oppenheimer overshadowing MI7. I really underestimated the power of the internet and I guess Paramount did too. I'm not surprised about the sound of freedom success as the "Pay-it-Forward" model have been used on other movies and it was a success ,it was used for Love,Simon.

I know Margot has her own company but her pitch to WB wasn't really hitting it in the movie circuit and I know a lot of people are gonna come for my head for this but I was starting to compare her to.......(hides my face) Kathleen Kennedy,abeg don't sue me ooooo but happy about the turnaround for the talented beauty and I don't care what anybody says, Babylon was one of my favorite movies of 2022

ErenXSatoru:

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Oh okay
Lol now your question makes sense.

I think they used that particular tone to depict the distopia they were trying to portray and it worked for me sha.

abduleez1:


Lmao.... Omo you get luck oo. 😂 People wey dey shed tears on top this MI7 money plenty. Nolan seizing most of its IMAX screens was the beginning of the end for it. There's also the major snag of younger generations like Gen Z not so bothered with MI franchise as it's mainly for older audiences.

Margot is really loved in WB regardless of her films making money or not. Most of those recent films flopping sef were never WB movies except TSS which is an ensemble film and from James Gunn. It would interest you to know that Margot's Birds of Prey has a higher gross than even Wonder Woman 1984 and The Suicide Squad. She also produced awards darling Promising Young Woman in 2020. That's enough to buy her some goodwill. WB still has appetite for top filmmakers and don't bother much about gross since awards movies is a major strategy at the company.

She's the biggest female star WB has currently and it ain't close. I don't think they'd be that stupid by letting go their prized star after losing Chris Nolan to Universal.

Yep, on Babylon we in agreement. That was easily amongst my top favourite films of 2022 and I believe people will come to love and respect the film later on. I still don't understand what was wrong with the movie. There are some films that people hate at first when it comes out as it doesn't match the zeitgeist, but with time they become a classic as people understand it was well above it's time.

ErenXSatoru:

I don't see Mission Impossible getting less than a billion, quote me later

abduleez1:
One woman beater is cancelled and another is given a pass.... Yeah.

Kaycee7:
Evidence and testimonies are sha showing that he didn't beat her.

Kaycee7:
Evidence and testimonies are sha showing that he didn't beat her.

Purvan:
Thirteen (2004)

ErenXSatoru:

Wow look at me 😂😂😂 I take this back

ErenXSatoru:

I don't see Mission Impossible getting less than a billion, quote me later

Baddestguyp:
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Nova15:


How much has it made so far?

ErenXSatoru:

Wow look at me 😂😂😂 I take this back

Palehair:

Please tell them "innocent until proven guilty" still stands

abduleez1:


This same ideology wasn't applied to someone some time ago.

oyaskii:
Who?