Posted on 06/10/2019 6:32:04 AM PDT by C19fan
Dark Phoenix was not the X-Men movie that moviegoers were looking forward to: Critics showed that with a 22% Rotten Tomatoes score, while audiences demonstrated that both in exits (B- CinemaScore, lowest ever for the franchise, and an awful 69% positive on PostTrak) and with their wallets, only spending $33M stateside, the lowest debut ever for the Fox/Marvel mutant franchise.
Even though Dark Phoenix is the No. 1 winner around the globe with $140M –down substantially from the worldwide launches of X-Men: Days of Future Past ($262.9M), Logan ($247.4M) and X-Men: Apocalypse ($166.6M), finance experts tell us that the tale of Jean Grey will burn out with an estimated $100M-$120M loss after ancillaries, off a combined production and P&A estimated cost of $350M+ (which includes reshoots). Final global B.O. is projected at $300M-$325M, with one film finance suit telling us “If it drops like a stone, $285M. Don’t forget it was a holiday in China, and even that was pretty low ($45.7M).”
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I wouldn’t hold my breath if you expect it to hold true to the Comic storyline.
I forgot “ Professor uses his mental powers to erase everyone’s minds so that no-one recalls the X-Men being there.” (the shuttle at JFK airport and going into the bay. )
I got a great idea why not hire good writers and allow them to be creative and write original scream plays that don’t rely on previously written material
Maisie Williams (Arya) will be the 2nd GOT actress to portray a mutant when the movie The New Mutants comes out next year.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4682266/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2
“They said, the early movie makers were raised on great literature and made movies of great literature.”
Hah! Most old movies are boring crap. Sure there are some greats that people can name, but the bulk of them were terrible.
“They said, the early movie makers were raised on great literature and made movies of great literature.”
Hah! Most old movies are boring crap. Sure there are some greats that people can name, but the bulk of them were terrible.
“I got a great idea why not hire good writers and allow them to be creative and write original scream plays that don’t rely on previously written material”
Hollywood thinks that’s too risky.
Sophie’s SJW antics aside, maybe Avengers End Game just gave everyone a satisfying end to the superhero genre. Another X-Men was ruin the denoument.
I won’t. Not expecting much based on past history with the franchise. Just curious. And...it’s X-Men. Gotta watch it.
Wow, do we think the reviewers crashed the audience attendance?
Gone back and read all the xmen up into the mid 90s, and Dark Phoenix is the best story by far. Interested to see how they translated it on the big screen. I am happy to know we lose a certain character, couldn’t stand the character anymore.
Hated John Wick 1. The guy goes mental because someone killed his dog? Really?
He is? Actually only liked the first iron man. Three was truly terrible.
Wolverine and Iron Man are dead?
I have missed a few of the movies.
Stole his car, killed his dog, beat him up.
Those Russians were assholes (and the Russian kid was also on GoT...LOL)
Yeah, I guess. I get Wick as much as the Fast and Furious series. Just don’t get either of them.
I guess will have to watch Dark Phoenix and decide for myself. The only things else out there is Godzilla.
They even killed Scarlett Johansson’s character, Black Widow, as they are filming her movie “Black Widow”. Marvel is going all gay all the time.
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