I invested into home theater set up earlier this year and never looked back. No people talking, no cell phone screens, no high prices for tickets/food. Much more better!
Just let them do with their property whatever they want. After all, they paid lots of money just to do that. Grow up and keep the old movies in your good memories. Geroge Lucas himself said that SW were movies for kids, so don´t try to treat them with such seriousness. Franchises can die too.
it all comes down to this question - are you trying to continue the mythology of George Lucas, or do you have the hubris to assume it is now your story and not his? Its a very simple question that gets lost in the fray. And I think the answer with this latest creation is a clear no.
Dan, every movie in the Top 10 was either brand new or had a hold of under 50%. That seems like a record of some kind. How often has there been so many movies with that kind of hold/legs? Seems a good sign for the box office in general.
I only go see movies that benefit from being seen on the big screen w/the sound systems most theaters have or as something to do w/the family if there's a family movie my kids really want to see. So that means besides Pixar/studio Ghibli, I'll only see action, sci-fi, and maybe a good horror/thriller, so no dramas, comedies etc. I save those for home viewing. I am a great and bad moviegoer. Great in that I am courteous & respectful to other moviegoers, and that when I'm with my kids I keep them as quiet/still as possible. I also make sure we leave our seats w/all our garbage. I'm bad in that aside from the occasional weekend family movie, I mainly only go Tues nights which are half price for AMC Stubs members, or in the AM/early afternoons when the price is 25-30% off. During those times it's easier to sneak in my own food and drink in. I understand why theaters charge what they do for concessions, but I still try to avoid buying them... w/the exception of the pretzel nuggets w/cheese. :) Also going to a decent amount of these "discounted" movies I get more points which I use to further gain discounts on top of always selecting "senior" (I'm not) when buying tixs online. Considering my prolific moviegoing "career" in my teens and twenties I don't feel too guilty keeping some revenue from the theaters.
@danmurrellmovies Do you have a video explaining why theaters charge what they do for concessions/prices? how much of a factor Studios revenue demands affect it or not? I remember back when the star wars prequels came out, the studio got 100% of ticket sales the first 3 weeks and then >70% for the next month...
Congo is a fascinating story...I don't know if Dan remembers this but this was the big Michael Crichton project. 93 was Jurassic Park, 94 was ER, 95 was supposed to be Congo and Frank Marshall was going to have his big breakout blockbuster after Alive and Arachniphobia and it pretty much killed Marshal's career. It made money and was a hit but it was the start of the fall of the Crichton decade. The Lost World, Twister, Sphere and 13th Warrior all came out later to varying levels of success but after 1999 that was pretty much it for Crichton.
3 hour movies. having to hold your bladder for a slow part in the movie. Loud Parents worse than the kids, cell phones, over priced snacks, some have alcohol some dont, people bring in their own alcohol getting out of control and belligerent. Ill pass . Stay at home no cell phones or people talking or kids running around. I can make my own popcorn and drinks and pause when I need a restroom break.
When De Palma was brought on he broke a rough storyline with Steven Zailian. Zailian soon left and David Koepp was hired. He and De Palma finished breaking the story and Koepp wrote the movie that we know. Robert Towne is a bit egotistical and gives himself a lot more credit than what was the case. He was brought on at Cruise’s behest - against what De Palma wanted - and he did do a rewrite that no one was happy with, so they went back to Koepp’s script. When all is said and done, Towne added some scenes, but mostly did dialogue rewrites for the movie that Koepp wrote.
I have nine kids. We went to see Inside Out 2 and it cost me $166 with a $20 gift card and AMC Premiere so I don't pay online fees. That's why I can't go all the time anymore.
Inside Out 2 just had Top Gun Maverick's spectacular 2nd weekend hold but with a $30 million higher opening weekend. This is going to be one of the Top 10 films of all time by the end of its box office run.
I was a little bit different than most of the fans.I saw this first and then I'm like.Oh, that's good then I immediately and I mean, within 5 minutes started watching the anime and in like 4 days I watch all 16 seasons.I think
The "pre-feature entertainment" is out of control. A recent movie had a listed 10 am start time. The movie did not begin until 10:40 and was more than 2 hours long. I can deal with 15-20 minutes of ads and previews. But 40 minutes is ridiculous.
Don’t forget that putting a movie in a theater requires an additional multi-million dollar commitment in advertising. That’s why streamers don’t commit to it. They don’t have to take that additional financial risk.
If I ran LucasFilm, I would release the original 3 "Star Wars" films (i.e. Episodes 4-6) in their original form when they were first released to theaters. The fact that George Lucas has repeated refused popular demand to do this, including among his most successful and famous fans, remains frustrating, and encourages piracy. I don't have a problem with his reworking and adding CGI characters to the films' re-releases, as long as they are not the only options to see the original trilogy. Fans demand authenticity, and George Lucas alone appears to ignore those demands.
Without getting into all of the details about why I don't go to the movies often or if ever now, the movie theaters and Hollywood basically have disencentivized the consumer to come.
Would love to see you favorite movies of the first half of 2024. First 6 months. Not which movies did the best, but your top 10 movies that you enjoyed.
I remember in the 1990s, a movie would usually be released on VHS 5 to 8 months after it first hit theaters. I think that's a reasonable window for a movie to be released on streaming and/or on Blu-Ray.
Hi, Saw Inside Out 2 in the Uk on a Friday at 14:30 - decent audience but not a big one and mostly comprised of students, probably majority female (snapshot demographic) and not an actual kid in sight. Unfortunately the film "broke" (if that's the correct term for digital) about 20 minutes in (although someone did say, "Oh, is this part of the film?"). This was fixed after about 20+ minutes with a member of staff coming into the theatre to apologise and give updates every five minutes or so. They had to check with the audience at which point the film had stopped - wouldn't need to do that when they had projectionists (showing my age!). I can't remember something like that happening with a film for nigh on 20 years but everyone in the cinema was fine about it and it was professionally handled. As to the film itself I really enjoyed it but it wasn't as good as the first film. It wasn't as funny or as creative or as moving - having Bing Bong disappear out of existence in the original for example, was a real tear jerker. The stakes also seemed lower - it was a film about teenage acceptance in a group dynamic and conflicting/contrasting friendships (which probably hits a chord with virtually anybody) rather than a child having something close to a breakdown and running away from home. Some have said it's more complex than lnside Out but l beg to differ. Also, the new emotions - apart from Anxiety who was excellently realised by the way - had a few good one liners but were under utilised (l guess they had to keep the film time down - Riley's parents also seemed to be underused). The film also lacked the comedic montage that happened at the end of Inside Out which I remember being one of the funniest parts of the film. That being said l would still give the film 9 out of 10 (the first film was a rare 10 out of 10 for me). The audience l was with enjoyed it - laughing and giggling throughout most of the film. It was intelligently written and was clearly the sort of film that can easily appeal to all age groups - it was not just a kid's movie (unlike, say, Garfield) that ultimately vastly broadens it's appeal and word of mouth. It was streaks ahead of recent vapid Pixar/Disney fare ("Wish" anyone?) and avoided the by-the-numbers style film making the company has indulged in recently. Anyway, as a big fan of the cinema going experience, anything that helps the theatre business is fine by me! By the way, love the show Dan - l might not always agree with your reviews but l admire your even-handedness.
What a run for Inside Out 2. I expected to be decently sucessful but it looks like we have an all timer on our hands. Can’t wait until it releases here in Portugal.
Just an unprecedented performance. We are into uncharted territory here. It opened more than 50% higher than the first and looks to SURPASS the legs of the original. This is easily domestic and worldwide winner for 2024. Last time Ive seen a run like this was Top Gun Maverick back in 2022
Your "Franchise Tracker: Pixar" chart. Wouldn't it better labeled as just Pixar Movie Tracker? Inside is the same franchise, but you have each movie individually listed. On that note, a chart of how the franchises themselves compare in Pixar would be interesting. I assume it is Toy Story and down, but interesting idea.
So inside out 2 made $150 million domestically week one and $100 million domestically week two but then you show that it made $350 million domestically through 10 days. Am I missing something?
Greedy Bob Iger and his cronies better not steal credit for this movie's success.... The glory belongs to the hard working current staff of Pixar...not the Disney that Iger is mismanaging.
I was working in a non-AMC theater chain when all of this was happening. We didn’t have that many Movie Pass users overall, but when we would get them, I would just think to myself, “there is no way this is going to last.” A lot of people forget that movie theaters make the teeniest bit of money from the movies themselves, that’s why concessions are so expensive - it’s the theatre’s main source of profit. Of course you support a local theatre by buying a ticket, but your dollar goes farther when you spend money on the concessions. So it was always nice when the Movie Pass patrons bought concessions, but otherwise, they were barely a presence for us. I was a huge Screen Junkies fan, so of course I looooveed listening to Dan, Roth, Spenny, and the gang just *bashing* the business. Made no sense, and anyone with the least bit of common sense knew what was coming. But Dan hit the nail on the head when he said none of us could have predicted just how spectacularly it all came crashing down. Truly had to be there.
Very level headed take. However, you were far too kind. In a vacuum, there is no comparison between an Acolyte budget/ product and a House of the Dragon budget/ product. This has been a miscarriage of the greatest cinematic IP of all time by Lucasfilm. There is no two ways about it.
