Summer 2016 Movies: Hits and Misses! 

+The place for Me to post stuff You miss the point. How fair is it to compare two movies worldwide box office when one of them may not have released in the same amount of countries. It's simple and logical to only use the domestic to be fair and partial.

+The place for Me to post stuff Erm yes exactly, you just proved the point? They chose to go with domestic which means there is no disputing anything, but if they chose to do international so many movies wouldn't have made the cut so what would be the point?

+The place for Me to post stuff But those indie films still opened domestically, that's different from not at all.

It's just about choosing an arbitrary measuring point that is easy for them to use.

+Hebl von Heblowitz Because it's the ONLY way to be fair and partial. They have to choose one or the other, domestic which is a fair comparison to compare for that area, or worldwide where some films have a clear advantage. There's a reason why any time a debate like this happens they only compare domestic, because it's fair plain and simple.

Not a summer film but it is my favourite movie of the year so far!

10 Cloverfield Lane is one of my favourite movies :3

Same, only just got dethroned by Sing Street as my favorite, fantastic film

Such an awesome movie

But that stupid ending...

Yeh it does by ALOT

It's because some of the movies haven't come out internationally yet.

Does Canada count for domestic box office?

Unfortunately movies don't get released the same time worldwide so it's hard to do a summer rundown like that. Screen Junkies is an American channel so America is going to be the focus

But it's winter in Australia

Add Sing Street and perfect :)

deadpool

I agree with your list except for The Nice Guys (which I didn't see) and Kubo (which isn't out in my country yet but I have a feeling that I'll like it a lot when I'm able to see it)

+Isabel Rentoul How do you disagree with those movies if you haven't seen them yet?

+KID Flashthefastestmanalive Deadpool didn't come out in the summer

Same, I really wanted it to be awesome.

me 2 Jared leto was completely wasted from his efforts

+Ed D. I liked his haminess. It was like seeing Tim Curry in his prime again.

I mean, it wasn't terrible by any means, but it didn't deliver on most of its potential...

the parts at the prison I really enjoy but everything else kinda stunk

seriously no sausage party

un known I laughed so hard at that movie I do not think It deserves to be in the top 5 but It is in my top 10.

Deadpool came out in February.

***** Notice I wrote my favorites of 2016 so far not my favorites of Summer 2016.

You're right, my mistake!

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fuck yeah winter's over

Horror films: Excellent summer

Coolguy Dude, horror fan here, and this year has been the best one in more than a decade, this year could be a game changer for the genre, Indiewire did an incredible article about it today.

+Your God Wilfred not just this summer but all year there have been so much amazing horrors

Cough civil war cough

Judeplays Games One of the very few good ones.

YES!

Sorry Zootopia but you lacked the much greater heart Kubo had...

Zootopia was good, but nowhere near Kubo.

Really is it that good?My god I might have to see it on cinema

+Triceratops Yes, it is that good. It's one of the most original films out right now. You should definitely see it!

With $220 million from China. Movie was a bomb in the US. Not all US movies hit all the major foreign markets in the summer months or even at all. So you can't do worldwide. Keep making excuses for your pathetic WOW gamer movie.

Warcraft was a disappointing movie .It could easily go 700 million it it was just slightly a better movie.This coming from a guy that loves that movie.

remliqa not saying it was good, they fucked up a lot. But it is not a flop, movie earned more then enough

commander O'Shovah Yeah, I think Warcraft is in the top 10 for the highest grossing Summer movie.

remliqa it is №10 (because summer starts in may for films)

because it was a shite movie

it was not bad but it needed more Days of future past was better

I think it's pretty good as well although I'll admit upon rewatching I definitely saw a lot more problems, neglected characters, plot holes some rather awkwardly done scenes. Still it is enjoyable I'm not going to hate on it but that is probably the kind of things that critics were picking up on and disliking

I admit the movie has flaws, but Fassbender's scene with his wife and daughter were very strong. Was Apocalypse himself one note? Maybe. But I still enjoyed the film and it was far better than Last Stand and both solo Wolverine movies. My only complaint was that the Quicksilver scene felt like fan service.

Apocalypse look weak? Did we really see same movie? He nearly destroyed half the world, He fight against most powerful mutants (Magneto, Storm, Xavier, Jean Grey) and none of them could hurt him, the only thing destroyed him is one of the most powerful force in Marvel universe. If it looks weak what look strong?

that movie was great

Oh yeah loved that, I'm surprised they didn't say ANYTHING about sausage party or the Little Prince (probably because it came out in Netflix)

I liked Cloverfield. Except I'm gutted that it was Cloverfield. Because halfway through, even after she escapes and that woman jumpscares her and her face falls off (I think??), I was like hmm... I wonder if Goodman had an actr... Oh wait. It's cloverfield. Yes there's aliens. It was just a shame tbh

civil war was a miss lol

Master Penguin I was being sarcastic. I'm very bad with punctuation on the internet

That has happened in many summers really. It just makes studios want to take less risks and make more sequels when they can not be sure marketing will save films. It is something that does not nessecarily make sense but that is the way it is. They should have smaller budgets and focus more on quality but it is the way it is. But some franchises like TMNT, Alice and Independence Day died this summer too.

Considering how everybody put Suicide Squad low on the BOX predictions, it's really surprising it end up close to $700mi WW, without China that gave X-Men Apocalypse $120mi. I don't see how WB might lose money wit it.

Suicide Squad broke even weeks ago, so it's up there.

They're just using the US BO numbers.

They are just using the USA box office numbers for some idiotic reasons

Civil war was #1 overall

yoggs then why would you want america and not any other country?

also not every movie get a fair chance worldwide. quite a few movies this year had no china release.

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No shit

DVD? You filthy casual...

of course they're gonna make that

Its coming out on Digital tomorrow

It's called a thumbnail.

Probably because it's a full body shot of cap rather than a face?

Matt Murdock my bad i meant thumbnail

DavisTheAsian there are dozens of civil war posters they could have used tho

go outside more

It is not a summer movies

it is a summer movie but it is also independent movie

It came out in Summer though here in Ireland it came out in April so it would not be

Yay! I'm not alone! I love the first one too though. I felt like I was the only person in the universe being super excited for 'Through the Looking Glass' to come out. It did not disappoint me.

Before you get hate I'll send positivity, good for you mate glad that you enjoyed it 😊

I too enjoyed it, though I also liked Tim Burton's first take. I think Tim Burton's brand of nonsense is pretty close to Lewis Carroll's - taking absurd ideas seriously but with a twinkle in the eye that says they know it's nonsense, and isn't it wonderful as they invite you to share the joke. It's something that I don't remember being in the Disney animated version at all. Looking Glass isn't a perfect film, but what it does well are things I value in a movie - it has a moral core, clear affection and respect for the source material (something BvS could have done with more of), and some cool ideas.

Nice

good list

I agree except for the Nice Guys. To me it looked fantastic from the get go

Ghostbusters is your favorite?

The hate on Ghostbusters was fueled by sexism

+Brian T no it was fuled on people hating that they messed with the originals everything has to turn into a sexist thing for some sexist people that was the case not all but for some i hate this movie not cuz girls even if it where guys i would be mad there messing with and original amazing movie

I mean Ghostbusters was my favorite of this summer....which sadly isn't saying much. I enjoyed it for what it is and look forward to what becomes of it...as long as these women NEVER COME BACK!! They were good just not sequel good

Warcraft > Ghostbusters

Pixar's movies are all so similar that there's not much to talk about that hasn't already been said. I think it's crazy (but pretty predictable looking back) that it hit number one because I didn't even see it. I'm a grown adult who saw Kung Fu Panda 3 opening night and couldn't even be motivated to see the biggest animated movie ever.

ikr

Because Finding Nemo is Pixar's highest grossing original film still and people have grown up with that film so of course people were gonna go out in droves to see the sequel. It had the Jurassic World and Force Awakens effect.

I'm with you. Still haven't seen it and I've got two kids that wanted to go.

The Detective Marvel -Euan Adams more like ben hurr-durr, amirite

Civil war,dory,the nice guys,kubo just to name some great summer movies

+Triceratops haven't seen nice guys, don't really like animated movies, and civil war wasn't good

+Triceratops but nice guys does look good and I'm interested in seeing it

suicide squad sucked too. But I still found myself enjoying it

Best movie this year

2nd this

You mind helping making this honest trailer for the blade trilogy a reality I've been commenting this request for this honest for the last several weeks of screen junkies uploads

I mean they did Blade earlier this week. I sure the rest are coming really soon. ( I wrote before realizing that was Everything wrong with)

Look at the rotten tomatoes score, maybe that will answer your question.

Caleb Canagasingham fuck the score, the critic rating is 6.8, that's all i need

Avizanski Still positive. 6.8 is not bad at all. And if you filter just the fresh reviews, you will see higher individual scores.

great call it was a really good movie. only animated movie i saw all summer (though i do want to check out kubo). 8/10

I loved Sausage Party

Kubo, Sing Street, The Nice Guys, and Don't Breathe are great movies too.

Sausage Party was good and unforgettable 8/10 for balls and originality and doing so much with 20 mil budget. 8/10

I guess I was talking Blockbuster / Popcorn flicks. I am the anti-hipster so I really don't do indie flicks till there is a buzz about them.

Star Trek Beyond, Lights Out and Hell or High Water would be there as well, IMO.

Sing street is not summer for God shake

its good if you use the average rating and audience score, the percentage thing is just completely meaningless

independent thinker716 agree,less snotty too.

+LaughingWolf Metacritic sucks. Metacritic's score is weighted, meaning that some critic's opinions count more. Everyone's opinion on Rotten Tomatoes is the same.

+LaughingWolf Metacritic is horrible. If there is one opinion by a popular critic or famous, that review weighs out all the other reviews and counts as the most of the score.

Disagree on Metarcritic.I have seen multiple times that the aggregate can swing rather easily by just one 0/100 score.That doesn't even take into account that it's Metacritics that determined whether this review is a 39/100 or 0/100 instead of the reviewer.Unlike RT , it can be fair to say that Metacritic actually rates the movie (instead of just collecting the scores). As for the snooty factor, I find Metacritic to be just as snooty.They do use the same reviewers after all.

nice list. But I thought suicide squad was a bad movie, and yet I still found myself enjoying it

+David Hernandez yea I know but the movie was fucking awesome in my opinion

ahmed cr7 I respect your opinion. Life I said, even though I didn't think it was a quality film, I still found myself enjoying the movie a lot

Yes it has, it's a box office hit. Keep crying about it.

Schuky9 Thank you for making my point.

Don't play smart, you didn't have one to begin with. Acting as if your movie opinion is more valuable than someone else's puts you in the same category as fanboys who tried to shut down RT. Congrats.

Schuky9 No you didn't have to write to me , and you certainly didn't have to be insulting when you did. But that does clearly say that i struck a nerve with my comment. I hurt your feeling which wouldn't happen if you weren't a fanboy. So writing to me as a butthurt fanboy does make my point for me.

So was Transformers.

Yeah Civil War depended on so many characters to be successful, TWS didn't need that and had just as good if not better action

That movie is equal to winter solider because of the seen in the missile launch pad

i loved the jokes they made when they fought, the story was annoying

Definitely torn with it. I was hoping for a more intense and involving story, but it felt like they played it way too safe. Nothing changed from this movie and everyone was definitely pulling their punches On the other hand, it's definitely a super fun movie, and one of the better times I had at the theater this year. But yeah, pretty disappointed overall

+TastyDash I mean I guess, but is it actually gonna mean anything? Film ended with cap telling tony if he needs him he's always gonna be there to help. I bet once infinity wars comes around, all of these splits and superheroes that are criminals aren't really gonna mean anything and everyone's gonna team up anyway. Captain America not being captain America anymore I don't really buy at all. And I'll grant you that I wouldn't wanna see them murdering each other, but then again that takes away all stakes and tension, I enjoy the airport scene a lot, but we all knew no one was actually gonna get hurt. They even chickened out of getting rid of war machine (which I thought would've been a bold move, I love war machine, think he's underrated, but I would've given marvel props for that). So it wasn't as investing as it shoulda been. I get it, but can't help but think this movie shoulda been more emotionally investing.

Nine Lives was the best movie of the decade

+Jacob Fisher Amen.

WYAHT. I accept your opinion but Civil War blew me away!

I thought civil war lived up to my expectations (which was very high) Definitely don't think it is disappointing movie

Zigster ABs Agree

The plot made no sense considering the fact that Ayer wrote the screenplay in 6 weeks, and the fact that they clickbaited us whn it came to the Joker

Yes people enjoyed it but that doesn't mean the structure of the movie worked as a whole. It was a mess and kept shifting tones, I didn't know if I was watching a serious villain movie or just a wacky group of weirdos. There are people who love the movie "Minions", but we can all agree it's a garbage movie.

+shaan imtiaz Because of Deadpool's fidelity to the source material, unlike X-Men Origins. The humor was also perfect and not out of place. And the plot, although generic, wasn't overstuffed and wasn't trying to set up too much movies (it only sets up the sequel with Cable), Suicide Squad was setting up/teasing the solo Harley Quinn, Flash and Batman films, the Justice League, and Katana's backstory will be explained on the sequel.

+shaan imtiaz Kinda like Mad Max, the plot wasn't what made people love Deadpool movie. Mad Max had its action and practical effects. Deadpool had it wall breaking and comedy.

Cuz DC stands for Divisive Cinema.

Kubo and Civil War were probably the best.

Ghost busters was a sexist feminist garbage film.

I thought suicide squad was alright. Definitely not as bad as critics make it out to be but it was still disappointing and should have been better.

+Ángel Melendez wow ok so if it has females as the main characters it's sexist and feminist ok

+Ángel Melendez I don't even care if your sexist anymore but I do want to say that the remake was super unecisary or how ever you spell nobody really wanted a remake