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Post by alpha128 on Aug 29, 2018 22:49:22 GMT
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Post by darkpast on Aug 30, 2018 23:38:45 GMT
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Post by merh on Aug 31, 2018 8:02:12 GMT
So a joint Chinese/American produced movie did better in China? I am shocked! The Meg China open-$50,089,125 total-$144,304,867 Solo China open-$9,727,334 total-$16,473,217 |
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Post by alpha128 on Aug 31, 2018 8:52:29 GMT
So a joint Chinese/American produced movie did better in China? I am shocked! Having a Chinese producer is no guarantee of success in China. |
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Post by merh on Aug 31, 2018 15:22:16 GMT
So a joint Chinese/American produced movie did better in China? I am shocked! Having a Chinese producer is no guarantee of success in China. This was all China. The Meg is an action flick with an acceptable action star. Did you see it? It was a dumb popcorn flick. One didnt have to know any backstory. I have always heard the problem with Star Wars in China is they haven't been along for the ride. There have been enough knock offs they dont see it as original or fresh |
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Post by alpha128 on Aug 31, 2018 21:44:30 GMT
The Meg is an action flick with an acceptable action star. Did you see it? It was a dumb popcorn flick. One didnt have to know any backstory. No, I did not see "The Meg". I have always heard the problem with Star Wars in China is they haven't been along for the ride. There have been enough knock offs they dont see it as original or fresh I have likewise heard that since the OT was not released in China during the late seventies/early eighties, they do not have the nostalgia for it that American audiences do. |
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Post by thisguy4000 on Aug 31, 2018 21:53:48 GMT
The Meg is an action flick with an acceptable action star. Did you see it? It was a dumb popcorn flick. One didnt have to know any backstory. No, I did not see "The Meg". I have always heard the problem with Star Wars in China is they haven't been along for the ride. There have been enough knock offs they dont see it as original or fresh I have likewise heard that since the OT was not released in China during the late seventies/early eighties, they do not have the nostalgia for it that American audiences do. It’s easy to laugh at The Meg making more money than Solo, but the truth is that these days, China is a pretty significant market for Hollywood movies, and Star Wars is at an inherent disadvantage on that front. Mind you, this doesn’t change the fact that Solo was a major financial disappointment, but it at least puts things into perspective. |
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Post by merh on Sept 1, 2018 0:01:31 GMT
No, I did not see "The Meg". I have likewise heard that since the OT was not released in China during the late seventies/early eighties, they do not have the nostalgia for it that American audiences do. It’s easy to laugh at The Meg making more money than Solo, but the truth is that these days, China is a pretty significant market for Hollywood movies, and Star Wars is at an inherent disadvantage on that front. Mind you, this doesn’t change the fact that Solo was a major financial disappointment, but it at least puts things into perspective. The Meg was a mindless movie. It was a monster movie It was fun. It had plot holes. Hell yes it had plot holes. If you spent any time thinking about it, you would probably find it a stupid movie. |
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Post by politicidal on Sept 1, 2018 15:22:21 GMT
So if he fought a giant shark, it'd have done better?
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 1, 2018 16:36:38 GMT
So if he fought a giant shark, it'd have done better? - "The Last Jedi" is released
- A sizeable number of fans (54% according to Rotten Tomatoes) dislike the film
- Lucasfilm refuses to acknowledge any criticism of "The Last Jedi", no matter how valid, and instead responds by attacking customers
- The combination of boycotting fans, strong competition, muted critical reaction (only 61% Fresh among Top Critics), and lackluster marketing creates a perfect storm of disinterest when "Solo" opens.
- "Solo" bombs, becoming the first Star Wars film to lose money. Or as Box Office Prophets puts it, "the utter rejection by the fanbase is still absolutely stunning."
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Post by Jedan Archer on Sept 2, 2018 15:21:19 GMT
Deplorable.
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Post by Waxer-n-boil on Sept 8, 2018 16:53:45 GMT
EVERYTHING is beating Solo! Deadpool 2 embarrassed S:ASWS, and Deadpool is not even a major character. The Meg has blown by Solo (worldwide). Ant-Man and the Wasp has surpassed it. Mission Impossible: Fallout has surpassed it - and it used to be unheard of & unthinkable for a MI movie to surpass a SW movie at the box office! Heck, even Ready Player One and the under-promoted Rampage (2018) beat S:ASWS at the box office worldwide! Notice how all of the arguments about fanbase backlash not being a factor have dried up? |
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Post by Waxer-n-boil on Sept 8, 2018 16:55:20 GMT
Jedan, you old bounty hunter! So good to see ya! |
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Post by merh on Sept 9, 2018 9:13:51 GMT
This was all China. The Meg is an action flick with an acceptable action star. Did you see it? It was a dumb popcorn flick. One didnt have to know any backstory. I have always heard the problem with Star Wars in China is they haven't been along for the ride. There have been enough knock offs they dont see it as original or fresh You've heard wrong then. When Episode 4 had its first screening in China, it ended to complete silence from the audience. George Lucas and the people at 20th Century Fox thought they had a bomb. They were panicking until someone corrected them. They then learned that silence is the highest honor a Chinese audience can give a movie. Star Wars was given that honor. They loved it. So Star Wars was released in China in 1977? consequenceofsound.net/2015/06/original-star-wars-trilogy-to-be-shown-in-china-for-the-first-time/ |
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Post by shinnickneth on Sept 9, 2018 12:24:05 GMT
Hmmm I'm misremembering my Star Wars facts on this one. I thought it was a Chinese audience, but it was Japanese audience...which makes more sense considering the difference between the two countries. My apologies. |
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Post by Waxer-n-boil on Sept 14, 2018 0:15:34 GMT
Guess what? Solo is about to be passed by MI:Fallout in the domestic box office. No way you're going to tell me that this wasn't partly due to fanbase backlash. |
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 14, 2018 0:21:50 GMT
Guess what? Solo is about to be passed by MI:Fallout in the domestic box office. No way you're going to tell me that this wasn't partly due to fanbase backlash. I agree that the fan backlash is the reason "Solo" found box office success an impossible mission.  Not only is "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" about to pass "Solo" domestically, it has nearly tripled the "Solo" foreign box office take. All told, M:I6 has outgrossed "Solo" by more than $340 million. |
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Post by jsnification on Sept 22, 2018 6:25:23 GMT
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Post by Jedan Archer on Sept 22, 2018 15:01:15 GMT
Jedan, you old bounty hunter! So good to see ya! Been a while, crocodile. |
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