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Post subject: Re: Gue$$ The Opening Weekend Gross - Solo: A Star Wars Stor
Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 1:52 am
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I think it was a conscious choice to not over market this film and saturate the public with SW. This film will be seen by all those who have watched the others but as there's no progression and this is merely spakfilla, it's not essential opening weekend fare. The drive for EP 8 and 9 is to see it before it gets spoilered.
Post subject: Re: Gue$$ The Opening Weekend Gross - Solo: A Star Wars Stor
Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 2:36 am
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blueviper wrote:
I think it’s SW fatigue and no one really wants to see a film about Han Solo without Harrison Ford.
It may make Lucasfilm rethink any ideas they may have had behind closed doors about someone new in the role of Indiana Jones as well. I’m not saying that happened, but I’m sure the idea has been tossed around.
I have a difficult time believing 'fatigue' narratives until it happens for multiple movies in a row
Post subject: Re: Gue$$ The Opening Weekend Gross - Solo: A Star Wars Stor
Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 2:08 pm
what on earth am I talking about
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Apparently iger told the Disney’s shareholders they never expect these standalones to make as much as the saga films. That’s understandable. Both standalones to date have had huge production difficulties as we know.
But the marketing (and marketing budget) for this was purposefully kept low key. Less so than rogue one I believe. They knew avengers and deadpool would own the summer so it’s not like they made a massive mistake unknowingly. I’d say it was a calculated risk. Cos now we have 18 months with absolutely no Star Wars.
So by the time ep 9 rolls around well probably have solid info on the tv series and next standalone / Rians trilogy / GOT guys trilogy.
Breathing room to let people want it again. This is all really calculated and measured I’d say.
Post subject: Re: Gue$$ The Opening Weekend Gross - Solo: A Star Wars Stor
Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 2:10 pm
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dimejinky99 wrote:
Apparently iger told the Disney’s shareholders they never expect these standalones to make as much as the saga films. That’s understandable. Both standalones to date have had huge production difficulties as we know.
But the marketing (and marketing budget) for this was purposefully kept low key. Less so than rogue one I believe. They knew avengers and deadpool would own the summer so it’s not like they made a massive mistake unknowingly. I’d say it was a calculated risk. Cos now we have 18 months with absolutely no Star Wars.
So by the time ep 9 rolls around well probably have solid info on the tv series and next standalone / Rians trilogy / GOT guys trilogy.
Breathing room to let people want it again. This is all really calculated and measured I’d say.
I can agree with the last part, having that long for people to get back into the desire for another movie, but not marketing a movie (Solo) that had a big budget? That doesn't seem right.
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Post subject: Re: Gue$$ The Opening Weekend Gross - Solo: A Star Wars Stor
Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 2:22 pm
what on earth am I talking about
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It’s budget swelled cos of what happened though with the firing and hiring and reshoots. There’s no way on the world all those shareholders are going to say no and stop making them if this one stumbles. Somebody somewhere will ask why was the decision made to release it against two massive films. I’d love to hear the answer. But it’s not like they’re losing money to avengers. They own that too. Am seeing a lot of people online now saying they’re refusing to go see it cos Fuck Disney. Their loss. It’s a pebble in the road it won’t aftect future plans for more films I don’t think.
Post subject: Re: Gue$$ The Opening Weekend Gross - Solo: A Star Wars Stor
Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 2:57 pm
what on earth am I talking about
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Simple Torture wrote:
dime, do you think it'll recoup the rest of its budget next weekend when it does even better business?
Don’t know about that but wouldn’t be shocked if it made around the same next week? I’m optimistic but it doesn’t really matter to me either way. It’ll definitely break even over the course of release i reckon
Post subject: Re: Gue$$ The Opening Weekend Gross - Solo: A Star Wars Stor
Posted: Fri June 01, 2018 11:06 pm
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dimejinky99 wrote:
Apparently iger told the Disney’s shareholders they never expect these standalones to make as much as the saga films. That’s understandable. Both standalones to date have had huge production difficulties as we know.
But the marketing (and marketing budget) for this was purposefully kept low key. Less so than rogue one I believe. They knew avengers and deadpool would own the summer so it’s not like they made a massive mistake unknowingly. I’d say it was a calculated risk. Cos now we have 18 months with absolutely no Star Wars.
So by the time ep 9 rolls around well probably have solid info on the tv series and next standalone / Rians trilogy / GOT guys trilogy.
Breathing room to let people want it again. This is all really calculated and measured I’d say.
Then why did you bet so high, 137 million? May is not an usual time for a SW movie release. They are diluting the shit out of this franchise and will squeeze it till it bleeds every morsel of money it can and then sell it off. Then, 50 years from now someone will reboot the original trilogy and milk that ass for more money because it can because of people like you, dime.
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