Birds of Prey Is Currently On Course For Worst DC Opening Weekend

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Mecha82 wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:17 am
Darth Wedgius wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:02 am
Deledrius wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:17 am What's woke about BoP? I haven't seen it yet.
Ewan McGregor said he was, "proud to be involved in a film that was a feminist film that tackled misogyny."

Of course that's his take on the film and may not be others'.
So in your bizzarro world feminism and tackling misogny are now bad things? Is world went so up side down that there are young people that think that women shouldn't have rights and that misogny is good thing.
That's Status Quo Warriors for you. Movies focused on women are Sexist, Slavery is Freedom, and steaks should be served well-done with ketchup.

Funny how this can be accused of being a movie that's too "woke" to be fun while Christopher Nolan was allowed to make an entire film trilogy without ever pulling the broom out of his ass.
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Oh, one more complaint: glad we got one canon lesbian character in it but it could have used more gay stuff. Then again, most things are better with increased gay stuff.
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Mecha82 wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:17 am
Darth Wedgius wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:02 am
Deledrius wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:17 am What's woke about BoP? I haven't seen it yet.
Ewan McGregor said he was, "proud to be involved in a film that was a feminist film that tackled misogyny."

Of course that's his take on the film and may not be others'.
So in your bizzarro world feminism and tackling misogny are now bad things? Is world went so up side down that there are young people that think that women shouldn't have rights and that misogny is good thing.
Has it occurred to you that some people watch movies for escapism? We just want to enjoy ourselves for a few hours and not be lectured about petty shit?

Oh, wait. Sorry. I forgot. The "male gaze" and "mansplaining" are the most pressing issues of our time lol. That is what happens when the only demons left to slay are mice, problems have to be invented so your movement remains relevant.
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clearspira wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:12 am
Mecha82 wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:17 am
Darth Wedgius wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:02 am
Deledrius wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:17 am What's woke about BoP? I haven't seen it yet.
Ewan McGregor said he was, "proud to be involved in a film that was a feminist film that tackled misogyny."

Of course that's his take on the film and may not be others'.
So in your bizzarro world feminism and tackling misogny are now bad things? Is world went so up side down that there are young people that think that women shouldn't have rights and that misogny is good thing.
Has it occurred to you that some people watch movies for escapism? We just want to enjoy ourselves for a few hours and not be lectured about petty shit?
Grown ass man complaining that not all comic book movies are to his liking.
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Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:57 am Oh, one more complaint: glad we got one canon lesbian character in it but it could have used more gay stuff. Then again, most things are better with increased gay stuff.
wait, were zsasz and sionis not together?
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Birds of Prey has made over twice it's Budget now. It's proving to have legs, in fact it's second Monday made more money then it's first Monday.
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MithrandirOlorin wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:05 pm Birds of Prey has made over twice it's Budget now. It's proving to have legs, in fact it's second Monday made more money then it's first Monday.
Shouldn't that be wings? ;)

Two caveats with those figures that apply to any movie, the "budget" is what studio is willing to declare they spent making it, and generally never includes the money spent on marketing. For box office, the studio as a rule of thumb, only get around 50% of that amount, since there are middle parties such as the cinemas themselves taking their share.

So at best its presently break-even, which is generally a failure to studios as they usually target to double up on their money that they outlayed.
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J!! wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:59 pm
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:57 am Oh, one more complaint: glad we got one canon lesbian character in it but it could have used more gay stuff. Then again, most things are better with increased gay stuff.
wait, were zsasz and sionis not together?
No?

When did it say they were?
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Enterprising wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:54 pm
MithrandirOlorin wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:05 pm Birds of Prey has made over twice it's Budget now. It's proving to have legs, in fact it's second Monday made more money then it's first Monday.
Shouldn't that be wings? ;)

Two caveats with those figures that apply to any movie, the "budget" is what studio is willing to declare they spent making it, and generally never includes the money spent on marketing. For box office, the studio as a rule of thumb, only get around 50% of that amount, since there are middle parties such as the cinemas themselves taking their share.

So at best its presently break-even, which is generally a failure to studios as they usually target to double up on their money that they outlayed.
Theaters get no more than 20%
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BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:56 pm
clearspira wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:12 am
Mecha82 wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:17 am
Darth Wedgius wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:02 am
Deledrius wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:17 am What's woke about BoP? I haven't seen it yet.
Ewan McGregor said he was, "proud to be involved in a film that was a feminist film that tackled misogyny."

Of course that's his take on the film and may not be others'.
So in your bizzarro world feminism and tackling misogny are now bad things? Is world went so up side down that there are young people that think that women shouldn't have rights and that misogny is good thing.
Has it occurred to you that some people watch movies for escapism? We just want to enjoy ourselves for a few hours and not be lectured about petty shit?
Grown ass man complaining that not all comic book movies are to his liking.
Admitily that what it also comes off like while also seeming petty. If being against misogny is petty shit to clearspira and to him not petty is complaining about movie not being for him then I can safely say that he isn't very mature grown ass man or at least he is insecure.
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