2018 At The Boxoffice (2 Viewers)

[Robert Crawford]

And much less for Obi Wan and Boba Fett.

I don't quite understand the interest in Boba Fett.

 

[Tino]

I don't quite understand the interest in Boba Fett.

Ditto.

Sam and Travis will enlighten you.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Damn, Solo losing steam fast. Adrift just couldn't pull in the audience...

 

[Jake Lipson]

I don't quite understand the interest in Boba Fett.

At the moment, my interest in that project has to do more with James Mangold being the director of it than the character he's working with. Personally.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

For sure. But I think the smiley there indicates that you get why an audience today might feel that they already had everything they needed on Han Solo, whereas an audience in 1999 would still be interested in more Vader

There was a broader backstory about the "Star Wars" universe that seemed likely to emerge in the PT. Whatever interest came from them stemmed from the way that they set up the characters/situations of the OT.

The actual Anakin/Vader plot seemed less compelling - we already essentially knew what we needed to know from background given in the OT. But seeing other aspects of the "SW" realm developed offered potential intrigue.

"Solo" comes with some of that, as it provides a glimpse at some different situations, but it's too close in time to the OT - and too centered on a story not connected directly to the Skywalkers - to be of great interest in and of itself.

That said, I think "Solo" is a pretty entertaining movie and fun to see. I think it suffers more from "SW" overkill - 4 movies in 2.5 years - and a lack of direct connection to an "Episode" than anything wrong with the film itself.

I don't think audiences shied away from it because Solo is now dead -- honestly, that never occurred to me as an issue!

 

[Colin Jacobson]

I don't quite understand the interest in Boba Fett.

Same here. I was a kid when "Empire" came out and even then, I didn't get the "Cult of Fett".

He was intended as a one-off, throwaway character, but for reasons I don't really understand, fans loved him.

I'm more of an IG-88 guy myself!

 

[Colin Jacobson]

At the moment, my interest in that project has to do more with James Mangold being the director of it than the character he's working with. Personally.

Yeah, Mangold adds interest. I think he's had an inconsistent career, but I really liked "Logan" so I'm optimistic he can do something interesting with Fett despite my inherent lack of interest in the character...

 

[Jake Lipson]

Remember, Deadpool 2 was scheduled for this weekend before they moved it when Infinity War moved.

I wonder if some other studio should have moved another major tentpole into this weekend after Deadpool left? They probably wanted to give Solo a wide berth, but in hindsight, any major branded new release would have been able to top $29m easily to take the weekend.

 

[TravisR]

Yeah, Mangold adds interest. I think he's had an inconsistent career, but I really liked "Logan" so I'm optimistic he can do something interesting with Fett despite my inherent lack of interest in the character...

That's the thing though. You can make an interesting movie out of almost anything. It would be insane to make a Zuckuss ( http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zuckuss ) movie but it could be good.

I'm more of an IG-88 guy myself!

That was your best post. It's all down hill from here.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

That's the thing though. You can make an interesting movie out of almost anything. It would be insane to make a Zuckuss ( http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zuckuss ) movie but it could be good.

Seriously? You think I need a Wikipedia link to know who Zuckuss was?

If I had a glove, I'd slap you and challenge you to a duel!

 

[TravisR]

Seriously? You think I need a Wikipedia link to know who Zuckuss was?

The link was there for any rookies in the thread. If you can make an IG-88 reference, it's safe to assume you also know Zuckuss.

 

[Chuck Mayer]

Bossk should be the next trilogy. Forget a standalone film.

 

[Tino]

Bossk should be the next trilogy. Forget a standalone film.

Hello Stranger!

 

[mattCR]

Deadpool 2, pardoning some miracle, will easily outpace Solo in the yearly box office. Won't even be particularly close. What is also good news for some studios is that 3 films had holds of less than a 40% drop: Book Club, Life of the Party, and Breaking In; all tailored for a different audience.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

The link was there for any rookies in the thread. If you can make an IG-88 reference, it's safe to assume you also know Zuckuss.

Sure. Zuckuss-Abrams-Zuckuss are the guys who made "Airplane!", right?

 

[Sean Bryan]

Avengers: Infinity War was given an extension in China.

I think this’ll help it hit the $2B milestone, which is looking pretty likely at this point.

 

[Jake Lipson]

I think this’ll help it hit the $2B milestone, which is looking pretty likely at this point.

Yeah, I think that's a question of when, not if at this point. The next question is whether it can top The Force Awakens ($2,068.2 billion) to become the #3 highest-grossing film all time worldwide.

 

[Tino]

Yeah, I think that's a question of when, not if at this point. The next question is whether it can top The Force Awakens ($2,068.2 billion) to become the #3 highest-grossing film all time worldwide.

Nope

 

[TravisR]

Nope

Yeah, Episode IX will be huge but not TFA huge.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

Yeah, Episode IX will be huge but not TFA huge.

Tino's "nope" was about a post related to whether "Infinity War" would pass "TFA" worldwide, not whether "E9" would top it...