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Author:  Shack [ Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:23 pm ]
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Bomb? Sleeper hit? What do you think?
Author:  Barrabás [ Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:24 pm ]
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I don't think there's any middle ground with this movie. Either it BOMBS or it becomes a Miserables-sized hit.
Author:  Shack [ Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:30 pm ]
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Everyone is talking about it on twitter right now (for good or bad)
Author:  Chippy [ Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:34 pm ]
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It's one of the most watched broadway musicals, no?

But it looks atrocious.

So... who the hell knows.
Author:  i.hope [ Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:59 pm ]
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Barrabás wrote:
I don't think there's any middle ground with this movie. Either it BOMBS or it becomes a Miserables-sized hit.


Les Mis is a much more well-known story.

Thinking a little lower than Mamma Mia 2.
Author:  Corpse [ Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:00 pm ]
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I'm going to assume most people reacting to it negatively have no idea what Cats is beyond being a Broadway musical. I don' think the footage itself looked bad. It just would have been preferable to have gone with costumes for the characters over the glaring CGI.
Author:  Barrabás [ Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:37 pm ]
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Ngl I audibly cackled when the first cat person's face appeared.

This is going to give nightmares to every 8 year old that sees the trailer before another movie.
Author:  zwackerm [ Thu Jul 18, 2019 9:20 pm ]
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I think it will do decent. 100m+ but no huge breakout. Probably less than ales Mis.
Author:  nghtvsn [ Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:18 pm ]
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Never saw the musical so not sure what’s happening in that trailer but Hudson is nailing that song
Author:  Flava'd vs The World [ Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:31 am ]
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How big of a role does Taylor have? My interest begins and ends there.
Author:  O [ Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:01 am ]
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Best comment I saw on Youtube:

"I think we all owe Sonic an apology."

:funny:
Author:  zwackerm [ Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:54 am ]
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Flava'd vs The World wrote:
How big of a role does Taylor have? My interest begins and ends there.

As far as I can tell, not very big in the original show but I bet they beefed it up for the movie.
Author:  Magic Mike [ Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:53 pm ]
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O wrote:
Best comment I saw on Youtube:

"I think we all owe Sonic an apology."

:funny:


Agree with that :P.


This looks HORRIBLE. And I like musicals. Never want to watch it unless I hear it's hilariously bad then maybe with friends for a laugh.

Maybe a 60 Million or so gross? Most comments on it are bad but whatever fans the show has will probably show up for it. I've heard the show is bad though so I don't know how it has even lasted so long.
Author:  Jiffy [ Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:50 pm ]
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I am wondering how much of the WTF-ness may pique people's interest, but I assume most of those people would just as soon opt for streaming.
Author:  Flava'd vs The World [ Fri Jul 19, 2019 7:02 pm ]
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zwackerm wrote:
Flava'd vs The World wrote:
How big of a role does Taylor have? My interest begins and ends there.

As far as I can tell, not very big in the original show but I bet they beefed it up for the movie.
:( Maybe it isn’t Cats, but I feel like she could be the lead in a big musical movie. I would watch it.
Author:  Skyblade [ Fri Jul 19, 2019 9:03 pm ]
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I'm going with 125 to 150 million. Holiday legs can be good to crappy musicals and the uncanny valley.
Author:  publicenemy#1 [ Fri Jul 19, 2019 9:33 pm ]
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I was wondering how they were gonna pull this off... looks rough.

It'll probably do decent with its date but probably not much over 100m. Not familar with the music but maybe that'll make the film work?
Author:  Dil [ Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:50 pm ]
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I saw the trailer in front of TLK today expecting the absolute worst, but honestly it seemed like the majority of the crowd was really into the trailer. The kids in the audience had the most vocal reactions, but none of them sounded like they were creeped out or scared by it by it at all. That being said I still have no idea how well this will do. Anywhere from $70M to $100M sounds about right, although if it ends being a real crowdpleaser with great reviews those holiday legs should carry it even higher.
Author:  Barrabás [ Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:24 am ]
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The past 7 or so years have shown that there is a big audience for musicals during the holidays. This looks weird but it also looks outlandish and unique enough to seem like an event. I think it will do $125m+ unless reviews/reaction is bad.
Author:  MadGez [ Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:25 am ]
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Yeah of reviews are good it can do North of $150m. There's a large audience for musical events these days so this one has generated enough buzz/curiosity (yes even if negative/mixed) that it should resonate at Christmas.
Author:  Mister Ecks [ Sat Jul 20, 2019 1:46 pm ]
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This could end up playing like The Greatest Showman: flop opening and great legs through the holidays and into the desolate wasteland of January.

I know almost nothing about Cats: The Musical. Is this something that tourists ate up on Broadway? It feels like something that plays up to people in town and who want to see a big broadway musical but don't know any actual good broadway musicals, so they see a name they recognize. If that's true, I'm sure this will play to the same crowd, as they won't be the same people that commented online about how awful it looks.
Author:  zwackerm [ Sat Jul 20, 2019 4:36 pm ]
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Mister Ecks wrote:
This could end up playing like The Greatest Showman: flop opening and great legs through the holidays and into the desolate wasteland of January.

I know almost nothing about Cats: The Musical. Is this something that tourists ate up on Broadway? It feels like something that plays up to people in town and who want to see a big broadway musical but don't know any actual good broadway musicals, so they see a name they recognize. If that's true, I'm sure this will play to the same crowd, as they won't be the same people that commented online about how awful it looks.

The show is just a series of almost unrelated scenes of cats describing themselves and then at the end one of the cats goes to heaven. Because there’s only room in cat heaven for one cat apparently.
Author:  MadGez [ Sat Jul 20, 2019 8:19 pm ]
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I also have no idea what Cats is about but I do recall in the 80s seeing ads for productions here in Oz and it was a big deal. Up there with Les Mis and Phantom.
Author:  i.hope [ Sat Jul 20, 2019 8:48 pm ]
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I remember it was the 90's when the musical came to Hong Kong. The song "Memory" was very memorable. But Les Mis and Phantom of the Opera had more staying power in popular culture in HK, probably because they are classic stories.
Author:  zwackerm [ Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:27 pm ]
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Flava'd vs The World wrote:
How big of a role does Taylor have? My interest begins and ends there.

If they go by the musical, her character is actually pretty significant in a narrator capacity, but it’s not a dynamic part.
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