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Author:  zwackerm [ Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:31 am ]
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Reviews are stellar as expected. Think they will definitely drive interest in the film.

Hoping it can hit 20m OW.
Author:  Shack [ Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:04 pm ]
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In the Heights was way overrated by critics so I'm not sure I 100% trust yet
Author:  publicenemy#1 [ Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:33 pm ]
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I still don't see this doing over 20m opening weekend but it'll probably play well through the month if it's as good as these reviews are suggesting.
Author:  Keyser Söze [ Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:13 pm ]
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publicenemy#1 wrote:
I still don't see this doing over 20m opening weekend but it'll probably play well through the month if it's as good as these reviews are suggesting.


But its going to get crushed on screen space front in its 2nd weekend. Spidey is taking away all good screen space for now. So it will see a steep drop during its 2nd weekend and then recover. I wish it released post Spidey than before it.
Author:  zwackerm [ Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:35 pm ]
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Keyser Söze wrote:
publicenemy#1 wrote:
I still don't see this doing over 20m opening weekend but it'll probably play well through the month if it's as good as these reviews are suggesting.


But its going to get crushed on screen space front in its 2nd weekend. Spidey is taking away all good screen space for now. So it will see a steep drop during its 2nd weekend and then recover. I wish it released post Spidey than before it.


Yeah Christmas day it could've done gangbusters.
Author:  publicenemy#1 [ Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:52 pm ]
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I think opening the weekend before may be a good thing. If it opened on Christmas it would've gotten no premium screens but it's getting both Dolby and Imax opening weekend, and maybe WoM will make this be the big adult film for the holiday season. If it's total is below $60m with this release date then yeah, Christmas day maybe would've been better.
Author:  j_forest23 [ Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:20 pm ]
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O wrote:
The only thing most critics seem to agree on not liking is Ansel. :funny:



LOL that is NOT true he's getting plenty of praise it's just the pretentious twitter reactions when the social media embargo lifted :D . I hope he gets Best Actor for this as he was robbed with Baby Driver.
Author:  j_forest23 [ Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:21 pm ]
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Magic Mike wrote:
O wrote:
The only thing most critics seem to agree on not liking is Ansel. :funny:


He's my #1 reason to watch it. :P I wouldn't be in a hurry to watch it solely based on the reviews if there wasn't someone in the cast I like. But him coupled with reviews I'm sure I'll go opening week.


Same I will probably go shortly after it's released
Author:  zwackerm [ Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:33 pm ]
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Really feel like the reviews are going to make this max out. Could see 25m OW now
Author:  Barrabás [ Wed Dec 08, 2021 3:48 pm ]
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Between Ansel Elgort rape accusations and Spielberg loudly telling the world the Spanish won't be subtitled, this has a lot of negative buzz. Wouldn't be surprised at a huge bomb. Also In the Heights showed that audiences aren't that into musicals with Latinos. Latinos themselves (speaking as one) are not into musicals at all.
Author:  zwackerm [ Wed Dec 08, 2021 3:59 pm ]
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I haven't heard any "negative buzz". At worst I've heard "I don't care". My guess is the spanish sections are incredibly small percentage of the film and we'll be able to understand regardless.
Author:  thompsoncory [ Wed Dec 08, 2021 4:37 pm ]
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You're still able to understand what's going on in the Spanish scenes, it's usually a mix of Spanish followed by a line of English or something like that. But it does take place very often throughout the film and I could see it being off-putting to some, not going to lie.
Author:  zwackerm [ Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:40 pm ]
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Excel wrote:
Trailers out, this is going to rule the holidays. If it is good...maybe it beats Spider-man 10?


Spider-Man will probably make more Thursday night than WSS will in total.

It's also hilarious how Excel says Spider-Man is stale while continuing to champion every dark gritty Batman reboot.
Author:  publicenemy#1 [ Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:41 pm ]
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Flava'd vs The World wrote:
I think In The Heights will make more than West Side Story.

WSS will probably make more total but... lol I still can't believe ITH opened with more
Author:  Barrabás [ Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:31 pm ]
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Told y’all this was a bomb. West Side Story is ancient and irrelevant in 2021, and the only people who were going to care, old white people, were already alienated by Spielberg going hyper woke. Their bid for Hispanic audiences failed because Latinos don’t like musicals and most Latinos in the US are Mexicans, who don’t identify with or very much like Puerto Ricans.
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