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publicenemy#1
Extraordinary
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 18956 Location: San Diego
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Thursday previews
Dear Evan Hansen - 800k
Welp.
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:37 am |
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bl1222
Veteran
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:36 pm Posts: 3900
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Re: Thursday previews
Looks like my $8m prediction will be accurate.
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:43 am |
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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36923
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Re: Thursday previews
Hmm this was expected. In this atmosphere a depressing drama is not the right choice to release even if it's a musical.
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:43 am |
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publicenemy#1
Extraordinary
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 18956 Location: San Diego
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Re: Thursday previews
The fact this got IMAX screens lol. I saw it last night at an IMAX and there were 3 other people lol
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:45 am |
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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36923
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Re: Thursday previews
publicenemy#1 wrote: The fact this got IMAX screens lol. I saw it last night at an IMAX and there were 3 other people lol I have had such experiences and it's awesome
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:51 am |
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zwackerm
Hold the door!
Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:26 pm Posts: 20445 Location: Where they shot Knock at the Cabin
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Re: Thursday previews
What did ITH do for comparison?
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:26 pm |
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publicenemy#1
Extraordinary
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 18956 Location: San Diego
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Re: Thursday previews
zwackerm wrote: What did ITH do for comparison? In the Heights' OD was Thursday but didn't report, Thursday and Friday together was $5m. Kinda glad DEH won't out open it lol, In the Heights is leagues better.
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:55 pm |
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Corpse
Don't Dream It, Be It
Joined: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:45 pm Posts: 37152 Location: The Graveyard
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Re: Thursday previews
I'm sure many moviegoers are more interested in an escapism type of film, not one with an inspirational message and themes that can hit close to home. Not to say they shouldn't have released it now, as it would have had to open under similar conditions for at least the remainder of the year, but it was probably likely to fail wherever it opened in the near future.
And the bad reviews certainly aren't helping convince anyone on the fence about it.
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:41 pm |
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 38315
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Re: Thursday previews
The marketing needed more numbers to show it's a musical instead of just him singing at some point.
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:56 pm |
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O
Extraordinary
Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:53 pm Posts: 11640
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Re: Thursday previews
This was a weird case of in marketing them showing "Evan Hansen" as little as possible despite the title of the film.
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:04 pm |
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publicenemy#1
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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 18956 Location: San Diego
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Re: Thursday previews
O wrote: This was a weird case of in marketing them showing "Evan Hansen" as little as possible despite the title of the film. Huh? The main character is Evan Hansen
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:33 pm |
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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36923
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Re: Thursday previews
publicenemy#1 wrote: O wrote: This was a weird case of in marketing them showing "Evan Hansen" as little as possible despite the title of the film. Huh? The main character is Evan Hansen Thus the ask to show him more in teasers and other marketing materials.
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:22 pm |
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O
Extraordinary
Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:53 pm Posts: 11640
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Re: Thursday previews
Sorry my sense of irony in meaning didn't translate well.
Scathing reviews and social media feedback: Platt is too old to play Evan Hansen in the movie.
So to improve the film's potential with moviegoers in marketing, they probably needed to show less of Platt to reduce the impact that his age was having on playing a teenager.
So oddly the smartest play to have saved this one was showing Evan Hansen as little as possible in marketing despite the fact the movie is named after him.
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:44 pm |
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Barrabás
llegó a la casa vía marítima
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:53 pm Posts: 6166 Location: la gran casa de la esquina
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Re: Thursday previews
This has been a career-ending debacle for Ben Platt. It actually made critical opinion on the original Broadway production become worse after people realized how fucked up the storyline is. Some things that can pass on stage don't work in the hyper realism of film.
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:07 pm |
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