Buscemi2 wrote:
Neon could be a player like A24 or Bleecker Street but they are putting their money in the wrong places and not capitalizing on buzz (especially on Border, this could have played a lot better than it has based on positive response and the Let the Right One In connection). Also, why is 30West working with other companies if they planned to put so much money into Neon? I wonder what these venture capitalists are thinking when they get into film (see Relativity and Broad Green).
Agreed on Neon. They're a little fractured across all their divisions and should really be capitalising on I tonya but don't seem to be.
As for 30West, there are always a lot of finance folk who dip their toes in the water of film-making, only to realise it's really risky, most execs are clueless, and then they quickly pull out when they fail to see a short or medium term gain.
Who will be our first BILLIONAIRE? Place your bets!
STANDINGS (WEEK 30/52)
1. Walleye - $998,472,946 (1 film - Incredibles 2; 6 finished)
2. Buscemi - $865,388,885 (6 films - Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Nobody's Fool, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, Green Book, The Favourite; 8 finished)
3. Shaan - $821,735,717 (6 films - Night School, Smallfoot, Bad Times at the El Royale, Suspiria, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Overlord; 3 finished)
4. Chien - $784,078,441 (7 films - The Sisters Brothers, A Star is Born, The Hate U Give, Beautiful Boy, Hunter Killer, Instant Family, Robin Hood; 5 finished)
5. Six - $697,849,195 (3 films - Bohemian Rhapsody, Boy Erased, Creed 2; 4 finished)
6. aquamann - $568,838,826 (2 films - Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Widows; 3 finished)
7. Spectre - $554,286,791 (4 films - The Predator, Venom, First Man, Halloween; 3 finished)
8. Geezer - $455,118,622 (4 films - Disney's Christopher Robin, Unbroken: Path to Redemption, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald, Ralph Breaks the Internet; 5 finished)
9. JAS - $335,728,055 (5 films - Crazy Rich Asians, The House with the Clock in its Walls, The Old Man & the Gun, The Girl in the Spider's Web, The Front Runner; 2 finished)
10. leestu - $246,943,469 (2 films - Mid90s, A Private War; 8 finished)
The following films would appear to be done:
The Nun (Walleye, 5th round) = $117,450,119
A Simple Favor (Geezer, 10th round) = $53,548,586
Alpha (JAS, 9th round) = $35,857,181
Little Women (leestu, 15th round) = $1,379,497
11/30:
none
12/7:
Mary Queen of Scots (Shaan, 10th round)
Vox Lux (Six, WW)
Ben is Back (aquamann, WW)
12/14:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Chien, 3rd round)
Mortal Engines (Chien, 5th round)
If Beale Street Could Talk (Six, 10th round)
The Mule (Six, 15th round)
12/21:
Mary Poppins Returns (Spectre, 1st round)
Aquaman (leestu, 2nd round)
Bumblebee (aquamann, 4th round)
Welcome to Marwen (Spectre, 7th round)
Second Act (Walleye, 11th round)
Walleye really doesn't need much to be the first billionaire.
Although I'm hoping to become one soon, I'm guessing it won't be before early January at best.
If I'm lucky I'll hit a billion. I just need Creed 2 to hold well, and The Mule and Glass to make $200m combined. I'd be pretty happy if I did considering the loss of my 2nd round pick.
I'm more and more confident about Spider-verse. 100% on Rottentomatoes, 83 on Metacritic, blazzing word of mouth on social networks... With the Christmas holidays coming after its release... I think I might have a 4th $200M movie on my slate.
Shrykespeare wrote:Who will be our first BILLIONAIRE? Place your bets!
STANDINGS (WEEK 30/52)
1. Walleye - $998,472,946 (1 film - Incredibles 2; 6 finished)
2. Buscemi - $865,388,885 (6 films - Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Nobody's Fool, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, Green Book, The Favourite; 8 finished)
3. Shaan - $821,735,717 (6 films - Night School, Smallfoot, Bad Times at the El Royale, Suspiria, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Overlord; 3 finished)
4. Chien - $784,078,441 (7 films - The Sisters Brothers, A Star is Born, The Hate U Give, Beautiful Boy, Hunter Killer, Instant Family, Robin Hood; 5 finished)
5. Six - $697,849,195 (3 films - Bohemian Rhapsody, Boy Erased, Creed 2; 4 finished)
6. aquamann - $568,838,826 (2 films - Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Widows; 3 finished)
7. Spectre - $554,286,791 (4 films - The Predator, Venom, First Man, Halloween; 3 finished)
8. Geezer - $455,118,622 (4 films - Disney's Christopher Robin, Unbroken: Path to Redemption, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald, Ralph Breaks the Internet; 5 finished)
9. JAS - $335,728,055 (5 films - Crazy Rich Asians, The House with the Clock in its Walls, The Old Man & the Gun, The Girl in the Spider's Web, The Front Runner; 2 finished)
10. leestu - $246,943,469 (2 films - Mid90s, A Private War; 8 finished)
The following films would appear to be done:
The Nun (Walleye, 5th round) = $117,450,119
A Simple Favor (Geezer, 10th round) = $53,548,586
Alpha (JAS, 9th round) = $35,857,181
Little Women (leestu, 15th round) = $1,379,497
11/30:
none
12/7:
Mary Queen of Scots (Shaan, 10th round)
Vox Lux (Six, WW)
Ben is Back (aquamann, WW)
12/14:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Chien, 3rd round)
Mortal Engines (Chien, 5th round)
If Beale Street Could Talk (Six, 10th round)
The Mule (Six, 15th round)
12/21:
Mary Poppins Returns (Spectre, 1st round)
Aquaman (leestu, 2nd round)
Bumblebee (aquamann, 4th round)
Welcome to Marwen (Spectre, 7th round)
Second Act (Walleye, 11th round)
Could you please add me to the game?
It's not destroying. It's making something new.
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