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A long Bond film is what most fans wanted. But then alot of cinema goers aren't likely to follow Bond as closely as we do.
Makes no sense.
Paranoia much?
If your theory was right, they'd love NTTD as there is a prominent black lady in it.
There wasn't any in Black Widow
The long runtime and Bond's 8-X probably has more to do with why NTTD is not meeting industry expectations.
It hurt in that Venom is competition and takes away not only movie-goers but total theaters. Many people walk in not knowing what they want to watch and just choose whatever is there. Venom is a shorter, easier to follow action film and a lot of normies don't really see the difference; they are both the same thing.
Seriously, without Venom taking 32 million, that's money that might have gone to NTTD if it had otherwise not been option for these folks.
Doesn't Dune have a similar runtime to NTTD? And surely using the same logic, NTTD would hurt Dune's opening weekend.
I could be wrong, but I can’t imagine that movie grabbing audiences. It looks so dull and its lead actor always appears to have a bored expression on his face that makes him less enduring. It wouldn’t surprise me if it turned out to be one of the biggest flops this year.
But I could be wrong.
On top of that, superhero films outdoing Bond is nothing new. I don't think it's reflective of anything about the film if it doesn't reach Skyfall levels of success.
If it's any consolation, the cinema was packed both times I saw it (and then some). Ontario's vaccine requirements do not seem to have deterred cinemagoers, at least locally.
Not at all. I think it's just a different animal these days. Bond this time around is nearly a three hour, story heavy experience with a tragic ending versus a couple of hours of light entertainment.
I just meant that it slightly underperforming at the North American box office isn't necessarily indicative of its quality. Bond is clearly not as popular with American audiences as the superhero craze is, and that's perfectly okay.
Killing off Bond was a moronic decision. Barbara and MG should have said "no" to Craig. Instead we got a dead Bond that may or may not be alive in three or more years time. The continuity is messed up. Oh well. Just seemed an own goal by Eon. 😏
Not always the case. Things happen.
Fair enough, I'll see you there @DCisared!
1) Many places (states) are still pandemic weary or in pandemic mode. Cases are down, but it will have an affect on older audiences for sure.
2) Spoilers. The big one is out, and I assure you, it is NOT helping the US box office. As someone said, you need an international release date (that’s uniform) and go at it.
Note on 1): I do think that in the coming weeks numbers will be steady, and play out like Casino Royale. Probably very similar numbers.
Next weekend will be the biggest indicator of that. CR didn't lose much in its second frame. And Bond's biggest competition will be the new Halloween movie. Hoping Bond goes past 100m by this time next week in the US...
Remember when the death of Ironman deferred the domestic box office of Endgame? Oh wait.
Why would it be a factor in the US and no where else where Bond's BO is doing well?