Last yr's animated TMNT: Mutant Mayhem had a similar $28m domestic opening. Beetlejuice like Ghostbusters seems like a franchise that just plays a lot stronger domestically than abroad. Well done Rebel Ridge on being able to build on its strong WK 1 numbers on Netflix!
I think the thing that we’ve seen with animated movies is that just because they open low, doesn’t mean they will stay low. The problem with Transformers is that Wild Robot is opening soon, and I know people who are actually super excited about that movie who don’t normally go to the movies.
This is the killer I think.. The Wild Robot looks awesome and people are actually wanting to go see it. Plus, this isn't the summer, I feel like Transformers should have come out in August or something
An objectively awful marketing and trailer campaign kneecapped this movie…..soo many reviews started with “ I had no interest in this movie based on the trailers and commercials, but was surprised how different the tone was and how good the movie was”.
You would have thought Transformers One would have been released in the summer because kids are out of school in the summer. Also there weren't any major animated movie releases since Despicable Me 4.
At the same time, there is very little competition during this time of the year for animated features, so I think it was a better gamble here than risk putting it out in a summer where you know it's just gonna get swept up by a Despicable Me audience.
I agree. This seems very much a summer movie. I have two kids in the age range for this movie but I completely forgot about it coming out since we've started doing fall stuff on the weekends. The marketing was also terrible and if not for the fact that I keep up with entertainment news and thus saw all the great reviews, I wouldn't be interested in seeing it.
Transformers One should be a lesson to everyone that even when you release a great film that’s well received it’s not always gonna do well at the box office. Even with it taking the franchise back to the roots and formula of what made it work back in the old days I guess they just didn’t market it well enough to an audience that could consume it in droves. I think the release date also was not smart for the film given its target audience is all back in school right now.😅
@@Hectorferjr2 I can guarantee you right now with absolute certainty that him being the writer of this movie has nothing to do with why it didn’t do well at the box office
Remember when a franchise would bomb and movie studios would wait around 10 years before trying again? Maybe they should bring that back. Accept that a big part of making money is getting viewers to start missing a franchise.
While this is the answer, shareholders who operate under the logic of 'we must turn a profit every quarter forever' will never allow this. So this is why studios don't do that.
We finally made it to Beetle-Juice 2 on Sat. I thought that everyone would be at Transformers, but our matinee was packed. *Loved it, a solid B. **I get anxiety in crowds & would have left a 1/2 full theatre, except we were taking my brother out to a movie, so I couldn't wimp out.
I went to see Transfomers, it was all adults. Like everyone has said, it totally a marketing problem. When I saw the trailer I thought it was easily a skip, until the reviews came out and realized it was worth a shot. Really enjoyed it, I hope it does well so we can see more like it.
Seems like Word of Mouth will have to play a part for Transformers One. As from the trailer i was out, but people i usually have similar takes too seem to be enjoying and praising a quality surprise
I didn’t watch transformers one this weekend because my kids didn’t do my their schoolwork but we will watch it soon for sure, all reviewers are saying it’s a great movie so I hope it legs out.
People say they don’t want humans in the transformers movie so they make a transformers only movie and nobody watches it 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ make it make sense lmaoo
It's been getting great reviews, so hopefully, it'll give it legs. I should also add that quite a few people I talked to had no idea this Transformers movie was coming out.
Most people around the world dont care about the reviews. Only minority care for it. Thats the reality. If you watch the movie most of the highest reviews are flop or not blockbuster compare to mid and low reviews. So it means critics taste and the mojority people had different taste in movies.
I could only imagine those boomers who loved Dennis Quaid in Reagan so much they enthusiastically went to Quaid’s next movie the month after, The Substance 🤣
The telltale sign for me was when Paramount had a promo giving away Keanu Reeves autographed Shadow the Hedgehog posters for Transformers One viewers. Using Sonic 3’s stronger marketing to push ticket sales shows how much investment the studio has for Transformers One’s marketing in itself.
The movie was great, i think the trailers didn’t create any hype. After seeing the trailers i had zero interest in seeing the movie, i only went because my brother wanted to see it for his birthday. I expected it to be a generic movie based of the trailers but i was pleasantly surprised, i really enjoyed it.
Loved the marketing for The Substance.. the trailer made very good use of film footage without giving away the whole plot or major spoilers.. kudos to them!
I think Dan's probably on to something about the data being incorrect and needing to cross reference against other data sets for validation. More times than not, incorrect data is mostly an incompetence issue more so than someone deliberately altering the data to serve some unknown purpose
Man, Aubrey Plaza is dominating this September, the Agatha show first released last week, and now for this week, she's gonna be in Megalopolis and My Old Ass, nice to see she's getting more work
I think a fair comp for the Transformers animated film is Clone Wars. A traditionally live action franchise (at least film wise) jumping to animation that failed to come near the series’ normal performance. It just doesn’t appeal to the core audience, although it might do well in the long run if it catches on with home viewing. I expect the animated LotR film to perform just as poorly, even if they do seem to be targeting an older audience.
Transformers 1 was great. I hope it does well. The relationship of Optimus and Megatron was handled brilliantly. It's a shame the franchise has suffered for so long because this is far and away the best one, ever. Bumblebee was like a 8 out of 10. This was a solid 9 maybe even 9.5. Everything made sense and was just good storytelling, loved it. I also loved Super / Man. I hope that gets a wider release.
I'm surprised that Super/Man is nowhere to be seen. It had limited screening in my locale, but those few shows were full for the Christopher Reeve doc!
dude that trailer killed it from the get-go. If it wasn't for the rave reviews from UA-camrs I follow I would have nevered watch transformers One. I'm glad I did because I was pleasantly surprised.
With Deadpool & Wolverine’s $1.3B success, Disney and Marvel Studios need to do more select R-rated films in the MCU. Blade is said to be next. But Thunderbolts* should really be next, in order to do Sentry justice, even when he becomes the Void.
I do think that D&W's success does come with a bit of an asterisk. Disney needed to bring back Hugh Jackman as wolverine, and do a whole multiverse adventure with a bunch of fox/fancast cameos to find this success.
@@kbreezy1581 5 isn’t a bunch, more like under a half dozen. Also, I argue Deadpool 3, other than Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, is the MCU film people have wanted most since Endgame to finally get their fill of mutants in an MCU film.
So excited with that limited release revision as Just a Bit Outside got on the list. Awesome to see a good turnout locally here in Wisconsin for our beloved ‘82 Brewers. I was all of one year old when that happened, really hoping that this year’s Brewers can give it a good run for Bob Uecker, we’re lucky to still have him!
I work in a cinema in Canada. It was very frequent that when people walked past the Transformers One poster in the hall, a remark would be made about how it looks lame and they weren't going to go see an animated movie and it should be live action. I think part of it is they've just changed the franchise perception over the past almost 20 years now and to casual movie goers, an animated film felt like a step back
😂 I find it funny that people who enjoyed a children's franchise in live action somehow feels like a cartoon is more immature?! People are funny. Can only imagine they don't like being reminded that they're watching children's toys and a children's franchise... because that would mean they're not quite so mature as they like to make out. 😅 It's ok to enjoy animation guys. You're not a loser for enjoying innocent or family friendly things. You can be manly and still appreciate WALL.E. 🙄 Personally, I'm just not a massive Transformers fan and I haven't watched one of these in cinema since the second Michael Bay film so... that group of people were unlikely to rush out for this film. Hope it starts to do well though. Will always be glad when something of good quality finds its audience AND makes money.
I saw the film and thought it was great. Im not sure how they thought they would pull “families” to a kid film in the fall. Its not like this is The Wild Robot- who’s critical acclaim will help it in the fall/award season. Transformers should have come out in the Spring or early Summer in May when the box office was struggling. This isn’t a “fall film”. Kids are in school.
Transformers One does look like a good time. But down here in Australia, it came out the same week as The Wild Robot. Sorry Paramount, but if I could only see one animated robot movie, it was always going to be The Wild Robot. Might see Transformers One in a few weeks, time and funds permitting.
oh I love "A Discovery of Witches" - it's hilarious! it has all the ingredients of a 'serious' series with great actors, nice cinematography, interesting settings and a good score - but then all those elements conspire over the most silly of lines and immature plot. it's truly a completely unintentionally funny watch.
I got no sympathy for Lionsgate. They bought the right to Kushiel's Dart and just sat on it without doing anything with it. Though given the hit and miss of adaptions from fantasy, maybe I should thank them
Hi, Dan I really like the international poster you use for world numbers Any chance at all that you could say the name of the movies in the language from where the posters are from? 🙃✌🏻
Whoever decided it was a good idea to cut the Transformers One trailer to make the movie look more like Minions than Spiderverse deserves to be fired, seriously.
Agreed. The audience in love with the Bay films which never got into wider transformers lore are not going to respond to or follow other new takes (or older takes) on the franchise. They were there for the Bay. They're more likely to move into bombastic action movies and Pacific Rim style scifi than they are more Transformers stuff.
Thank you. Dan does a great job reporting on franchises. Do you think some films should have footnotes or asterisks? 1. Should animated films be tracked separately? a) Like, Transformers, Spiderverse, and Star Wars. b) Where should the most recent Lion King and the upcoming sequel be placed? To be live action, or not to be live action, it doesn't matter. We love how it triggers Dan. 😂 2. Should standalone films be included or at least have an asterisk. a) Like Logan, Bumblebee, Rogue One, and Hobbs and Shaw? b) How about franchises of franchises' sequels like Venim and Morbius? 3. How about franchises being blended together in one film? a. It's bound to happen for the MCU and X-Men franchises. b. Dan, on his own, just combines all Marvel franchises into one. Why? Too much work or he's losing it. Just kidding. Too complex, my brain feels like it's tripping. 4. Where should a standalone film be placed if the standalone actually becomes canon, a prequel to a future film? a) Like if and when Shaw and Hobbs rejoin a future F&F sequel and some S&H plot line is important to the new movie?
The style of animation chosen for a movie matters. A lot. Transformers did not choose wisely imho. Which is a shame, because otherwise it is a good movie
Hi Dan - Love the show and watch every week. Question - Why do you no include the worldwide totals in your charts? You do worldwide weekly but not the total for the run like you do for the domestic. As a fan from the UK it would be great to see. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Sorry for the delay in watching and commenting. Great episode Dan. Still can't believe Prison Break's comeback in popularity. Can't wait for your review of Megalopolis.
I remember seeing a comment with a huge amount of likes that said “Haters have been real quiet since the second trailer came out” Sorry to sound toxic but us “haters” who didn’t go to see the movie have been majorly disappointed by this franchise lately and chose not to see it. I’m glad people like it but for a lot of us it’s just not the type of TF movie we were hoping for. But once again to those who love it and aren’t toxic children, rock and roll and I hope you love what comes next
"Howl's Moving Castle" is easily one of my all time favorite movies, I've seen it many, many times and the art remains stunning. because I love the movie so much I've also read the book it's based on, but the book is surprisingly different. could easily be two entirely different stories, just sharing the most basic plot points.
It’s definitely the marketing fault because I had no intention on seeing this movie until the good word of mouth came out
trailer was instant turn off
Dan: "Aubrey Plaza's in 'Megalopolis.' She's also in 'My Old Ass.'"
Me: "Ayo!"
I was about to come make a joke about that 😂😂
The marketing truly failed this movie. Its such a shame such a great movie is not getting as much attention.
I think kids also don't really care about Transformers anymore.
Transformers One is a great film. Exit scores are through the roof. Marketing failed it. Hopefully it legs it out.
Marketing didn't fail.
Years of crappy Michael Bay films have tainted the brand.
The marketing was absolutely terrible. I groaned every time the trailer came on. But the film was great!
I didn't even know this movie existed until last week
The animation looks subpar compared to the live action films. Like it was intended for home video rather than a theater release.
Should've came out in the summer when kids are out of school
my kids loved it. BADASSATRON
😁
I know it's already been a few weeks since you implemented the change, but thank you for bringing this show back to Monday's. It just feels right.
I really hope the word of mouth boosts this movie, because it was actually really good. It doesn’t deserve to flop.
Last yr's animated TMNT: Mutant Mayhem had a similar $28m domestic opening. Beetlejuice like Ghostbusters seems like a franchise that just plays a lot stronger domestically than abroad. Well done Rebel Ridge on being able to build on its strong WK 1 numbers on Netflix!
What TMNT had going for it was that it released in the Summer, so students could go see it in future weeks even if it didn’t take a great opening
Dan, just a note, you've spelled Bumblebee as "Bumbleee" in a few places, thought it was funny! Thanks for the show, love to see it as always.
That’s actually really cute 😂😂
I think the thing that we’ve seen with animated movies is that just because they open low, doesn’t mean they will stay low. The problem with Transformers is that Wild Robot is opening soon, and I know people who are actually super excited about that movie who don’t normally go to the movies.
This is the killer I think.. The Wild Robot looks awesome and people are actually wanting to go see it. Plus, this isn't the summer, I feel like Transformers should have come out in August or something
An objectively awful marketing and trailer campaign kneecapped this movie…..soo many reviews started with “ I had no interest in this movie based on the trailers and commercials, but was surprised how different the tone was and how good the movie was”.
You would have thought Transformers One would have been released in the summer because kids are out of school in the summer. Also there weren't any major animated movie releases since Despicable Me 4.
as an adult, this movie was a BOP!
At the same time, there is very little competition during this time of the year for animated features, so I think it was a better gamble here than risk putting it out in a summer where you know it's just gonna get swept up by a Despicable Me audience.
Kids are not interested in Transformers.
I mean wild robot is opening a week after it and will probably open to higher. @@motherplayer
I agree. This seems very much a summer movie. I have two kids in the age range for this movie but I completely forgot about it coming out since we've started doing fall stuff on the weekends.
The marketing was also terrible and if not for the fact that I keep up with entertainment news and thus saw all the great reviews, I wouldn't be interested in seeing it.
Transformers One should be a lesson to everyone that even when you release a great film that’s well received it’s not always gonna do well at the box office. Even with it taking the franchise back to the roots and formula of what made it work back in the old days I guess they just didn’t market it well enough to an audience that could consume it in droves. I think the release date also was not smart for the film given its target audience is all back in school right now.😅
People also weren't happy with how Toy Story 4 turned out.
@@Hectorferjr2 where is the correlation to this movie from that one? What?
@@OrionInSpace Josh Cooley directed Toy Story 4.
@@Hectorferjr2 I can guarantee you right now with absolute certainty that him being the writer of this movie has nothing to do with why it didn’t do well at the box office
Dan the man, thanks for putting these together every week. Seems like a whole lot of work
Hope that you are doing well, Dan!
Transformers one deserved better by Box office.💀💔
Remember when a franchise would bomb and movie studios would wait around 10 years before trying again? Maybe they should bring that back. Accept that a big part of making money is getting viewers to start missing a franchise.
While this is the answer, shareholders who operate under the logic of 'we must turn a profit every quarter forever' will never allow this. So this is why studios don't do that.
100% applies to so many franchises like the Terminator franchise for sure!
@@AllInTheGame01 Terminator might need to just move to a different medium completely. Heard that anime did pretty good.
@@FoolsGil Still need to check that out!
It's been 13 years since Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon.
We finally made it to Beetle-Juice 2 on Sat. I thought that everyone would be at Transformers, but our matinee was packed. *Loved it, a solid B. **I get anxiety in crowds & would have left a 1/2 full theatre, except we were taking my brother out to a movie, so I couldn't wimp out.
Oh dear now the studio execs will be asking Mr Bay to come back as a result of this.
I pray to God he does
These last three movies have been trash and as someone who grew up on beast wars, rise of the beast was a disappointment
The last knight made more money than bumblebee and rise of the beast
@@si6270Balam Industries
@@si6270🖕 And stick it where the sun don't shine.
I went to see Transfomers, it was all adults.
Like everyone has said, it totally a marketing problem. When I saw the trailer I thought it was easily a skip, until the reviews came out and realized it was worth a shot. Really enjoyed it, I hope it does well so we can see more like it.
Seems like Word of Mouth will have to play a part for Transformers One. As from the trailer i was out, but people i usually have similar takes too seem to be enjoying and praising a quality surprise
yesterday 200 seat cinema only 6 of us bothered watching Transformers
I won’t lie the marketing failed my teen daughter who I used to watch the old gen 1 series and prime series with.
I didn’t watch transformers one this weekend because my kids didn’t do my their schoolwork but we will watch it soon for sure, all reviewers are saying it’s a great movie so I hope it legs out.
It’s the legs that count
People say they don’t want humans in the transformers movie so they make a transformers only movie and nobody watches it 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ make it make sense lmaoo
It's been getting great reviews, so hopefully, it'll give it legs. I should also add that quite a few people I talked to had no idea this Transformers movie was coming out.
Most people around the world dont care about the reviews. Only minority care for it. Thats the reality. If you watch the movie most of the highest reviews are flop or not blockbuster compare to mid and low reviews. So it means critics taste and the mojority people had different taste in movies.
I could only imagine those boomers who loved Dennis Quaid in Reagan so much they enthusiastically went to Quaid’s next movie the month after, The Substance 🤣
The telltale sign for me was when Paramount had a promo giving away Keanu Reeves autographed Shadow the Hedgehog posters for Transformers One viewers. Using Sonic 3’s stronger marketing to push ticket sales shows how much investment the studio has for Transformers One’s marketing in itself.
Charts w Dan!
When Transformers One goes to DVD and worldwide, it’s going to make $$$$$$ then.
You are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!! This was a marketing issue.
TF one is soooo good i do hope we get a sequel i hope it has legs
also im going to see wild robot on Thursday
The movie was great, i think the trailers didn’t create any hype. After seeing the trailers i had zero interest in seeing the movie, i only went because my brother wanted to see it for his birthday. I expected it to be a generic movie based of the trailers but i was pleasantly surprised, i really enjoyed it.
TF One deserves better; it's a surprisingly great film held back by a shit marketing campaign.
The transformers one trailer was bad. I remember laughing at the cliché and corniness of it all the first time I saw the trailer
The movie is actually amazing. Watch it if you havent!
Loved the marketing for The Substance.. the trailer made very good use of film footage without giving away the whole plot or major spoilers.. kudos to them!
The best Transformers movie had the lowest gross. fight me.
I think Dan's probably on to something about the data being incorrect and needing to cross reference against other data sets for validation. More times than not, incorrect data is mostly an incompetence issue more so than someone deliberately altering the data to serve some unknown purpose
They need to improve their marketing.
Transformers One was really good, unfortunately the marketing and trailer were not great.
Man, Aubrey Plaza is dominating this September, the Agatha show first released last week, and now for this week, she's gonna be in Megalopolis and My Old Ass, nice to see she's getting more work
I think a fair comp for the Transformers animated film is Clone Wars. A traditionally live action franchise (at least film wise) jumping to animation that failed to come near the series’ normal performance. It just doesn’t appeal to the core audience, although it might do well in the long run if it catches on with home viewing. I expect the animated LotR film to perform just as poorly, even if they do seem to be targeting an older audience.
I'm honestly waiting out for The Wild Robot to come out.
Transformers 1 was great. I hope it does well. The relationship of Optimus and Megatron was handled brilliantly. It's a shame the franchise has suffered for so long because this is far and away the best one, ever. Bumblebee was like a 8 out of 10. This was a solid 9 maybe even 9.5. Everything made sense and was just good storytelling, loved it. I also loved Super / Man. I hope that gets a wider release.
I feel more adults are hyped for the movie than kids.
I'm surprised that Super/Man is nowhere to be seen. It had limited screening in my locale, but those few shows were full for the Christopher Reeve doc!
It seems very difficult but potentially fun, if you predict the top 10 highest grossing movies of the year at the start of 2025. Could be mayhem haha
dude that trailer killed it from the get-go. If it wasn't for the rave reviews from UA-camrs I follow I would have nevered watch transformers One. I'm glad I did because I was pleasantly surprised.
5:45 "A comfortable Number Two" - someone been eating prunes? ;-)
I contributed to that Jennifer’s Body opening weekend. At the time I didn’t understand why more people were not excited for it.
With Deadpool & Wolverine’s $1.3B success, Disney and Marvel Studios need to do more select R-rated films in the MCU.
Blade is said to be next.
But Thunderbolts* should really be next, in order to do Sentry justice, even when he becomes the Void.
I do think that D&W's success does come with a bit of an asterisk. Disney needed to bring back Hugh Jackman as wolverine, and do a whole multiverse adventure with a bunch of fox/fancast cameos to find this success.
@@kbreezy1581 5 isn’t a bunch, more like under a half dozen.
Also, I argue Deadpool 3, other than Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, is the MCU film people have wanted most since Endgame to finally get their fill of mutants in an MCU film.
Transformers One Was In Less Cinemas 3,978 Then beetlejuice beetlejuice 4,172 so it would have been number 1
I have no connection to SNL but man it's impressive how Saturday Night is authentically capturing the 70s right down to the poster.
Glad to see Dark Winds getting more attention via Netflix - it's really good! Haven't watched the second season yet but I plan to soon.
Dennis Quaid with two movies in the top 10. The Dennissance is real! 😂
One is a movie that went to CANNES. The other is likely a Razzie contender. What a duo
So excited with that limited release revision as Just a Bit Outside got on the list. Awesome to see a good turnout locally here in Wisconsin for our beloved ‘82 Brewers.
I was all of one year old when that happened, really hoping that this year’s Brewers can give it a good run for Bob Uecker, we’re lucky to still have him!
The Substance should be a #1 film.
A divisive film? I know no one who doesn’t love it.
I work in a cinema in Canada. It was very frequent that when people walked past the Transformers One poster in the hall, a remark would be made about how it looks lame and they weren't going to go see an animated movie and it should be live action. I think part of it is they've just changed the franchise perception over the past almost 20 years now and to casual movie goers, an animated film felt like a step back
😂 I find it funny that people who enjoyed a children's franchise in live action somehow feels like a cartoon is more immature?! People are funny. Can only imagine they don't like being reminded that they're watching children's toys and a children's franchise... because that would mean they're not quite so mature as they like to make out. 😅
It's ok to enjoy animation guys. You're not a loser for enjoying innocent or family friendly things. You can be manly and still appreciate WALL.E. 🙄
Personally, I'm just not a massive Transformers fan and I haven't watched one of these in cinema since the second Michael Bay film so... that group of people were unlikely to rush out for this film.
Hope it starts to do well though. Will always be glad when something of good quality finds its audience AND makes money.
I think The Substance might drop less than 50 percent next week
I saw the film and thought it was great.
Im not sure how they thought they would pull “families” to a kid film in the fall. Its not like this is The Wild Robot- who’s critical acclaim will help it in the fall/award season.
Transformers should have come out in the Spring or early Summer in May when the box office was struggling.
This isn’t a “fall film”. Kids are in school.
Transformers One does look like a good time. But down here in Australia, it came out the same week as The Wild Robot. Sorry Paramount, but if I could only see one animated robot movie, it was always going to be The Wild Robot. Might see Transformers One in a few weeks, time and funds permitting.
charts with the man
That is _bonkers_ that an R-rated movie is within spitting distance of a Pixar tentpole.
Somebody give Dan the box office raw data
A lot of people say it’s marketing, I just think it’s because of timing.
I think it was the animation style. It just doesn’t read “must-see in theaters!” It’s very averagely streaming
I watched The Wild Robot last week, AMAZING movie and my favorite animation of the year.
Not only does The Informant! have a pretty poster, it's also a pretty good movie
The Informant! Is excellent, big recommendation for me. Shoutout Stacy for the rec.
oh I love "A Discovery of Witches" - it's hilarious! it has all the ingredients of a 'serious' series with great actors, nice cinematography, interesting settings and a good score - but then all those elements conspire over the most silly of lines and immature plot. it's truly a completely unintentionally funny watch.
Whiplash was only $5, so it had way more BITS than the others on the limited release chart.
I forgot to leave a comment yesterday so I came back to leave one today before watching your Megalopolis review
I got no sympathy for Lionsgate. They bought the right to Kushiel's Dart and just sat on it without doing anything with it. Though given the hit and miss of adaptions from fantasy, maybe I should thank them
Hi, Dan
I really like the international poster you use for world numbers
Any chance at all that you could say the name of the movies in the language from where the posters are from?
🙃✌🏻
Michael Bay made Transformers an "adult" brand for years, and now they're trying to court the family audience. No wonder they're having a hard time.
Whoever decided it was a good idea to cut the Transformers One trailer to make the movie look more like Minions than Spiderverse deserves to be fired, seriously.
That first trailer was a crushing blow.
I've of the camp that Michael Bay ruined the Transformers brand and no amount of marketing will fix that for at least a decade
Agreed. The audience in love with the Bay films which never got into wider transformers lore are not going to respond to or follow other new takes (or older takes) on the franchise. They were there for the Bay. They're more likely to move into bombastic action movies and Pacific Rim style scifi than they are more Transformers stuff.
Thank you.
Dan does a great job reporting on franchises. Do you think some films should have footnotes or asterisks?
1. Should animated films be tracked separately?
a) Like, Transformers, Spiderverse, and Star Wars.
b) Where should the most recent Lion King and the upcoming sequel be placed?
To be live action, or not to be live action, it doesn't matter. We love how it triggers Dan. 😂
2. Should standalone films be included or at least have an asterisk.
a) Like Logan, Bumblebee, Rogue One, and Hobbs and Shaw?
b) How about franchises of franchises' sequels like Venim and Morbius?
3. How about franchises being blended together in one film?
a. It's bound to happen for the MCU and X-Men franchises.
b. Dan, on his own, just combines all Marvel franchises into one.
Why? Too much work or he's losing it. Just kidding.
Too complex, my brain feels like it's tripping.
4. Where should a standalone film be placed if the standalone actually becomes canon, a prequel to a future film?
a) Like if and when Shaw and Hobbs rejoin a future F&F sequel and some S&H plot line is important to the new movie?
Marketing failed Transformers One. Kids and teenagers should have been all over it. Hopefully it will face slow drops. Cool video.
Called it.
Moana is always on the charts and it makes me think that unless it’s really terrible Moana 2 could be a monster hit if Disney doesn’t mess up somehow
The style of animation chosen for a movie matters. A lot. Transformers did not choose wisely imho. Which is a shame, because otherwise it is a good movie
Dan, you didn't want to attempt saying Arterton when talking about The Critic? 😂
I was getting videos many times by the two lead stars, asking to go see the movie, using his account. I commented ' Stop bothering me!'
We're going next weekend
I honestly think accumulative box office would represent the road to recovery better?
Hi Dan - Love the show and watch every week. Question - Why do you no include the worldwide totals in your charts? You do worldwide weekly but not the total for the run like you do for the domestic. As a fan from the UK it would be great to see. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Sorry for the delay in watching and commenting. Great episode Dan. Still can't believe Prison Break's comeback in popularity. Can't wait for your review of Megalopolis.
Not a good marketing campaign for Transformers One.
I remember seeing a comment with a huge amount of likes that said “Haters have been real quiet since the second trailer came out”
Sorry to sound toxic but us “haters” who didn’t go to see the movie have been majorly disappointed by this franchise lately and chose not to see it. I’m glad people like it but for a lot of us it’s just not the type of TF movie we were hoping for. But once again to those who love it and aren’t toxic children, rock and roll and I hope you love what comes next
I would love to see Aubrey Plaza in My Old Ass but I can't stretch that far
I bet it is killing people to see "Am I Racist" at number 4. Haha
Awesome chart!
It also hasn’t released yet in most countries.
good video thanks
"Howl's Moving Castle" is easily one of my all time favorite movies, I've seen it many, many times and the art remains stunning.
because I love the movie so much I've also read the book it's based on, but the book is surprisingly different. could easily be two entirely different stories, just sharing the most basic plot points.
Does Dan go to bed in the perfect jean?
Dan, why not include the total accumulated gross as well in the worldwide listings? Would provide context on a film's overall performance.
Accurate data is key!
Woww suprised Jennifer Body was so low even with the Megan Fox hype train at that time