So if it hadn't already been said, Dan Murrell is a LEGIT film journalist after this interview with Angel Studios as well as his generally even keeled reporting on Barbenheimer. He's great at really digging in to this stuff and values clarity and honesty over sensational headlines in his reporting. Well done, Dan.
He's messing up Oppenheimers budget. Variety spoke with executives for the Oppenheimer film. Budget was 180 million dollars. Not 100 million In fact barbie is 100 million not 145 million
I feel like I should point out that Dan Interviewed The CEO of MoviePass, Mitch Lowe, and gobbled up his shtick hook line and sinker until the company turned out to be a total scam
I have been watching Charts with Dan for years when he was still on Screen Junkies and have made this show my weekly routine. Amazing content as always and loved every week of it since 2018.
I'm surprised how much of a nerd he is in box office. Every time he breaks down box office records, i'm here sitting down thinking "how the hell he can recap this much information??" 😂
Fun Fact: IMAX actually contacted Paramount and tried to convince them to delay Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One so the film would have more time to be screened in IMAX and premium theater auditoriums. However, Paramount refused to delay the film
None of those comedies have 60+ years of an IP behind them. So that helps a lot. Not to diminish the films success. It is a major hit. Bit of an apples to oranges thing when you just say comedy in general
I mean, you mean original mid budget comedies not a major brand rehabilitation with more than the movie's budget in advertising.... I should hope that that makes money lol
Barbie is a bit of an odd fish. It has comedic elements, but it is so much more than that. Barbie has a lot of repeat business, especially women, because it is much less about the comedy and far more about existential crisis.
@@dianabialaskahansen2972The marketing at least seemed to sell this as the next LEGO Movie, and fwiw when this movie was initially greenlit at Sony the intention was clearly to ride its coattails. Um can we laugh at The Emoji Movie?
The Top 5 highest grossers of the 2020's is such a weird mix of movies, and I love it. A sequel to the highest grossing film of all time, a superhero movie, a long awaited sequel to an 80's classic, a kids movie from Nintendo and Illumination of all things, and Barbie. I love that it's not just all kids movies, or all superhero/comic book movies. Such a great eclectic mix.
In terms of worldwide box office, the top 5 grossers of the 2010s were: Endgame, Force Awakens, Infinity War, Jurassic World, Lion King. 2000s: Avatar, Return of the King, Dead Man's Chest, Dark Knight, Philosopher's Stone. 1990s: Titanic, Phantom Menace, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Lion King. 1980s: ET, Last Crusade, Batman, Rain Man, Back to the Future 2.
Angel Studios is giving me major MoviePass vibes and that one John Travolta movie that come out around the same time. The fact Dan interviewed both the MoviePass Ceo and now this Angel Studio guy is just increasing that feeling.
I don’t remember the last time I tried to go to a movie and it was sold out, but Barbie had THREE showings sold out and a few more where there weren’t 2 seats together, it was wild. And the audience when I was finally able to watch it was loud and engaged (in a good way). Crazy for week 3 of any movie.
In the first week of Barbenheimer released, most theater played only Barbenheimer in the theater in my country. Even a local movie from country couldn't stand a chance beating Barbenheimer at the box office 😂
@@K0m30ngOppenheimer lost the 2nd spot this last weekend to Meg I haven’t seen opp this past weekend keep up with Barbie. Barbie on the other. I tried to go to a late showtime and Barbie just keep getting sold out
I was one of those people who wondered if Barbie would drop is popularity once audiences realized it was not light-hearted comedy. I am currently unable to comfortably sit in theater chairs, so I have not seen it, but all of the women in my family have gone to Barbie and have really enjoyed it. All of the male reviewers that I watch said something along the lines of "Interesting movie, but not aimed at me". On the the other hand, reviewer Grace Randolph made an insightful comment: "The film IS message heavy....but I don't mind 'cuz I love the message!"
I do think it is a movie meant for both men and women. But I guess it might be uncomfortable for the men (and women) who like the status quo. Makes some quite heavy handed social commentary expectations of gender roles.
@@dianabialaskahansen2972 I think that a mild criticism is a direct result of the "heavy handed social criticism" taking up time that some wish would have gone into additional character development. Kind of a "yes, I got the point, now let's move on to something new."
Just came back from watching Barbie with my mom. Evening screening was almost sold out! Here in South Africa this Barbie is definitely exploding🎉 Saw OPPENHEIMER opening weekend and it took me a whole 3 weeks to recover and continue the other half of Barbenheimer😂
I can’t thank you enough for the effort you put into getting this information. Going straight to the source with Angel Studios to clarify to everyone exactly what was going on is why I watch. No sensationalism, just the cold, hard numbers.
They're now calling everyone that saw it mindless sheep. No hint of irony as they repeat the same talking points about a movie they never even watched😅
@@fangal12 movie flopped => go woke, go broke. Movie broke box office records => people are so easily brainwashed. With this "impeccable logic," they always win.
My 16yo just came into the room and asked me what I was watching, so I explained your Tomatometer comparison graph, and like the nerd he also is he said, "That is AWESOME." He already enjoys your reviews but this bit of going the extra mile just elevated you quite high. He's got a film class this coming year in school and you're a wonderful resource for him.
I knew that Box Office Mojo grew worse over the years, but I never realized that they were reporting completely inaccurate numbers. Thank goodness for Dan! I can always count on him to give me movie facts that I never knew I needed to know!
Oh man, that AFI list was like a Bible to me and really the awakening of my film fandom. The extended breakdown of 10 weeks, 10 movies at a time, was also just awesome at educating me at this wide variety of classic movies. Great tribute.
I loved that accompanying series on TNT! It was maybe one of the best acts of film education ever done, and I've never understood why they stopped doing the lists. I discovered so many films from that list in '98.
@@DanMurrellMovies Yes! It’s a great resource for anyone interested in movies. I know AFI did some themed lists and then a 10th anniversary follow up, but wish there was more availability of them. Maybe given all the discussion and love for Greta Gerwig’s list of movies that influenced Barbie, we get some more interest in these kind of things. (Also, thanks for all you do! You are an oasis of sanity and reason in this space!)
I appreciate your "in memorium" coverage. Many times I do not recognize the people but have been touched by their work. And even for those with whom I'm familiar you often share details of which I was not aware. I think it's important to take a moment to acknowledge, and be grateful for, the many ways our lives are better because someone else's vision and art.
Grettas found a balance between msg and entertainment tht cant be beat by fragile egos online but Margo also needs props for all she did producing it. From the project to getting Gretta. Cool stuff to see
Always appreciate the work Dan. This has been an interesting summer for box office for sure. I’m glad to see Oppenheimer continuing to do well, much better than I thought it would overall. I expected maybe $200 million domestically and $500 million globally but it’s already beaten my predictions.
The Barbie soundtrack film also is the highest selling film soundtrack of 2023 coming in @ #2 on the billboard 200! And then like you said the 4K, Blu-ray, dvd, and digital copies are all up for pre-order right now in the first hour I know on Walmart like 50K + people pre-order a copy of the film
There is a 70mm theatre running Oppenheimer in my city and I look at the theatre to see if it’s full and every screening is almost always full. And they’ve extended show times into next week again, so it’s almost a month of sold out imax tickets!
Worth mentioning Oppenheimer has yet to release in some big markets like china, Japan, South Korea, and Italy. For reference Interstellar made around 300 million in these markets and inception about 200 million. This could get closer to 1 billion than people realize.
I’d just like to point out that recently Mark Margolis unfortunately passed away. An absolute legend, gone but not forgotten. I’m sure Dan will recognize him in a future episode.
Fantastic work, as always, but this week the Sound of Freedom investigation was an especially amazing bonus. Love both your curiosity and your integrity, Dan! Thank you!
It's so weird to have a summer where we've seen BOTH the biggest flops and the biggest moneymakers. What a wild ride. I hope studios learn the right lessons from these extremes.
It is pretty common though. 2013 - iron man 3 and despicable me 2 are massive. Then there is an all timer flop with LONE RANGER. 2017 - valerian and King Arthur are mega flops. Wonder Woman and marvel is huge
@@bodrulm1 I was thinking along the lines of better budgeting and less fear that audiences won't respond to movies that make us think as some of the good takeaways. There are never guarantees of course, but I think there's likely a few things that studios can glean from this summer's slate.
Regarding films dumped on streaming that could have done really well at the cinema - Encanto didn't pick up momentum until it was dropped on Disney+. Would have loved to know how well it would have done at the cinema if it wasn't so close after lockdown!
I love it that you use international posters of the films when u speak on international/ worldwide charts. I hope you'll try to find in way more languages then just Chinese/Indi/Japanese. Love your passion.
I am not a fan of just talking numbers but there is something which gives me joy to watch someone nerd out really hard about the subject so I watch it every week.
One of those "predictions" that was less of a prediction and more of a hope. Feminism is something that people like Ben have ranted about and demonized for years, so having a movie like Barbie come along and not only be a success but also look like it's going to be the highest grossing movie of the year is something that he didn't want to see happen.
Just speaking for myself, but I’ve replaced streaming with theater tickets. I don’t watch many shows as most are mediocre. My streaming bill was about 60-70 a month. I watch maybe two films a month at most and rarely eat at concessions. For a single person, entertainment costs very little this way.
Hey Dan, with Barbie passing $1Billion, any chance we could get a video or at least a chart breaking down all the $1Billion+ movies. I'm curious to see stuff like what the average amount of time it takes for a movie to reach that point, which movie was the quickest to reach it, etc.
Recently watched “Sorcerer” for the first time because of my movie club and really enjoyed it. Super tense with a pretty strange ending. Friedkin was extremely talented and made some classics. RIP
At the new grande theater in Worthington (a 5 screen theaters), there was no Oppenheimer or Mission Impossible. It had TMNT, The Meg 2, Barbie, The Haunted Mansion, and SOUND OF FREEDOM still.
Don't understand, what happened to the 'Go Woke Go Broke' Brigade?! Fingers crossed TMNT can gross $200m+ worldwide on its reported $70m production budget🤞
They did what they always do when they hold an L.... make or click angry UA-cam circle jerk videos calling those that watched said movie a "sheep" then move on to the next thing to slander.
what I find the most impressive with Sound of Freedom is that so far it has only released in the U.S. (at least I believe so). In a time when many movies try to appeal to chinese financers and audiences, the success of that one movie that is very US-oriented and solely US-delivered is really remarkable ...
It took me weeks to watch Mission Impossible for a second time. The issue near my market is it’s still playing in theaters BUT at horrible times. I personally don’t want to start an almost 3 hour movie at 945pm. Had to settle for a closed caption viewing this Sunday and everyone in the small theater enjoyed the film. I wish it had more screens because I would have rewatched sooner and it’s one of my faves this Summer.
"Oppenheimer has now outgrossed Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. If you had the R-rated three-hour historical drama outgrossing the Marvel big phase kickoff then congratulations to you" love this line lol
Hello Dan, it amazes me that you and I come from very different backgrounds, myself being from Puerto Rico and always living here on the island, yet we are both the same age (i am 41 and was born in 1982) and every time you talk about film is like im listening to myself! I remember with a lot of nostalgia that 1998 AFI special and also the filmmakers that spoke on it and after that making it my mission to watch all of those 100 movies. Thank your for a great show all the time and for your love of movies. Luis 🙌🏾
I have been sadly thinking about our ageing legends for a while now. Some of our favorite actors, actresses and movie makers are approaching their late 80s and 90s. Very soon we cant be surprised if Nicholson, Hackman, Eastwood, Fonda, Dench, Rowlands, Hopkins, Sutherland, Duvall . . .
I just rewatched The Exorcist last week in preparation for Believer. He was such a talented filmmaker and, despite a long life lived, it's incredibly saddening to hear of his passing. If anyone wants to see a powder keg film that's criminally underappreciated, please watch his last movie from 2011, Killer Joe. It's possibly a masterpiece.
The appeal of Catfest is being able to watch the videos on the big screen and more importantly the money goes to local shelters and animal charities. I didn't go this year but did attend last year's Catfest.
Went to see Turtles this weekend with my boys, and it was the most referential movie I think I've ever seen. Movie references, anime references, self-referential, other IP references, Product placement references, music references... I don't know if that's actually a category, but there ya go! 😅
one of my friends got Friedkin's autograph on numerous VHS tapes and DVDs back in 2007 or so. when he handed him Good Times he said that he had to do a double take on it wondering how anyone had that VHS tape.
Monday was a civic holiday in Ontario so I went to a matinee of Barbie, and it sold out on multiple screens, and I'm only ever in full screens at this theatre in week 1.
Spielberg and Coppola are in the eighties, and Eastwood is 93. This will be the decade of losing our heroes for those of us who loved the movies made from maverick directors of the New Hollywood from the 70s and 80s
The highest grossing domestic films that never hit #1 is a fairly fascinating list for Oppenheimer. That's a very cool new chart Dan! Crazy about Alvin and the Chipmunks (both!)
#AskDan with the Mario Brothers, Barbi and Sonic doing so well, and with the sucssesion of comic book movies bombs, are we entering a new phase of toys movies?
I'm obviously not Dan, but based on the 3 movies you listed, the answer would be no. On that list, only Barbie is a toy movie; MBros and Sonic would qualify as Video Game movies for the most part. Aside from that, if another 2 or 3 toy movies come and do great, that still might not make it official that we're in that phase. They'll need to be consistently coming out and being critical and financial hits to declare that phase a go (I'd say 4 or 5 in a row, doing well). It would be a go, even if comic movies pick back up though. Maybe if G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Lego can pick back up; or others like Play-doh, Nerf, or Hot Wheels can join the fray, that golden age would start.
Lego tried to start the toy movie trend. Lego Batman was a hit so it looked like it, but then Lego Ninjago and Lego 2 were disappointments at the box office, which made studios try to do videogame adaptations as well. With how well the original season of the Witcher, Arcane, and the Last Of Us was received, on top of Sonic 1 & 2, Tomb Raider and Mario movie making great box office, I believe we are already years into the Video Game adaptation era. Also remember Gran Turismo is coming with good reviews. Barbie being the cultural phenomenon that it is, is just an anomaly. Dungeons and Dragons, another (arguably) toy movie did bad at the box office even though it had estellar reviews. Transformers is technically a toy movie but nobody cares and also flopped.
@@thevikingbear2343 And I think the key thing has always been that it is often a piece of luck deciding if a new genre will be a thing. Comic book movies didn't take off because they figured out how to make them good, they made a number of good ones and that inspired them to continue to take them seriously enough to keep the quality high. If they follow up Transformers: RotB with Bumblee II or some other version that does well, maybe they'll bring that franchise back up to snuff. They need some groundbreaking director to resurrect G.I. Joe though.
12:00 I think also having a variety of films to choose from is helping. There is something for basically everyone so groups that normally don't go to the movies are showing up along with the regular movie goers. Want a comedy? Barbie. Drama? Oppenheimer. Based on real events? Sound of Freedom. Action? MI: Dead Reckoning. Action/camp? Meg 2. Family movie? TMNT.
I absolutely love Friedkin's 12 Angry Men, but sadly I never meet anyone who feels the same way cause most haven't even heard of it, let alone seen it. So hearing you mention it today was a really nice surprise, thanks Dan.
Regarding Haunted Mansion I'm guessing Disney+ Halloween Streams are more attractive and promising than the October release date because honestly I have no interest in seeing it anywhere other than in my living room in late October.
I'm not sure how that works out for them monetarily - you already have the service. How many more will it sign up? I think the last 18 months has shown that the economics of streaming revenue at the expense of theatrical revenue are questionable at best.
Hi Dan love the content, question for next week and I’m sure it would be hard to do but would you be able to do a list of movies you think could’ve made bigger grosses if not gone to VOD so quickly?
Dan as a man who does more research than any other film journalist I am slightly embarrassed but also slightly smug that I get to xorrect you on something. The Demeter took Dracula to a town called Whitby in the North of England. Not London 😊 anyway, love the show!
Congratulations to Barbie. I hope Hollywood will learn the right lesson this time. Make unique movies that appeal to different demographics and have them play at the same time. This will drive a lot of cross promotion. If you only have comic book movies in the theatres, a lot of people will soon learn going out to see a movie "is not for them".
Iger said something about slowing down releases and focusing more on each, a while back, even before the strikes (might have just been Marvel/Star Wars). This year's stuff was probably too far along to really slowdown on
Thanks Dan its good that shows like this exist before the the strike derails everything. Im on side with the performers geetting what they deserve though
Dan Murrell is doing more journalism than most journalists, actually sitting down with VP of Angel Studios and getting to the bottom of a story. Major respect sir!
The 2007 TNMT version was a underrated animated movie and I like it but Mutant Mayhem is really my favorite animation including across the spider-verse
for sound of freedom, people have been claiming tickets and don't show up to inflate the box office numbers. thats why sold out theaters aren't actually sold out.
Your summer recap of successes and flops will be very interesting. Still shocked by MI performance, but obviously should have been released later. Maybe it will do a rerelease around holiday season or next year ahead of part 2.
The 'Most Theaters Lost' chart is the best chart to arrive. This brings so much more context on the loss of sales for movies. Thanks for this chart.
So if it hadn't already been said, Dan Murrell is a LEGIT film journalist after this interview with Angel Studios as well as his generally even keeled reporting on Barbenheimer. He's great at really digging in to this stuff and values clarity and honesty over sensational headlines in his reporting. Well done, Dan.
So proud of Dan's reporting and integrity 👍
I do wish he had one of the screen junkies people with him for that interview like he did back then though
Agreed. This is journalism and not merely content creation, and it's wonderful.
He's messing up Oppenheimers budget. Variety spoke with executives for the Oppenheimer film. Budget was 180 million dollars. Not 100 million
In fact barbie is 100 million not 145 million
I feel like I should point out that Dan Interviewed The CEO of MoviePass, Mitch Lowe, and gobbled up his shtick hook line and sinker until the company turned out to be a total scam
You know this past weekend was Greta Gerwig's 40th birthday. That same weekend, her film made a billion dollars. That's a good birthday present.
Oh that's cool!
I have been watching Charts with Dan for years when he was still on Screen Junkies and have made this show my weekly routine. Amazing content as always and loved every week of it since 2018.
Ditto. I work Thursday to Monday. So every Tuesday (Saturday to me) morning after getting a coffee I sit down to watch the box office Charts With Dan.
I'm surprised how much of a nerd he is in box office. Every time he breaks down box office records, i'm here sitting down thinking "how the hell he can recap this much information??" 😂
It is indeed kinda addictive!!
Fun Fact: IMAX actually contacted Paramount and tried to convince them to delay Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One so the film would have more time to be screened in IMAX and premium theater auditoriums. However, Paramount refused to delay the film
When even Sound of Freedom has consistently beaten MI7 after the latter's first week, IMAX probably wouldn't have helped much.
One thing I don't see talked about very much regarding Barbie is that comedies never do this well any more.
None of those comedies have 60+ years of an IP behind them. So that helps a lot.
Not to diminish the films success. It is a major hit. Bit of an apples to oranges thing when you just say comedy in general
I mean, you mean original mid budget comedies not a major brand rehabilitation with more than the movie's budget in advertising.... I should hope that that makes money lol
Barbie is a bit of an odd fish. It has comedic elements, but it is so much more than that. Barbie has a lot of repeat business, especially women, because it is much less about the comedy and far more about existential crisis.
comedy has become a sub genre now. comedy focused film without IP or any other interesting premise in it will fail
@@dianabialaskahansen2972The marketing at least seemed to sell this as the next LEGO Movie, and fwiw when this movie was initially greenlit at Sony the intention was clearly to ride its coattails. Um can we laugh at The Emoji Movie?
The Top 5 highest grossers of the 2020's is such a weird mix of movies, and I love it. A sequel to the highest grossing film of all time, a superhero movie, a long awaited sequel to an 80's classic, a kids movie from Nintendo and Illumination of all things, and Barbie. I love that it's not just all kids movies, or all superhero/comic book movies. Such a great eclectic mix.
So.... all brand recognition.
And Oppenheimer still has to open in some countries... it might get in that top 5
IP is king. As always.
In terms of worldwide box office, the top 5 grossers of the 2010s were: Endgame, Force Awakens, Infinity War, Jurassic World, Lion King.
2000s: Avatar, Return of the King, Dead Man's Chest, Dark Knight, Philosopher's Stone.
1990s: Titanic, Phantom Menace, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Lion King.
1980s: ET, Last Crusade, Batman, Rain Man, Back to the Future 2.
Angel Studios is giving me major MoviePass vibes and that one John Travolta movie that come out around the same time. The fact Dan interviewed both the MoviePass Ceo and now this Angel Studio guy is just increasing that feeling.
*I didn’t actually get to interview the MoviePass CEO. I was busy that day and Billy did the interview with Roth
It never ceases to amaze me how much work you put into this show. Thank you as always!!
I don’t remember the last time I tried to go to a movie and it was sold out, but Barbie had THREE showings sold out and a few more where there weren’t 2 seats together, it was wild. And the audience when I was finally able to watch it was loud and engaged (in a good way). Crazy for week 3 of any movie.
Same here. I wanted to take my mom and it was packed full. I am so happy people are enjoying this film.
In the first week of Barbenheimer released, most theater played only Barbenheimer in the theater in my country. Even a local movie from country couldn't stand a chance beating Barbenheimer at the box office 😂
@@K0m30ngOppenheimer lost the 2nd spot this last weekend to Meg I haven’t seen opp this past weekend keep up with Barbie.
Barbie on the other. I tried to go to a late showtime and Barbie just keep getting sold out
I guess you haven't tried watching Avatar 2 then. (Or at least not in IMAX.) 😅
I was one of those people who wondered if Barbie would drop is popularity once audiences realized it was not light-hearted comedy. I am currently unable to comfortably sit in theater chairs, so I have not seen it, but all of the women in my family have gone to Barbie and have really enjoyed it.
All of the male reviewers that I watch said something along the lines of "Interesting movie, but not aimed at me". On the the other hand, reviewer Grace Randolph made an insightful comment: "The film IS message heavy....but I don't mind 'cuz I love the message!"
I do think it is a movie meant for both men and women. But I guess it might be uncomfortable for the men (and women) who like the status quo. Makes some quite heavy handed social commentary expectations of gender roles.
@@dianabialaskahansen2972 I think that a mild criticism is a direct result of the "heavy handed social criticism" taking up time that some wish would have gone into additional character development. Kind of a "yes, I got the point, now let's move on to something new."
I am so glad for Greta. She has been making amazing films for years, as an actress, writer and director. She deserves this so much!
too bad it's with a corporate rehab for a plastic toy whose manufacturers in the global south do not make a living wage
Just came back from watching Barbie with my mom. Evening screening was almost sold out! Here in South Africa this Barbie is definitely exploding🎉 Saw OPPENHEIMER opening weekend and it took me a whole 3 weeks to recover and continue the other half of Barbenheimer😂
I can’t thank you enough for the effort you put into getting this information. Going straight to the source with Angel Studios to clarify to everyone exactly what was going on is why I watch. No sensationalism, just the cold, hard numbers.
The woke=broke crowd has been really quiet about this
They're now calling everyone that saw it mindless sheep. No hint of irony as they repeat the same talking points about a movie they never even watched😅
Movie theaters aren't the only places where you'll find projection.
@@fangal12 movie flopped => go woke, go broke. Movie broke box office records => people are so easily brainwashed. With this "impeccable logic," they always win.
Heck, it's just a fun movie that's not as woke as we thought it would be, and that has a huge audience. No wonder its doing well.
My 16yo just came into the room and asked me what I was watching, so I explained your Tomatometer comparison graph, and like the nerd he also is he said, "That is AWESOME."
He already enjoys your reviews but this bit of going the extra mile just elevated you quite high. He's got a film class this coming year in school and you're a wonderful resource for him.
Would love to hear Dan's perspective on Marvel Studios VFX crew voting to unionize. Always look forward to his videos.
No doubt he’ll talk about that later this week.
I knew that Box Office Mojo grew worse over the years, but I never realized that they were reporting completely inaccurate numbers. Thank goodness for Dan! I can always count on him to give me movie facts that I never knew I needed to know!
Oh man, that AFI list was like a Bible to me and really the awakening of my film fandom. The extended breakdown of 10 weeks, 10 movies at a time, was also just awesome at educating me at this wide variety of classic movies. Great tribute.
I loved that accompanying series on TNT! It was maybe one of the best acts of film education ever done, and I've never understood why they stopped doing the lists. I discovered so many films from that list in '98.
@@DanMurrellMovies Yes! It’s a great resource for anyone interested in movies. I know AFI did some themed lists and then a 10th anniversary follow up, but wish there was more availability of them. Maybe given all the discussion and love for Greta Gerwig’s list of movies that influenced Barbie, we get some more interest in these kind of things.
(Also, thanks for all you do! You are an oasis of sanity and reason in this space!)
I never comment on UA-cam videos but I think your passion and hard work always shines through in a video. Nice work Dan from a newer subscriber
Thank you!
Only a matter of time until Barbie passes Mario.
And as it should!
I never thought I'd live in a world where that was a sound argument, but it is.
I just imagined Barbie in a kart passing Mario with some serious side-eye
I really hope it does. I thought that Mario movie was pretty shit. Barbie is actually good.
I'm not very confident about that, but Barbie was great
Dan saying “the sqeaquel” matter-of-factly really got a good chuckle out of me.
I appreciate your "in memorium" coverage. Many times I do not recognize the people but have been touched by their work. And even for those with whom I'm familiar you often share details of which I was not aware. I think it's important to take a moment to acknowledge, and be grateful for, the many ways our lives are better because someone else's vision and art.
Grettas found a balance between msg and entertainment tht cant be beat by fragile egos online but Margo also needs props for all she did producing it. From the project to getting Gretta. Cool stuff to see
Always appreciate the work Dan. This has been an interesting summer for box office for sure. I’m glad to see Oppenheimer continuing to do well, much better than I thought it would overall. I expected maybe $200 million domestically and $500 million globally but it’s already beaten my predictions.
The Barbie soundtrack film also is the highest selling film soundtrack of 2023 coming in @ #2 on the billboard 200!
And then like you said the 4K, Blu-ray, dvd, and digital copies are all up for pre-order right now in the first hour I know on Walmart like 50K + people pre-order a copy of the film
There is a 70mm theatre running Oppenheimer in my city and I look at the theatre to see if it’s full and every screening is almost always full. And they’ve extended show times into next week again, so it’s almost a month of sold out imax tickets!
I appreciate you talking to Angel Studios. A lot of media have been dismissive and haven’t done any work to break down the box office. You’re legit.
Worth mentioning Oppenheimer has yet to release in some big markets like china, Japan, South Korea, and Italy. For reference Interstellar made around 300 million in these markets and inception about 200 million. This could get closer to 1 billion than people realize.
It probably won't release in Japan
Opphemier and Barbie are killing it
"Now I am become death, destroyer of the box office."
I’d just like to point out that recently Mark Margolis unfortunately passed away. An absolute legend, gone but not forgotten. I’m sure Dan will recognize him in a future episode.
Barbie is absolutely benefiting from the manosphere crying about it. I love to see it.
This is the best part.
amen, they really thought they were relevant in their echo chambers.
@@acutelilmint8035 likely males posing as women, even most conservative women like it.
Fantastic work, as always, but this week the Sound of Freedom investigation was an especially amazing bonus. Love both your curiosity and your integrity, Dan! Thank you!
It's so weird to have a summer where we've seen BOTH the biggest flops and the biggest moneymakers. What a wild ride. I hope studios learn the right lessons from these extremes.
The lesson being? Mission Impossible was stupendous but flopped. I'm not sure there is a formula
It is pretty common though.
2013 - iron man 3 and despicable me 2 are massive. Then there is an all timer flop with LONE RANGER.
2017 - valerian and King Arthur are mega flops. Wonder Woman and marvel is huge
@@bodrulm1 I was thinking along the lines of better budgeting and less fear that audiences won't respond to movies that make us think as some of the good takeaways. There are never guarantees of course, but I think there's likely a few things that studios can glean from this summer's slate.
Regarding films dumped on streaming that could have done really well at the cinema - Encanto didn't pick up momentum until it was dropped on Disney+. Would have loved to know how well it would have done at the cinema if it wasn't so close after lockdown!
Thank you dan for all the hard work you put into the show really appreciate it
The downfall of box office mojo was disappointing. But they walked so Dan could run.
I love it that you use international posters of the films when u speak on international/ worldwide charts.
I hope you'll try to find in way more languages then just Chinese/Indi/Japanese.
Love your passion.
I look for them but they’re hard to find! I try to switch it up as much as I can.
That why you are called Dan "the man" murrell 😊
The First Slam Dunk was SO good. Glad I saw it before it exited a lot of theaters!
I am not a fan of just talking numbers but there is something which gives me joy to watch someone nerd out really hard about the subject so I watch it every week.
Ben Shapiro’s Barbie predictions are aging like fine milk…
One of those "predictions" that was less of a prediction and more of a hope. Feminism is something that people like Ben have ranted about and demonized for years, so having a movie like Barbie come along and not only be a success but also look like it's going to be the highest grossing movie of the year is something that he didn't want to see happen.
Ben Shapiro is to movies to what Cramer is to stock picks 😂
The shot at failed hollywood screenwriter, Ben Shabibo, was great. If it wasn't directly at him, I love that it still applied to him.
Just speaking for myself, but I’ve replaced streaming with theater tickets. I don’t watch many shows as most are mediocre. My streaming bill was about 60-70 a month. I watch maybe two films a month at most and rarely eat at concessions. For a single person, entertainment costs very little this way.
So happy for Margot Robbie she deserves a billion dollar hit!
Thank you for a great show Dan!
Hey Dan, with Barbie passing $1Billion, any chance we could get a video or at least a chart breaking down all the $1Billion+ movies. I'm curious to see stuff like what the average amount of time it takes for a movie to reach that point, which movie was the quickest to reach it, etc.
Second this
Recently watched “Sorcerer” for the first time because of my movie club and really enjoyed it. Super tense with a pretty strange ending. Friedkin was extremely talented and made some classics. RIP
At the new grande theater in Worthington (a 5 screen theaters), there was no Oppenheimer or Mission Impossible. It had TMNT, The Meg 2, Barbie, The Haunted Mansion, and SOUND OF FREEDOM still.
Don't understand, what happened to the 'Go Woke Go Broke' Brigade?! Fingers crossed TMNT can gross $200m+ worldwide on its reported $70m production budget🤞
They did what they always do when they hold an L.... make or click angry UA-cam circle jerk videos calling those that watched said movie a "sheep" then move on to the next thing to slander.
what I find the most impressive with Sound of Freedom is that so far it has only released in the U.S. (at least I believe so). In a time when many movies try to appeal to chinese financers and audiences, the success of that one movie that is very US-oriented and solely US-delivered is really remarkable ...
It took me weeks to watch Mission Impossible for a second time. The issue near my market is it’s still playing in theaters BUT at horrible times. I personally don’t want to start an almost 3 hour movie at 945pm. Had to settle for a closed caption viewing this Sunday and everyone in the small theater enjoyed the film. I wish it had more screens because I would have rewatched sooner and it’s one of my faves this Summer.
Oppenheimer is actually doing so well it's so heartwarming lol
"Oppenheimer has now outgrossed Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. If you had the R-rated three-hour historical drama outgrossing the Marvel big phase kickoff then congratulations to you" love this line lol
I do enjoy your honoring and added insight for those who have passed in the film industry.
Hello Dan, it amazes me that you and I come from very different backgrounds, myself being from Puerto Rico and always living here on the island, yet we are both the same age (i am 41 and was born in 1982) and every time you talk about film is like im listening to myself! I remember with a lot of nostalgia that 1998 AFI special and also the filmmakers that spoke on it and after that making it my mission to watch all of those 100 movies. Thank your for a great show all the time and for your love of movies.
Luis 🙌🏾
I have been sadly thinking about our ageing legends for a while now. Some of our favorite actors, actresses and movie makers are approaching their late 80s and 90s. Very soon we cant be surprised if Nicholson, Hackman, Eastwood, Fonda, Dench, Rowlands, Hopkins, Sutherland, Duvall . . .
Terrific summation as always, thank you Dan.
I watched Sorcerer as it was often mentioned by film critic Mark Kermode, it really is brilliant.
It's crazy that the Meg 2 had a budget of $129 million dollars!
I just rewatched The Exorcist last week in preparation for Believer. He was such a talented filmmaker and, despite a long life lived, it's incredibly saddening to hear of his passing. If anyone wants to see a powder keg film that's criminally underappreciated, please watch his last movie from 2011, Killer Joe. It's possibly a masterpiece.
The appeal of Catfest is being able to watch the videos on the big screen and more importantly the money goes to local shelters and animal charities. I didn't go this year but did attend last year's Catfest.
Went to see Turtles this weekend with my boys, and it was the most referential movie I think I've ever seen. Movie references, anime references, self-referential, other IP references, Product placement references, music references... I don't know if that's actually a category, but there ya go! 😅
Thank you for the shoutout regarding box office mojo. My heart bleeds every time i search for historic box offices.
Loved the color coded pie chart haha! What a sweet little extra touch. You’re the real deal Dan!
one of my friends got Friedkin's autograph on numerous VHS tapes and DVDs back in 2007 or so.
when he handed him Good Times he said that he had to do a double take on it wondering how anyone had that VHS tape.
I absolutely admire and adore how thorough and unbiased Dan tries to be. It's so refreshing
Yay! Have been looking forward to this, thanks for all your hard work Dan- must take you forever!
Thanks! This episode in particular was a bear to pull together, yes.
@@DanMurrellMovies Amazing!!! Thanks so much! x
I’ve gotten to the point where I’m religiously reloading my UA-cam homepage on Tuesday to get the new Charts
Monday was a civic holiday in Ontario so I went to a matinee of Barbie, and it sold out on multiple screens, and I'm only ever in full screens at this theatre in week 1.
Rip William Friedkin
Let's enjoy Marty and Ridley while we still can!
Those are the two directors in their eighties that popped in my head.
Spielberg and Coppola are in the eighties, and Eastwood is 93. This will be the decade of losing our heroes for those of us who loved the movies made from maverick directors of the New Hollywood from the 70s and 80s
@@ComoGotasdeAguaCine Spielberg is actually 76, but yeah, he's up there.
The highest grossing domestic films that never hit #1 is a fairly fascinating list for Oppenheimer. That's a very cool new chart Dan! Crazy about Alvin and the Chipmunks (both!)
I'm emotionally invested in a lot of films and hearing their progress in stark terms is weirdly scary.
#AskDan with the Mario Brothers, Barbi and Sonic doing so well, and with the sucssesion of comic book movies bombs, are we entering a new phase of toys movies?
The research has been done.
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I'm obviously not Dan, but based on the 3 movies you listed, the answer would be no. On that list, only Barbie is a toy movie; MBros and Sonic would qualify as Video Game movies for the most part.
Aside from that, if another 2 or 3 toy movies come and do great, that still might not make it official that we're in that phase. They'll need to be consistently coming out and being critical and financial hits to declare that phase a go (I'd say 4 or 5 in a row, doing well). It would be a go, even if comic movies pick back up though.
Maybe if G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Lego can pick back up; or others like Play-doh, Nerf, or Hot Wheels can join the fray, that golden age would start.
Lego tried to start the toy movie trend. Lego Batman was a hit so it looked like it, but then Lego Ninjago and Lego 2 were disappointments at the box office, which made studios try to do videogame adaptations as well. With how well the original season of the Witcher, Arcane, and the Last Of Us was received, on top of Sonic 1 & 2, Tomb Raider and Mario movie making great box office, I believe we are already years into the Video Game adaptation era. Also remember Gran Turismo is coming with good reviews. Barbie being the cultural phenomenon that it is, is just an anomaly. Dungeons and Dragons, another (arguably) toy movie did bad at the box office even though it had estellar reviews. Transformers is technically a toy movie but nobody cares and also flopped.
I had forgotten about Snake Eyes, another toy movie flop.
@@thevikingbear2343 And I think the key thing has always been that it is often a piece of luck deciding if a new genre will be a thing. Comic book movies didn't take off because they figured out how to make them good, they made a number of good ones and that inspired them to continue to take them seriously enough to keep the quality high.
If they follow up Transformers: RotB with Bumblee II or some other version that does well, maybe they'll bring that franchise back up to snuff. They need some groundbreaking director to resurrect G.I. Joe though.
So cool to have an interview in the show! SoF has been a fascinating box office story.
12:00 I think also having a variety of films to choose from is helping. There is something for basically everyone so groups that normally don't go to the movies are showing up along with the regular movie goers. Want a comedy? Barbie. Drama? Oppenheimer. Based on real events? Sound of Freedom. Action? MI: Dead Reckoning. Action/camp? Meg 2. Family movie? TMNT.
I absolutely love Friedkin's 12 Angry Men, but sadly I never meet anyone who feels the same way cause most haven't even heard of it, let alone seen it. So hearing you mention it today was a really nice surprise, thanks Dan.
Regarding Haunted Mansion I'm guessing Disney+ Halloween Streams are more attractive and promising than the October release date because honestly I have no interest in seeing it anywhere other than in my living room in late October.
I'm not sure how that works out for them monetarily - you already have the service. How many more will it sign up? I think the last 18 months has shown that the economics of streaming revenue at the expense of theatrical revenue are questionable at best.
Why does that interview remind me of you and Roth interviewing the MoviePass guy 😂
Hi Dan love the content, question for next week and I’m sure it would be hard to do but would you be able to do a list of movies you think could’ve made bigger grosses if not gone to VOD so quickly?
RIP William Friedkin. I think Bug is somewhat underrated. Really creepy slow burn thriller with some solid acting.
Dan as a man who does more research than any other film journalist I am slightly embarrassed but also slightly smug that I get to xorrect you on something. The Demeter took Dracula to a town called Whitby in the North of England. Not London 😊 anyway, love the show!
It was the logline for the film I found online. Blame that.
Haha! That doesn't surprise me. Cheere
Congratulations to Barbie.
I hope Hollywood will learn the right lesson this time. Make unique movies that appeal to different demographics and have them play at the same time. This will drive a lot of cross promotion. If you only have comic book movies in the theatres, a lot of people will soon learn going out to see a movie "is not for them".
Poor Indiana Jones. It’s been a rough year for Disney. I wonder how their strategy will shift going forward and how long it will take to reach us.
Iger said something about slowing down releases and focusing more on each, a while back, even before the strikes (might have just been Marvel/Star Wars). This year's stuff was probably too far along to really slowdown on
Almost 150k subscribers! Congrats Dan! 🎉
Thanks Dan its good that shows like this exist before the the strike derails everything. Im on side with the performers geetting what they deserve though
Taking my sister to see Barbie today... The theatres are *still* packed
Dan Murrell is doing more journalism than most journalists, actually sitting down with VP of Angel Studios and getting to the bottom of a story. Major respect sir!
Damn, so much in this episode! Thank you!
Go Barbie
"That's how economics work" made me chuckle.
Also, I got to see William Friedkin speak at my alma matter LMU and he was funny, engaging and endlessly inspirational. May he rest in peace.
Charts with Dan is my favorite weekly UA-cam show. I appreciate your hard work & entertainment Dan!
Finally I’ve been waiting on this😊
The 2007 TNMT version was a underrated animated movie and I like it but Mutant Mayhem is really my favorite animation including across the spider-verse
20:41: "C'mon Barbie, let's go profit." LOL
Watching that brief interview bit with William Friedkin I'm wondering, was he the inspiration for James Spader's Robert California? Because damn lol
This channel's charm and style is a dream come true! I cant put into words how much of a relief your video style is
for sound of freedom, people have been claiming tickets and don't show up to inflate the box office numbers. thats why sold out theaters aren't actually sold out.
Last Voyage of the Demeter looks good, feels more like it should be a Fall release I hope it does well.
Your summer recap of successes and flops will be very interesting. Still shocked by MI performance, but obviously should have been released later. Maybe it will do a rerelease around holiday season or next year ahead of part 2.