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#81

Off Topic Discussion / Re: What are you doing right n...

Last post by LilCerberus - February 03, 2026, 01:31:00 PM

clearing out my email inbox

#82

Bad Movies / Re: Some sort of noteworthy Ev...

Last post by M.10rda - February 03, 2026, 01:14:18 PM

Again, at the risk of denying the first lady her due, $7m is good for a documentary's opening weekend but less good for the $75m+ budget. (Again, for Claws and anyone else joining in progress - that's $40m to Melania herself and $35m advertising, plus whatever they paid Ratner and the rest of the crew and post-production staff). It's also pretty weak for a film w/ so much money spent on promo AND a conservative pedigree... films like SOUND OF FREEDOM might start slow and grow in ticket revenue due to word of mouth and commentator support. However after all the pre-opening advertising, it's hard to imagine (particularly w/ the reviews) that significantly more people will go to theaters in week 2 to see MELANIA than saw it in week 1... in other words, it doesn't seem likely to be a grower. If people want to see it and they haven't this week, I suspect they'll wait for it to be included free w/ their Prime subscription. (I guess Prime is fine w/ that, too, but it will be hard for the president to brag about a $10-ish million total box office gross against a $80-ish million dollar budget.)

#83

Bad Movies / Re: Some sort of noteworthy Ev...

Last post by Rev. Powell - February 03, 2026, 01:05:29 PM

How did this cost 75m? It was director Ratner following Melania with only a camera, right?


(Brett Ratner with friends)

I think most of that money was legal bribery.

#84

Bad Movies / Re: Some sort of noteworthy Ev...

Last post by Rev. Powell - February 03, 2026, 01:04:13 PM

We make fun, but the movie grossed $7 million in its opening week, making it the #3 movie of the week. 

I've heard reports of people buying tickets then offering to pay others $50 plus their ticket if they'll sit through the entire movie. 

There's far more tickets being sold than there are people actually watching. 

Don't kid yourself. If 10% of all Americans are die hard MAGA, which is the low end of estimates, there are 33,000,000 potential viewers, more than enough to make it a hit.

#85

Games / Re: Answer the question with a...

Last post by chainsaw midget - February 03, 2026, 12:48:58 PM

Cocaine




What do you call that dance you do?

#86

Bad Movies / Re: Some sort of noteworthy Ev...

Last post by chainsaw midget - February 03, 2026, 12:38:53 PM

We make fun, but the movie grossed $7 million in its opening week, making it the #3 movie of the week. 

I've heard reports of people buying tickets then offering to pay others $50 plus their ticket if they'll sit through the entire movie. 

There's far more tickets being sold than there are people actually watching. 

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Bad Movies / Re: Some sort of noteworthy Ev...

Last post by claws - February 03, 2026, 11:22:52 AM

How did this cost 75m? It was director Ratner following Melania with only a camera, right?


(Brett Ratner with friends)

#88

Entertainment / Re: New! Reading Anything Thre...

Last post by FatFreddysCat - February 03, 2026, 10:44:03 AM

The Radioactive Boy Scout by Ken Silverstein

...the true story of David Hahn, a teenage science whiz from Michigan who attempted to build a working nuclear reactor in his backyard shed for a Boy Scout project. Unsurprisingly, it didn't end well.

#89

Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by Rev. Powell - February 03, 2026, 09:45:44 AM

#90

Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...

Last post by Rev. Powell - February 03, 2026, 09:36:56 AM

"Gospel Music" by Joel Ross