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You could also say it’s the song from the old MGM Pictures promo videos.
You could also say it’s the song from the old MGM Pictures promo videos.
I think this film may not do as well as people are thinking internationally.
I checked the theaters here for Saturday as well as in Japan since I will be there Sunday and the theatres are indudated mainly for Avengers.
Korea at the biggest theater in Seoul they only have 9 showings. This same theater also have 4 showings of Pan's Labrinyth just for comparison purposes.
In Japan, Detective Conan has more screenings in quite a few theaters than Detective Pikachu but most are being used for Avengers.
Difference is though, Pikachu is opening during the summer movie rush. Jumanji had virtually no competition, so the two aren’t apples to apples.One could argue in a sense, as Avengers is selling like hotcakes right now; and with other films outside of Detective Pikachu releasing in May, that there'd have to be something to happen.
I'm going to bet, that the thing that gets this film more successful than people may think, is the word of mouth. Especially with how video game films are usually seen as, I could honestly see this become a Jumanji scenario of people continuing to support it, due to how positive the film is being received.
I’ll go down with my belief that Endgame will beat it on it’s opening weekend. Doesn’t mean Pikachu wont do good though.Pikachu is going to do gangbusters. To believe otherwise is kidding ones self.
Comic book movies are known for their high drop-off after the first weekend.
Since Endgame was such a beast in its first weekend, I think it'll show a larger drop-off than most because everyone's seen it already and it's a THREE HOUR time commitment.
It'll be super interesting to see how much Endgame makes this weekend. I really hope Pikachu beats it in its first weekend because I need more Pokemon movies in my life
maximum for opening weekend, at around the 60-70 million for US.
I'll take that bet. It'll make 80 mill easy
The first bits of tracking are in for summer’s second preordained mega-movie. Warner Bros. and Legendary’s Pokemon: Detective Pikachu is tracking for a Fri-Sun debut weekend of at least $50 million when it opens in North America (and much of the world) on May 10. Yes, that’s a lot lower than the $90 million predicted over at BoxOffice.com, but A) that site tends to guestimate quite early while emphasizing social media buzz, B) they are both sometimes very wrong (Mary Poppins Returns) and sometimes very right (Captain Marvel) and C) I’m personally expecting buzz to grow exponentially (presuming the movie is at least halfway decent) once the Endgame madness dies down.
The amount of people I know that HAVENT seen Endgame due to not being able to find a showing that works for them actually boggles my mind considering how much it made opening weekend.I don't think the film is going to drop as much, especially considering the only real competition this weekend being 3 small films; but it should be very interesting to watch.
For me, I do think Detective Pikachu will do gangbusters, especially on the long-term. But I do think it's going to be at maximum for opening weekend, at around the 60-70 million for US.
It can make $80M and still come in behind Endgame, which could take in $85-90M. But I think Pikachu comes on around $65-70M and Endgame around $80M.I'll take that bet. It'll make 80 mill easy
This one just feels like a venal money grab from a mega corporation. You've played Pokémon Go, right? Call this one Pokémon Don't Go.
The inspired casting of the Deadpool actor transforms this from an average Pokémon movie into fun family fare.
Your feelings about "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu" probably hinge on if you can tell a Squirtle from a Bulbasaur. No? Then you might not care one Jigglypuff.
An aggressively cute family film that’s also a spectacle-driven sci-fi noir-mystery with hints of Blade Runnerand the third act of every Marvel movie, this adaptation of the popular 2016 video game throws everything at the audience with such vehemence that the sum effect is overwhelming more than it is entertaining. Detective Pikachu has real vision, but too often director Rob Letterman seems to have cobbled it together from disparate influences — the film is muscularly constructed, yet oddly hollow.
Just critics? No audience yet?Detective Pikachu:68% Fresh
6.3/10 average critic score
Metacritic score: 49
Majority of reviews mixed