The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[Kristatos]

This is sad news. He was great in UNCLE, and more recently in Hustle.

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

RIP Robert Vaughn. He was wonderful actor.

[Blowfeld]

All of my heroes have become old and frail. There was a certain comfort knowing they were alive and well, defying all odds for a long healthy life. Selfish on my part
Rest In Peace Robert Vaughn.

[bjmdds]

FBF, less than 1 week to go before Potter world is resurrected, just like Voldemort was! I assume you already purchased your first of 5 tickets.

[FormerBondFan]

Not yet but I will.

[bjmdds]

Great news FBF! TOMATOMETER

89%
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 38
Fresh: 34
Rotten: 4-------------The Guardian gave "Fantastic Beasts" five stars and called it a "glorious fantasy-romance adventure." Can it open over $100 million in the USA? I think it has a chance, a good chance, so we shall see! Can it possibly top $1 billion globally? I think it might be able to do that too but we shall see. FBF might even have a new avatar if this is a blockbuster! WELCOME BACK POTTER, not Kotter! [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P14L2MQxfUk[/video]

[Napoleon Solo]

All of my heroes have become old and frail. There was a certain comfort knowing they were alive and well, defying all odds for a long healthy life. Selfish on my part
Rest In Peace Robert Vaughn.

Robert Vaughn, an appreciation

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5 UNCLE stories worth watching

http://bit.ly/2fOJyCA

[bjmdds]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/gallery ... z#image=24 What a joke these 2 writers are with their selection of ranking the Bond films.

[Kristatos]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/gallery ... z#image=24 What a joke these 2 writers are with their selection of ranking the Bond films.

Meh. Their opinion is their opinion. It's no more definitive than yours or mine.

[bjmdds]

TOMATOMETER Fantastic Beasts now at:

82%
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 101
Fresh: 83
Rotten: 18--------Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them took in $6.9 million from 5,070 screens across 9 overseas markets on Wednesday, ranking first in each of those territories. France led early openers with a $1.8 million start with 209k admissions on 805 screens (including previews), and taking 70% of the Top 5 marketshare. South Korea similarly dominated the Top 5 marketshare with 65% as it grossed a total of $1.7 million from around 1,900 screens while surpassing the box office numbers of "all" previous Harry Potter films in the market Other top performers include Indonesia, where the film took in $480k from 690 screens and Sweden with $446k from 300 screens. The official Boxoffice Pro weekend forecast prediction: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: $82,000,000

[dirtybenny]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/gallery ... z#image=24 What a joke these 2 writers are with their selection of ranking the Bond films.

Kris is right, they are entitled to their opinion, however I find it highly ironic that to them the "best Bond eva" is the one with the least "Bond" in it.

[FormerBondFan]

TOMATOMETER Fantastic Beasts now at:

82%
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 101
Fresh: 83
Rotten: 18--------Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them took in $6.9 million from 5,070 screens across 9 overseas markets on Wednesday, ranking first in each of those territories. France led early openers with a $1.8 million start with 209k admissions on 805 screens (including previews), and taking 70% of the Top 5 marketshare. South Korea similarly dominated the Top 5 marketshare with 65% as it grossed a total of $1.7 million from around 1,900 screens while surpassing the box office numbers of "all" previous Harry Potter films in the market Other top performers include Indonesia, where the film took in $480k from 690 screens and Sweden with $446k from 300 screens. The official Boxoffice Pro weekend forecast prediction: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: $82,000,000

My biggest worries is that the spin-off being a victim to The Phantom Menace syndrome like The Hobbit Trilogy did.

[Kristatos]

The comments I've read so far from people who have seen it have been overwhelmingly positive.

[bjmdds]

Boxofficemojo: 'Fantastic Beasts' Eyes Fantastic Opening that Could Top $90 Million Online ticket retailer Fandango.com reports the film is outpacing Marvel's Doctor Strange, which opened two weeks ago with $85 million and an informal survey of early Beasts ticket buyers at the site found 94% identifying as Harry Potter fans. Beasts is also outperforming Doctor Strange when compared against IMDb page view data leading up to the film's release, as well as comparable titles such as the November releases of Thor: The Dark World and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2. It's also out-pacing the December release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which debuted with $84.6 million in December 2012. The film is opening in 4,144 theaters, of which 388 (+9 compared to Doctor Strange) are IMAX and 3,600+ are showing the film in 3-D with Thursday night preview screenings beginning at 6PM in 3,700+ theaters. Based on all of this information an opening at or above $90 million looks like a strong possibility while industry expectations are remaining a bit more conservative by comparison, targeting an opening around $75 million.

[bjmdds]

It's the ninth largest Thursday preview/midnight opening for a November release. Here's the list:

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (11/16/12) - $30.4m Thurs preview / $141.07m Opening
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (11/18/11) - $30.3m Thurs preview / $138.12m Opening
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (11/20/09) - $26.27m Thurs preview / $142.84m Opening
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (11/22/13) - $25.2m Thurs preview / $158.07m Opening
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (11/19/10) - $24m Thurs preview / $125.02m Opening
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (11/21/14) - $17m Thurs preview / $121.9m Opening
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (11/20/15) - $16m Thurs preview / $102.67m Opening
Doctor Strange (11/4/16) - $9.4 M Thurs preview / $85.06m Opening
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (11/18/16) - $8.75m Thurs preview / $???m Opening
Thor: The Dark World (11/8/13) - $7.1m Thurs preview / $85.74m Opening

[Kristatos]

It's the ninth largest Thursday preview/midnight opening for a November release.

Possibly not the most impressive record ever, but I'm glad it's doing well.

[FormerBondFan]

Fantastic Beast is still in its infancy so it's not expected to hit very high.

[Kristatos]

A predicted $90 million opening weekend seems pretty good to me.

[Omega]

I guess FBF is using the Harry Potter bo as a bench mark , open weekend for Potter 1 was 90 million (in 2001 $). Deathly part 2 was $169 million, still I think this is a great opening weekend #


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[Veronica]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/gallery ... z#image=24 What a joke these 2 writers are with their selection of ranking the Bond films.

They claim that "Casino Royale" featured the most satisfying delivery of "Bond.James Bond" line. Um...