News Round Up 2018

[Roxyfire]

And I don't even know what to ask yet, but I won't be asking on the rumor boards, beyond speculation on TSL might look like in the fall, but I won't be asking again. I thought that was fair to ask on rumors.

I dunno I just assume it'll be crazy. But follow Ryan's Toy Story Thread and you might get some sense of it. Also congrats on your life change and new step-spawnlings! May they become cool and nerdy as well!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

News

Infinity War heading for a massive opening weekend

http://variety.com/2018/film/box-office/box-office-avengers-infinity-war-1202790375/

Just to add - per this morning, it took in $105.9m on Friday - 2nd biggest opening / 2nd biggest single day ever (behind the Force Awakens) and now on pace for $240m opening weekend

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4392&p=.htm

Overseas gross is up to $178.5m for three days

Also, Friday's opening pushed Disney's total gross for 2018 over the $1bn mark. This was done in only 117 days - the fastest ever for a studio breaking Disney's own record of 128 days set in 2016

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Just to add - per this morning, it took in $105.9m on Friday - 2nd biggest opening / 2nd biggest single day ever (behind the Force Awakens) and now on pace for $240m opening weekend

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4392&p=.htm

Overseas gross is up to $178.5m for three days

Also, Friday's opening pushed Disney's total gross for 2018 over the $1bn mark. This was done in only 117 days - the fastest ever for a studio breaking Disney's own record of 128 days set in 2016

Good thing it's doing well. Has a massive budget. I'm sure just paying all those names isn't cheap.

 

[rteetz]

Good thing it's doing well. Has a massive budget. I'm sure just paying all those names isn't cheap.

Yeah the names alone have to be quite the large part of the budget.

 

[danikoski]

Good thing it's doing well. Has a massive budget. I'm sure just paying all those names isn't cheap.

I believe it was billed as one of, if not the, most expensive movies ever made.

 

[skier_pete]

Just got back from Infinity War - I won't say anything about the movie itself other than while I think there are better Marvel movies out there it is worth a watch before what happens becomes general knowledge.

But what I really wanted to comment on was the response to the trailers that I saw. The theater I was in had a bunch of teens (14-17 age) and they went completely NUTS for the Incredibles 2 trailer. This huge buzz went through the theater, and it makes me think that if I2 can capture that age group - the movie is going to open HUGE. (Animated movies don't normally do that great with older teens.) I know it's only one theater - but I suspect this movie will do bigger than anyone thinks - could see Pixar's top domestic grosser which would take $450 million.

The other thing to mention is that after the I2 trailer came up, they showed the Solo trailer. While not as huge as for I2, there was quite a bit of buzz in the theater about it. However, unlike I2 I couldn't tell if it was excitement or just kind of "Oh, another Star Wars movie" but it FELT like a good buzz.

That's my 2 cents - Incredibles 2 is going to be big guys - you heard it here first.

I believe it was billed as one of, if not the, most expensive movies ever made.

That record believe it on not goes to a Pirates of the Carribean movie. Beleive it or not there's evidence out there that "On Stranger Tides" cost $378 million. After that Infinity War is in the mix with a few others with a budget "about $300 million", but probably when all is said and done it might hit #2 on the price list around $325-$350. So, yeah pretty expensive. (And for the most expensive movie you had no idea it cost that much and most expensive animated movie of all time: Tangled at $260 million.) Edit: Oh, and for most expensive Bomb - John Carter cost $263 million.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

From Bioreconstruct - photo of the cement pour at the Guardians of the Galaxy foundation:

 

[dina444444]

From Bioreconstruct - photo of the cement pour at the Guardians of the Galaxy foundation:

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I was at Epcot today and got parked on the grass by the bus loop due to the trucks taking up 3 of the parking areas.

 

[soniam]

We just got back from Infinity Wars. We really enjoyed it. Definitely not in the bottom, but in the top half easily. We rewatched all of the MCU movies, except Hulk; I like to pull a Dallas on that one (really two) and forget it happened. I was glad we rewatched them, because there are a ton of characters in this. Our theater, Alamo Drafthouse, showed a synopsis for each of the MCU phases before the movie. It was really cool and good for those that hadn't seen all of them. They also had a video of guys from a local comic book store talking about the origin comic for some of the characters. It was pretty wild how different things are in the MCU movies.

 

[tarak]

But what I really wanted to comment on was the response to the trailers that I saw. The theater I was in had a bunch of teens (14-17 age) and they went completely NUTS for the Incredibles 2 trailer. This huge buzz went through the theater, and it makes me think that if I2 can capture that age group - the movie is going to open HUGE. (Animated movies don't normally do that great with older teens.) I know it's only one theater - but I suspect this movie will do bigger than anyone thinks - could see Pixar's top domestic grosser which would take $450 million.

My teenagers are really excited about Incredibles 2. I think there’s a lot of nostalgia there. Even though they were really young when it came out, it was one of the first movies they saw.

 

[skier_pete]

My teenagers are really excited about Incredibles 2. I think there’s a lot of nostalgia there. Even though they were really young when it came out, it was one of the first movies they saw.

Well, and think about being 15 and Monster's Inc and Toy Story would be kiddie movies. Incredibles is still an awesome superhero movie and there's an adult undercurrent there as well.

 

[rteetz]

News

New monorails are coming

http://blogmickey.com/2018/04/breaking-bob-gurr-confirms-new-monorails-coming-to-walt-disney-world/

 

[Capang]

News

New monorails are coming

http://blogmickey.com/2018/04/breaking-bob-gurr-confirms-new-monorails-coming-to-walt-disney-world/

Wowza. That is some big news. Much needed, too.

 

[Farro]

News

New monorails are coming

http://blogmickey.com/2018/04/breaking-bob-gurr-confirms-new-monorails-coming-to-walt-disney-world/

Love it!!!!

 

[Mal6586]

News

New monorails are coming

http://blogmickey.com/2018/04/breaking-bob-gurr-confirms-new-monorails-coming-to-walt-disney-world/

Not gonna lie, we were on Monorail Red late the other night, and my 4 year old cousin went to cross the cabin to his dad and kind of went to stand behind his legs which weren’t far from the door, and it was all I could do to say calmly, “Please make sure he doesn’t lean on the door,” when really I wanted to shout amongst our relatively crowded cabin, “OMG, get him away from the door NOW!” My face probably looked crazy though because even though my words were trying not to panic, my eyes definitely were!

 

[PaintsWithAllTheColors]

News

New monorails are coming

http://blogmickey.com/2018/04/breaking-bob-gurr-confirms-new-monorails-coming-to-walt-disney-world/

Just to brag a little, the interviewer, Jeff Barnes, was a college professor for DH and I it’s been so cool to see him publish Disney books to such success and see him killing it in the Disney community!

 

[rteetz]

News

HUGE global box office weekend for Infinity War

http://deadline.com/2018/04/avenger...all-time-international-box-office-1202378926/

 

[TomServo27]

News

HUGE global box office weekend for Infinity War

http://deadline.com/2018/04/avenger...all-time-international-box-office-1202378926/

With not even opening in China yet crazy.

 

[danikoski]

News

HUGE global box office weekend for Infinity War

http://deadline.com/2018/04/avenger...all-time-international-box-office-1202378926/

I'd say it paid for itself in it's opening weekend.

 

[MissGina5]

I am going tomorrow night with my boyfriend. Not been following the Avengers but am getting pretty excited. I saw and loved Black Panther!

Follow Up, AMAZING. Sat stunned for wayyyy too long.