No hits yet so far this year, in terms of films released on or after Jan 1.

May not have any money makers until (potentially) SCREAM 7 which is coming in late February.

Crime 101 starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Halle Berry made 15 M this weekend but it cost 90 M plus to make.

The sci-fi film MERCY starring Chris Pratt which opened in late January is another failure. Hasn't even made back its 60 M budget worldwide. It has grossed less than 25 M domestically.

It's a pretty tall order for Pratt to be convincing as anything other than a dummy.
He should be sticking to roles like Star-Lord and Andy Dwyer from "Parks & Rec".

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Originally posted by Tommy C:
No hits yet so far this year, in terms of films released on or after Jan 1.

May not have any money makers until (potentially) SCREAM 7 which is coming in late February.

"Send Help" from Sam Raimi has already made a nice profit before streaming and all that. I saw it and it was pretty good.

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Originally posted by Tommy C:
The sci-fi film MERCY starring Chris Pratt which opened in late January is another failure. Hasn't even made back its 60 M budget worldwide. It has grossed less than 25 M domestically.

I haven't seen a lick of promotion for this film. Apparently it's already been release and this is the first I'm hearing of it. Hard to sell tickets to a film nobody knows about.

There is another sci-fi film coming up in March starring Ryan Gosling called PROJECT HAIL MARY.

I can guarantee that the movie won't be a hit. They need a better title. That doesn't sound like an adventure in space, at all...

Despite poor reviews, Scream 7 opened to 64 M domestically which is terrific for a horror film. Worldwide it made 97 M.

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Originally posted by Tommy C:
Despite poor reviews, Scream 7 opened to 64 M domestically which is terrific for a horror film. Worldwide it made 97 M.

I saw that box office number and couldn't believe it. The reviews were absolutely horrible, without exception, and it smashes the franchise record.

However, there are reasons for it. "Scream" is a known title. Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and even Matthew Lillard are back. There is no other good competition at the box office this weekend. Many areas on the East Coast have had terrible weather for weeks and people have been shut inside. Horror movies always have an audience and a guy with a big knife doesn't cost the studio 200M.

Finally, not all movies need to be profound or even coherent. If the audience thinks they are entertained, then they are.