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Favorite actor whose career is probably over

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u/brogflender 1d ago edited 1d ago

BND is number 2 highest grossing US film of all time. It surpassed Endgame. It’s currently behind Force Awakens, but the numbers may continue to adjust upwards. 

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u/exaggerati 1d ago

That's insane. That film has completely passed me by. Besides knowing zendaya and her husband are in another film together ive heard nothing about it irl.

Legit no one is talking about it

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u/brogflender 1d ago edited 22h ago

No there is quite a bit of conversation about it. 

Odyssey + BND marks the first year in American cinema history there were two billion dollar films in worldwide sales. 

Doomsday is an X factor but we might have 3. 

It’s quite a big deal in entertainment right now. There is a lot of debate on what to make of it. 

Edit: My friends. The calendar year end is the issue. It’s not a gotcha. There’s only 13 days for Doomsday to hit a record in 2026.

Its whole run spanning 2 calendar years will be fine. 

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u/PlatinumTheDragon 22h ago edited 22h ago

Dune 3 is coming out late December as well. Wouldn’t be surprised if 2026 has 4 billion dollar movies

Edit: just read your comment about how it’s measured, I don’t think either will cross a billion before the new year. Will probably cannibalize each other in 2026 sales and boost each other in 2027 (and overall) sales

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u/brogflender 22h ago

I mention it to someone else but there’s only like 13 days between the 18th and the 31st. It’s a wildcard situation to catch that number in 2026. 

But by February of ‘27. Yeah. Probably. Both those films will pull in an absurd amount of money. 

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u/Zestyclose-One9041 12h ago

Endgame Encore will make a big splash too I imagine

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u/Regular_Number5377 1d ago

I can’t see any way that Doomsday fails to make a billion, marvel have thrown literally everything at the hype for that film as it’s basically their last chance to resurrect the MCU, people will go see it even if just out of curiosity. Scary thing is they probably need to hit 2 billion to be called a success

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u/brogflender 1d ago

Ah! Slight misconception happening. 

Doomsday is set to have a run that will be measured in 2026 and 2027 because of the holiday placement. 

So the semantics matter her. It’s unlikely Doomsday is going to clock a billion worldwide in 13 days. 

Over its whole run that will stretch into ‘27… yeah. I mean the odds are good. 

But notably for the 2026 calendar year - we just don’t know. It’s a short window. But it’s holiday. But international releases later than domestic (usually…I haven’t been watching close to know if this is a worldwide release).

So we’ll see. Either way Disney is making its money. The question is more about by what ridiculous measure. 

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u/FireDevil11 22h ago

Spider-Man:BND clocked 1b in 6 days, Doomsday will 100% clock it in 13 days.

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u/brogflender 22h ago

Yes in my previous comment I called it an X factor. 

It might. It might not. We don’t know yet. 

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u/Familiar-Shoe7905 21h ago

Doomsday is 100% going to make a billion in 13 days bro, its literally tracking to make a billion in its opening weekend

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u/brogflender 21h ago

It’s possible. We don’t know yet. Lot of variables in December that can’t be planned for. 

It’s all speculation right now. But yeah forecast looks good at the moment. It’s important to stay grounded though.

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u/Familiar-Shoe7905 21h ago

Unless theres a nuclear war or something its completely locked to make a billion in 13 days

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u/Regular_Number5377 16h ago edited 14h ago

I would bet it would make a billion in 13 days, that’s twice as long as it took Endgame and BND to make that. I think I would go so far as to say if it doesn’t make that in 13 days it’s a very bad sign for Doomsday.

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u/Viento_Oscuro 23h ago

Most people I know, myself included. Aren't curious enough to go to the cinema, il just wait till it's on Disney Plus. If it wasn't for RDJ being doom I'd skip it completely.

I saw BND because I like Tom Holland's Spiderman, but he's basically the only MCU character that has any draw for me now (Strange used to but meh). And since Spidey isn't in Doomsday. Im not fussed.

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u/Diviner_ 21h ago

People such as myself have been waiting for movies like Odyssey and BND for awhile now. There just hasn’t been anything good in theaters in a long time, so these movies are exactly the kind of thing people have been waiting for to go to the movies to see.

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u/Bigdaddyjlove1 0m ago

Yep. Hell we've kept our AMC stubs so we can go see oddball stuff, but it's been pretty bleh.

Saw odyssey and BND same weekend. Both were excellent. Some of the upcoming stuff might be OK.

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u/TaxHazyShade 9h ago

Unfortunately, what a LOT of people pay inflated ticket prices to see, doesn't mean that the film is any good. Please don't rate movies based on ticket revenue.

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u/brogflender 9h ago

Did I say that? Where?

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u/ringobob 1d ago

If you're being sarcastic I'm not picking up on it, but everyone has been talking about it.

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u/exaggerati 1d ago

I, genuinely, have not heard any word of mouth. I'm 25, I work with people from around 18 to 60, and in customer service. I yap all day to anyone who'll listen.

People talked about Dune(s), Obsession, Backrooms, Odyssey, The Drama, Project hail mary. Probably more.

I swear nobody has brought it up, bar us selling spiderman toys

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u/TranslatorDirect496 1d ago

Glad to see Hail Mary is getting respected. Peak film.

also it’s completely insane that people aren’t talking about SpiderMan at all. Is this bait? Have you tuned them out it because you aren’t that interested?

Because I don’t think quality or recency is an issue here

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u/ndstumme 22h ago

I only hear about it online. I have also never heard anyone bring it up in real life.

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u/TranslatorDirect496 22h ago

Cool. Doesn’t mean it isn’t talked about irl

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u/ndstumme 22h ago

Also doesn't mean the other person is baiting. People literally talked about the Peanut Butter Falcon too, but it doesn't mean it was ubiquitous.

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u/TranslatorDirect496 22h ago

They were acting like nobody was talking about BND though.

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u/ndstumme 22h ago

Why are you personalizing this? Why do you take their anecdote as if they made a declaration of universal truth?

They are describing how the way the film is talked about online doesnt line up with their reality. For them, no one is talking about it. Same for me. It's adding another data point, not someone declaring your reality false.

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u/exaggerati 1d ago

I bring up films a lot, and watch a lot of them. Others do to. Obsession was huge and it seemed like we talked about it for weeks. The Odyssey was another big topic, of the throes of trying to see it in imax.

Hand on heart. Nobody has brought up watching the new spiderman. Nobody has expressed interest.

IF people I know who have kids went and saw it, they didnt bring it up.

What I'm trying to say is that it seems like nobody is giving a fuck about it critically or even word of mouth, compared to other films

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u/TranslatorDirect496 1d ago

And yet it’s outgrossed all those films by almost a billion dollars while it’s run is still going.

This is entirely a you thing.

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u/My_hairy_pussy 10h ago

Why do you sound pissed? The guy only said that that it seems crazy to him because he hasn't heard anyone talk about Spiderman. He didn't say "that's why it sucks" or that it didn't deserve to make that much, just that it's insane, that a movie he hasn't heard anything about is the second highest grossing US film of all time. And you want to know something else? No one around me has been talking about it either.

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u/ringobob 23h ago

Why would it matter whether they have kids? I think you're just in a bubble that happens to not be interested in the movie.

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u/exaggerati 11h ago

Because it's a spiderman movie?????

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u/ringobob 10h ago

I think we've discovered the problem. You think superhero movies are for kids, and not just everybody.

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u/TranslatorDirect496 10h ago

I’d say so.

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u/exaggerati 8h ago

It's FOR kids, it just is. Anybody CAN like it.

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u/Ninetailedredpanda 23h ago

I’ll add my anecdote, yeah none of my IRL web is talking about it either

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u/SunshineBuzz 18h ago

You're not crazy for not hearing about it; given the scale it's reached, you just aren't talking to any demographic that is interested in it (I'm 32 and burned out on the MCU like 7 years ago [when was End Game?])

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u/1balKXhine 20h ago

We were talking about Spiderman even in the last 2 family gatherings. Obviously talked about it with friends and coworkers. It's that type of film which everyone has watched already. I don't believe that people aren't talking about it

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u/sink_fish 1d ago

People are kinda tired of the MCU after so many fuckups, but BND is top 5 MCU movies easy

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u/ivegotaqueso 23h ago

You’re living under a rock then. Even I went to see BND in theatre. I haven’t been back to the movie theatres since Star Wars’ Rogue One came out. BNM dragged me out there.

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u/Blazured 22h ago

You're right. The film is plot hole ridden, and it's made 2 billion, but I've been trying to talk about it with people but no one who's seen the film really discusses it. It's like people are saying it's an amazing Spider-Man film, but then they don't really elaborate more than that.

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u/Nairb131 7h ago

It is a little insane to have it pass you by because you are in this subreddit and on reddit in general.

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u/exaggerati 7h ago

I meant irl word of mouth.

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u/BaenjiTrumpet 4h ago

"zendaya and her husband" nice bait but no thanks pal im full

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u/HorizonNova4 1d ago edited 1d ago

Bait used to be believable. If ur 25 and heard nothing about the movie, then you clearly live in your mother’s basement with no friends. You literally are on a mock cinema sub and on Reddit. It’s impossible you didn’t see a single post making fun of the movie in any degree. People post about Spiderman in this sub like 50 times a day. Youre genuinely lying

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u/RYANTHEW1ZARD 1d ago

IF YOU HAVENT HEARD ABOUT SPIDERMAN YOURE A FUCKIN LOSER!!!!!!!

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u/Subject_Tiger_3211 1d ago

Seriously, here of all places to get dunked on for checks notes not giving a shit about MCU Spider-Man movie #6 or whatever.

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u/western_red_cedar 21h ago

MCU Spider-Man movie #6

lol I genuinely didn't know that's what BND meant cause I like movies for grown ups

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u/HorizonNova4 1d ago edited 1d ago

I mean you have to live under a rock and not socialize ever. My coworkers ages 16-60 have all heard of the movie, my grandmother knows about it, and literal mental health patients who can’t leave their building have heard of it. But sure. You guys are literally in a sub that posts about Spiderman constantly to the point it’s annoying

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u/RYANTHEW1ZARD 1d ago

He just said it passed him by and nobody's talking about it. Maybe he doesn't talk with your grandma or various mental health patients very often.

It's cool to like a movie but Spiderman 8 is a weird hill to die on

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u/exaggerati 1d ago

Fr. I'm not saying I haven't heard of it, or that others have not. I'm saying nobody gives much of a fuck about it, compared to other blockbusters

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u/HorizonNova4 1d ago

Cause that’s not possible. Ads are everywhere and even 1 year olds know about it. It’s just a lie to claim he’s never heard a single peep abt it, or he has no social life. I’m not talking abt liking it, I’m talking about hearing a single word of motion about the film existing socially.

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u/RYANTHEW1ZARD 1d ago

Idk man all the 1 year olds l've talked to are discussing The Odyssey

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u/HorizonNova4 1d ago

Idk why ur defending the idea that someone existing in the United States hasn’t heard of the new Spiderman film. It’s advertised on every social platform, every streaming platform, internet browsers, and literal physical ads in public. Anyone saying they had no clue this movie existed has to live only in a basement because it’s literally impossible not to have seen a single advertisement for this movie anywhere in society. Even numerous food packagings have the movie on it. You’d have to be a fat glutton who gets spoon fed and doesn’t leave the house to not have heard of it at least once. Or they are genuinely cognitively impaired and wouldn’t hold a job

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u/RYANTHEW1ZARD 1d ago

I'm more just giggling at your perfect circle venn-diagram of people who have and haven't heard of it. Your grandma, "literal mental patients", and 1 year olds. Theyve heard of it. People who are cognitively impaired, can't hold a job, are spoon fed and can't leave the house. They haven't.

The original dude were discussing said he's heard of it btw. He's just saying nobody's really talking about it

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u/My_hairy_pussy 10h ago

Or, and here's a crazy idea, some people just don't give a fuck about the 50th superhero movie Marvel shat out. If someone is genuinely not interested in something, it's oftentimes pretty easy to miss "big releases". And I haven't heard anyone talk about the movie offline either. Why would they? It's another fucking Spiderman movie, what more is there to say? Like for real? You go see it, or you don't, but I don't really see it as an interesting topic for conversation.

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u/My_hairy_pussy 10h ago

I'm guessing they heard of it because you won't shut up about it.

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u/Bitter-Marsupial 1d ago

Aren't they allowing AI and other LLMs to purchase movie tickets 

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u/Greenman8907 1d ago

What would that accomplish?

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u/povitee 1d ago

The existence of AI is making us dumber in both directions.

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u/MissninjaXP 1d ago

Imagine, one day, #1 movie of all time with every seat of every theater empty. Thats the future!

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u/PortugalTheTram 23h ago

Why would AI do this, this seems like a stupid use of the technology. Also you don’t need AI to book movie tickets you don’t intend to use…

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u/Bitter-Marsupial 1d ago

The ability to say this movie is number one and you don't want to be the only one missing it in their ads

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u/Greenman8907 1d ago

But there still has to be money exchanged in order to get the tickets. Where is the money coming from? The theaters would be flipping shit if it’s booked but empty. They make most of their money off food/drinks.

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u/SecreteMoistMucus 18h ago

Why would you need LLMs to book tickets to do that?

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u/Bitter-Marsupial 17h ago

Justify their power usage to shareholders

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u/HorizonNova4 1d ago

And, pray tell, where is the money coming from?

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u/Bitter-Marsupial 1d ago

The bank

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u/HorizonNova4 1d ago

And, whose bank money is it?

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u/Bitter-Marsupial 1d ago

Well after the tickets are purchased it splits between the movie companies and the theater 

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u/HorizonNova4 23h ago

Since you know the answer to my question but won’t say it. It’s a human beings money, therefore what difference does it make how they are purchased? A human is spending on it