To Show How Terrible the Modern Hollywood Box Office Has Become...

April 28, 2025, 07:16 AM

...the 20th Anniversary Re-Release of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith was 2nd at the US Box Office with a 3-day total of $25.2 Million.

https://variety.com/2025/film/...e-scores-1236379466/

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Box Office: ‘Sinners’ Scores $45 Million in Massive Second Weekend, ‘Star Wars’ Re-Release Beats ‘Accountant 2’

Rebecca Rubin Apr 27, 2025 8:29am PT

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After a close race, “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” looks to have pulled ahead of Ben Affleck’s “The Accountant 2” for second place on box office charts.

“Revenge of the Sith,” which Disney is re-releasing for the space opera prequel’s 20th anniversary, earned $25.2 million from 2,775 locations. The film collected another $17 million internationally for a galactic $42 million global tally over the weekend. That’s staggering business for a movie that’s been widely available to watch at home for two decades. Yes, the force is still strong.

“The Accountant 2” was close behind at No. 3 with $24.5 million from 3,610 cinemas. The film also launched overseas with $13.7 million from 71 markets, boosting its global total to $38.2 million. It’s a respectable start for an R-rated action drama aimed at older audiences, though the sequel carries a steep $80 million price tag, so it’ll need to resonate across the globe to justify its budget.

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April 28, 2025, 08:59 AM

patw

My son went to see it with a friend of his. My son is a SW nerd, as was I and we enjoyed the original 3 and the prequels weren't bad compared to the last 3 abominations, but he still wanted to see it in a theater. I can't believe they re-released it but they must be hurting due to the garbage they keep putting out.

I want to see the Accountant part 2 but cannot stand Affleck and his political views.

April 28, 2025, 09:13 AM

PASig

I've said it here many times; the internet, streaming and advent of large cheap TV's has killed the movie and movie theater industry as we knew it and it's never going back to how it was.

I think the last time I set foot in a movie theater was for Top Gun 2, like 2 years ago now.

The sooner Hollywood realizes this and figures it out, the better. Or they can can wither and die off, there's so many independent outfits making far better movies anyway like Angel Studios and A24

April 28, 2025, 09:51 AM

RogueJSK

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Originally posted by PASig:
I've said it here many times; the internet, streaming and advent of large cheap TV's has killed the movie and movie theater industry as we knew it and it's never going back to how it was.

I think the last time I set foot in a movie theater was for Top Gun 2, like 2 years ago now.

There are a lot more people streaming movies on their big cheap TVs these days, but that still leaves a place for theaters.

Most folks don't spend the money to have a true home theater setup, instead choosing the biggest but cheapest TVs they can find, going with quantity (size) over quality. And there are certainly still films being made that deserve to be experienced on a high quality theater screen with theater level digital surround audio.

It's just not going to be the same watching it at home on your large but cheap/low quality TV screen, with off balance colors, muddy contrast, compression artifacts, light bleed, and tinny audio from your equally cheap two channel speakers. (Or even worse, on your phone/tablet.)

Heck, I spent more than most on my home theater setup to have a high end panel and 7.1 Atmos audio, and I still go to the theater a few times a year for specific movies that really benefit from being seen in theater as the director intended.

But I wouldn't consider the 20 year old, 5th best Star Wars film to be one of them...

April 28, 2025, 10:21 AM

PASig

You may not think so but for most people, that's good enough. Factor in the cost of a movie ticket and a drink and popcorn and that's easily a month of streaming movies from one of the major platforms.

April 28, 2025, 10:24 AM

RogueJSK

I don't drink soda or eat popcorn. So I'm in and out for like $10.

Well worth it, for the right film.

(Even if you do want snacks/drinks, the theaters here don't hassle you if you bring your own.)

April 28, 2025, 11:11 AM

HRK

Last theater was TG Maverick, we went to a great theater with big chairs, IMAX screen, all seats
are pre-selected online and elevated enough that you never have to move your head around to see the screen.

Outside of that I have a 100 inch projection tv setup, no where near the quality of a theater, however, for most movies it's more than good enough.

Might go see Tom Cruse in MI: The Final Reckoning that would be good in IMAX.

Probably see the Accountant Part Deux at home, first one was good, but the trailers for 2 seem ok sequels are not always good.

April 28, 2025, 11:27 AM

honestlou

I went to see Accountant 2 yesterday at a small theatre, and I think they only had about 30-40 seats for this particular screen. I was wondering how they made any money, and then I got a bucket of popcorn and an Icee, for $18.

April 28, 2025, 12:44 PM

DanH

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Originally posted by PASig:
You may not think so but for most people, that's good enough. Factor in the cost of a movie ticket and a drink and popcorn and that's easily a month of streaming movies from one of the major platforms.

Yet give them something they want to see and they show up in droves to the theater. While streaming has taken a bite out of theaters, theaters are having the same problem as comic book stores in that all the producers are giving them are trash no one outside of some leftist shithole wants but never buys.

April 28, 2025, 01:39 PM

Prefontaine

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
There are a lot more people streaming movies on their big cheap TVs these days, but that still leaves a place for theaters.

Most folks don't spend the money to have a true home theater setup, instead choosing the biggest but cheapest TVs they can find, going with quantity (size) over quality. And there are certainly still films being made that deserve to be experienced on a high quality theater screen with theater level digital surround audio.

It's just not going to be the same watching it at home on your large but cheap/low quality TV screen, with off balance colors, muddy contrast, compression artifacts, light bleed, and tinny audio from your equally cheap two channel speakers. (Or even worse, on your phone/tablet.)

Heck, I spent more than most on my home theater setup to have a high end panel and 7.1 Atmos audio, and I still go to the theater a few times a year for specific movies that really benefit from being seen in theater as the director intended.

But I wouldn't consider the 20 year old, 5th best Star Wars film to be one of them...

All true. Once I built my Dolby Cinema where the MLP is 100% dialed in, well there is nothing a commercial cineplex has to offer whatsoever. Screen size is complete irrelevant. No commercial theater (not even IMAX) can compete with my audio setup and I’m not wealthy, rich, etc, and my HT was all done on a budget. I just knew some people and knew which speakers to buy, which AVR/amp, and which subs. 7.2.4. I’ll never set foot in a cineplex again. You are also 100%, the screen is everything. Something that does inky blacks, and is calibrated. Some people would be amazed what they could build a HT for these days. It’s not the old days where you needed $50k, $100k, etc. I’ve had some of those rich guys in mine and they almost fell over after a viewing, when I told them what I spent.

I should also add, 4k blu ray was the key for me. 100Gb discs with full audio/video and no compression. Streaming still sucks a big bag of dicks because of the audio compression. 4k blu ray was a game changer.

April 28, 2025, 02:36 PM

M'headSig

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Heck, I spent more than most on my home theater setup to have a high end panel and 7.1 Atmos audio, and I still go to the theater a few times a year for specific movies that really benefit from being seen in theater as the director intended.

But I wouldn't consider the 20 year old, 5th best Star Wars film to be one of them...

That's just it: I also have a high-quality surround sound home theater set-up and only go to the movies a few times a year for "event movies", like the upcoming Mission Impossible flick. But back in the day, I went to the movies a couple of times month. That was when the delta between watching something at home on a 27" Trinitron vs watching something on a big screen was much greater than it is now. My 65" Sony / Sonos surround sound system is pretty close to what I'd experience at the local multiplex. Without the aggravation of driving, parking and putting up with assholes texting and crunching their popcorn.

The theater industry is going to have to come up with innovations that will once again widen the gap between the movie theater and home viewing experience if they want to regain their place in the entertainment hierarchy.

April 28, 2025, 02:59 PM

DanH

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Originally posted by M'headSig:
The theater industry is going to have to come up with innovations that will once again widen the gap between the movie theater and home viewing experience if they want to regain their place in the entertainment hierarchy.

Pretty much every theater would need to convert over to IMAX/Dolby Cinema top tier screens and systems. The lower quality budget screens have trouble overcoming current home cinema standards.