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HeartBreakKid wrote:Did Rondo and other people in the NBA know the ref was gay before he came out to it publicly? If so, then Rondo is truly classless for saying that.
Dr Spaceman wrote:HeartBreakKid wrote:Did Rondo and other people in the NBA know the ref was gay before he came out to it publicly? If so, then Rondo is truly classless for saying that.
A similar incident occurred between Doc Rivers and Kennedy a few years back. I'd say it's almost certain Rondo knew exactly what he was doing.
Dr Spaceman wrote:HeartBreakKid wrote:Did Rondo and other people in the NBA know the ref was gay before he came out to it publicly? If so, then Rondo is truly classless for saying that.
A similar incident occurred between Doc Rivers and Kennedy a few years back. I'd say it's almost certain Rondo knew exactly what he was doing.
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But in his home dwelling...the hi-top faded warrior is revered. *Smack!* The sound of his palm blocking the basketball... the sound of thousands rising, roaring... the sound of "get that sugar honey iced tea outta here!"
Dr Positivity wrote:I have a box-office history as well. I think whatever seems high for a Star Wars prediction it will break (domestic). All signs for biggest opening weekend ever followed by holiday season weekdays and a film looks like people love
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Do you follow awards season also?
But in his home dwelling...the hi-top faded warrior is revered. *Smack!* The sound of his palm blocking the basketball... the sound of thousands rising, roaring... the sound of "get that sugar honey iced tea outta here!"
SideshowBob wrote:Anybody else follow the Box Office? I do, both domestic and international, about as hardcore as I do with the NBA, so the holidays are usually a busy time due to a swath of films with leggy runs. This one's obviously a bit more exceptional due to the alignment of days (essentially 2 holiday mid-week periods and 3 holiday weekends, essentially 17 consecutive days of prime movie-going conditions in the US) and that other reason, heh.
Doctor MJ wrote:SideshowBob wrote:Anybody else follow the Box Office? I do, both domestic and international, about as hardcore as I do with the NBA, so the holidays are usually a busy time due to a swath of films with leggy runs. This one's obviously a bit more exceptional due to the alignment of days (essentially 2 holiday mid-week periods and 3 holiday weekends, essentially 17 consecutive days of prime movie-going conditions in the US) and that other reason, heh.
I've followed it big picture for close to 20 years. Been a long time since I've really paid attention to opening weekend box office though.
My expectation is that Star Wars will break all the opening records, and given the positive Tomatoes will have pretty good legs, but I don't expect it to surpass Avatar for the #1 worldwide grosser.
But in his home dwelling...the hi-top faded warrior is revered. *Smack!* The sound of his palm blocking the basketball... the sound of thousands rising, roaring... the sound of "get that sugar honey iced tea outta here!"
Peja Stojakovic wrote:Jimmy butler, with no regard for human life
But in his home dwelling...the hi-top faded warrior is revered. *Smack!* The sound of his palm blocking the basketball... the sound of thousands rising, roaring... the sound of "get that sugar honey iced tea outta here!"
SideshowBob wrote:Doctor MJ wrote:SideshowBob wrote:Anybody else follow the Box Office? I do, both domestic and international, about as hardcore as I do with the NBA, so the holidays are usually a busy time due to a swath of films with leggy runs. This one's obviously a bit more exceptional due to the alignment of days (essentially 2 holiday mid-week periods and 3 holiday weekends, essentially 17 consecutive days of prime movie-going conditions in the US) and that other reason, heh.
I've followed it big picture for close to 20 years. Been a long time since I've really paid attention to opening weekend box office though.
My expectation is that Star Wars will break all the opening records, and given the positive Tomatoes will have pretty good legs, but I don't expect it to surpass Avatar for the #1 worldwide grosser.
Yeah I really don't see that happening either. Avatar was a perfect storm of crazy 3D shares overseas + breaking out in both developed/developing markets.
For this, interest level in developing markets isn't quite as high, we've seen more recent franchise films do better in that regard, but it will reign supreme in Western Europe. China's a wlidcard but the HK opening was already weaker than expected and buzz isn't quite up to par there (especially compared to the three breakouts from summer) so I'm erring conservative there.
I think my Tuesday 1050M projection is still a bit low - Europe will probably go higher as will Australia, but other than that this will just be a mega-grosser internationally, not all-time level.
HeartBreakKid wrote:SideshowBob wrote:Doctor MJ wrote:
I've followed it big picture for close to 20 years. Been a long time since I've really paid attention to opening weekend box office though.
My expectation is that Star Wars will break all the opening records, and given the positive Tomatoes will have pretty good legs, but I don't expect it to surpass Avatar for the #1 worldwide grosser.
Yeah I really don't see that happening either. Avatar was a perfect storm of crazy 3D shares overseas + breaking out in both developed/developing markets.
For this, interest level in developing markets isn't quite as high, we've seen more recent franchise films do better in that regard, but it will reign supreme in Western Europe. China's a wlidcard but the HK opening was already weaker than expected and buzz isn't quite up to par there (especially compared to the three breakouts from summer) so I'm erring conservative there.
I think my Tuesday 1050M projection is still a bit low - Europe will probably go higher as will Australia, but other than that this will just be a mega-grosser internationally, not all-time level.
No kidding, that's incredibly low for a Star Wars film. That's lower than what Minions did.
Star Wars is all over the place and it has no competition this time around of the year. It's going to be around Furious 7 and Avengers 2 at the very least.
But in his home dwelling...the hi-top faded warrior is revered. *Smack!* The sound of his palm blocking the basketball... the sound of thousands rising, roaring... the sound of "get that sugar honey iced tea outta here!"
sp6r=underrated wrote:I saw it on opening last night. The only Star Wars movies I had seen prior was Return of the Jedi and one of the prequels which I didn't finish. The movie was a movie and I don't mean that as an insult. Rather than simply consist of fan service or special effects it made an attempt to tell a story. It wasn't great but I would still recommend people see it opening weekend just to see the rush of a crowd. There were huge cheers in the theater when the LucasFilms emblem appeared.
Dr Spaceman wrote:sp6r=underrated wrote:I saw it on opening last night. The only Star Wars movies I had seen prior was Return of the Jedi and one of the prequels which I didn't finish. The movie was a movie and I don't mean that as an insult. Rather than simply consist of fan service or special effects it made an attempt to tell a story. It wasn't great but I would still recommend people see it opening weekend just to see the rush of a crowd. There were huge cheers in the theater when the LucasFilms emblem appeared.
Agree with the crowd atmosphere. Lots of fun. Everyone in the theater cheered whenwas introduced. Lots of people dressed up too.Spoiler:
I'll go ahead and disagree though, I thought the movie was great. Not a classic, per se, but for the fantasy/sci-fi genre this is as good as it gets. They did an amazing job of capturing the feel of the original trilogy and the score/action sequences/casting were all on point. I'll definitely watch again and can't wait for the continuation of this story (and this is impressive considering my excitement level for this one was at 0).
I will say there were a few jokes/scenes that really relied on previous knowledge of the series, and they went hard for nostalgia a lot to the time. I think the movies will get better as they diverge more from the source material and let these characters breathe (especially the pilot, he was fantastic but didn't get nearly enough screen time).
sp6r=underrated wrote:JVG is right for killing the NBA with the hack a shaq situation. It isn't fun to watch.
Dr Positivity wrote:sp6r=underrated wrote:JVG is right for killing the NBA with the hack a shaq situation. It isn't fun to watch.
For me the answer is let the refs call a delay of game tech. Because that's exactly what it's doing.
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.