Barbie & Oppenheimer Hold Strong; Haunted Mansion Flops - Charts with Dan!

[@AnimatedCriticStudios]

I love how two unique visions from immensely talented filmmakers are both doing fantastic in Barbie and Oppenheimer respectively.

[@lktzu2821]

I agree. I am happy for both the teams. They didn't just help the cinemas in the US but they did helped many cinemas across the world. I saw someone from Finland saying how everyone wanted to see Barbie and cinemas were packed. It is good to see!

[@heatheraggus7501]

I just love that people are supporting movies in general and going to see them on the big screen!

[@sadikquahflowers5507]

Yup, I wasn't interested in either movie but I was excited that other people were excited about going to the theater. It's fun to have people hyped up for something again.

[@Im_Ish]

I'm glad Barbie is doing well, but we can't forget that being a huge IP was a factor of it's success.

[@bosmith1820]

Oppenheimer is the most shocking box office success ever. A boring 3 hour drama about a scientists and yet people are flocking to it!

[@edinct]

Just found your channel last week when i was searching for the box office breakdown of the Barbenheimer opening week. You do an amazing job. Thank you for putting these together. I especially appreciate you breaking down the rankings from rotten tomatoes.

[@yoshifan4569]

It's so sad that Mission Impossible lost so many theaters. It is truly an amazing theater experience, but it is sadly overrun by no fault of the movie itself, as you said. (The choices regarding release date however...)

[@aaronmauer7225]

It is to bad cause it was a very good movie

[@32fps]

"No fault of the movie itself" I'm not sure how much that's true... The "Part One" was featured prominently in its marketing, so it may have shot itself in the foot there. Across the Spiderverse dropped the part one from its marketing that I could tell, to the point where almost every screening I went to people were upset when it ended. MI was a well-made movie, but it honestly didn't excite me all that much. I'm kinda not surprised it's not doing well

[@MrBrock314]

@@32fps Having seen it - it's in the same range as all the previous entries. I wouldn't say it's my favourite but it's not noticeably any worse really so it's surprising it wasn't in the ballpark.

[@brunoheggli2888]

Its a very boring movie!

[@omarhudson9059]

Movie going tastes are changing

[@IsaacV24]

When Barbie crosses the $1 Billion mark, would you consider doing a ranking of all the films to join the Billion Dollar Club?

[@heatheraggus7501]

Adjusted for inflation? 😊

[@BoilingHotCoffee]

@@heatheraggus7501the unadjusted list already has 52 films 💀

[@TheDreamer2O8]

One Barbillion Dollars

[@Phelie315]

Ranking in terms of box office or in terms of quality?

[@IsaacV24]

@@Phelie315in terms of quality

[@KarlyPerkins]

At the end of the summer it’d be cool to make a chart showing which summer movies broke even and which ones didn’t just so we can visualize how huge a deal that Barbie might make over 150 million in profits while in theaters

[@ydgmdlu]

It's sad that Barbie's profits will mostly be used to cover The Flash's losses.

[@MrUn1versal]

​@@ydgmdludamn. Even Barbie is covering for Ezra?

[@jennifersaylor6907]

Disney should have held back Haunted Mansion for Halloween; you would think that's a no brainer.

[@fangal12]

I honestly don't understand their logic for not doing so

[@Ryotsu2112]

I think they must have another movie coming out around then. Since they now own so many franchises, they are fighting against themselves for release dates. This is the reason Avatar films keep getting pushed back.

[@LinkMarioSamus]

Hocus Pocus all over again!

[@Ro9ge]

The fact that Sound of Freedom is adding theaters in its 4th week when Mission Impossible is losing theaters in its 3rd week is absolutely insane to me.

[@yeahiagree1070]

Well of course theatres are adding screens for sound of freedom.. it's just free money. You can claim revenue for every single seat regardless of if someone is actually sitting in it or not. It's not a film - it's a fraudulent money-laundering scheme.

[@thedudeabides3138]

Indeed. This is a very significant fact that’s saying a lot about the ‘23 viewing audiences.

[@verlinswarey507]

Yeah

[@ieatgremlins]

It is sad considering the quality of the films.

[@mattcollins3591]

@@thedudeabides3138people are over reboots, superhero movies and Disney movies. At first it was just hinted at but now it’s obvious

[@jessrl8025]

Paul Rubens was a massive part of my childhood. Pee Wee's movie and show were on repeat in my house, my sister and I were such huge fans. Then years later when I realized he was Amilyn in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie was such a crazy revelation that Pee Wee was a character and not a person. He will be missed. Comedy genius

[@johnpotts8308]

To me, he'll always be The Spleen (Mystery Men)!

[@ShaneyBright]

I took a deep breath when I heard about Paul Reubens. His brand comedy was amazing and I totally love that he worked with Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. I had my first movie date seeing Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Oh, the memories. Rest well, Pee Wee and Paul.❤

[@parttimed.m.1111]

His connection to chi1d p0rn should erase him from history

[@siddhantbanerjee3328]

Whoever decided to release that physicist documentary one week after Oppenheimer is a genius

[@danculbert6349]

Who did?

[@kelechi321]

"Of course I didnt just leave there" Damn right. I expect and I am thankful that you rarely ever just leave the research there. Great job as always Dan.

[@jscott4reel]

While not quite the Barbenheimer double feature per se, I did see Theater Camp and Talk To Me this weekend. Loved both and appreciated their disparity.

[@gudduentertains]

It breaks my heart to see Mission impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 not getting the love it deserves at the box office. Like what the hell!

[@francisbartoszewski2284]

My screening was completely sold out on Sunday.

[@goodlight4113]

I'm like 3 mission impossible behind now. I just can't bring myself to care about the series anymore.

[@eternalfailure4081]

I saw both D&D and Mission Impossible, I thought both were silly fun, suitable for all. I'm disappointed but not too surprised about D&D doing poorly, due to the bad reputation of the game. However really though Mission Impossible would be a hit and @goodlight4113 I also had only seen the first three, but then realised like old James Bond films, each is standalone anyway

[@francisbartoszewski2284]

@@goodlight4113 MI 4-7 are the good ones

[@travisspazz1624]

That's what they get for dissing their best character.

[@nonamenameless5495]

The one movie my circle of friends and me were 100% determined to see in cinema ever since its trailer was Oppenheimer which we predicted to be the best movie of the year. Age wise we re all in the 30-40 bracket and basically grew up with Indy and Mission Impossible so these were the ones we also intended to see...and now they all released at about the same time..This is just plain stupid coz esp Indy and Mission Impossible are likely to attract that very demographics which is us. It s basically impossible to see all 3 in theatres given our lifestyle/ time management within just a couple of weeks. They clearly should have spread out the release dates of these big ones.

[@DKGifford19608]

I think Sound of Freedom also ate up some of that demographic. Conservatives typically are men also about our age (regrettably) and older. The type that would go see these types of films.

[@nonamenameless5495]

​@@DKGifford19608 You re right, this is yet another rival esp in the US. Over here in Europe it s basically not talked about much tbh. I only learned about its existence watching Dan and other cinema channels. In my book, Indy could have been a very good winter holiday movie coz this is the time where many get that nostalgic mood and I m sure that could esp help a long running franchise like Indy. With Mission Impossible being very nice for the rainy days in autumn...could have applied to Oppenheimer as well - core message being: don t release both at the same time, you re just hurting yourself doing that. Totally botched up release dates is a theme of the past couple of years, it s either all movies interesting for our kind at once or there s nothing we d deem worthy going for a movie night (which for us mostly means: time management first and then hopefully a nice night with dinner, movie, followed by drinks) and the verdict is: we simply go see less in theatres. They re hurting themselves and the cinema infrastructure and we as the potential customers end up going like: "yeah nice, you just made your potential ticket sale impossible and then you go complain why ppl perceive fun nights out as an organizational hazard or switch to movie streaming".

[@MrBrock314]

@@DKGifford19608 The Sound of Freedom isn't a Conservative movie. It's a movie about stopping sex trafficking which is pretty universal. I would consider myself centre-left politically here in Canada (which would be somewhere close to Bernie Sanders by US standards) and it was definitely up my alley. Despite its release by a religiously-affiliated studio, it's not a religious movie other than a single line in the movie "God's children aren't for sale." which is one of the least religious things you could probably say. Leaving god out of it "Children aren't for sale" would make it equally true to 99.9% of atheists and unbelievers.

[@nonamenameless5495]

@@MrBrock314 Think he was rather referring to the marketing around the movie than the movie s message or actual topic and the movie- being mostly an action flick as it seems- eating up potential market share of the other ones mentioned.

[@BatAmerica]

When I learned Haunted Mansion was released the same timeframe as Barbie & Oppenheimer, I was certain it didn't have a chance.

[@mhawang8204]

Such a strange decision. It’s like Disney gave up on Haunted Mansion, and its budget was still insane.

[@danielwright3929]

It wasn’t. It was released the week after. Learn how to pay attention when Dan speaks

[@bayonetababe9697]

@@danielwright3929they said the same timeframe not the same week.

[@TomsThoughtsonThings]

​@@danielwright3929 what kind of self-assured minion-lover forgets movies play for longer than one week--while watching a video about barbie and oppenheimer's second weekends--and then demands someone else listen? i hope your milk curdles overnight, pompous stranger

[@lktzu2821]

I am happy for Barbenheimer. It started with memes and edits but it started this whole culture of double features again after the pandemic. Theatres are full and people are happy. Both movies are holding up well. Cillian & Margot and Nolan & Greta are topping the IMBD top 4 ranking. It turned out well for everyone involved.

[@lktzu2821]

I just wanted to add that Mission Impossible DR is still doing well in my country. It has almost been a month since its release and my theatre still has about 7 to 8 shows per day for it.

[@FlagCutie]

This, I'm happy to see people excited about going to the cinema again!

[@lktzu2821]

​@kochikame363 I'm from Singapore. Tom Cruise has quite a solid fanbase here. His movies do well.

[@JohnMcVay1]

Dan, the real/actualreason that Tom Cruise was talking about “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” was not to ‘hype the theatrical experience’. It was to keep “Mission: Impossible” in the headlines the only way that he could. To do that, he had to answer Barbenheimer questions bc Barbenheimer was the only thing that media people wanted to talk about. When Tom answered a Barbenheimer question, he knew it would generate a headline & that “Mission: Impossible” would get mentioned if for no other reason than that Tom was being quoted about something. Whether Tom’s strategy worked or not is arguable. However, it definitely wasn’t about Barbenheimer. It was about keeping his name in the headlines so that, by extension, “Missiom” would get mentioned in the Barbenheimer stories. 💯

[@malekaius]

Good theory 👍🏽

[@pattheplanter]

I refuse to believe that McQuarrie and Cruise haven't been collecting Barbies for over twenty years and regularly chat about doll-buying strategies.

[@callme_ladyo]

I think it was also to combat the bad press he got when it came out he was trying to get theaters to give up IMAX screens for his film even though Christopher Nolan had contracted Oppy play for 3 weeks

[@malekaius]

@@callme_ladyo ooh yes. That’s a good one as well. He had to come out strong fully supporting Barbenheimer like he wasn’t lobbying to remove IMAX screens for MI

[@DefLepRadar]

​@@pattheplanterThey use them for trial stunts before performing them.

[@francisbartoszewski2284]

Went to my 2nd showing of MI:7 this weekend and my screen was completely sold out. Every single seat. I've never seen it that busy before.

[@StuartHamilton-r9v]

Mission Impossible is tragic. That is a TERRIFIC theater going film. I hope Cruise gets rewarded for his good faith efforts to get people back to the movies.

[@tronam]

It was a solid entry in the M:I franchise, but nowhere near the best. As someone who’s been watching this series since its inception back in the 90s, Dead Reckoning did very little that was new or creatively inventive. No matter how well done, I’ve seen most of this stuff before, even in other 2023 movies. Also, the framing device in the beginning was one of the dumbest, most baffling narrative decisions, especially in an M:I film. The audience should never know the answer way before all the main characters as we watch them cluelessly bumble about for 2+ hours searching for the MacGuffin keys.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

@@tronamyeah ppl stress how this is an epic theatre experience, which is true, but also its pretty hollow in that. The screenplay is pretty awful in places, the big action set pieces are broken up by the thickest most convoluted dense exposition dialogue, that carry on for like 30 minutes of just information exchange. It barely feels like a movie since the characters barely act themselves or deliver character-moments, instead just saying plot. It feels so strange considering how efficient Fallout was, by interspersing action with really good drama, really good character, and leaving the plot to be shown rather than talked about. It feels like Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning just is waiting to move on to the next action scene and doesnt know what to do inbetween, it makes the action itself feel a lot lesser for it, we all know this, the excitement is not always equal to how good the stunt is, if the story and characters around it are mediocre. I think McQuarry wrote this with some new screenwriter, and i fucking wish they kicked him out becuz its disappointing to see the movie be so dumb sometimes. They did their utmost with stunts thats for shre

[@TexTheBest]

it was my least favorite m:I since m:i3

[@osvaldohernandez3963]

M:I 7 is another example of studios expecting 1 billion for every blockbuster. $446 million is a VERY good number but that movie's budget is extremely high. This 200 million plus budget trend needs to stop.

[@FlagCutie]

THIS! If you give us a good story, we don't NEED three different action set pieces right after the other. We're not that easily distracted that you have to flash shiny things at us every minute 😂

[@bodrulm1]

COVID added massively to budget

[@82Jaster]

A big part of why budgets are like that is because of how well movies were doing in China at one point. Big blockbusters were a near guarantee to do 100m+ in China. Fallout made 181m there. Dead Reckoning Part One has made 42m. Studios budgets just haven't taken into account that drop off.

[@osvaldohernandez3963]

@@bodrulm1 that's true. But expecting that every movie makes over a billion is crazy and unrealistic.

[@nikunjdixit3225]

I feel like MI7 budget is an outlier for the franchise. Fallout was over $100 million cheaper and certainly there is no difference in production value. It’s just Covid expenses that piled up.

[@SylviusTheMad]

I passed through a small Canadian town with one movie theatre this weekend, and it was playing two movies: Sound of Freedom and Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken.

[@mathsalot8099]

Mission Impossible DR1 was a great addition to the franchise, imo. There were some clever action scenes in that movie. It's frustrating because these great movies are going to Paramount+ which means it all probably won't be seen by most people. If they were to sell it to Netflix, it would get a lot more eyes on it and boost Dead Reconning 2 when it comes out.

[@Craig525]

For Mission Impossible, I think the only problem with opening in August would've been the fact that Tom Cruise wouldn't have been able to promote the film because of the strike.

[@vincenthalfprice9930]

It doesn't appear that doing the press rounds in July, pre-strike, did the movie any favors at the box office

[@LaceyRoseLove]

The "C'mon Barbie, Let's Go Profit" made my day ❤

[@11ibi]

Timestamp?

[@ennythinn]

​@@11ibi24:43

[@yasisoufi]

😂😂🩷

[@Panthror]

I get why Japan isn't happy about 'Oppenheimer' and everything surrounding that movie, as this month it will be 78 years ago when the first bomb hit Hiroshima on august 6, and the second Nagasaki on august 9. So they'll probably have some remembrance holiday to mourn, while the rest of the world "celebrates" the dude responsible for that loss with a movie about him. I'd be pissed too.

[@vincenthalfprice9930]

@Attmay bruh, find another echo chamber because this one ain't it

[@jp3813]

43:09 Now THAT's a fun summer at the movies.

[@cassiecc1811]

I went to see Barbie in theaters in its THIRD week, on a MONDAY afternoon. the theater was still packed. It was such an incredible experience!

[@Sts_andym]

Thank you so much for featuring The Parade. I adore it there. And also for sharing the love of Settle the Score - a place I equally adore!

[@HighHeelKnight]

I saw M:I7 part1 again on Saturday afternoon, and the screening was completely full. People are definitely going to that movie. It's just that many more people are seeing other films, like Barbie, Oppenheimer, Sound Of Freedom, etc. Thus, the Tom Cruise movie would be earning better if it could have kept a few hundred more screens.

[@mattcollins3591]

Lol Well it’s definitely not showing in box office receipts, same as sound of freedom. Apparently, “all these people are going to see it” but it’s nowhere being represented.. 😂

[@Sharpe1502]

I never thought I’d feel bad for Tom Cruise, but I feel bad for Tom Cruise. Dude literally puts his life on the line for his work. He should’ve moved the release date when he found out that Oppenheimer was gonna take up the IMAX screens.

[@oklaclarinet]

I'm from Oklahoma City but I took a trip to Kansas City this past weekend. I made the point to see both Theater Camp and The Baker, two movies that have been heavily promoted with trailers and posters at the largest theater in OKC but at this point look like they aren't ever going to come here. It's maddingly frustrating that so many times limited release films are promoted and never actually show up.

[@titus.iscariot3760]

Dan - this channel content is amazing. Keep up the good work.

[@BatAmerica]

RIP Paul Reubens thank you for the wonderful memories.

[@ben8447]

listening to you on Dartmoor in the South West of England. Love your channel

[@luq7]

I love seeing the numbers for your videos climbing up and the interest people have in your kind of reporting :)

[@julielyles7055]

Oh, my Tuesday savior is here! I cannot count the amount of times that this show has brought a smile to face after a long workday. Thank you Dan for everything you do every week.

[@emmybm15]

Oh gosh I was only just last week thinking if ever one of our cinemas in the UK was getting the spotlight and I'm so pleased you have this week! ❤

[@Sts_andym]

I mentioned this to Dan a while ago and so delighted it featured. He didn’t just regale what I had told him, he puts so much effort into research and output.

[@emmybm15]

There's an independent cinema here in Lincolnshire called "Kinema in the woods" that I've known about all the years that I've lived here but have never visited (always wanted to!), as Woodhall Spa is a bit tricky for us to get to.

[@abenicks]

Yay! Been so looking forward to these historic updates!❤

[@ddman10001]

Barbie being a box office tells you all you need to know about America in the 21st century, the movie idiocracy coming to real life in America lol

[@juancuelloespinosa]

19:40 I'm from the caribbean. if instead of oppenheimer, it would be a movie about the many deaths through disease during european colonization, it wouldn't bother me one bit. the internet gives silly opinions too much exposure sometimes

[@robbieharris8758]

Honestly surprised Haunted Mansion is reviewed so low, I really enjoyed it. Disney set it up to fail though releasing it so far away from the Halloween season.

[@jfh400]

Obviously this is anecdotal, but Barbie is the first movie in years that I’ve seen in theaters twice, and I might go a third time.

[@verlinswarey507]

Wow

[@FlagCutie]

I still haven't gone a second time, but I'm also seeing people in my sphere watching it twice and sometimes thrice.

[@Sharpe1502]

I wasn’t crazy about it but even I am like, “Kinda wanna see it again.” Depression Barbie, Alan and I’m just Ken are reasons to see it alone.

[@brianalice]

It’s a really funny movie. I’m tempted to watch it again just for Allan and the beach battle.

[@benzaiten933]

I think I'll go see it a second time as well, and this time dressed in pink! (wore normal clothes the first time and didn't realize how dedicated everyone was)

[@oj1167]

Watched Haunted Mansion with the family this weekend, and the entire parking lot at my theatre was packed liked I never seen before. My wife rushed into our screen to try to get good seats only to learn it was only the 3 of us total lol. Eventually one other family of 4 joined us, but that was it. Guessing everyone else must of been there for Barbie and Oppenheimer week 2.

[@StarFyreXXX]

You can't pre book seats?

[@hothotheat3000]

Appreciate your coverage, man. You are the best at breaking down the box office, and your efforts are appreciated.

[@jim1242]

43:07 - I remeber that summer, when i was a teenage, some great movies there

[@BillVolpicelli]

Love the reviews...brilliant work

[@erinwalker9622]

Love the Indie Spotlight segment every week! The Rialto Cinemas Elmwood is another great independent theater. It originally opened in 1919 & provides a fantastic experience for film fans from throughout the Bay Area. It had to temporarily close recently because someone drove their car into the building but has since reopened.

[@nosrednadnomyar86]

11:50 I just assumed you meant screens with this number....that is a crazy stat. Thank you.

[@joelciclone1]

Hey Dan, I’d like to make a suggestion I believe would be really fun for the show. Maybe in the international box office segment, every week you could tap in a different international market so we could see how different cultures react to different movies. It can be a bit overwhelming just to get China perspective every week on international box office (not to downplay its significance to the numbers of course, but it would be nice to have new perspectives). I really liked this segment you did on Japan for example, even if it was to talk about the controversies. As Brazilian I sure would love to see my market represented in the statics every once in a while. Did you know for example that Barbie just set the biggest opening weekend of all time in here? If anything else it’s just fun trivia 😊

[@xellosspoo]

It isn't just the Chinese perspective. China just has a large box office. That might be why it might seem like it is a "China perspective". There have been times were something wasn't released in China, but it was still so popular elsewhere and landed on the chart. It is an international chart.

[@joelciclone1]

@@xellosspoo I know China numbers are huge, that’s precisely my point. Even though the international charts includes every market they are often overshadowed by the Chinese one. So I think would be fun to take some time and look at other countries even if the numbers aren’t that significant. Like, what’s the box office like in the African countries, or a tiny nation like Andorra. Just for fun

[@Kansas2700]

MI 7 performance reminds me of Edge of tomorrow , another great movie with disappointing box office returns for Tom Cruise😢

[@Rollotomasi79]

Yes, both deserved way better

[@francisbartoszewski2284]

​@@____uncompetativeyou have no taste.

[@goodlight4113]

It's takes something special, like Edge of Tomorrow, or Top Gun 2, for me to overlook Tom Cruise, MI movies don't cut it for me. pass.

[@visiontowerproductions]

Thank you so much for featuring a UK cinema!! There’s plenty more where that came from!

[@Sts_andym]

Agree!! What are your favourites?

[@joeldipops]

Really glad we saw MI:DR in the first week - I do recommend it. And glad we had the opportunity to see Barbie too. Gonna wait until we can watch Oppenheimer at home, not really my thing, but I am curious enough to see it eventually. Next time we go to the movies will probably be for Ruby Gillman, which inexplicably doesn't come out here until September :O

[@xger21]

I wonder if the explanation for the Haunted Mansion move is contracts - if the Marvels was slated to be there, maybe Disney had contractual obligations to release *something* that day, and Haunted Mansion was just chosen to fall on the sword.

[@Qegixar]

This weekend, my local cinema had 17 showtimes for Barbie. The remaining films had a combined total of 6 showtimes (3 Oppenheimer, 2 Talk to Me, 1 Mission Impossible.) Barbie was over 2/3 of all showings.

[@MrBrock314]

Yeah, after his graph showing the showtime disparity (even between Barbie and Oppenheimer), I was curious what the $/showtime breakdown is. Like are people actually going to see other movies but they're not available at that time and ending up as Barbie viewers? In modern-day, I'm guessing that would be rare but it would be interesting to see a breakdown nonetheless.

[@21subcool]

Question...If a theatre drops a movie for another movie coming out...Are they not able to re-add that movie later (say like a couple weeks) if they so choose and the studio also approved? Ex. Mission Impossible could be picked back up by theatre in late Aug early Sept?

[@peterp2626]

Did you hear that Disney is no longer selling DVD's and Blu-rays in Australia. Does this mean it's just a matter of time before the US follows?

[@bened22]

No. Exept if you mean a very long time. Then yes (obviously).

[@vincenthalfprice9930]

@peterp2626 it's already happening. Barbarian (a Disney/Fox release) was a hit with critics and audiences when it hit theaters 11 months ago, and yet it's still not available on Blu-ray or even DVD. The 4K Blu-ray for Strange World and The Little Mermaid remake are Disney Movie Club exclusives. It has already begun, unfortunately and it's only going to get worse.

[@indiemelbournepro]

Thanks for the video!

[@rjhemedes]

Pee Wee was a rare gem. I am glad I got to see his live show in Los Angeles back in 2010. RIP Paul Reubens.

[@DanMurrellMovies]

I'm so envious! I couldn't afford tickets at that time and really wish I'd been able to see that in person.

[@drexeldragon1723]

Barbie added an estimated $15 million on its second Monday. That's #11 in history but it's #1 in terms of non-holidays. Every film ahead of it was either the week after Christmas, a Memorial Day or New Year's Day. I'm confident at this point to say that Barbie will pass Mario both domestically and worldwide.

[@AllInTheGame01]

According to Google, there are roughly 41,000 movie screens in the US. I know Covid added an extra cost to Dead Reckoning P1's $290m budget, but still wasn't expecting it to cost over $110m more than Fallout! Is there any chance that some of that $290m will cover some of Part 2 as well or is it a standalone cost for Part 1?

[@FlagCutie]

Ooo good question!

[@yoshifan4569]

That's such an interesting question damn! I think some of the script is indeed written with the budget of part one. Maybe some of the location scouting, preparing for stunts and stuff like that as well?

[@yoshifan4569]

Oh #askdan

[@AllInTheGame01]

@@yoshifan4569 Thanks, I've been searching everywhere to find out if any of the things you brought up have been done, but can't find any answers :(

[@benzaiten933]

wasn't part 1 and 2 filmed at the same time? so the costs would be merged, no?

[@stateyourname7745]

Tom Cruise rooting for barbenheimer felt more like damage control, he knew these movies were about to obliterate MI and tried joining them to boost his film. And for a second it was working, but the moment the films were released, it was (no pun intended) impossible to beat them.

[@JHeath5150]

Keep up the great work Dan! I appreciate the time and effort you put into this show every week. I'm a huge cinephile and follow your work closely. Thanks!

[@mshockey73]

That was a really nice tribute to Paul Reubens:) Too bad about the MI movie. We saw it and loved it!!

[@WolfRamAndHart]

Congrats on (almost) hitting 150K subscribers Dan! To celebrate, I say, we should have an even larger shark grace the graphics. Like a Megaladon! Everyone loves pre-historic sharks!

[@aliali-ce3yf]

Disney just keeps making mistake after mistake

[@vincenthalfprice9930]

@Attmay but just like Barbie, Toy Story 3 was woke as hell. Barbie actually had a rant about seizing the means of production or something like that in TS3.

[@waynro]

Meg 2 looks like what I had hoped the first movie would be, so fingers crossed it happens this time 😭

[@BrownsBacker]

Paul Reubens was a comedic genius...from the suggestive off Broadway Pee Wee to the G rated genius of his Saturday Morning program, to the brilliance of his big screen Pee Wee...he not only showed the creative brilliance, but flexibility to bring his creation to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Bravo, Paul!!! You were an original genius who transcended targeted audiences and decades of changing styles to become a comedic icon.

[@DeweyFinn21]

Aw man, I was hoping for more talk about Haunted Mansion and its placement in regards to the other Disney Park Ride films.

[@lisalarson-bunnell1813]

I’m new to your reviews and movie news videos. Just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy them. Keep up the good work!

[@sheldonpetrie3706]

You might have to plot the race to #1 on a logarithmic scale 😅

[@samazwe]

I laughed more than I should have at this comment😂 but that's very much true

[@MacAisling]

MI opened in the range of previous MI films before being dragged under that Barbenheimer tidal wave, but do you think that part 1 also hurt? Is a portion of the MI audience not that interested in watching half a story and having to wait for the rest? Are they waiting for part 2 to drop with the expectation of catching up with part 1 on streaming then?

[@eternalfailure4081]

Dan, I know this is a real big ask, but I'd really like you to put a breakdown of Tom Cruise films domestic/international split vs the average. He seems to really not be popular in the USA. I thought after Top Gun last year this might change. I saw Mission Impossible too, it's fun, very silly, but fun.

[@MrJose72289]

Angus Cloud's passing was also shocking.

[@RedFactionMedia]

Thanks, Dan. Lots of great info

[@shelby127]

Thanks for covering Paul with such respect.

[@mattcollins3591]

Whoa what??? According to Ben Shapiro, geeks and gamers, nerdrotic, disparu (barf) etc, This was suppose to flop hard in its second weekend?! You mean to tell me audiences like an original and fun movie??? Crazy

[@zaltmanbleroze]

Oh man these guys are terrible. I am glad I only check those channels for like 3 months, all they did was nag constantly. I cannot imagine these guys having a happy life when they are salty all the time.

[@IcanGOwithTHEflow]

Critical drinker too

[@mattcollins3591]

@@IcanGOwithTHEflow oh yeah!!!!! lol it’s quite hilarious The cope on all their channels now is awesome

[@82Jaster]

That was a great example of how people can create their own narrative, and then convince themselves that said narrative was real without any evidence to back it up. In this case they'd convinced themselves that WB intentionally misled people with its marketing and that people didn't know that it was going to have so much in the way of political messaging, and as a result the second weekend would collapse once word spread about it. But the marketing wasn't misleading, and obviously people aren't turned off by its political message like those people were hoping.

[@adezzyade]

Love this show! I think it would interesting (if you have access to the numbers) to add how many individual tickets were sold for each film over the weekend. Would give more of a 3D view for the flashback box office weekend to compare to now

[@Fettuccine_Alfredo]

He did this a while ago I think - the “butts in seats” metric. I think it’s just difficult to get those numbers because of how varied ticket prices are!

[@ddat3]

Tom Cruise wasn't "hurt by the experience," he was smothered with a pillow by Paramount. That's TWICE this year that they released should-be hits immediately before record-breakers.

[@nickdriscoll6131]

For what it’s worth, The First Slam Dunk is still playing here in Japan… it might have gone on hiatus for a bit, I’m not sure, but it’s playing at about one showing a day at my local theater in Shimonoseki, which isn’t a big movie-going place.

[@mccallosone4903]

good video as always. thanks for the quality content Dan the Man

[@renskedunnewold1995]

I'm kinda sad Mission Impossible is suffering, because I really enjoyed the movie and think it deserves its own spotlight. But hot damn they should have seen this coming. Barbenheimer didn't fall out of the sky on 21/7, it had been building steadily for months. They had time to push the release. But I'm guessing some egos got in the way, and now they reap the consequences

[@travisspazz1624]

Antman making more than Indiana Jones is my villain origin story.

[@GTinez23]

Hey Dan, not sure if you’ve covered this theater yet but you should h check out the Bijou Theater by the Bay in Traverse City, MI. We vacationed there recently and got to visit near the theater. It was too early for a showing but it looked like a neat place and a great fit for your segment. Great show as always!

[@EleventhCubFan]

Barbenheimer is truly a phenomenon!

[@jakestroll6518]

Barbie is the phenomenon. Oppenheimer came on to ride an anti-pink wave and somewhat succeeded but is not a phenomenon. Most people wouldn’t think of sitting through such a historical and a dense movie at a theatre but dudes wanted to show up “the girls and gays”.

[@goodlight4113]

@@jakestroll6518 maybe one day, when Christopher Nolan learns how to mix sound, I'll sit through a 3 hour, dialog heavy movie of his, but for now...uhh, after Tenet. I need a Nolan break.

[@EvolvementEras]

I literally bought the T-shirt

[@namegoeshere8998]

@@jakestroll6518 Why do you have to put Oppenheimer down? They're great movies that were highly anticipated, and both turned out to be better than people were expecting.

[@MrBrock314]

@@jakestroll6518 What are you talking about? Oppenheimer is a Christopher Nolan movie and was always likely to succeed at the box office. It's also an extremely well-made movie about a very interesting timeframe. Not to mention the performances are exceptional, especially by Cillian Murphy who is the lead. I'd be downright shocked if he doesn't get nominated for an Oscar.

[@mikecallas8673]

I love your great analysis Dan of the box office the percentages, charts, comparisons well presented and researched thank you 😊

[@Amoraszune]

Yo!!!! Thanks Dan!

[@eduardolanda2289]

The lesson that should be learned by studio executives: -Women directed films show a new perspective and that can be profitable. Lesson they will learn -let's make movies about toys

[@verlinswarey507]

Who ever said that films directed by women aren’t profitable?!

[@eduardolanda2289]

@@verlinswarey507 if you look at how many women directors are in Hollywood, a lot of executives.

[@Lastclerk3]

One thing that might be interesting to watch is that Oppenheimer is rocketing up the chart for domestic films that never reached #1 at the box office. It needs another $100 million to pass Sing.

[@xNintenJenx]

I'm planning to attend an opening day screening of Barbie when it opens next Friday which also is a national holiday in Japan. I will see how the theater looks!

[@Iwanbezbrody]

Love to see movies performing this well

[@farmansiddiqui9279]

I’ve seen Oppenheimer in theaters twice and am planning to go a third time. So happy with its success.

[@FlagCutie]

I like that both movies seem to be developing "great legs."

[@DoctorXander]

I've been twice already, I'm gonna try dropping hints to my workmates to see if I can convince anyone else to join me on my third

[@DoctorXander]

​@@Attmaybruh why deprive yourself of good content?

[@MrBrock314]

@@Attmay I care nothing for the gimmick and saw Oppenheimer - it's one of Christopher Nolan's best movies although fairly different from his other big successes (The Dark Knight and Inception). I can't speak to Barbie as I didn't see it. From the reviews, it didn't seem like it would be up my alley as Dan Murrell was mixed on it (although he gave it "it's fine" overall) and two other reviewers that I watch relatively often and seem to have similar outcomes to mine both said it "wasn't for them". The only very positive reviews I've seen for Barbie were from viewer comments or reviewers I don't watch/trust. I'll probably see it at some point as I watch pretty much everything but horror eventually. Like when it comes out on Netflix (or Crave - the Canadian version of Max).

[@brandonroy7554]

Dang, that was a packed show. Loved all that coverage. Still think you should shorten the coverage on the rotten tomatoes decoded section. Don’t think you have to talk about every movie in that list every week. Maybe just highlight the new ones and compare it to notable films that have come out already. Additionally, and I understand there’s been a lot more important things to cover, but I was a little sad we didn’t do the ironic countdown to The Meg 2 like you did back in the day. That countdown really made that experience something else and I loved you for that.

[@callme_ladyo]

I went to see Barbie again on a Sunday afternoon - after seeing it Saturday night with my girlfriends - and I had never seen the theater parking lot so full. I had to park in a shopping center and rush to make my movie! Luckily this theater shows 20 minutes of previews lol so i was able to get popcorn and get to my seat in time. But i have never ever had trouble finding parking at this theater before. The power of Barbenheimer!

[@senorchivo90]

Hey Dan, long time watcher of Charts since SJ. I had a comment/suggestion. For infographics like the one at 24:36, displaying them as a wall of text is not as readable at a glance compared to your other infographics. Pausing the video, I can make out what goes where and how things add up, but in real-time, it's harder to grok. If you had each of those line items in a positive-negative horizontal bar chart, with the tallies in a separate chart or as their own line items, I think it'd be easier for a viewer to follow the relationships and magnitudes of these numbers.

[@Sarbury12]

“Unless something drops down from the sky”- Freudian slip A bomb joke, eh?

[@DanMurrellMovies]

Um…..no?

[@godofdun]

Haunted mansion cost 150mil? They need to get these costs down.

[@seshasaisrivatsav]

Great work as always !

[@abhishekkrishnan3850]

I appreciate your valiant attempt to correctly pronounce "Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani"

[@gramamge33]

Finally saw Barbie today which is a civic holiday in Ontario and other parts of Canada, and imagine my shock at sellout theatres on holiday matinees week 3!

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

We’re going into the third weekend of release now and the imax theater near me that’s showing Oppenheimer in the full 70mm film is still selling out pretty much every showing, even weekdays. I’ve been trying to go see it again, and unless I want to sit in the front row, I haven’t been able to 😂

[@shelby127]

Most of the weekend Barbie was sold out at our local theater but they have been converted to luxury seats so they don’t hold nearly as many people as they used to sold out.