D&D Movie/TV DADHAT becomes Netflix Global Hit

You don't finish novels you choose to read and like? Like...ever?
Yup. I don't mind finishing those I don't like much, but I always keep a little padding at the end of books I find pretty good.

Now, to be honest, by the time I reach my cutting off point, the action is mostly resolved, so I have a good idea of how the book ends, but with a fun little space for my mind to add a plot twist.
 

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I still love the going to the movies. I will see something most weekends.

Watching films at home just doesn't compare for me. That said, people that go to the indie/arthouse cinemas in Sydney are well behaved. No one talks or uses their phone, etc... oh, except for during Megalopolis where this one guy in the audience started talking to the screen, but that was part of the movie. ;)
I felt that way as recently as ten years ago...but now, with 4K UHD at home with essentially infinite viewing options? The draw is weak.

I have gone to the movie theater once in the 20s, for Deadpool & Wolverine. Might take the kids to Mario 2 when it drops, if Mistbprn happens I will probably go several times...but it requires a bit to get me there.
 

Yup. I don't mind finishing those I don't like much, but I always keep a little padding at the end of books I find pretty good.

Now, to be honest, by the time I reach my cutting off point, the action is mostly resolved, so I have a good idea of how the book ends, but with a fun little space for my mind to add a plot twist.
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Not even just that people were picking and choosing - when the Super Mario movie was released they bought up multiple screens at most cinemas, so anything else showing at the time got squeezed down to just a few screenings or pushed out entirely. There simply weren't enough tickets on sale to let the D&D movie make much more money at that point even if it had been getting sold out in the venues where it was still showing.
I wouldn't consider Super Mario tying up screens as much of a factor. Super Mario had 4300-odd screens its opening weekend compared to D&D:HAT's 3800-odd screens. And D&D maintained its screen access for its second week directly opposite Super Mario's debut. Super Mario didn't displace it off screens. 500 screens isn't enough to make as much of a difference as the fact that Super Mario simply had a lot more appeal to a broader audience.
Stats are per Box Office Mojo (boxofficemojo.com)
 

This is a common response, but P+ just turned a profit making it one of three streaming platforms that has done so IIRC

Paramount overall is a hot mess.

Streaming movies doesn't pay the bills like old VHS or DVD rentals used to.

Streamers generally bulk buy movie packages apparently. Netflix would have to pay 50 million for the movie just to cover the production budget. Not sure what they spent on marketing.

Might see a new D&D movie one day but it won't be anytime soon. Contents getting cut and only really big IP is getting the big bucks.
 
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I might be weird, but I just can't do movies, be it in cinema or at home. I always feel it's rushed or the pacing is off. A movie is the same length as 2-3 series episodes, not much time for much development and immersion.

Buy I'm also the weirdo that refuses to read the ~80 last pages of any novel because I can't stand ending. It seems I like a never-ending cliff hanger!
I think we've just found Netflix's target audience, no wonder they keep cancelling shows after a single season :ROFLMAO:
 

I think we've just found Netflix's target audience, no wonder they keep cancelling shows after a single season :ROFLMAO:
Strangely, my quirk regarding the ending of books extend to some long series; I can easily stop in the middle of seasons 4-5 without ever returning to finish it.

Now, stopping after a single season? That's just being a tease, not worth engaging!
 

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