Pick the Top 5 boxoffice hits of winter 2022-23

I saw Strange World yesterday with the kids and some in town friends (I didn't vote, was just told that's what we're doing) and yeah, it's not very good...there are some beautiful visuals in the animation but besides that, it's definitely lacking in plot, substance, and emotion. Compared to something like Onward, the straight to Disney+ film during the pandemic that also features a journey of sorts, it isn't even close and it's not like Onward was one of the best animated films they've produced either.

Is it too late to vote for Cocaine Bear?

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Originally Posted by YmoBeThere

Is it too late to vote for Cocaine Bear?

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I'm totally in favor of switching from my mouse vote to ursine.

Bump, well, much like the box office, this thread has kinda died.

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Originally Posted by YmoBeThere

Is it too late to vote for Cocaine Bear?

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It is NEVER too late to vote for Cocaine Bear!

There are flops, and then there a big fat huge humongous flops filled with tons of naked A listers.

Well, perhaps Babylon is the only one amongst the latter.

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Domestic for Babylon is lucky to hit $20M

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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...020837284.html

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Originally Posted by CameronBornAndBred

There are flops, and then there a big fat huge humongous flops filled with tons of naked A listers.

Well, perhaps Babylon is the only one amongst the latter.

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Domestic for Babylon is lucky to hit $20M

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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...020837284.html

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Wow. I'll bet Brad Pitt was paid that much just for showing up, and his ain't the only large salary in that one.

Puss in Boots isn't going to make it either.


At this point we are running out of films and there has to be a Top 5.

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Originally Posted by YmoBeThere

Puss in Boots isn't going to make it either.


At this point we are running out of films and there has to be a Top 5.

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Black Panther 2 - $427m
Avatar 2 - $287m
Violent Night - $43m
Strange World - $36m
The Menu - $35m

You've got to figure Ant Man and the Wasp is going to top $50 million at least and not out The Menu. A good chance that Puss in Boots (currently $26m) can climb that hill and pass Strange World.

The following 9 picked "field" and it may hold up!
bigperm13, BlueDevil2K, Dar95, Gooch, Native, PackMan97, pcal6vb, Udaman, Wander

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Originally Posted by PackMan97

Black Panther 2 - $427m
Avatar 2 - $287m
Violent Night - $43m
Strange World - $36m
The Menu - $35m

You've got to figure Ant Man and the Wasp is going to top $50 million at least and knock out The Menu. A good chance that Puss in Boots (currently $26m) can climb that hill and pass Strange World.

The following 9 picked "field" and it may hold up!
bigperm13, BlueDevil2K, Dar95, Gooch, Native, PackMan97, pcal6vb, Udaman, Wander

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I’m going to see Violent Night this week to boost my chances!

We are through the holiday season so we might as well update the standings.

1. Avatar 2 - $440.5 mil
2. Black Panther 2 - $439.6 mil
3. Puss in Boots 2 - $66.1 mil
4. Violent Night - $48.0 mil
5. Strange World - $37.2 mil
6. The Menu - $36.4 mil

Whew... that is one anemic list (after the first 2). Puss in Boots is showing some staying power and should comfortably pass $100 mil. We still have a few significant films to come. Ant Man 3 is clearly going to be huge (I expect it to easily pass $250 mil) and I bet at least one other film pops and makes it to $100 mil. Still early...

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Originally Posted by JasonEvans

We are through the holiday season so we might as well update the standings.

1. Avatar 2 - $440.5 mil
2. Black Panther 2 - $439.6 mil
3. Puss in Boots 2 - $66.1 mil
4. Violent Night - $48.0 mil
5. Strange World - $37.2 mil
6. The Menu - $36.4 mil

Whew... that is one anemic list (after the first 2). Puss in Boots is showing some staying power and should comfortably pass $100 mil. We still have a few significant films to come. Ant Man 3 is clearly going to be huge (I expect it to easily pass $250 mil) and I bet at least one other film pops and makes it to $100 mil. Still early...

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I was on the fence between PiB and Strange World, and I absolutely picked the wrong one.

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Originally Posted by Phredd3

I was on the fence between PiB and Strange World, and I absolutely picked the wrong one.

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The maxim, "No one lost a DBR Box Office challenge by picking Disney", no longer holds true.

M3gan is doing well. Probably well enough to claim that 5th spot, unless I’m overlooking anything. I was going to go see it this past weekend, but the thought of driving in the rain made me stay home. Maybe next weekend for sure.

Latest standings --

1. Avatar 2 - $572 mil
2. Black Panther 2 - $449 mil
3. Puss in Boots 2 - $112 mil
4. M3gan - $60 mil
5. Violent Night - $49 mil

Clearly Quantumania will have an impact on this list, likely finishing somewhere in the 300 millions. The big question is whether Knock at the Cabin, Magic Mike, Cocaine Bear, or something else may be able to catch M3gan.

I'm just proud of myself for sniffing out M3gan as a contender and putting it in our poll... ruining the chances of those "field" voters. Ha!

-Jason "I'm getting 4 out of 5 right... but ain't no way my pick of Fabelmans is finding enough award juice to be a contender... sigh" Evans

I'm seeing Magic Mike ads nearly non-stop.

Otto won't catch M3gan. M3gan won't catch Puss in Boots.

It is really down to Ant Man(a lock) and Magic Mike vs M3gan.

Is this over yet?

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Originally Posted by YmoBeThere

Is this over yet?

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It ain't over until Cocaine Bear tops Avatar.

Ant Man coming up next week...

I suspect that a week or two after Ant Man opens we will be able to say goodbye to this edition of the contest. I strongly suspect that the top 5 will be:

1. Avatar 2 - $650+ mil
2. Black Panther 2 - $450+ mil
3. Ant Man 3 - likely in the $350 mil arena
4. Puss in Boots 2 - $175+ mil
5. and M3gan - $100+ mil

I don't see Cocaine Bear catching M3gan, but you never know.

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Originally Posted by CameronBornAndBred

It ain't over until Cocaine Bear tops Avatar.

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I might have to take my family to the movies to help this happen...is Cocaine Bear appropriate for a pretty sheltered 9 and 11 year old?