these are some of the most ridiculous figures i’ve ever seen like
- this time of year is a deadzone for movie releases. when hollywood thinks its gonna lose money on a movie, they dump it out in jan/feb bc its after awards nom season and before summer blockbuster
- they do this bc their studio money is tied up with promoting the tentpole films or Oscar bait shit they released around December…they focus on awards season
- going back, like, 30 years, generally ppl don’t go to the movies as much during jan/feb because they spent all their money during the holidays. and also because weather
- deadpool had a president’s day release, which is usually when a romance of some kind takes over the box office bc it’s close to valentine’s day. last year it was 50 shades, which set the world record for a pres day opening until it was obliterated by DEADPOOL
- it has an r-rating. they always make less money likeALWAYS
- what the fuc
-numbers this high means ppl r seeing it three or four times, and,
-as of this post Deadpool has only been in theaters for t w o w e e k s
this is so fucking hilarious considering ryan reynolds had to fight since 2004 for this movie to be made & fox dragged the concept until they gave in and it’s MADE THIS MUCH????
also considering:
- deadpool is openly pansexual
- sympathetic to survivors
- it’s sex-worker positive
- disability positive
- teen girl kicking ass
- future installations can only include way more representation ^^^
boy its almost like people want movies featuring characters they can relate to hmmmmmMMM
BAFFLING.