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Couldn’t beat the “woke” reboot at the box office


Oops, what was that about get woke go broke again? lol this can’t beat the 2016 reboot.

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Just enjoy what you like.
I love They Live, Tango and Cash, and Big Trouble in Little China. They all did poorly in the box office. But I really enjoy them. Reviews were terrible when they came out, but I enjoy them. Popularity should never dictate what you like. For example, I don't like Avatar, but it was a box office hit with rave reviews. It's just not my jam. But I don't fault people who are fans.

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Tango & Cash did OK, but critics did hate it, as they did most action films in the 80s.

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My mistake. Either way, It's fun.

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Yeah, these box office threads are the worst. Seriously.

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One minor difference between 2016 and now, I think.

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Hardly any cinemas are open here and even then there are restrictions.

Plus people went to 2016 on nostalgia only to be dogged by the movie.

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The big difference?

Given the budget this would make some money while the 2016 lost money ...

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Box office in 2021? Are you fucking kidding me? Who gives a fuck about that tiny portion of the movies income anymore.

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Might want to take a look at those numbers again. It’s currently at $314,880,604 worldwide, which beats the “woke” Ghostbusters. It’s also only $3 million behind it domestically, all of this during a pandemic, so you may have jumped the gun there trying to antagonize people.

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2016 killed the franchise

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