'Dark Phoenix' blasts off with $5M in Thursday night box office previews

[masterofmystery]

'Dark Phoenix' Fires Up $5 Million at Thursday Box Office https://t.co/PQ2ILXBUHb pic.twitter.com/T15IJ7hTOK
- TheWrap (@TheWrap) June 7, 2019

The critically-trashed final FOX installment of the X-Men series, 'Dark Phoenix', kicked off this weekend's BO with $5 Million on Thursday, and is expected to take in $40M-50M this weekend (on a, eep, $200M

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[therearewords]

Sounds like things are going swell.

[peasantings]

I saw both Dark Phoenix AND Secret Life of Pets 2 last night.

Secret Life of Pets 2 was basically three episodes of a TV show entertwined together. It made me wonder whether Illumination is going to get a TV department like Dreamworks does at some point, because I feel like this is a universe that doesn’t really justify being cinematic in any way but fits as a TV show. The kids in my theater LOVED it though. And Kevin Hart is sooo annoying in this.

Dark Phoenix wasn’t as bad as I was expecting it to be? It wasn’t GOOD, but I was expecting it to be excruciating to sit through and it was mostly just boring. I’m glad they didn’t try to extend it over 2 hours. I did tear up a bit at the very last scene though (which I assume had to be a last minute add-on when they realized this would be the final X-Men film). There was a point when I loved this franchise and the last scene was a nice reminder of that to me.

Also Nic Hoult looked great when he was non-blue Hank. The glasses and sweaters look works for him.

[scriptedending]

It wasn’t GOOD, but I was expecting it to be excruciating to sit through and it was mostly just boring.

legit so glad to hear this!!

[peasantings]

Like it’s generally pretty streamlined? They don’t waste a lot of time and there’s basically no sideplots. I give it credit for that.

[war_machine_rox]

What's the last scene?

[scriptedending]

Going to see Dark Phoenix tonight despite all the reviews... at least my expectations are in the dirt, and I have great Dolby seats? And I get to look at James McAvoy, so that's a win all by itself.

Gonna try to see The Last Black Man in San Francisco this weekend, too. I'm pissed because I actually want to see Late Night, but it's not in any AMCs near me right now. But I think it will be as of next week when they go into wide release, so I'm just gonna have to wait.

When the fuck is Arclight or Landmark gonna go a subscription service?? Bc I will be the first in line.

[laminy]

Dark Phoenix stank. I’m not sure yet if it was better or worse than Apocalypse, but I’m pretty sure it was worse than The Last Stand, which is the EXACT same movie.

Also the fact that Nicholas Hoult is playing a character in his fifties remains laughable. Same with Michael Fassbender playing someone who’s at least 60.

Anyway, despite some stinkers, I still really like the franchise overall. I’ve now seen all 12 of them in theatres.

[just444]

Saoirse dodged a bullet

[seishin]

And can now get cast when the MCU reboots the franchise....eventually. (I hope)