Suicide Squad Heading for a $62M Friday and a Colossal $140M Weekend

Well, screw the critics. Task Force X are slaying!

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By ZaydenJohnson - Aug 05, 2016 02:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Suicide Squad

Despite the awful reviews, Suicide Squad is biting back with huge box office numbers, and is heading for a huge $140 million weekend, according to early Friday estimates.

The supervillain tentpole, playing at 4,255 locations, will wind up in the top 20 domestic launches of all time. “Suicide Squad” will demolish the “Guardians of the Galaxy” two-year-old record for an August opening by more than $45 million and finish as 2016’s third-biggest opening weekend after “Captain America: Civil War” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”

Variety said: Despite bad buzz, moviegoers are responding with gusto to “Squad,” which is heading for a $62 million opening day — including a massive $20.5 million in Thursday night screenings, making it the 13th biggest preview showing ever. Should the $140 million forecast hold, it would come in at the top end of recent projections.

Even if the film cannot stand, and has "short" legs. The film will end up with an estimated $294M Domestic; which isn't too shabby for the Squad!

 

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megabatfan
megabatfan - 8/5/2016, 3:09 PM
Gonna put my drop in the bucket a little later after work tonight
MrMajestyk
MrMajestyk - 8/5/2016, 3:10 PM
@megabatfan - Forget what the Critics and Haters think, just watch it with an open mind and i think you'll have fun with it.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 8/5/2016, 3:11 PM
@MrMajestyk - Exactly! Seen it twice and I am going for third helping this weekend.
megabatfan
megabatfan - 8/5/2016, 3:13 PM
@MrMajestyk - OH I NEVER let the Critics and Haters influence me. NEVER!!!
megabatfan
megabatfan - 8/5/2016, 3:13 PM
@JoeMomma29 - Greedy! Lol
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 8/5/2016, 3:10 PM
Worth every penny!!!!

The movie rocks!!!!! No it is not perfect.....I give it a Solid B to B+.

There is one part that I am trying to figure out......it may be a plot hole......but anyways fun movie!
MrMajestyk
MrMajestyk - 8/5/2016, 3:12 PM
@JoeMomma29 - Don't spoil it for Megabatfan.

Already TOO MANY SPOILERS out there, not fair on people who still haven't seen it.

I rated SS 9 OUT OF 10.

I absolutely loved everything about it...sure it's got some flaws but so does pretty much every film ever made so thats not a big problem for me.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 8/5/2016, 3:14 PM
@MrMajestyk - It was awesome!!!!!! To me this truly felt like a movie ripped straight out of the comics....the only other movies I felt the same way were...

1. IM
2. Spider Man 2
3. Batman Returns
MrMajestyk
MrMajestyk - 8/5/2016, 3:21 PM
@JoeMomma29 - TOTALLY AGREE, great list.

YOU GET IT...unfortunately thats what most critics just didn't get about its style and most of what they criticised about the movie are not flaws but meant to be like that to give it more of a comic feel.

Too many Critics just want everything explained to them and if it isn't they see it as a big flaw.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 8/5/2016, 3:11 PM
Oh yeah you know the trolls and haters on this site will soon bring in the......it is going to tank next week.....will not have legs.......no china presence etc.......

Salty!
MrMajestyk
MrMajestyk - 8/5/2016, 3:13 PM
@JoeMomma29 - People get off on Hating...thats all they have in their lives.

I'm a LOVER not a HATER.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 8/5/2016, 3:15 PM
@MrMajestyk - What cracks me up more is how a lot of haters on this site are bitchin and moaning and they have not even seen the movie!!!!!!
megabatfan
megabatfan - 8/5/2016, 3:14 PM
Dammit..now you guys have got me all excited. Ur gonna make me walk off the job & go see it earlier. I'd better get off comicbookmovie.com until later
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 8/5/2016, 3:15 PM
@megabatfan - LOL! Dude I will tell you this.....the first 20 mins rock!!!!! Even though some people are saying it is rushed.......Man it tells a lot!!!!!
MrMajestyk
MrMajestyk - 8/5/2016, 3:26 PM
@JoeMomma29 - Exactly.

This film moves at a fast speed so you just have to take it all in. Most critics are normally half asleep any way so it was too fast for them.
MrMajestyk
MrMajestyk - 8/5/2016, 3:18 PM
So many films that we now consider to be classics were absolutely panned or had mixed reviews when they came out.

I guarantee 20 years from now, SUICIDE SQUAD will be a big Cult Favourite.

http://screenrant.com/great-movies-panned-critics/?view=all
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 8/5/2016, 3:22 PM
Half-way through the film, Joker’s helicopter crashes, and he doesn’t resurface until the final scene. When asked by IGN what happened, Leto responded, “That’s a good question.”


“I have no idea,” he said. “I think he probably went and had a drink or something. Stretched – once you get blown up in a helicopter your muscles get a little tight.”

While Leto initially seemed calm, his poker face went away when asked if he was upset about the scenes being cut.

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“Were there any that didn’t get cut? I’m asking you, were there any that didn’t get cut? There were so many scenes that got cut from the movie, I couldn’t even start,” he said. “If I die anytime soon, it’s probably likely that it’ll surface somewhere. That’s the good news about the death of an actor is all that stuff seems to come out.”
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 8/5/2016, 3:23 PM
@PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - Yeah That is one reason why I cannot give this movie an A......There were clearly some scenes where The Joker had more impact on the story.
MrMajestyk
MrMajestyk - 8/5/2016, 3:30 PM
@JoeMomma29 - Some of that was probably down to Studio exec's readings sites like this and seeing all the hate for the way the Joker looked and they probably panicked and cut his scenes.

I agree though, one of my criticisms was that there wasn't enough flesh on the bone regarding the joker.

That might also have been due to Ben Affleck wanting Joker in his solo Bat movie so they didn't want to have Joker in SS for like 40 mins and save him for The Batman.
megabatfan
megabatfan - 8/5/2016, 3:34 PM
I think the critics are just spoiled by the MCU that they're too biased to acknowledge if a film from the DCEU is even half-good. It's like going out to dinner and having a grade A steak one night.. then eating a steak your wife cooks for you the next day. Your wife's steak is really good, but compared to the one you had at dinner the night before... well, it's just different.
Let's not talk about MY actual steak... that is Elektra & Catwoman quality... But don't tell her I said so
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 8/5/2016, 3:43 PM
@megabatfan - I keep saying that Marvel has set a standard and that is what the critics are going by.

Again I will say how much IM2, Thor 2, Antman, and GOTG were not very good for many reasons......yet they all got very good reviews.
MrMajestyk
MrMajestyk - 8/5/2016, 3:44 PM
@megabatfan - You see the thing is, i don't rate the MCU films that highly.

I make no apologies in saying i fell asleep watching CA: CW, boy did i find that movie boring, dull and made by the numbers film making. I've actually seen more adventurous HBO tv movies then CW.

MCU have never given us what i would call CINEMA Classics...beyond CBM's.

There's only about 3 movies that i would say work as great cinema films beyond CBM's and they are BATMAN RETURNS, THE DARK KNIGHT AND SUPERMAN (1978) Plus i prefer secondary DC films like WATCHMEN, V for VENDETTA,BATMAN BEGINS and BATMAN to anything MCU have ever done.
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