>M3gan 1.0 = $180 million box office on a $12 million budget>M3gan 2.0 = $39 million box office on $25 million budgetWhat went wrong, bros? And how would you turn M3.0gan into a success again?The first M3GAN movie was a massive sleeper hit, grossing $180 million worldwide on a $12 million budget. In contrast, its sequel, M3GAN 2.0, underperformed at the box office, finishing its theatrical run with roughly $39 million globally against an estimated $25 million production budget.
M3gan 2.0 wasn't even a bad movie.
The first film was horror-slop that turned out to have an artistic vein through the entire thing. Once word got out that it was better than expected it did better than expected. We have this strange situation with the algorithm where films that would previously have become a cult classic years later will instead get their niche audience very quickly. The second film was a real effort to make science fiction with the same characters, it was even better than the first one but it wasn't much more of what people liked about the first one (except for le quip robot getting in more bazinga's). And now it was being compared to other 'serious' science fiction, as well as to the generic sci-fi slop, and it wasn't exactly either of those things. It was serious science fiction underneath a lot of fun sequel tropes and using a lot of the filmic language of sci-fi slop. So it got caught in the middle, serious people weren't happy about how much fun the creators were having, and slop-munchers didn't like the science fiction so much. That's how the industry works, sadly.
M3GAN films are both great. I hope the second one does well on streaming and blu-ray and they make a third, even if it's low budget.
>>221256256I still think it would be good to have her in a CU.
>>221254986Well they put the movie out in the Summer to get obliterated by the blockbusters. If it came out in October or January Me3an 2.0 would have made more money.
>>221254986>$219m box office on $37mI call that a winner winner chicken dinnerThird one would likely be profitable, and worth while since they have enough profit to invest $20m into it and still be in the black even if no one sees it.
I've never seen M3gan and I never will
>>221256273Just flush the toilet Cady, you filthy bitch
>>221256273>violet finally outgrew her cute phaseWhat a cruel world
>>221254986>What went wrong, bros?They took a horror movie and made a sequel that wasn't a horror movie. As far as movie mistakes go, that's a pretty big one. You don't make Jaws 2 a peppy musical.
I would have seen the 2nd film is the advertising wasnt literally "girlboss" and "HOLD ONTO YOUR VAGINAS" (real quote from the trailer)if your movie is marketed towards retarded obese women, then I will not see it.
2 didn't have a silly little meme danceor maybe it did it who can remember
Went from horror film to a comedy film.that's why it failed.Past audience was mad and didn't watch it.
They need the build interest in M3GAN back up by crossing her over with and having her fight a bunch of other horror icons.>M3GAN VS. J450N>M3GAN VS. 4R3DDY>M3GAN VS. 4L13N>M3GAN VS. 54D4K0>M3GAN VS. M1CH43L>M3GAN VS. 91NH34D
>>221254986>What went wrong, bros?Why are you asking us? The director already said it outright when he said trying to switch genres and trying to make Megan a queer icon backfired.He said it. Out loud. They know. Honestly the only shocking thing is someone in that industry actually figured out what everyone else on the planet knew and wasn't crucified for saying it out loud. Trying to turn her into a "Supergirl" and making her more queer didn't fucking work, end of story.
>>221254986Why did nobody freak out about Megan like they did with Obsession or Backrooms? Was it not made by a zoomer?
>>221256273>>221257826It saddens me greatly.
Going off of interviews, the director made a mistake of thinking MEGAN had such widespread appeal that pivoting to a completely different genre would still please fans of the original. It was a swing and a massive miss.
>>221257936It pretty much has only ever worked for Aliens, Terminator 2, Nightmare on Elm Street 3, Evil Dead 2, Purge 2, and Mad Max Road Warrior.
maybe the 2nd movie wasn't gay enough
>>221259513Backrooms and Obsession featured loser male characters so we have discord freaks spamming them constantly.
>>221259552Aliens, Terminator 2, and Evil Dead 2 still worked because while the genre technically was changing, there was still enough scariness left that they worked as sequels to horror movies. And how did Nightmare on Elm Street 3 change genres?
>>221258034she danced at the expo
>>221259368Aren't you forgetting someone?
>>221254986>What went wrong, bros? And how would you turn M3.0gan into a success again?make her a lolita robot that kills pedos, its like dexter meets lolita meets some other thing
>>221254986Make it a love triangle between Cady/M3GAN/Cady's gf(also played by Amie). Pure lesbian romance with full frontal nudity and unsimulated sex scenes
>>221260229As I've joked before in previous threads, make a will-they-won't-they situation between M3GAN and Gemma (which I feel like the movies kind of want to do anyway but also don't want to commit).>"Come on, Gemma, tell me. And be honest. Why won't you give 'us' a chance?">"You mean aside from all the times you've tried to kill me?">"Aside from that, yes.">"Well, for starters, physically you look like a 16-year-old.">"So? I hear some people are into that.">"Jesus, M3GAN!"
I do think M3gan is well suited for versus matches.
Where the fuck is it?The fucking thing was already filmed and they just won't release it
>>221262006They put that take on the M3gan CU on hold seemingly. There were rumors they were looking to have M3gan have a versus with other characters owned by Blumhouse.
>>221262035Don't ever reply to me again faggot
>>221254986Im sick and TIRED of pretending Megan2.0 was a bad movie.Im sure it did fine on streaming. Hopefully we get part 3 (MEGAN in college)
>>221262055What's your problem?
>>221262006this is never getting released.
>>221262436Why?
>>221264018According to a post I read on Reddit it tested very poorly even after reshoots
>>221262077It wasn't a 'bad' movie per se, but it was a very odd choice to make.
>>221259918ANoES3 is the capeshit one with the wizard boy.
always love when some redditor with their reddit image gets 0 replies
>>221265239>wizard boyYou mean the one that lasts for about thirty seconds before he's killed off in usual horror movie fashion?
>>221265256kek your about to have a melty it looks like because of some third worlder. thats peak
>>221254986Crossover with Child's Play and Saw.
>>221254986Reaching it's Target Audience is all that Matters for this one. Primitives like Nancy and Sally Ding Dong's will Not Enjoy Futuristic Movies they live in Ding Dong World
>>221254986>What went wrongThey released the sequel as a "summer blockbuster" when the original was a sleeper hit in January with no competition. Big mistake.
>>221256256The problem is none of the key people involved would want to work on a Megan 3 if it meant they'd be getting paid way less than what they got for Megan 2. Same issue with making another 28 Years Later movie after Bone Temple bombed.
>>221259513>Was it not made by a zoomer?The guy who directed Obsession was older than Orson Welles was when he directed Citizen Kane.
>>221262006>>221262436>>221264018>>221264173They finished shooting this flick nearly a year before Megan 2 released, and it probably spooked them big-time when M2 bombed. Soulm8te was originally meant to released 6-months ago already, and it doesn't even have a scheduled release date anymore. Just goes to show what a disappointment M2 was to the execs.
>>221262230He's crammed his brain into mush.
>>221254986The sequel went against expectation and its heavyhanded anti-men slant made it much less appealing3rd would have to go back to its roots while showing that the characters grew up and focusing on plot
>>221260204Play it fucking dark, too. A vicarious rape-revenge flick.
>>221260168>M3GAN VS. J1G54W
>>221254986Nothing. The second movie was enjoyable.
>>221266740Ynw.
>>221260168Nobody wants this. Vs. movies only work with slasher/supernatural entities villains, not torture porn mascots.
>>221257826>smoker's teethdropped.
>>221254986Marketing, made the film look a lot worse than it wasI think they should have leaned more into the early days of a cyyberpunk setting that were going on in the filmas for the film itself maybe it should take itself a bit more seriously by actually respecting ideas of raw processing power in hardware
>>221254986It was about cunny but then it turned into legal-age M3GAN which isn't as exciting
Kiwifarms shitter btfo
>>221269962kek, it's kino! baskin roberts crams the fundie fucks!
>>2212593685ive Nights at M3GAN's is the most logical crossover
>>221270552retarded
Megan 2 was kino and I'm not tired or pretending otherwise.>>221262006Sadly I don't think it's getting released by this point.