3mo ago

'Madame Web' Outstreamed 'Deadpool & Wolverine' in First Weeks (Despite Flopping in Theaters)

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#Webheads keep winning!!

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I mean, obviously, most people watched D&W in the cinema.
- My issue is I still need to see the second Deadpool, I suspect some of it is MW has a lower barrier to entry.
  
  The only thing you stand to gain from watching DP2, as far as DP/W goes, is Peter origin story. The rest of the film is ignored.
  
  TBH i don't think a single thing in the second deadpool is brought up in the third one.
  Loki, in the other hand, is heavily relevant.
  
  Not only that, there are 2 cuts of the 2nd Deadpool. The R-rated "normal" version, and the PG-13 version where he kidnaps Fred Savage and re-enacts the bedtime story scenes from Princess Bride.
  https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/deadpool-2s-pg-13-christmas-cut-is-now-almost-impossible-to-watch/
This reminds me of the stories about Twilight being one of the most pirated movies of that era. Plenty of people didn't want to pay $10/ticket + snacks, etc, but were still curious about the cultural train wreck.
Yeah man I'll watch dogshit for what I'm already paying, especially if its related to spiderman. But I ain't paying extra for dog shit.
- But it isn't related to Spider-Man. It's not even a super hero movie
  
  Madame Web is related to spiderman. Thats where she first appeared. I dont expect him in there but still
This feels more like a commentary on how many more people watch Netflix than D+
I didn't bother streaming Deadpool & Wolverine because I bought it on physical.
Looks like I wasn't the only one. It was the #1 physical media seller in October, despite only coming out on 10/22. Then it went on to being #1 in November and #1 for the year.
https://www.mediaplaynews.com/deadpool-and-wolverine-led-november-disc-sales-to-maintain-year-to-date-chart-lead/
I'll give most capeshit films a chance, once they hit a streaming service I already pay for... but Madam Web was SO bad that I gave up about fifteen minutes in. Kraven was at least full of decent action sequences, despite the laugh-out-loud bad dialogue.

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