Today on ‘kids are way more chill than adults and we should learn from them’:
I was waiting in line at a cinema when I heard a little boy and girl (who couldn’t have been more than ten) start talking about Ghostbusters as they stood in front of a massive poster. The convo went like this:
Girl: Ghostbusters? What the heck is that?
Boy: Oh! They have guns and they fight ghosts –
Girl: You’ve seen it? Is it scary?
Boy: No, I’ve seen the other ones. One was all boys, two was all boys, and now three is all girls. I haven’t seen the third one.
Girl: But was it scary? I don’t like scary movies.
Boy: Nah, it’s not scary. But if you want to, I can watch it with you.
Adults are out there all hysterical that the new Ghostbusters is going to ‘ruin their childhood’. Actual children are either concerned if it’s scary, and ready to sit with their friend if it is.
‘"Ain’t no bitches gonna hunt no ghosts” was the movie’s way of saying “consider [the online misogyny] addressed.” And at least in my screening, it worked. Not only was it funny, it also returned a lightness and swagger to the film. That’s when we knew we could laugh about everything that had been happening; that this Ghostbusters ain’t afraid of no bros.’ [x]
OK WHILE LOOKING FOR THE GHOSTBUSTERS BOOK I FOUND THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY BUY ERINS AND ABBYS BOOK ‘GHOSTS FROM OUR PAST’ AND I’M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!!!!
so I did ‘look inside’ because obviously I’m curious and OH MY GOD
some of the content list:
UPDATE BY JILLIAN HOLTZMANN!!!! HISTORY CASE STUDIES BY PATTY TOLAN!!!!!!!!!! AAAHHHHHHH!!
WE’RE GONNA GET A BUNCH OF BACK STORY OMG
I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO READ THIS!!!
AND THERE IS EVEN STUFF WRITTEN BY KEVIN!! KEVIN!!!!!
and it comes with a super awesome basically I’m uber pumped to read this book and I’ve already ordered it and you should too
And now for today’s lesson in institutionalised misogyny.
Today’s news: Ghostbusters ‘tanks’, ‘stumbles’ with 53% drop in its second week.
Presumably that’s a bad performance compared to other action movies in their second week then?
Let’s check…
Captain America: Civil War: -59.5%
Dark Knight: -52%
Amazing Spider Man: -61%
Oh, and for an example of an actual ‘tanking’:
Batman vs Superman: –69%
Now, let’s examine all the reporting last week that Ghostbusters was going to struggle because of its first week multiplier against its budget…
Ghostbusters first weekend US figures: $46m It had a $144m budget, so in its first week it made 32% of that. Descriptions: ‘Lacklustre’, ‘problematic’, ‘will haunt Sony’
Star Trek Beyond first weekend US figures: $59.6m It had a $189m budget, so in its first week it made 30% of its budget. Reporting: ‘Dominates’, ‘wins big’
To be clear: there are articles describing both movies’ openings as ‘solid’. But there’s basically no one calling Beyond worrying or Ghostbusters a big win.
So. ‘Nuff said?
Stats don’t lie bruh.
I went to see Ghostbusters yesterday, and we ended up having to attend a later showing, because the earlier screening sold out while we were still waiting in the ticket line, so…
