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That 4chan leak that references that figure has been proven completely wrong. Every song detail was off too. The movie did not cost anywhere close to $65 million to make, and that leak was discarded as a package of lies as soon as we knew what the soundtrack had on it.

That was released during opening weekend. Forbes' follow-up articles were less rosy. Honestly, with foreign totals currently around $27 million, it depends on the budget. Rumors indicating $5-$8 would make this a big success. $25-$30 would make this an underperformer that won't break even box office wise, but hasbro will be content because of toys, DVDs, etc.

It'll be around for a while. It isn't a super smash so it won't linger like a Dunkirk or Cars 3(both of which are still in several hundred theaters), but it should maintain 2500 theaters for about a month and then slowly dissipate past that.

I don't actually doubt the numbers- even at around $30 million it would be the cheapest mass release animated film of the year by some amount. I just doubt that specific image.

It didn't fit the story they wanted to tell. The absence of the Royal Guard, or even an explanation as to why, is the one fan complaint about who was and was not involved that I agree with.

That doesn't matter to some people who know more and obviously have more pull than Big Jim. Yes, the movie is canon. Nothing about it indicates it isn't.

Where did you get that image?

It was not intentional. Nothing realistically indicates it would have been intentional.

It didn't have the steamy RariJack romance and wedding we all needed in our lives.

I'll never understand why people believe that budget leak from 4chan when the rest of that leak was absolutely wrong. Despicable Me cost $80 million- there is not a $15 million difference between the two. The two more realistic predictions are $25 and $5-8, with $25 being more realistic.

In general movies tend to draw more negative reception over the weeks following release.

I do doubt the budget estimate that Cartoon Brew gave of $5-$8 million. Considering the guest talent involved and the nature of the work they did with Toon Boom, it just seems too low. Less realistic IMHO than the $25 million. Of course it will be a while until we really know.

I colored with my daughters. Some more kids came, we shared coloring books. Movie started, they were all behaved.

How we view the results of the box office is dependent on the budget. We have three different versions of it. Tack onto that the fact that to break even a movie generally has to make around 2.5 of its production budget to break even and start turning a profit. Production budgets don't include printing, distribution, marketing, overhead, and certain aspects of pre-production and post-production. Also, box office figures don't go to the production studios entirely- theaters take a cut, obviously. So with all that in mind: 1- $65 million. Likely $162.5 million break-even. This is from the 4chan leak. It is absolute balderdash. Yes, the movie has been a disaster in terms of box office if this is the case. DVD/Blu-Ray sales will not save it. This would be a mammoth blow- financially, no way toy sales linked to the movie make up for the deficit. 2- $25 million. Likely 62.5 million break-even. New animation, a stable(ha) of celebrity voice talent, other factors make me think this is most accurate. The movie has been underperforming but is not a disaster. DVD/Blu-Ray Sales will eventually turn a profit, with toys it is considered a pretty decent success. 3- $8 million. Break-even of $20 million. This seems a little low to me. The movie is doing exceptionally well if this is the case. Guaranteed to turn a profit by the end of the run, everything else is gravy. Big time success, expect sequels. Most movies don't break-even. Many don't even make back their production budgets. Blade Runner 2049 cost so much and has such a high break-even that it may not turn a profit even with DVDs/Blu-rays considered. MLP The Movie, unless the $65 million budget is accurate, will almost certainly turn a profit for both Hasbro and Lionsgate. If it is closer to the $8 million rumored, then it has every chance of being a fantastic return on investment and near guaranteed to get a sequel.

It would have been a much bigger hit, that much is certain.

You can choose to do that, of course. I'll go with Big Jim.

Big Jim has this to say:

There are exactly zero problems with assuming it's contemporary with Season 7. There are also zero problems with assuming it takes place sixteen hours after Season 3 ends as well. Saying there are problems assumes that there are issues or flaws vis a vo placement that need to be corrected, when the fact of the matter it is it doesn't matter where in the show's timeline the movie takes place. It doesn't impact the movie. One can choose to overthink it, but that doesn't change the quality of the movie, at least in my honest opinion.

1- Rainbow. I had never heard a Sia song, didn't know she was Australian, had difficulty understanding it the first time. Did the second time, amazing song. 2- Open Your Eyes. Awesome villain song, vocals by Blunt. 3- We Got This. Nice jaunty song to really kick it off. 4- Time to be Awesome. It was fun. 5- One Small Thing, also fun. 6- I'm The Friend You Need. Eh?

I wouldn't overthink when the movie takes place in the show's timeline. RD could very well be a Wonderbolt, just had a job to do- weather control for the festival. Princess asks, takes precedent.

Each critic assigns not only the score, but whether they think the movie deserves a rotten or fresh attached to their scored review. If someone is grading it a C or a 2/4 or some other middling arrangement, they have to pick one or the other anyway. As fans we may want them to have chosen fresh rather than rotten, but many movies that are 'rotten' are so only because of that. On the other hand, there are many 'Fresh' movies with it. RT is a reliable general aggregator most of the time but it never claimed to be an accurate metric as to the quality, only to general critical overview, of a film.

It would make the characters seem pretty stupid if their allies can be knocked out and they're totally oblivious to it. And critics would probably say something to the effect of, "Looks like this movie takes place after better, more exciting movies have ended". A throwaway line like that wouldn't have made the movie any better for anything other than nitpickers, and once you start down the answer hole, there is rarely a way around it. As to the film: It was announced October 20th, 2014, in the gap between S4 and S5. Starlight and Trixie can exist as background elements and cameos but the reason they aren't in the film is because Starlight wasn't even in the show yet and was being written for the premiere around the time the movie began production.

Based on current trends, the film should be a financial success for those involved. If that is the case, another theatrical movie is not necessarily unlikely.

That is a legitimate fan complaint, but considering that the movie has been in development for years and needed to not be weighed down by references the general audience wouldn't get, not one that should register too harshly.

Howdy. I took my family to the theater. There were a scattered few adults as well as two other families. You could tell the adults were fans of the show and seemed into it. Kids were into it. Parents had a few chuckles, probably daydreamed about watching Blade Runner.