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 Teen Wolf News 090314



 YaY – Continuity Found!

We’re quick to point out the continuity errors rife within Teen Wolf this season so it’s only fair that we take a moment and celebrate a continuity win for the production as well. They got it very right on Malia’s test papers!

One other interesting item you should look at in the finale – what is up with Posey’s stomach in this picture?



 Posey’s Presidential Propaganda

Tyler Posey is the star of a new government propaganda film designed to promote the current administration’s policy on school lunches.



Don’t be fooled America! Junk food is perfectly safe and might even be good for you! Don’t succumb to this attempt at government mind control!

 Dylan’s Worth $30 Million

So the Hollywood folks are now saying The Maze Runner will enjoy a $30 Million opening weekend.

Some headlines even call this a “Massive $30 Million Opening.”

Here’s the reality of the situation. $30 Million is nice for an opening weekend.

Nice, that’s about it.

For comparison here are similar post-apocalyptic YA novel to movie adaptations (which really should be its own category at the Oscars by now).


 * Hunger Games $152 Million Opening Weekend
 * Divergent $54 Million Opening Weekend
 * The Host $10 Million Opening Weekend

That’s the full range from Massive Hit down to Forgotten Flop. $30 million would place The Maze Runner at the low end of the "Hit" ranges and the high end of the “Flop” part of the scale.

The $30 Million prediction is based on people who say they want to see the movie. The producers are chuffed because both male and female humans say they want to see the movie which would broaden the audience compared to the usual female-centric YA audience.

But really this kind of movie is a crapshoot - you can’t even count on the built-in audience who love the book. The Giver which was read by every single English speaking person ever - saw a measly $12 Million opening weekend.

I should also mention that no studio has ever tried releasing this type of movie in the month of September. Usually, they place these in the spring or later in November towards Christmas - so that’s a drag on the potential audience as well.

Sorry to be so pessimistic – I just break out in hives when I see people who claim to be journalists jump headlong into the hype machine. $30 Million will be a nice opening if they can get it but for Dylan’s big screen debut to really make an impact – we’d need to double that number.