Sinners posteer

Variety Magazine has some very expensive egg to wipe off their face after the crap they said about “Sinners” opening weekend box office numbers.

Yo, @variety — when “Sinners” made $48 million domestically on its opening weekend, you said some stuff about how it had a long way to go to make back its $90 million budget and marketing costs (which Ben Stiller rightfully called you out for).

“Thunderbolts” made $76 million domestically on its opening weekend. That’s far short of its reported budget of $180 million, plus marketing costs of $100 million.

Writer/ Director Ryan Coogler (right) with that fine ass Hailee Steinfeld (left) and equally fine ass Michael B Jordan (center).
Writer/ Director Ryan Coogler (right) with that fine ass Hailee Steinfeld (left) and equally fine ass Michael B Jordan (center). (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

So Imma need you to write a headline that says, “Marvel Studios’ ‘Thunderbolts’ still has a long way to go to recoup budget and marketing costs.” Or do you only do that to belittle original movies with predominantly black casts and minority creators that are also horror movies with blues music and Irish ballads?

BTW — In four weeks, “Sinners” has earned $215 million domestically against a $90 million budget and (guestimating) $100 million in advertising. That, of course, doesn’t include the additional money from worldwide sales. I think that’s a big “Suck it!” to Variety and all the other haters.

Hollywood FINALLY produces an original concept and some of y’all who claim to want that still find reasons to fight it. I would say you should be ashamed, but those types have no shame.

"Thunderbolts" in IMAX poster
“Thunderbolts” in IMAX poster

And while we’re talking about “Thunderbolts,” let’s address that stupid asterisk and the actual title, “The New Avengers.” Doesn’t branding this team minus Sam Wilson’s Captain America defeat the purpose of Cap leading a new Avengers team? Or are we shrugging that off because that task was assigned by a president who kinda went all Red Hulk on us?

Inquiring minds.

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