Any harsh criticisms were surely drowned out by praise. That’s unfortunately the worst opening weekend for a DC Extended Universe movie yet, lower than Shazam’s $53.5 million and much below Suicide Squad’s $133.6 million. The female-power lecturing was apparent, as Ewan McGregor, who plays Black Mask in “Birds of Prey,” described: What interested me with Birds of Prey is that it’s a feminist film. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? But despite the drastic differences amid the artists on the album, the cohesive order of the tracklist allowed each song to flow perfectly into the next in terms of style, genre, and lyrical content. A flawless collaboration between two up-and-coming and very powerful artists, “Diamonds” boasts a fun danceable chorus by Normani and Megan Thee Stallion’s confident verses. With the Sonic movie racing into cinemas, Birds looks set to drop to second place at the box-office, with an estimated weekend of $16 million – down 50% on its opening. Let’s have a closer look at the numbers. This weekend was the Academy Awards, a notoriously slower weekend in theaters, but one that especially hit home — film marketers recognize females do not go to theaters the Sunday of the Oscars. Indeed, even Warner Bros. has seemingly admitted as much, changing the movie’s name online to optimise search engine results – it’s now Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, and not Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). 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When you consider that Birds of Prey also came with the lowest budget of any DC movie yet – an estimated $82 million, though Variety notes that other studios believe it sits at around $100 million. And I think we need that, we need to be more aware of how we behave with the opposite sex. What does this all mean? So the messaging is in place, but did that actually drive men away from seeing the film? The biggest stumbling block, however, may have been the content. [ME#30] Birds of Prey Steelbook (Lenticular Full Slip) Sold Out [ME#30] Birds of Prey Steelbook (Double Lenticular Full Slip) Quick View Sold Out [ME#30] Birds of Prey Steelbook (Double Lenticular Full Slip) Sold Out [ME#27] Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Steelbook (One Click) The creators fully established his villain credentials then, but later, they portrayed him as even more vile when he publicly degrades an innocent woman. The release of a new movie Friday, “Birds of Prey,” thrust this lesson into the spotlight when the film didn’t do as well as expected — and, of course, men were to blame. Please refresh the page and try again. —Staff writer Annie Harrigan can be reached at annie.harrigan@thecrimson.com. A predictable pattern emerged across numerous genres: whenever a movie was touted as a female message picture, it was sure to be DOA in theaters. Tracking the film ahead of release, industry experts expected it to do a healthy business, predicting it would earn at least $50 million on the opening weekend. “Birds Of Prey” follows a trend I noted to be in full swing throughout 2019,:the failure of films championed as feminist “message” pictures. Focusing on the teen boys is also a misfire; Harley Quinn is very popular with girls because of the TV animated series that features her. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, Genre-wise, the singles span hip-hop, pop, alternative rock, and rap. They tear men down and portray them as avaricious beings in order to venerate the female characters. This is evidenced by the fact that Warner Bros. later retitled the film “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey.”. The album cover for "Birds of Prey: The Album. New York, And those film casualties were sure to be blamed on men. Despite these initial assumptions, the seemingly-random array of credited artists featured, and any preconceived notions of the soundtrack that stem from reviews of the film, “Birds of Prey: The Album” accomplishes the unexpected. The artists featured on the soundtrack exhibit a broad range of musical genres and styles. When feminists make irrational, emotion-based measurements of an industry, however, they’re unlikely to listen to any amount of statistical analysis — just like the studios continuing to push the feminist product that consistently fails to deliver. As the studio grappled with what transpired and how this assured hit went sideways, some in media activist circles had little trouble coming up with a cause. It’s funny what kind of standards everyone holds women-centric films to, and everything has to be “perfect” but dude-bro movies can lack good actors, story lines and logic and still be praised. But Robbie deserved better than “Birds of Prey.”. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Audience measurements showed that more than half of the film’s attendees were males, at 54 percent. We covered much of this on the last episode of “Disasters In The Making.” Paul Young, from Screen Rant, saw a preview of the film and noted that feminists were carrying out their message primarily through misandry. It is very finely written, there is in the script a real look on misogyny. Visit our corporate site. Birds O’ Prey Wrestling Club: The Birds O’ Prey Wrestling Club is an official USA Wrestling Sanctioned Wrestling Club that provides off-season training and competition opportunities for current 7th – 12th graders - Middle schoolers in our program are welcome (6th graders on an approved exception basis). For more social commentary, and the occasional buzz-tweeting of bad DVDs, you can follow him on Twitter @martinishark. Well, despite its positive reviews and a CinemaScore of B+, Birds of Prey has not seemingly held the world’s attention like Wonder Woman, Aquaman, or even Shazam. Another highlight from the album, “Experiment on Me” by Halsey, is unlike any other work by the singer. Feminists didn’t hold back in accusing misogyny. The release date may have also been problematic. Perhaps the quasi-Suicide Squad sequel will surprise everyone and have a killer second weekend, and word of mouth could spread, but it’s looking likely Warner Bros. are going to stay disappointed by the results of Harley’s romp. It turns out this film’s failure cannot be attributed to toxic sexism, but rather mostly to studio decisions and the development of the property in general. The blatant sexism around the conversations about #BirdsOfPrey is wild. It is this combination that makes “Diamonds” one of the standout songs on “Birds of Prey: The Album” — a near impossible feat on an album where every song is both different from the last and just as good. Hollywood has yet to learn its lesson that audiences want to be entertained, not lectured. I'm the Entertainment Editor over here at GamesRadar+, bringing you all the latest movie and TV news, reviews, and features. Subscribe to our email newsletter. With its dramatic instrumentation and ominous vocals, ADONA’s take on a well-known song is a risky move that paid off — this version of “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” was made to be on the soundtrack of a superhero movie and remains the perfect way to wrap up an incredible album. The answer is a flat no. So there’s still some way to go. In this latest Warner Bros. release of a DC Comics property, Margot Robbie reprised her popular role of Harley Quinn, the emotionally damaged villainess she originally played in the mess-of-a-film “Suicide Squad.” Despite the blatant fiasco of that film, Robbie was clearly the bright spot, and her character deservedly received her own film. If only men were not such an infantile sex, they could open themselves up to the possibilities of women being strong characters on screen, goes the narrative. The first issue is the basic fact that the movie content was muddled. ". From the start, “Birds of Prey: The Album” hits the ground running. Exit metrics showed that the 17-and-under audience was a paltry 9 percent. Thank you for signing up to GamesRadar+. 'Nothing good is born from lies. Brad Slager has written for a number of publications, such as Movieline, Breitbart's Big Hollywood, Pocket Full of Liberty, and ComicBookMovie.com. © Birds of Prey – which we’ll be calling the movie in this piece – took $33.2 million over its opening weekend in the United States. Has Margot Robbie’s latest anti-villain team-up really been a flop, despite seemingly grossing back it’s budget in just one week? Thanks largely to the care put into choosing and ordering its songs, “Birds of Prey: The Album” ends up near perfect — the only negative to the album is that the songs simply are not long enough. With a heavy guitar, a steady beat, and screamo-style vocals, “Experiment on Me” works well in the context of the album and exhibits Halsey’s versatility as an artist. Some were confused by Quinn’s presence, while others felt she was in a reduced role. Including marketing, that number jumps up, and Variety claims that the break-even mark for the Margot Robbie vehicle is between $250 million and $300 million. So absent sexist excuses, what went wrong? As Young described it, an early scene of the film shows McGregor’s character to be sadistic. Looking at the five singles released ahead of the album, one might not have known what to expect from the soundtrack. “Birds of Prey: The Album” also includes two covers of classic songs. Worldwide, Birds of Prey soared slightly higher, to just over $80 million. Nearly four years after the release of its predecessor, “Suicide Squad,” the eighth film in the DC Extended Universe, “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” hit theaters on Feb. 7. While the film's defenders say sexism is to blame for the movie's shortcomings, the metrics simply don't support this claim. The next song, “Danger” by Jucee Froot, is one of the more hardcore tracks on the LP. With that in mind, it makes sense that Birds of Prey would come out slightly below the other movies in the series. It was men’s fault. Warner Bros. elected to give the film to director Cathy Yan, who had only one prior motion picture on her resume, and writer Christina Hodson (“Bumblebee”). With lyrics about “kicking ass,” strong beats, echoey and screamo vocals, and strong hip-hop and rock influences, “Danger” is one of the best songs on “Birds of Prey: The Album.” Much like “Boss Bitch,” the only downside to “Danger” is that the song is not longer. Coinciding with the release of the movie, Atlantic Records dropped “Birds of Prey: The Album.” With a tracklist featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Halsey, Doja Cat, and the Black Canary herself, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, the soundtrack — like the movie — initially seems all over the place. 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We analyse the numbers to see whether Birds of Prey has actually failed to fly at the box-office.

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