1 hour ago, Mr. Stratus said:

with the redone talks lately it feels like we never had 2018+ and we've gone back to post ARTPOP/C2C.. .we are desperate for familiarity and for what we know

sometimes it’s kinda fun to talk about what could have been *refrains from mentioning original intel x grammys situation*

in terms of her last album cycle i think people could discredit what could’ve been b4 the #panorama bc Bobby had so much planned marketing wise - so her and her team def have potential of making a big + exciting album campaign next time around. now if the state of the world was appropriate in her mind is another convo 

I wouldn't take for granted that JFAD will 100% automatically smash or lead to awards, you never know with movies, **** happens, but I agree I don't see it bombing either, the first movie has became a classic + Gaga's power and curiosity for her role, I think there will be a lot of curiosity, they also had plenty of times to work on it with editing and stuff, hopefully it's gonna get even a better reception than the first critics wise, if that happens, I can see it smashing easily, we'll see but I agree that is better not acting as if things are 100% settled.

 

Trailer will also play a big factor in creating hype.

9 hours ago, Darkgalord said:

What if Joker FAD gets panned and flops? 

I'd fume like never before because this drought can't be for nothing. 

It would be tragic AF. 

 

 

Plus incels and movie bros will unite and lash Ga Ga left and right

 

Liddos are NOT ready

 

 

 

And she still has some dates left, she's definitely crossing 100M 

The comments

 

 

ControversialGa is coming back

 

Comic book films have clearly peaked, and there isn't as much interest in the films as there was. However, it does seem like big brands are still very much alive. I wouldn't bet against a Spiderman / Batman / MCU X-Men film(I imagine Deadpool will do great numbers if it does end up getting released next year), and a few select others. And Joker is definitely the most iconic comic book villain, and has proven to be a brand of his own. Like the first Suicide Squad film was a MESS, but Joker (And Will to be fair) definitely helped that movie get to nearly 800m with abhorrent reviews(deserved)

 

THAT BEING SAID, we have to remember this is an R rated film, and that the main audience is mostly men. If the film does have a take on feminism, abusive relationships, etc, we know right wing media will pull the exact same scheisse they pulled with Barbie. 

 

The big difference with Barbie of course is that it's a film for general audiences and families and it's not a film targeted at men, so the film didn't need them in order to be successful.

 

I'm kind of hoping Harley also stands on its own and serves as a push for the Joker brand, on top of Gaga's star power of course. But a 1.1b gross WITHOUT China is insane for an R rated film, we must remember that.

19 minutes ago, The Witch said:

Plus incels and movie bros will unite and lash Ga Ga left and right

 

Liddos are NOT ready

 

Maybe then she will run back to us with the dark bops

10 hours ago, The Witch said:

Not Bad Bunny sampling Madonna. Even benito got tired of Fad Fad!

 

@Universo @Blade Runner

 

i don't blame him

The movie will do just fine.

Platinum in the UK. 

I had no idea I Ain't Worried snatched 1.2 billion streams of Spotify. 

 

I always knew it was the more well-received TGM single but I didn't think it out-streamed Hold My Hand that much.

 

To be fair to HMH, I Ain't Worried kinda flopped on YouTube compared to how well it did on Spotify, and HMH did really well on YT.

 

Video Views
I Ain't Worried - 222 million views

Hold My Hand - 212 million views

 

Audio Views

I Ain't Worried - 14 million views

Hold My Hand - 10 million views

 

HMH numbers are so disappointing

3 hours ago, TheLastChord said:

Comic book films have clearly peaked, and there isn't as much interest in the films as there was. However, it does seem like big brands are still very much alive. I wouldn't bet against a Spiderman / Batman / MCU X-Men film(I imagine Deadpool will do great numbers if it does end up getting released next year), and a few select others. And Joker is definitely the most iconic comic book villain, and has proven to be a brand of his own. Like the first Suicide Squad film was a MESS, but Joker (And Will to be fair) definitely helped that movie get to nearly 800m with abhorrent reviews(deserved)

 

THAT BEING SAID, we have to remember this is an R rated film, and that the main audience is mostly men. If the film does have a take on feminism, abusive relationships, etc, we know right wing media will pull the exact same scheisse they pulled with Barbie. 

 

The big difference with Barbie of course is that it's a film for general audiences and families and it's not a film targeted at men, so the film didn't need them in order to be successful.

 

I'm kind of hoping Harley also stands on its own and serves as a push for the Joker brand, on top of Gaga's star power of course. But a 1.1b gross WITHOUT China is insane for an R rated film, we must remember that.

I think only the musical aspect, if it's gonna be very dominant could alienate incels-men kind of audience, or at least it's the complain I read the most on social media like on Todd IG page.

HMH did cute numbers. It had mega expectations because of Top Gun 1’s soundtrack and it being her follow up soundtrack song to ASIB 

 

It was a credits song and performed similarly to most credit songs. They should of utilized it in the movie instead of hiding the instrumental throughout the score 

 

It’s a solid Gaga ballad and it’s unique for her. Most of her ballads are piano heavy so HMH stands out. 

The Chromatica ball performance of this song is stellar 
 

Oscar nominated Gaga songs: Shallow > HMH > TIHTY

HMH is such a disappointment. Let’s not sugar coat it. 

Of all the super hero IP’S Batman and Spiderman are the safest brands for smashing on the box office because history and time has shown people will always flock to see both of those superheroes individual movies. Expanded universe films and critical reception is another story. But none of these movies from both brands have really ever truly flopped at the box office. 
Spider man 3 with tobby McGuire did have Luke warm reception but it didn’t flop. 
batman has never had a flop film commercially. 
The chances of JFAD flopping/underperforming are minimal but it will all come down to that first movie trailer. If it serves talent from Gaga, and Joaquin, amazing editing and music it will smash. 

19 minutes ago, Artur said:

HMH numbers are so disappointing

It's what she gets for releasing that generic hag DUD 

 

12 minutes ago, Leptine said:

I think only the musical aspect, if it's gonna be very dominant could alienate incels-men kind of audience, or at least it's the complain I read the most on social media like on Todd IG page.

This is true but as someone who deep in the fandom the fanbase and many companies are starting to crack down on incels. They are never happy with any material unless it sticks to the original story/pure form. Which in a movie format is very unrealistic. It will all come down to marketing and the first movie trailer. Gaga herself could appeal greatly to fandom by literally catering to fanbase without being polarizing like Tom Holland, Robert Downey jr, Robert Pattinson, and Jenna Ortega did with their iconic roles. 

in Grammy winner Todd Phillips we trust, he's basically been on a streak of hits since The Hangover except for War Dogs

Hold My Hand numbers are pretty great, be for real. 99% of soundtrack songs flop into oblivion. For a soundtrack with 200 million+ YouTube views and Spotify streams, it's a smash for its category.

 

It's unfair to hold the good sis to pop single standards.

 

  

1 minute ago, Aden said:

Hold My Hand numbers are pretty great, be for real. 99% of soundtrack songs flop into oblivion. For a soundtrack with 200 million+ YouTube views and Spotify streams, it's a smash for its category.

 

It's unfair to hold the good sis to pop single standards.

 

  

Yea, Demi Lovato had the lead single for the new hit Scream movie. It has 4.2M views on YouTube. 8,303,567 total Spotify streams and 15,060 daily streams 

HMH looks like a smash hit compared to that song.

 

HMH has performed similarly to Lift Me Up. LMU has slightly better stats but it received a ridiculous amount of payola. All things considered, it did well for a credit movie song 

4 hours ago, The Witch said:

Plus incels and movie bros will unite and lash Ga Ga left and right

 

Liddos are NOT ready

 

But are they ready for the unhingedness liddos and Gaga are going to unleash the second the promo cycle starts? 

 

We don’t really need to be fighting other fan bases when we have each other and Gags. We are our own worst enemies

 

35 minutes ago, jesus del rey said:

We don’t really need to be fighting other fan bases when we have each other and Gags. We are our own worst enemies

 

Ga Ga is our biggest enemy, acting like she's liza minelli or sumn

 

2 minutes ago, The Witch said:

Ga Ga is our biggest enemy, acting like she's liza minelli or sumn

 

Which is better than acting like a washed up Ibiza party girl like some people in here want her to be