BorderBoy Posted yesterday at 06:08 PM Posted yesterday at 06:08 PM I know y'all must be thinking 'ugh, another comparison thread', and you're right but not in the correct sense. Seriously, both are musicals, both have major pop stars starring in them and the Joker itself was a massive success in its first film so people were expected to be excited for the sequel but it didn't do well. When the Joker flopped, people said not everyone is into musicals but then the Wicked came out and proved them wrong. 10 3 2 12
Popular Post Dula Peep Posted yesterday at 06:14 PM Popular Post Posted yesterday at 06:14 PM One has Cynthia Erivo carrying it #thankuCynthia 2 16
Popular Post vuelve88 Posted yesterday at 06:14 PM Popular Post Posted yesterday at 06:14 PM (edited) People love good musicals Edited yesterday at 06:44 PM by vuelve88 3 32
Popular Post BrokenMachine Posted yesterday at 06:15 PM Popular Post Posted yesterday at 06:15 PM (edited) It's such an easy answer: it's about giving their respective fanbases what they wanted. The Wicked movie is carried by an outstanding fanbase of people who love musicals, and have Wicked at their top, and the movie just gave them exactly what they wanted, since they were literally waiting for decades for the movie to finally happen. Meanwhile, the Joker stans wanted J:FAD to follow the same line as the first movie, which it didn't, and on top of that, added the musical element to it Edited yesterday at 06:16 PM by BrokenMachine 29 4
Popular Post Domination Posted yesterday at 06:16 PM Popular Post Posted yesterday at 06:16 PM Well, for starters Joker basically spat in the face of anyone who connected to the first one and the musical numbers border on mockery. 15
Popular Post FrederickGa Posted yesterday at 06:17 PM Popular Post Posted yesterday at 06:17 PM Because WICKED's fanbase is musical lovers, JFAD's are incels 13 10
JO1s Posted yesterday at 06:17 PM Posted yesterday at 06:17 PM Because the first joker was marketed to an audience that despises musicals, and the second joker hid the fact that it was a musical. Wicked is the second highest grossing brodway musical only behind the lion king. It has a wider appeal in age range and it is unapologetically a musical. Audiences don't necessarily hate musicals, they hate poorly executed half assed musicals. 1
Popular Post enchanted0 Posted yesterday at 06:20 PM Popular Post Posted yesterday at 06:20 PM Ariana has a voice of angel, and Gaga has gargoyle's 8 2 38 10
Popular Post Florence Belch Posted yesterday at 06:23 PM Popular Post Posted yesterday at 06:23 PM 1 minute ago, enchanted0 said: voice 30
Pinocchiho Posted yesterday at 06:24 PM Posted yesterday at 06:24 PM Wicked doesn't have any movie killers on the payroll 2 1
enchanted0 Posted yesterday at 06:26 PM Posted yesterday at 06:26 PM 2 minutes ago, Florence Belch said: Still million times more pleasant than Gaga's 12 1 10
LastGreatBloodline Posted yesterday at 06:26 PM Posted yesterday at 06:26 PM JFAD was doomed from the moment they decided it would be a musical. It makes absolutely no sense and doesn't appeal to any demographic. 1
Archetype Posted yesterday at 06:27 PM Posted yesterday at 06:27 PM Jfad spat in the face of the very audience that funded it. Everything the fans loved about the first movie was gone and replaced with musical scenes and court drama focused around a weakened Joker. Wicked is a faithful adaptation of a beloved play that was carefully screened tested and tweaked to what seems like perfection. The director wanted fans to love this movie, and that's what seems to be happening! Good for them tbh! 1
Popular Post Burn Posted yesterday at 06:29 PM Popular Post Posted yesterday at 06:29 PM I mean it's expected. Ariana is a much bigger name than Gaga in 2024. Just looking at their achievements this year: eternal sunshine: #1 Harlequin: #20 yes, and? (solo): #1 Die With A Smile (Bruno Mars featuring guest performer Lady Gaga): #2 we can't be friends (solo): #1 Disease (solo): #27 JFAD box office opening weekend: $37.7m Wicked opening weekend projection: $120 million - $140 million They are not in the same league. 16 2 25 1 11
manuelalex9810 Posted yesterday at 06:31 PM Posted yesterday at 06:31 PM Because it's a good movie, they have singers who can act and the songs are good. 3 1 4
Popular Post BorderBoy Posted yesterday at 06:33 PM Author Popular Post Posted yesterday at 06:33 PM Why are people downvoting the OP omg? 15
FrederickGa Posted yesterday at 06:34 PM Posted yesterday at 06:34 PM 3 minutes ago, Burn said: I mean it's expected. Ariana is a much bigger name than Gaga in 2024. Just looking at their achievements this year: eternal sunshine: #1 Harlequin: #20 yes, and? (solo): #1 Die With A Smile (Bruno Mars featuring guest performer Lady Gaga): #2 we can't be friends (solo): #1 Disease (solo): #27 JFAD box office opening weekend: $37.7m Wicked opening weekend projection: $120 million - $140 million They are not in the same league. Using Music Stat in Film Discussion is not the receipt you think it is.. Using that logic, CATS shouldve been the BIGGEST MUSICAL ever 5
Selegend Posted yesterday at 06:36 PM Posted yesterday at 06:36 PM idk but "Emilia Perez" is still the best musical of the year! THAT'S ART! THAT'S CAMP! 1 2
DougAF Posted yesterday at 06:37 PM Posted yesterday at 06:37 PM 3 minutes ago, BorderBoy said: Why are people downvoting the OP omg? Liddos downvote everything 4 1
BrokenMachine Posted yesterday at 06:39 PM Posted yesterday at 06:39 PM 4 minutes ago, BorderBoy said: Why are people downvoting the OP omg? Because they're the ones thinking 'ugh, another comparison thread'. You could have expected it 1
AshleyLovescats887 Posted yesterday at 06:40 PM Posted yesterday at 06:40 PM (edited) I blame jonathan phoenix sphynx or whatever his name is for jfad Edited yesterday at 06:40 PM by AshleyLovescats887 2
Cyber Posted yesterday at 06:44 PM Posted yesterday at 06:44 PM (edited) Thank you Arianna Edited yesterday at 06:52 PM by Cyber
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