I was right though that it would open big and that it wouldnt do as well in foreign markets. That is because of the black population in the US and the liberal politics here compared to the rest of the word especially China.
I should have made two predictions, one if it was a bad movie and one if it was good/decent.
The problem with your prediction was an apparent pessimism based on a premise that's not there with BP.
1.) Yes, BP did open big and it has remained big within the US.
2.) No, BP hasn't done poorly internationally.
J.L. - $428 M, WW $409 M, T:R $538 M, GoTG2 -$473 M, BvS - $543 M and BP did approx the same or better than all of those movies in China, + $100 Million. Black Panther - $608 Million internationally.
3.) BP did not do as well internationally as it did domestically but that wasn't because it was poorly received. Most superhero movies for new characters don't do better internationally than they do domestically.
Liberal politics aren't even inherent or evident in the movie to be a turn off or a turn away for international audiences. This is a perpetuated mantra voiced on movie boards but not at theaters.
The more telling commentary from you is this,
"It sounds like they're trying to convince themselves it's good because of its message and because its a black cast." Sounds to me like you're unwilling to accept that those seeing and reviewing the movie gave an honest review of what they saw and how they felt. You were in denial then and still in denial now. You conceded that BP is a good/decent movie but are reluctant to give BP and the audiences the benefit of the doubt.
There was no Bad Word of Mouth because they was no liberal agenda and there was no pushback of that so-called liberal agenda. Again, a liberal agenda that you project onto the movie and one that the movie has to deny for no apparent reason.
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