Will this bomb?

Yes it will, just like the crappy original should've. Honestly, the only thing BR had going for it was the atmosphere. The plot SUCKED BALLS.

I have no doubt the majority that are going to support this film will consist of fans of the original. Those willing to give it a chance anyway. Although bearing in mind the original didn't click with audiences right away, I fail to see how this one will have a harder time attracting a younger audience than the last one originally did (I know what you're saying but still). Besides, this sequel looks far more action-driven than its predecessor according to grumpy folks, therefore it must be appealing to a larger audience than you might think. No?

With Dennis Villenueve churning out critical and commercial hits (none really directed at teenagers), the appeal of its leading star, Harrison Ford hitting a sort of renaissance and being as popular as ever, and the marketing being well-handled, then I can see it making a profit. And as always, a good word of mouth for a film of this magnitude could really pay off. That being said, appealing to younger audiences isn’t a sure thing. Plus the running time may limit how many screenings it gets per day and, yes, its chances of attracting a bigger audience can be hurt by it. So, I guess it won’t be a surprise if it underperforms but it’ll be a shame.

I think it will. I'm more excited to see Happy Death Day instead.

yup its budget is probably high

No- there will be enough youth centered marketing to convince kids that all things BR are important, even if it betrays the original BR. Rest assured there will be lots of people (who don't understand the original) claiming the new one is superior. They'll bark like seals for about a week before they forget it completely and move on to the next distraction.

I hope not

Blade Runner was always a stupid name. The original was a stupid movie sold with hype. The rating for a movie not even out is almost 9/10 on IMDB ... when people go see it and it is a 3-4 it will fall fast.

Today they make movies deliberately dense and hard to follow so the online hype will convince people to go see it twice. When movies have to do that, you know they are garbage ... and Ridley Scott is the global expert in BS movies now, whatever he used to be in the past.

I won't spend a penny on this, it looks like exploitation of the original movie, which itself was not that great.