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The new Todd Haynes film, Wonderstruck, opened in NY/LA this past weekend and, per Deadline, is supposed to expand throughout November.
Opening November 17 is Wonder, the Owen Wilson/Julia Roberts/Jaccob Tremblay drama.
Of course, we've also had Wonder Woman and Professor Marsden and the Wonder Women this year, and in December will come Woody Allen's latest, Wonder Wheel, which shares its studio, Amazon, with Wonderstruck.
Now I'm not talking about the movie fans on this board, who are attuned to industry goings-on an know well enough to keep track of these films, but in general, for the average moviegoer who does not spend time online in movie discussion forums, do you think it's a good idea to have a situation where Wonder and Wonderstruck are playing in the same cineplex at the same time? I once had a theater employee sell me a ticket to Argo when I asked for Wreck-It Ralph, and those titles don't sound similar at all. If the theater employees can keep them straight, the audience might still confuse them. If, say, Wonder is listed at starting at 23:00 and Wonderstruck starts at 2:30, it certainly seems within the realm of reasonable possibility that someone less informed might mix them up. The distributors of both should take note of the other and try to cut down on any confusion.
And while none of these were playing in theaters at the same time, it's also funny to note that this year we've had films called Logan (Hugh Jackman's Wolverine film); Logan Lucky (the Steven Soderberigh racing drama); and, now playing, Lucky, with Harry Dean Stanton.
Also, coming in November is the Sundance film Call Me by Your Name, which has no relation to the 2016 Japanese anime film Your Name, which was released in the U.S. this past April 2017 and will be on Blu-ray in November. Again, since they are not playing theatrically at the same time, there is less risk of confusion, but it's still a weird coincidence.
It just seems like this is a lot of films with similar titles for one year, certainly moreso than usual for a given year.
Opening November 17 is Wonder, the Owen Wilson/Julia Roberts/Jaccob Tremblay drama.
Of course, we've also had Wonder Woman and Professor Marsden and the Wonder Women this year, and in December will come Woody Allen's latest, Wonder Wheel, which shares its studio, Amazon, with Wonderstruck.
Now I'm not talking about the movie fans on this board, who are attuned to industry goings-on an know well enough to keep track of these films, but in general, for the average moviegoer who does not spend time online in movie discussion forums, do you think it's a good idea to have a situation where Wonder and Wonderstruck are playing in the same cineplex at the same time? I once had a theater employee sell me a ticket to Argo when I asked for Wreck-It Ralph, and those titles don't sound similar at all. If the theater employees can keep them straight, the audience might still confuse them. If, say, Wonder is listed at starting at 23:00 and Wonderstruck starts at 2:30, it certainly seems within the realm of reasonable possibility that someone less informed might mix them up. The distributors of both should take note of the other and try to cut down on any confusion.
And while none of these were playing in theaters at the same time, it's also funny to note that this year we've had films called Logan (Hugh Jackman's Wolverine film); Logan Lucky (the Steven Soderberigh racing drama); and, now playing, Lucky, with Harry Dean Stanton.
Also, coming in November is the Sundance film Call Me by Your Name, which has no relation to the 2016 Japanese anime film Your Name, which was released in the U.S. this past April 2017 and will be on Blu-ray in November. Again, since they are not playing theatrically at the same time, there is less risk of confusion, but it's still a weird coincidence.
It just seems like this is a lot of films with similar titles for one year, certainly moreso than usual for a given year.
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