Board Thread:Movies/@comment-3048593-20171206004220/@comment-3048593-20180327192513

LoveWaffle wrote: "Fans of the comic book franchise will have to sit tight as that one [Dark Phoenix] will now open on February 14, 2019."

I guess because Black Panther and Deadpool show a movie can be a hit in the middle of February. They are essentially cheating by putting it on the 14th of February, since that's on a Thursday, therefore making its debut over a 4-day weekend, rather than a 3-day one. (Interesting to note is that other than 'Deadpool 1' and 'X-Men: The Last Stand', none of the X-Men movies has debuted with a +$100 million opening weekend.) LoveWaffle wrote: "Originally slated for a February 22, 2019 release date, the pic will now debut on August 2, 2019."

Holy **** they've now pushed this thing back more than a year from the original release date. And they originally delayed it just a few months before it was meant to be released, with promos for it like the trailer and posters for it already released. I can't really think of other blockbuster movies like it that has done that before.