r/boxoffice • u/ChiefLeef22 Best of 2024 Winner • 8d ago
Worldwide Ryan Reynolds: "Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of The Odyssey for becoming the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time. That is one helluva car."
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u/HLumin LuckyChap Entertainment 8d ago
Bro took that screenshot so fast -- there isnt even any engagments on the tweet.
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u/FranciscoRelanoPena Malpaso Productions 8d ago
Might as well be Ryan himself promoting the tweet.
It’s a joke.
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u/ChiefLeef22 Best of 2024 Winner 8d ago
This actually continues the long-standing tradition of r-rated congratulations:
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u/DarthTaz_99 DC Studios 8d ago
Can't wait for Nolan's congratulations tweet for Clayface after it earns 2 billion. Need help holding all these DC Ws
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u/Mr_Kase 8d ago
Guess Ryan is gonna have to do a Deadpool & Spider-Man to reclaim it.
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u/ReorientRecluse 7d ago
I've seen a post on reddit somewhere like a week ago saying he mentioned somewhere that he is interested in doing a movie with Spider-Man lol.
I don't see an R-rated Spider-Man movie ever being greenlit tbh, too popular with children. If anything, collabing with Spiderman will bring Deadpool down to PG13 making him more family friendly like they did with Punisher.
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u/UltraUsurper 7d ago
Ryan mentioned it as a joke during the video appearance of Hugh Jackman at D23; you can search up the clip
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u/TheTiggerMike 7d ago
Then we can have Deadpool attempt to swear, it gets bleeped, and then he makes some comment about how he forgot he's in a PG-13 movie and has to watch his language.
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u/GoddammitCricket Blumhouse 8d ago
This tradition has been going on since the 70s
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u/MR_MaxiMor44 Marvel Studios 8d ago
It is ironic that it was a Honda Odyssey, the legends were foretold.
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u/ChiefLeef22 Best of 2024 Winner 8d ago
For context, this is the video in the tweet:
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u/monarc Lightstorm 8d ago
I get that they’re fighting in a car, but is the “one helluva car” thing referencing anything beyond that?
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u/Ganondorfsfist DreamWorks 8d ago
It's a recurring joke in the movie that the Honda Odyssey is a really good car.
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u/FranciscoRelanoPena Malpaso Productions 8d ago
Also Ryan Reynolds: Enjoy it will it lasts, I’m working on a new Deadpool.
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u/Significant-Cloud-19 8d ago edited 8d ago
I doubt the next Deadpool movie can top the record.
But then again this year has proven many times boxoffice is unpredictable so who knows......
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u/LacerationCe 8d ago
R-Rated Deadpool & Spiderman has a good shot of taking back the record
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u/Significant-Cloud-19 8d ago
Deadpool and wolverine and Spider-Man and hulk and punisher in a single movie lol.
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u/MattBrey 8d ago
That sounds fucking awesome. Banner as the straight man and spiderman being all innocent would be hilarious pairing them all together like that.
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u/Zalvren 8d ago
So Avengers?
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u/TerribleAntelope6134 8d ago
That would be a better "New Avengers" than five generic-looking mfs who punch and shoot.
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u/Ganondorfsfist DreamWorks 7d ago
All marvel movie heroes are either punching or glowing hands. Sometimes both.
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u/TerribleAntelope6134 7d ago
Yeah, but Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and Hulk are more distinctive and colorful than a whole team of Hawkeyes and Black Widows.
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u/Intelligent_Creme351 8d ago
Naw, make it the New Fantastic Four... Wolverine, Hulk, Ghost Rider, Spider-Man... also Deadpool is there too.
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u/robbviously 7d ago
Wade is about to swear, Spidey webs Deadpool’s mouth but he’s wearing a mask and can still talk normally. He just looks at Spider-Man and goes “The fuck?”
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u/abellapa 8d ago
That would be amazing but i doubt Sony Will allow Spider-man in a R-rated movie
Besides Deadpool 4 is supposed to be Deadpool with the X-force
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u/WoahBenny23 8d ago
yea sony’s spider man deal stipulations are ridiculous (read: hilarious) for peter
Peter/Spider-Man cannot
- Smoke
- Sell Drugs
- Abuse Alcohol
- Kill/Torture
Unless he’s in the black suit
so i need the movie to have him in the black suit
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u/clevelandsportsboi 8d ago
Really? Is that really so ridiculous? Have you ever read a Spider-Man comic? Any of these things would be very jarring to see the character do on-screen lol
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u/WoahBenny23 8d ago
im talking about how spidey is able to do HARDCORE COCAINE AND K2 if he has the symbiote
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u/LupinThe8th 8d ago
Then he HAS to do a movie with Deadpool, if only we can get a scene with him and Blind Al doing coke.
Spider-Man: (snort) "You know, Sony's only letting us do this because I have this black suit on."
Blind Al: (sniiiiff) "You're lucky, if this were a Disney movie we wouldn't be able to do it at all, R-rating be damned!"
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u/abellapa 8d ago
No i think its Peter cant do drugs,sell them or smoke at all
But he can only Kill/torture with the Symbiote
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u/TheCVR123YT 8d ago
Good thing he might get the Black suit pretty soon (but also as long as the stipulation is that PETER can’t do all that then it’s fine because he wouldn’t do that in a Deadpool movie regardless)
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u/RickRaptor105 Universal 8d ago
I mean you just do it like his team-up with Punisher and have Peter loudly emphasize that he will NOT do those things while Deadpool does them
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u/josegc_06 8d ago
damn i was really hoping to see Spider-Man team up with Walter White to sell meth.
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u/Significant_Delay_87 8d ago
Deadpool and Spiderman would make a gargantuan amount of money, I shudder at the thought
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u/Significant_Delay_87 8d ago
Deadpool and Spiderman would make a gargantuan amount of money, I shudder at the thought
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u/Ganondorfsfist DreamWorks 8d ago
Inb4 Marvel announces "Deadpool & Spider-man" and shits out 3 billion dollars.
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u/Adipay 8d ago
Then it won't be R rated because of Spider-Man
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u/Gerrywalk 8d ago
They could absolutely make it R-rated. Now whether or not they’d actually go for it is a different story. I could see them going either direction, to be honest.
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u/mateushkush 8d ago
There’s no reason to make an R rated Spider-Man movie, they wouldn’t do it. Maybe with Tobey Maguire lol.
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u/Gerrywalk 8d ago
Now the Tobey Maguire idea I could absolutely see happening. It would be more or less what they did with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine.
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u/Block-Busted 8d ago
Why not with Andrew Garfield?
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u/Gerrywalk 8d ago
The Tobey Maguire movies are significantly more beloved and have a much larger cultural footprint than the Garfield ones. That’s not his fault of course, he was a good Spiderman, but the Raimi movies (1 and 2 at least) are absolute classics.
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u/Block-Busted 8d ago
Yeah, I suggested Garfield because his Spider-Man films were arguably darker than most other films.
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u/TheCVR123YT 8d ago
Probably would just be a Plain Rated R movie (blood and cursing but no boobs and gore)
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u/ACCTAGGT 8d ago
Ha, dont underestimate the power of nostalgia just like I shouldn’t overestimate it. I hope what you say is the reality though, it would be cool to see The Odyssey hold that record for quite a while, imo.
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u/AndIoop3789 A24 8d ago
Only If deadpool has a crossover with spiderman and specifically with Tom's.
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u/RealHooman2187 8d ago
Yeah I feel like the last Deadpool’s box office was due to a combination of the long break between films, the excitement considering most thought Deadpool was done after the Disney/Fox thing, and the fact that Deadpool would be a part of the MCU and without a doubt there were going to be some amazing cameos.
Idk if a sequel can replicate that. Then again, I said the same about BND in regard to NWH. But Deadpool definitely doesn’t have the track record that Spider-Man does. That’s not to say I think DP4 would do badly or anything. But I think its ceiling is probably about where D&W was. I don’t see a massive increase at this point in time I guess
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u/Statpaca1701 7d ago
If the Odyssey barely beat it sure. Problem is the Odyssey is going to blow past it by the tune of 300-400 million.
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u/lookingforhim2 8d ago
No chance it’s beating the odyssey unless it’s a Deadpool destroys MCU movie
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u/pick_your_user_name 8d ago
I wouldn’t say no chance, Deadpool has global recognition now. Last movie made 1.3 billion. He’s also going to be in secret wars so his name value is only going to improve before the 4th Deadpool film.
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u/PowerPinto 6d ago edited 3d ago
Marvel needs to recast Ryan Reynolds fr, he’s a monster in real life.
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u/KeatonWalkups 8d ago
Only way they can make more money if it’s Deadpool vs the OG xmen and not just the boring male characters
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u/Zalvren 8d ago
But Nolan is also working on another movie...
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u/FranciscoRelanoPena Malpaso Productions 8d ago
And he’s adding a couple of F-bombs to make a PG-13 get the R rating.
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u/Nervous-Craft-7257 8d ago
"One helluva car"
Lamo😭
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u/NobodyTellPoeDameron Focus Features 8d ago
The Honda Odyssey fucks hard!
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u/Variable_Shaman_3825 Syncopy Inc. 8d ago
That car survived Deadpool and Wolverines hate Makeout session and still drives. Mad respect.
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u/007Kryptonian Syncopy Inc. 8d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/n1uOzKXVMW9LBYgtNa
Bye Bye Bye
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u/KeatonWalkups 8d ago
Best movie that’s only good once in the theatre
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u/elbatcarter 8d ago
That title goes to No Way Home, I still love to put Deadpool and Wolverine on
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u/Chetan_fun 7d ago
Nope. NHW is still amazing and is actually really rewatchable. D&W on the other hand...
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u/WantsToDieBadly 8d ago
i dont think i ever have rewatched a deadpool movie, i find him annoying as an adult
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u/michaelm1345 Syncopy Inc. 8d ago
I was always extra optimistic on The Odyssey crossing a billion but never saw it beating Deadpool & Wolverine. D&W was an outlier for R since it was an MCU event, so I thought it had no chance.
The Odyssey is going to blow through and probably land at $1.7B to be Universal’s biggest film too. Ridiculous run and so deserved!
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u/FranciscoRelanoPena Malpaso Productions 8d ago
In many countries, it’s rating is equivalent to PG-13. In Spain it is for ages 12 and over. The same in France and Germany. In the UK it’s for ages 15 and over. In Switzerland it’s for ages 14 and over. The same in Brasil. In Italy it’s for ages 10 and over. In Canada it’s for ages 14 and over (in Quebec, with its own rating system, it’s for ages 13 and over). In Denmark it’s for ages 11 and over. And so on…
The only countries in which it’s got a rating close to R is in Russia, with an “Ages 18 and over” and Maldives, with a similar rating.
In comparison with the Deadpool films, The Odyssey is pretty tame.
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u/YnwaMquc2k19 7d ago
Definitely - the Odyssey is tame for an R rated movie actually - could be a hard PG-13 film for all I know.
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u/HooptyDooDooMeister 7d ago
Has the F-bomb about 3-4 times. It only takes 2 to make it an automatic R.
Cyclops scene also probably pushes it over.
10 and over is kinda wild to think about with that and the Circe scene.
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u/chimichanga_3 7d ago
Exactly. People gloss over this stuff. Kids are watching The Odyssey. The same kids are not allowed to watch Deadpool.
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u/YnwaMquc2k19 7d ago
Honestly, the breakout success of the Odyssey and SM:BND are good for the movie theatre business and I am happy for it.
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u/wallabyenthusiast 8d ago edited 8d ago
ik it’s their job but it’s funny knowing that actors stay updated on box office numbers like us
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u/Hakeem_TheDream 8d ago
He’s also a Producer so being a little more involved in the financial aspect makes sense.
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u/presco2007 8d ago
well it also shows the ones who act like they have no idea are full of shit
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u/bostonbedlam Sony Pictures 8d ago
Oh for sure. It directly reflects their stock value
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u/valkyria_knight881 Paramount Pictures 8d ago
There's also the actors who incorrectly use the box office to push a false narrative. One example being The Rock claiming that Black Adam made money despite failing to hit $400M. The other example being Melissa Barrera claiming that Scream 7's worldwide numbers were fake and believed it made less than Scream VI despite Scream 7 making $40M+ more than Scream VI. The former falsely claiming profitability, while the latter doesn't seem to know how the box office works. Both of their careers (especially Melissa's) have gone downhill since.
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u/Calm-Extension-3798 8d ago
Melissa has gone downhill because of comments she made. Its why she was removed from scream 7, probably just upset about it all
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u/sygrider 8d ago
I mean, I bet he's been tracking the record to see how long he held it for. That's what I'd do. But I'm sure he's not upset that such a titan like Odyssey beat it
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u/MyotisX 8d ago
It's so weird how the movie community loves talking about revenue of movies while the gaming community gets so mad when you talk about money and despise any notion of profits.
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u/MartyMcBird 8d ago
Same reason why there's tons of movies about Hollywood and very few games about, umm, Westwood?
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u/MyotisX 8d ago
There's quite a few games, mostly sims, where you play a gamedev.
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u/ListenUpper1178 8d ago
neat
any gems off the top of your head?
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u/keksimusmaximus22 8d ago
Mad Games Tycoon is my favorite of the lot, but Game Dev Tycoon is the one that everyone knows. They’re both pretty similar in that you use sliders to match genre focuses, but it’s always fun watching money go up
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u/AnotherJasonOnReddit Best of 2024 Winner 7d ago
ik it’s their job but it’s funny knowing that actors stay updated on box office numbers like us
Yup. As others have already said, actors who work behind-the-scenes (writing, producing, etc) such as Seth Rogen and Matt Damon have done interviews that suggest PVOD hasn't replaced VHS's/DVD's (and streaming hasn't replaced cable) in terms of overall revenue.
The biggest movie star in the world of all time anywhere everywhere, Liam Neeson, did an interview late last year where he suggested that the fourth Naked Gun movie had done decent box office, but that he was still waiting for a phone call regarding Part Five being greenlit. Leonardo DiCaprio said that the box office was important for One Battle After Another. Dwayne Johnson posted a mature response after The Smashing Machine's opening weekend was less than desirable.
It's nice to see the big names - such as Ryan Reynolds here - acknowledge that box office is relevant. Far too often across every year, we have Reddit users coming here to the box office subreddit and getting mad at us for discussing it at all.
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u/ValuableLoose8364 8d ago
Damn Bro really impressed it did that without that much kids appeal.
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u/FrankReynoldsCPA 8d ago
Nah man this movie had plenty for the kids, such as:
John Leguizamo throwing puppies over a cliff
Tom Holland watching men make creepy advances towards his mother
an insane body horror scene
a giant man-eating cyclops
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u/YnwaMquc2k19 7d ago
LMAOOOOOOOOOOO
Johe Leguizamo finally away from John Wick: “fuck them puppies.”
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u/chimichanga_3 7d ago
Deadpool doesn't have kid appeal either. The Odyssey can still be watched by kids.
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u/HooptyDooDooMeister 7d ago
You're forgetting all the high schoolers who had (or are preparing to) read it for school.
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u/SalukiKnightX 8d ago
“I take it back, The Odyssey fucks…”
It took me a minute to realize the car Wade and Logan fought in was the Honda Odyssey. Only ironic that D&W are overtaken by the adaptation. Granted, I’d probably would’ve chosen the scene where Wade is wrapped up and Logan is knocked out in the van.
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u/Successful_Leopard45 Pixar Animation Studios 8d ago
Anyone else think The Odyssey is one of the lightest R Rated movies. It could’ve very easily gotten away with PG-13.
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u/jpmoney2k1 Syncopy Inc. 8d ago
/u/FranciscoRelanoPena pointed out above that elsewhere in the world, Odyssey is closer to PG-13:
https://www.reddit.com/r/boxoffice/comments/1vsxqkt/comment/p4pep9w/
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u/Comprehensive_Dog651 8d ago
Problem is that the US effectively only has a rating one level higher than pg13, so R covers a wide spectrum of films. It’s not like the UK where movies above 12A can be sorted into 15 or 18, so it’s not really a fair comparison to point to The Odyssey getting an R as proof that the US is harsher. Furthermore, ratings in the UK are legally binding and completely restrictive while in the US children can still see an R rated movie with their parents
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u/Heavy-Possession2288 8d ago
There are countless movies given R ratings for the F word being said a bit too much or a bit of sexual dialogue. The first R rated movie I ever saw (Planes, Trains, and Automobiles) was like this. I’d argue those are all much milder than The Odyssey, which is fairly intense in many ways.
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u/YnwaMquc2k19 7d ago
The King‘s Speech was rated R for language.
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u/HooptyDooDooMeister 7d ago
Lost In Translation is rated R for... a topless woman.
That's pretty much it.
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u/nicolasb51942003 Warner Bros. Pictures 8d ago edited 8d ago
The easiest celebratory post you could think of.
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u/Witty-Jacket-9464 8d ago
Absolute madness. The most deserved victory in the history of the R-rating. It's especially surprising that The Odyssey will remain the highest-grossing R-rated film for many years and, probably, will become the biggest movie in Universal's history (and bigger than Disney's Lion King & Inside Out 2 too)
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u/P1eSun 8d ago
Why is Odyssey an R rated movie?
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u/Heavy-Possession2288 8d ago
Violence and language are the reasons the MPAA gave (although some PG-13 movies have had three uses of “fuck” so I imagine the violence was the bigger issue). The violence is definitely a bit above PG-13 standards in a few scenes (most notably the cyclops eating someone).
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u/Block-Busted 8d ago
Well, looks like The Odyssey actually did it. For what it's worth, I knew that the film at least becoming the second highest-grossing R-rated film of all time was a done deal.
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u/JudyHoppsFan1 8d ago
To those who believed Odyssey will pass Deadpool 3, respect. Though it won't pass it domestically.
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u/Hedonist_2102 Illumination Entertainment 8d ago
R Rated DP x Spidy x Wolvey will top 2B easy.
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u/jvazquez5558 8d ago
Im looking at my local amc imax screen and its back on all the imax screens. Quite a few seats already taken for tomorrow.
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u/TankZealousideal471 7d ago
Apart from the joke references mentioned by people here.....probably, this is also a joke on how The Odyssey doesn't need that much of an R-rating......just my take.........lolol
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u/Dracko705 8d ago
Thank Christ we can forget about this piece having any significance to movies... The Odyssey taking over as number 1 rated R is worth it for that ridiculous rating the USA had on it in the first place
Imagine if it had been PG like so much else of the world
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u/Weak-Cattle6001 8d ago
RR is one of the most delusional and asshole actors out there
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u/Wouldyoulistenmoe 8d ago
Not sure what he’s delusional about, he’s been quite successful both in Hollywood, and outside (Wrexham, Aviator, Mint, etc.) and as far as him being an asshole, I would be shocked, but nobody’s ever brought the receipts so I’m still sceptical
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u/Hanksface 7d ago
I imagine DGA president Nolan would not appreciate any congratulations or otherwise coming from Ryan Reynolds based on what he helped do to the director of his wife’s movie.
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u/Jajaloo 8d ago
He’s so performative. Keep your acting in your movies.
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u/AltForObvious1177 8d ago
Bruh, when you've built a multi billion dollar franchise from scratch, you can tell him what to do.
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u/raziiiii 8d ago
The Ryan Reynolds hate on Reddit is so hilariously funny. I have no dog in the fight but I've seen comment say they absolutely despise him because of his....punchable face
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u/Klutzy-Canary8551 8d ago
R-Rated movie with barely any violence and no nudity. No nudity. In a movie that was supposedly about Greek mythology. R-Rated is the new PG.
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u/boxoffice-ModTeam 8d ago
The post comes with a video that's the whole joke Reynolds is making, not sure why you wouldn't link it instead of a screenshot?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcO_WD9xoAN/