The Superfly remake is on pace to gross $10 million at the box office. Movie-goers stayed away from theaters on the film’s opening day on Wednesday. The movie took in just $1.2 million at 2,200 theaters, Variety.com reports.
Superfly stars Trevor Jackson (“Black-ish”) as Youngblood Priest, a conceited drug dealer with an upswept pompadour hairdo that looks out of place — even in Atlanta, where the movie was filmed on location.
Staying true to 1972’s Super Fly script, Priest needs one last drug deal to finance his retirement from the game — but the drug deal goes horribly wrong.
The original Super Fly, directed by Gordon Parks and starring the perfectly cast Ron O’Neal as Priest, raked in $30 million in 1972 — an amazing sum considering that tickets cost a dollar back then. And you could buy popcorn, a soda, and a hot dog for $2.
The budget for the original Super Fly came in at just over $500,000.
The Superfly soundtrack, which was written and produced by rapper Future Hendrix, pays minimal homage to the original classic score composed and arranged by the late great Curtis Mayfield.
Some original films should not be remade and this is one of those
that original superfly poster is hilarious. look how she’s laying down, that was modelling back in the day!! hahahahha
Trevor is a cutie but he’s new, this was a dumb move by the writer , he probably wanted to save costs but in the end he’s’ gonna lose. he should have put a celebrity that has a little more star power. His hair do look laid.
They should’ve left Sparkle alone, SMH.
IT SEEMS THE PROMO FOR THE MOVIE SLOWED DOWN THE CLOSER IT GOT TO THE OPENING DAY LIKE THEY RAN OUT OF PROMO $$$. I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW IT OPENED ON WEDNESDAY. SEEMS THE DATES KEPT CHANGING.
ALSO HOW DO YOU FILM A MOVIE HERE IN ATLANTA, THE FILM IS ABOUT A DRUGS DEALER’S LIFE HERE IN ATLANTA AND HAS A LOT OF ATLANTA CELEBS IN THE MOVIE EVEN DOING THE SOUNDTRACK BUT YOU DON’T HAVE THE MOVIE PREMIERE HERE BUT IN MIAMI THAT DIDN’T SEEMED THAT HYPE B/C WE SAW NO PICS FROM IT? THAT’S A STRAIGHT SLAP IN THE FACE TO ATLANTA!!!! ATLANTA HAS BECOME A MAJOR MARKET, GIVES MAD LOVE AND HAS BECOME A TREND SETTER ESP FOR ANYTHING ABOUT MUSIC, DRUG/THUG LIFE AND THE HIP HOP CULTURE WHICH THIS MOVIE SEEMS TO COVER A LOT OF. I’LL GET AROUND TO SEEING IT B/C IT SEEMS INTERESTING BUT I DOUBT IT’LL BE THIS WEEKEND……….JENNY JONES!!!!
I want to see it. When it comes on Netflix.
I heard about this film once on INSTAGRAM. They must had no advertisement budget. Never seen one commercial on TV. At least Taraji movie Acrimony advertise only Black channels and future doing the score? ?? He is no Curtis Mayfield and Isaac Hayes.
I’m loving the fact that I’m an early 70’s baby! But look, Curtis Mayfield? Baybaaaay! But my favorite… That Sparkle soundtrack ? ? ? ? ? I still play that today.
Handsome young man, but seems a bit monotone from what I’ve seen. I’ll see it when it comes on tv.
And ya’ll best not mess with Pootie Tang! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/671f3cdbff424195cb804d5ba6aaa3279308144ce7916c41cd2f13c0b96c25ce.jpg
Oh this was in theaters? My bad- bc I been thought it was a trailer for BET.
Some movies should be left alone. Especially black movies that were made in the 70’s because they make no sense no glorifying drugs in today world. REALLY
The facebook buzz I saw black people wanted it to flop and share the same sentiment.
That hair needs its own billing…looks like a scene stealer ?
but see y’all don’t want to support the black movies lol…I was born end of the 70s and never heard of the original…I’d go check this one out and watch the old one later….say what you will but support is support. and a lot of you in here talk about how we don’t support one another but you won’t go see it. I went the other day to support a friend in a play. I didn’t want to go. didn’t want to leave the house. but I said you know what. he comes to our shows whether he likes it or not. play ended up not being too bad. I was able to stay awake.
I don’t believe the original Super Fly had the cartels in it so why add them now? From the looks of the trailer, they’re glorifying drugs and the Mexican gang. Call it something else other than Super Fly and leave the classics alone!
This is a handsome ass young man…that’s all I got.
Why in 2018 we need a re boot of a movie like this?
There’s not ONE movie that can unite black culture while NOT allowing others to appropriate it.
We chopped screwed n fucked
All I got is that’s one pretty man. :p
That’s what my baby momma said after her 3rd child from her 3rd baby daddy
I do wish they would show some of our old black movies on tv that included Ruby Dee, Ozzie Osbourne, etc. TV one used to be good about showing black movies. All these kids know is boyz in the hood type movies. Our history is richer than that.
I don’t think they expected this movie to do 50 million in the box office. It will do abut 15-20 and turn a nice profit. Going to check out this weekend.
How do you know 1972 concession prices?
Ozzie Osbourne? I’m gonna go do some work now.
*giggles*
IKR… Black movies are always depicting blacks ina struggle or street hustling..sick of this type of mess!
Claudine soundtrack is fire too
“Why in 2018 we need a re boot of a movie like this?”
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Why did we need a CHIPS reboot? A Shrek reboot (without Myers or Murphy!!)?? Any of these reboots?
Lmao ??
You betta say that shyt!!
He just checked her and then posed for the camera …… that’s pimpin baby
an upswept pompadour hairdo that looks out of place even in Atlanta
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LOLLOLLOL!!!! I have to say, I like it though…
Django got jokes!!!
Bounce TV shows old movies but it’s always Dolomite or something crazy like that. Why not something like Stormy Weather?
LOLLOLLOL!!!!!!
People will probably go this weekend
Why on a Wednesday? ?
I’m loving that hair!!!
an upswept pompadour hairdo that looks out of place even in Atlanta
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He would fit right on the hell in though in Milwaukee or maybe even parts of Detroit.
*slinks off before natives of Da Wauk and the D skin me alive.
This low budget ass shit should’ve went to Netflix.
LOLLOLLOL!!!!!!
She was working behind the counter.
slinks off before natives of Da Wauk and the D skin me alive
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LOLLOLLOL!!!
Ozzie Osbourne https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f28aa84c9b987fac8b34000ef1ddc9277989c41c4232c01e96b995e715271f07.gif
Only black Osbourne/Osborne I know is Woo Woo/You Should Be Mine ass Jeffrey.
Sandra musta forgot about MsYoungJocks fried died and laid..down and died updo… https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/68bc52b2a4f54f3dc0d4dea29ec0c12c203c19b65d4d18beb2fbbd13d0be6a55.gif
You beat me to it. ???
*snickers*
It looks weirdly..cute on him..I hate that I like it..Im confused by this.. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9eb2b76e506e38d5072dd1cf3ad262774eb5ffcb7856de93eefa3205f33fbcb1.gif
Stormy Weather will be on SOMEPLACE soon. Lena Horne’s birthday is end of June. They ALWAYS have it on someplace around that time.
Didn’t even know that it was re made ????
I am definitely watching this — but on my android box this weekend…
Original Super Fly soundtrack is an absolute CLASSIC. Why in the hell they would let FUTURE of all damn folks take control of this here shit I dont know. Original is constantly on best album of all time lists. Like…?
His hair look better than mine…
She was the one in the booth selling tickets..or asking do you want extra butter and juju’s.. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/96b91ce0cf4d1b1096df2493bd56e88573aa6ea598ec972e4f5de6a142f25a42.gif
Good to know. Ima be on the lookout for it…
Black folks not flocking to crime and degradation Good for them
Lol save your money it is like a bad BET movie
LOLLOLLOL!!!!!
Under my current Lace….lies an aweful tragedy..
Netflix would not want this garbage and it is coming from sony
Totally agree!!
Go sit down Joel !! (snickers…)
No disrespect to Atlanta but you cannot take a classic ny movie and reimagine it with a none universal Atl theme it has no broad appeal like the first superfly did. This is strictly for the down south crowd.
He is not even well KNOWN as a producer as in for other folks. Director X hand picked him…but he very much got that mess wrong. Its obscure as hell. IDK,
Wutzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You gonna make me LOSE MY JOB TUHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!!
I just watched Super Fly last night on Bounce TV and said I was going to see the new one in theaters. Hopefully, it’s not a horrible remake. I do agree with posters below – who tf did Future have to screw to produce the entire soundtrack?
Every summer I would get sent to Alabama with my grandparents. Seemed like it was always on around close to the 4th of July. I never knew WHY until I was an adult lol.
Why does he have a press and curl though? I mean they couldn’t modernize his hair??!!!
Hulu will take anything. Send it there.
I’m going to assume they chose him due to the movie supposedly taking place in Atlanta. Hell, I would have taken Paperboy over him.
Really?? The trailer looks good — but we all know how that goes…
who tf did Future have to screw to produce the entire soundtrack?
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Director X
https://nypost.com/2018/06/14/superfly-director-wanted-future-to-be-his-curtis-mayfield/
I’ll take two for ‘Roots’ please.”
That was like last year right? I feel like he inspired this “do”.
It was a set up from the get go lol
Uhhh,,, Mebbe I’m crazy but that hair looks good… (not in real life though.)
I’m going to see the movie just for Trevor’s hair. I don’t know about it being out of place for Atlanta. Doesn’t Jock live there?
Fukk what is Big Boi and his squad doing? Where Andre? A ‘Kast produced sountrack would have been fiyah. if you wanted it more updated… Where is Zaytoven? Hell… Mike Will, Metro Boomin. Like folks who are known for…PRODUCING?
It’s blaxploitation week on Bounce TV. I have watched Super Fly, Foxy Brown, The Mack, Black Belt Jones..when I say our movies used to be the ish? These poor kids will probably never know.
They show allllll that. Especially late at night. I literally watched every Diana Ross movie on that station lol
So it can have some legs against the Incredibles 2
Lots of bad acting and bad music yeah watch that on popcorn time just be careful and use your VPN.?
Did you see it?
LOL.. no you didn’t and yes that fool does.
I thought the same thing. I said his hair looks nice but am I supposed to think his hair looks good. Never been one for relaxers on brothers, but his hair looks sharp.
Now u know that ish would have been too much like right!!!! They wanted to make sure we heard about percs and bad bishes for 45 mins straight.
Agreed. It’s blasphemous to mess with Curtis Mayfield’s genius.
which was written and produced by rapper Future Hendrix, pays minimal homage to the original classic score composed and arranged by the late great Curtis Mayfield.
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U can’t expect a bum azz dude to reciprocate a legend.
Super Fly was known for that laid hair. The cut is them modernizing it. Either this or he would have had a damn twist out..and I refuse lol
Superfly stars Trevor Jackson (“Black-ish”)
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(Grown-ish) corrected that for u
Ossie Davis? ?
Some movies need to be left alone, in its original state. Originality & new creativity is scarce in Hollywood nowadays.
I know how yawl do up in here??.
Ahhhhhhhhaaaa
That Trevor guy give me “how u doing” vibes…
Let’s all on that one ??
Lmao, dont pay me no nevermind ?.
Yes, Mr. Ossie Davis lol
Bounce don’t come with my package?.
I just knew when the Incredibles was dropping on the same day. It wasn’t going to make that much. I will still go and see it to support
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I have NOT seen that in Detroit…we’ll not since like the 80’s…and I don’t get out much.
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? the movie Was released on Wednesday. Give people time to go see the It this weekend before you start reporting numbers. ?
I remember when that black low budget version of Magic Mike was at theaters for a week and the very next weekend it was on BET. Hopefully this doesn’t do the same…but it probably will.
Work it bytch ?
The movie will also make the budget back this weekend. So after the 4th of July weekend it will turn a profit.
All day baby girl! Aint no shame in ma game ???? ole school words
I got free screening tickets and passed. I saw the original and I knew from the previews that it wouldn’t live up to it. Also that fact that Future produced the soundtrack. I’m not really a fan of his music.
Riggggh. I almost said Cooley High.. But I don’t think that was. Mr. Mayfield
Ima have to start watching later at night then…
Movie looked terrible and Trevor seems like an asshole. He is not likable at all and has a punchable face. He needs to fix his attitude and that smugness if he wants to have a career like Denzel Washington or Will Smith.
yea they switch it up every month or so.
antenna tv lol.. you can probably get lol
It’s a no for me.. I’ve honestly never seen the original movie. However my momma use to play the soundtrack every Saturday while cleaning the house.. and Curtis Mayfield just might be the best soulful musical composer ever!
Looked boring.
Snickers, teeheehee
I say they did alright!
Not even an option for me
Hate the snatch back and have no interest in this what so ever.
Exactly!!
A Detroit native in every crowd. I do mean every lol.
Completely on the same page. NOTHING about this version interests me!
NOTHING……
I never watched the original and well I’d rather watch umm Pootie Tang
I was sitting here thinking… I never saw this actor in Black-ish. lol
Who thought bringing back black exploitation films in TODAY’s racial climate was a good idea anyway?
an upswept pompadour hairdo that looks out of place even in Atlanta
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HOW? When Joc, Scrappy and the likes are wearing their hair straightened with hot curls? Joc has even opened a Hair Salon.
I’ll wait to watch it on Showbox.
It was a good movie.. Go check it out.
I’ll catch this on the Firestick……But I will be going to see The Incredibles….
I cannot believe this dudes hairstyle is actually making a comeback. Anyway, I have no desire to see this garbage. I have always hated the Blaxploitation era. Like, who thought it was a good idea to bring this character back right about now lol
Ok!!! Didn’t see your comment before I started typing. Anyway, talk about a dayum distraction. Ugh!
They should have let Rico Wade produce this soundtrack. Would’ve been good to hear Sleepy Brown, Joi, Outkast, Goddie Mob together again. Now that would’ve been a classic!!
Never seen it either lol
THIS!
I wish they released the versions from the movie…Lonette McKee’s (Sister) Hooked on Your Love is my favorite
His lacefront is killing me
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The budget was 16 mil, so it will not make that back this weekend, and by next weekend no one will be going to see this farce of a movie. By the 4th of July it will be on BET.
You sound like my hubby. When heard about part 2 he was like “it’s about time” lol.
Leave classics alone…
This is only Wednesday’s box office’s gross. Thursday’s box office gross has not come out yet. But I just realized the budget was $16. Maybe Sony will not recoup it’s money back after all.
That soundtrack is awesome
Does Joc’s salon really exist? Do people in ATl really go there? Or was it made for LHH tv only? As you can see, I have a lot a questions.
Superfly has completion below:
Incredible 2
Ocean’s 8
Deadpool 2
Avengers Infinity War
Solo A Star War Story
Next week….Jurassic World
No, I don’t think it will make it’s budget back this weekend or turn a profit.
He ain’t lying…it’s been 2004 since the first one. I think more adults are excited about this one than kids.
Yeah, he had a grand opening on the show and plus I googled it and it’s a real salon. It’s called Salon Echelon.
I mean yeah it does look good but it’s just out of place with everybody having modern hairstyles
Yeah but Super fly’s hair was a pretty standard style for men during that timeframe, it just looks out of place with everyone else in the movie. lmaoooooo with twist out
Yea, I…I can’t.
I did;’t even know a remake was out!..smh. Maybe I am working too much because I saw NO ADVERTISEMENT for this movie.
Thats the problem. I only saw 1.
I just died ROFL!!! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bb4264f7d4d7227830d50436ebc02fe52f854ab6633bc6dbb91c04c30c8efcd0.gif
Saaawwwwy sissypoo! LOL!!!!
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We going to see the incredibles 2 not superfly lol
$16 or 16 million ?
Exactly!!!
Softly!
If they would’ve had them …it would have MADE the movie. Shid, they could’ve had the deaf rapper in Dave Chappell skit do a better track.
Its only WEDNESDAY… I LOW KEY want to see it, tho.
That’s my favorite too! I can watch that movie over and over. That abs Lady Sings the Blues. Both of these movies have me crying like a new born baby.
That “Ain’t no Shame” song by Future is bumping, I’ll catch the movie on, on demand in about three months. In the meantime, I just saw the trailer for Luke Cage which is dropping next Friday and I can’t wait, I have saved the date in my phone so I won’t forget.
Hell yeah! I miss that music era?
Men and permed hair
…and all of it leads to trap muzik
…and im tired of anythang “staring Oprah”….
My point is:
Why remind the community of a time before re-gentrification and what led up to it
I saw it..not the worse..definitely for a certain audience..didnt feel it brought the black community down and wasn’t glorifying anything that doesn’t already happen .
Certain classics need to be left alone. Not feeling the coiffed hair ?
Never even heard of this movie. Not that I would go see it anyway. That hair is a no.
I’m thinkin’ $16
Thanks for your review…I would like to see it as well …knew nothing until Sandra’s post!
I just saw the original Superfly a few months ago — a good popcorn movie. Bad acting, but great music.
That hair alone let me know it was going to be a flop lol how do u modernize everything about the movie except the perm and press?
No one asked for this movie to be made. Cute guy tho
He was in Blackish for lile 2 episodes
They tried it. The trailer was a turnoff for me. -can’t throw junk at us with and add some name & think folks will be silly enough throw $$$ at it.
Yawn. They’ll barely make 20M when it’s all said and done.
I really liked it….would see it again.
??? oh my
Na Unnnn…don’t even start trying to recreate those blaxploitation movies that were made in the 70’s.
Lol!!! Exactly
Me too I’m like where at?
Im so confused, this movie came outta nowhere. ?
Sleepy Brown would have been a way more fitting musical score..UGK.. something,.
But I kind of see how they thought Future would fit since he’s something ‘like a pimp”
Wayment…Chalky White aka Omar in dis?
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Trying hard to minimize my kee kee’s under this hair dryer!!! ??????!! Oh Father lmbao!!!
My granddad wore a pompador.
I’m just looking at that lady on the floor like-ya’ll come get your mee maw! Lol smh. ??
That lead is gorgeous and his hair: baby, yes! ??
This movie must have a very small promotional budget, just recently learned about it!
Future didn’t seem to promote it much himself! Jay-Z would have garnered more attention!
The lead is cute from ‘Grown-ish!’
I saw the movie and it’s a must see! Please don’t sleep on it.
It’s a great movie, though. Perhaps, you should give it a chance.
FLOP, this movie is not good at all.
Eh. Not my type. Makeshift questionable actors with a title called acting trying to make a quick buck are not a turn on for me. Any ole silly off the street can do what they do. Should have been on BET or some BounceTV show, in my opinion.
-no different than these talentless hiphoppers trying to resale the works of real talented artists of yesteryear via spitting lines on top of their work instead of creating their own music & work.
I’m looking for quality entertainment not some BS violent, stereotypical crap that has all been done before. -Movies like Get Out, Black Panther are originals with real talent and well deserving of patrons $$$.
I’m gonna have to pass on this Chuck. I saw the previews and it just looks downright silly. Star Wars trooper looking gangs with white guns. Also what’s up with my man’s hair? A brother with a process in 2018! No thanks.
So the fashion forward women are wearing their hair natural again and the men are sporting perms and curls? … Ok!
LOL!!!
Lol ???
The actor who played in the original Superfly Ron O’Neal had straight hair, so it was ‘natural’ for him. This new version is sporting a process trying to look like a white guy.
Not so, most black men in the early 70s were sporting Afros during the Black Power Movement era. The original actor who played Superfly just happened to have straight hair. Google him and check out his recent photos.
Exactly. In a time when all the women in the movie Black Panther a being praised for having natural looking hairstyles that reflect cultural pride, you have this Superfly character sporting a clownish hairdo looking like some white guy from the Archie comic books.
LOL! “Star Wars trooper looking gangs with white guns.” MFs do look like they belong in Star Wars movies!
I don’t get that. They both look like they have blow outs and a flat iron. The second actor’s hairstyle is “supposed” to be modernized. Whether that happened or not, is the only thing up for discussion.
All Movies made in 2018 hit Cable before the year was out they don’t make movie like they use too…