AngmarsKing701
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Batman v Superman Friday Boxoffice Estimate: $82M
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Afro Samurai
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You're a great parent.
But it needs to be fun, not filled with dead air and moving slow as molasses.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
TFA opened just shy of $250M. Even the highest projections for BvS is ~$180M. It ain't happening.
CaviarMeths
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It's not hitting $400mil domestic, and it would be even harder to hit $600mil overseas unless it over-performs in China.
eBay Huckster
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luckily, this isn't gonna top $200M
With a $175-180m ow, it could hit $400m with just mediocre/below average legs.
Skellig Gra
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Don't hold your breath friend.
Jack Remington
Banned
There's something very righteous about it just beating out Age of Ultron.
Fuck that soulless, algorithmic cash-grab. Civil War will be the real Avengers 2.
Fuck that soulless, algorithmic cash-grab. Civil War will be the real Avengers 2.
It gets close to 400M (385M) with MoS legs (included the Thursday previews in its OW) and a 170M OW. OS contributions to the overall gross are only increasing. I don't see it having a smaller % than MoS.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Deadline updated figure: $80.5M
http://deadline.com/2016/03/batman-v-superman-opening-weekend-box-office-records-1201726300/
http://deadline.com/2016/03/batman-v-superman-opening-weekend-box-office-records-1201726300/
Second this. Ultron was dog poo.
Have't seen the movie yet, but I hope this ends up doing well because I want Ben and Henry to be okay.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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I know Cinemascores are rather controversial, but the one for BvS is here, and I got a bit of a kick out of it
The same CS as Green Lantern. :lol
The same CS as Green Lantern. :lol
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Glad you did. All the negativity of the reviews had me feeling like I should have wanted to dislike it, but I can't help but feel more positivity towards the movie the more I let some of the scenes and concepts burn into my mind. As I have mentioned before, a lot can be fixed by the extended cut, but the bones are definitely there to a great movie, including some awesome characters and portrayals and awesome set pieces and action sequences.
80-85M would be a decent Friday (plus previews) take.
Subtracting Previews, Furious 7 made $51.6M on its first Friday. Taking the low end estimate, BvS would end up with about $53M on Friday proper. Using the same drops as Furious 7, you get $163M for the weekend.
Using the $85M Friday, you would get $173M for the weekend
Subtracting Previews, Furious 7 made $51.6M on its first Friday. Taking the low end estimate, BvS would end up with about $53M on Friday proper. Using the same drops as Furious 7, you get $163M for the weekend.
Using the $85M Friday, you would get $173M for the weekend
Bobby Roberts
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Tomorrow's gonna be interesting. Curious to see if today's viral fun and solidifying narrative that the film is not very good will have any impact. I don't think it will, but the possibility is still there, however slight.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
WoM seems decent, so who knows if the bad reviews will sink this one. Anyone paying attention was never expecting roses and sunshine, a la the main MCU films, so I think hearing that this is a really dark film wont kill a lot of the buzz.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Tomorrow's drop seems destined to be over 40%. Subtracting out midnights/previews, Furious 7 dropped about 10% and the second biggest Good Friday opener, Clash of the Titans, dropped about 13%. The preview number for BvS is so big that it's not going to have a favorable looking decline for the uninformed.
Bobby Roberts
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Yeah, if it ends up actually being 80, subtract the 27, we got what, 53?
That means Saturday should, if you're WB, hopefully end up somewhere around 49-51. Well, hopefully higher, of course.
element
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I have a feeling that Sunday could be a 50% drop due to Easter. Between that and my Facebook feed is full of 'comic fans' who are just not interested. These are the people that go to anything pop-culture and they have no plans to see this. My prediction was $163m during opening weekend.
Next weekend will be the true test. I think it will have a 70% or higher drop. By 3rd weekend, it wouldn't shock me if Zootopia beats it even though it will be five weeks old by then.
Next weekend will be the true test. I think it will have a 70% or higher drop. By 3rd weekend, it wouldn't shock me if Zootopia beats it even though it will be five weeks old by then.
Give War A Chance
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It's pretty wild how much it seems like people want this movie to do poorly. It's not great, but it's not terrible. I almost feel bad for DC.
Colonel Nasty
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Don't feel bad for them, they made their bed. Feel bad for their fans, those poor guys were hyped as fuck finally getting to see the Big 3 on screen and WB gave them this.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
If this movie performs well, the DCU movies are all going forward with this level of "care". These characters will forever be locked into some vapid brainless juggernaut of a movie franchise, and it may even come to define these characters for future generations...much like Transformers.
Not necessarily. Just because they don't hit the panic button and wipe the slate clean doesn't mean they'll do nothing. That's why I want this movie to do OK, but still not enough so that they still get the message that people are upset. Probably wishful thinking though.
These characters will all have solo films without Snyder or Goyer having any large influence (Goyer already seems done). It won't be Transformers where Bay and crew pump out every film and control everything. These directors and writers will have more influence on these characters with solo films. Affleck looks locked to direct at least one solo Batman film.
Even if this hits 1B WW I don't see a reason why WB needs to keep Snyder on beyond JL. Many directors can take Batman and Superman and pump out a film that grosses 1B. If the films outside of Snyder's reach do well with critics and at the box office while Snyder continues to falter, WB can easily go with another director.
If it fails, they're hoping Snyder gets pulled from Justice League. If it performs well, then Snyder is free to provide another steaming pile of crap for the next DC movie.
Bad movies shouldn't be successful because it gives the impression that we are ok watching crap.
Frozenprince
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Oh wow is this gonna be bad. Still opens with $200M but can't imagine the legs.
Gaiaknight
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it delivered all my expectations for the movie and im seeing it again monday since my cousin is back from Dubai fro the holidays. Also my facebook is filled with people that liked the movie.
I Kinda wanna see it again
Saw it in a Chinese imax at 10am. Was half full I think. My Chinese buddy said he didn't like it all that much. Said he was looking forward to captain America 3 though lol
But I'm still digging batman vs superman. Just went through the spoiler thread. Interesting to see all the opinions. Definitely no train wreck as the media made it out to be.
Which makes me wonder...
Could this have been orchestrated? Maybe a lil? Probably not, but calling it a disaster is too much.
Saw it in a Chinese imax at 10am. Was half full I think. My Chinese buddy said he didn't like it all that much. Said he was looking forward to captain America 3 though lol
But I'm still digging batman vs superman. Just went through the spoiler thread. Interesting to see all the opinions. Definitely no train wreck as the media made it out to be.
Which makes me wonder...
Could this have been orchestrated? Maybe a lil? Probably not, but calling it a disaster is too much.
Like Titanic, girls went like 5-10 times into these movies. Twilight had a really hardcore teen crowd. Nothing to laugh at saleswise.
Frozenprince
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The biggest thing to take from this.
The Russo's are finna eat.
The Russo's are finna eat.
I thought the film was entertaining, but like with most of Snyders films, it has its problems, mainly related to pacing, scene transitions and what not. Fantastic action scenes, and especially that
was better than any attempt Nolan ever did with a Batman fighting scene.
And fuck me, i like the dark, gritty and depressing tone of the movie. I adore that in films.
I hope it does well enough at the box office, because i don't want Warner to stop making JL/Batman/Superman etc films...i don't think anybody wants that. I would, however, like to see them hire other, more competent directors than Snyder.
Batman fight scene where he rescues Supes mother
And fuck me, i like the dark, gritty and depressing tone of the movie. I adore that in films.
I hope it does well enough at the box office, because i don't want Warner to stop making JL/Batman/Superman etc films...i don't think anybody wants that. I would, however, like to see them hire other, more competent directors than Snyder.
AmaterasuOni
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Let's see what kind of legs it has. WOM hits hard after the first weekend.
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I don't think any of it is orchestrated. Who would profit from that? Marvel? They want this movie to do well because they'll be able to justify higher budgets for Marvel movies.
What is entirely possible though, is that this being one of the most anticipated movies in a long time, means many early online reviewers have more incentive to be slash audience expectations. Being one of the first negative reviewers is going to get you a lot of views.
Some people were breaking embargo and reviewers were being removed from RT.
General audience reception is lukewarm, but critics appear to be more negative. There are expectations that surrounded this movie, based on earlier DC properties that critics will have in the back of their minds as they watch the movie. There are also natural comparisons to Marvel properties and the superhero movie formulae they have established. Many of the earlier reviews were making points about how this was nothing like a Marvel movie, or lacked humour and other things that they saw now as part of what should be a standard for a comic book movie.
Shit, I liked this movie for what it was. Despite its flaws. I hope it does well, because I liked seeing my Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman team up. And I liked how Watchmen-ish it was. I'll rewatch it on bluray, and just not watch the last 30 minutes. But I would say that for most superhero movies.
Prototype Viktor
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RIP those people
Liamario
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I'm the opposite-the more I think about it the worse it gets. There were some good moments, but they were diluted by the awful decisions leading up to them.
BronsonLee
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Critics don't like Snyder AT ALL
So they went in
So they went in
I hope it does well but poor enough so that Snyder get's help with someone co-directing Justice League and after that getting pulled off as Director in the DCCU.
Don't get me wrong I don't want it to be the next Fant4stic as a failure, but WB needs to know that having Snyder as the creative mind (look at some of his explanation for what he did with the characters) and director of these two movies (BvS and JL) who is just making cool shots is a mistake.
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