ElBoxyBrown
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If you've been following DC comics this really is nothing new. DC politics is...........divisive.
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Batman v Superman Friday Boxoffice Estimate: $82M
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If you've been following DC comics this really is nothing new. DC politics is...........divisive.
BassForever
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Not surprising at all it did huge numbers opening night and will probably do so opening weekend. The movie was always going to be profitable too many big brand name characters attached for it not to be, the question was at the end of the day just how profitable is it and will it give legs to the other non batflek DCU films or will they proceed to bomb/middling minus batflek.
Discotheque
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there's some really cool shit in here, stuff that no other comic book movies are doing or likely ever will do.
but it's a damn boring mess too. a movie like this can't have legs or connect with audiences. in fact it kind of makes me not want to watch a justice league movie, i'm not excited for it at all and that's not a good sign for a film that is partly made to tease the future of the franchise. this is gonna drop hard next week.
i do however want to see a Superman Redeemed movie and certainly Batman's films.
but it's a damn boring mess too. a movie like this can't have legs or connect with audiences. in fact it kind of makes me not want to watch a justice league movie, i'm not excited for it at all and that's not a good sign for a film that is partly made to tease the future of the franchise. this is gonna drop hard next week.
i do however want to see a Superman Redeemed movie and certainly Batman's films.
^^^ Yep Justice League animated is a perfect source to pull from, not this Snyder..thing.
Indrid Cold1
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Or more likely, a cheap one.
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They should get Dan Riba to direct the justice league movies.
Razgriz-Specter
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There is honestly a great movie in there, I just don't see how to get it out.
I wouldn't be surprised if Snyder thinks it only does big business because of him, he sounds like someone with that kind of ego.
All the pieces are there for a great movie, but I'd equate Snyder's approach to playing a beautiful song on the piano with bricks for fingers. It's just clumsy and awkwardly executed.
Discotheque
Banned
cut plenty of scenes, throw a few in. editing editing editing
stuff that can't be fixed though is that lex luthor performance, superman and batman character flaws (which are intentional no doubt but pushed just a bit too far)
It's gonna open well of course. Anywhere from $140 to $180 US and probably another $50 to $60 ROW (millions). Adding Batman, following the peak of Deadpool as next in that genre and lure of Batman fighting Superman is enough for a good opening even if film was 10% on RT and an mitigated piece of shit start to finish.
The question is, given it is a fairly joyless, medicine movie in general, how well it continues to play particularly ROW. MYself I think it'll make more than MoS in total but will stop comfortably short of $1 billion. And if that holds true and if the clear feedback is majority of non comic filmgoers didn't like the style of it (which I believe will be the case) I wonder how WB will react?
To make the big bucks comic book films have to pull in punters like me who don't really read comics or know the background. And my current view s BvS is going to register as a dud wth that demographic. The impact of a dud with general audiences is felt with the next instalment when they're forewarned and that's where my attention has already swung.
BvS will make money but it's not going to be viewed warmly in general like many other popular comic book films IMHO and that will have repercussions going forward.
The question is, given it is a fairly joyless, medicine movie in general, how well it continues to play particularly ROW. MYself I think it'll make more than MoS in total but will stop comfortably short of $1 billion. And if that holds true and if the clear feedback is majority of non comic filmgoers didn't like the style of it (which I believe will be the case) I wonder how WB will react?
To make the big bucks comic book films have to pull in punters like me who don't really read comics or know the background. And my current view s BvS is going to register as a dud wth that demographic. The impact of a dud with general audiences is felt with the next instalment when they're forewarned and that's where my attention has already swung.
BvS will make money but it's not going to be viewed warmly in general like many other popular comic book films IMHO and that will have repercussions going forward.
Wonder Woman showed the most joy in the film, and she has her solo coming up after Suicide Squad. Suicide Squad looks like it's going to be a fun ride so those turned off by the 'joylessness' in BvS should be able to come back and check out those DC films.
Also whenever Superman shows himself again he may have gone through a rebirth on his personality after what happens at the end of BvS, so not everything needs to be bleak looking forward.
Discotheque
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that has to be a given at this point. unless snyder is THAT clueless. i feel like the major arc was
superman dealing with his god status and criticism and running away from it, and then realizing he had to face that burden. he'll rise from the grave less confused and more sure of himself finally
I want to go see it, don't know if I'll have the time, but I want to see it
FreedomFighter
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Are we expecting Cap: Civil War to pull these kinds of numbers?
I don't think so. I think anything could have been said about BvS and people would be interested in seeing it as it's the two biggest iconic heroes.
Civil War is just for those who have seen the previous marvel avenger films. Many of the characters in it only became known by the general public who decided to see these movies, yet Superman and Batman have been widely known the world over for many years.
Spider Man is bigger than Superman
StalkerUKCG
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Annecdotal but my local cinema was very underpopulated or it. Easter Friday and Opening day.
I really dont think it has the market appeal of any of the MCU. After the negative press I could see this doing badly overseas. Still 600M isn't an insane target for a AAA movie release
I really dont think it has the market appeal of any of the MCU. After the negative press I could see this doing badly overseas. Still 600M isn't an insane target for a AAA movie release
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Spiderman is insanely big and MCU is going from strenght to strenght. I wouldn't put it out the running yet
lol wat? Avenger films have done quite well through them not needing the films that came before for the audience to understand. I see Civil War doing at least as good as Age of Ultron honestly, especially after the success of Cap 2.
I think if Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman turn out to be more successful and well received then initially expected compared to BvS it will hopefully show WB that they should be more careful with their properties and how to handle them as opposed to just giving the reins to Snyder and let him do whatever he wants.
It still pisses me off, that 3-4 movies are crammed into BvS and Snyder comments on making the movie (Luther, Jimmy O., ...)
Markitron
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This situation has made the critical and commercial reception of Suicide Squad a very interesting prospect, I'm very curious to see how that does. I think it could be a bit of a dark horse, and possibly 2016's GOTG.
I'd say that was sort of Deadpool, or was it even more different because of the rating?
Nemesis121
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I think Suicide Squad is trouble for a different reason, it might need a name change, the word suicide won't sit well, with all that is going on in the world today..
Frozenprince
Banned
Stupid. It's okay man, you can just say it's stupid.
This chart keeps getting posted but I'm pretty sure many people have said its innacurate before here
Spiderman is insanely big and MCU is going from strenght to strenght. I wouldn't put it out the running yet
Uh, Spider-Man is going to be in a film with the Avengers. First appearance of Black Panther. Captain America and Iron Man beating the shit out of each other. Same directors from The Winter Soldier, which many consider one of the best Marvel films.
Civil War is going to be huge.
Except nobody beyond hardcore comic book fans knew what the hell GOTG was? It was so obscure and more of a uphill battle then SS.
But it's a interesting writer and director who seems passionate about the material and I'm pulling for it.
Markitron
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I think I'm a pretty good yardstick for what average people would know of comics, having honestly never read one in my entire life, and I hadn't heard of SS or GOTG. The presence of The Joker, Batman and Harley probably won't hurt though.
The same. I read Watchmen because everyone raved about it and I didn't get it. Probably why it was a chore for me to get through the movie.
But, yeah, Joker being in SS is the only character I know.
Civil War will join the two billion club IMHO.
Are you being serious? No freaking way.
If Star Wars couldn't, no one can!
Personally I see Avengers 1 as the ceiling, but I'm terrible at this stuff so whatever.
Star Wars hit $2B
Marvel has Spider-Man in the film...
The last Cap film out grossed MoS, and the last Ironman out grossed TDKR.
And now they have Spider-Man, people severely underestimate the popularity of these Marvel heroes.
Did it? Where was the fanfare?
I'd be happy to be wrong (if the film is good), but I don't see Civil War topping AoU's worldwide gross, much less $2B.
It took 7 weeks, and people had moved on to the next thing (other than the small group of us in Box Office GAF)
It took 7 weeks, and people had moved on to the next thing (other than the small group of us in Box Office GAF)
Sgt. Kabukiman
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No way. It's going to be huge and probably the biggest movie of the year but Star Wars had decades of build-up. I think Civil War is going to do Iron Man 3 numbers and if the reception is incredibly positive, it could get close to the Avengers films.
It did and we saw how hard it was to do.
The only movie I see on the horizon is Avatar 2. Laugh if you want, but nobody does event viewing like Cameron.
The schedule is clear for 4 weeks, it'll have decent legs even if the WOM was that Synder was going to come into random theaters to shit directly in some poor sods mouth.
That's awesome! No longer can I call it the James Cameron club.
So comic books movies...
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