They should greenlight Avengers Academy as a TV series and then introduce characters like White Tiger, Arana, Reptil, Victor Mancha and the newest Power Man.
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They should greenlight Avengers Academy as a TV series and then introduce characters like White Tiger, Arana, Reptil, Victor Mancha and the newest Power Man.
That's be amazing. But needs more Blade.
Blade's not hispanic. Anyway I wouldn't be surprised if Blade got made into a Netflix series in the future.
Obliterator
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It may sound crazy but I think Cap 3 has a shot at AoU numbers. The hype for that movie feels massive and if they tease Spidey during the marketing its gonna be a big deal.
I mean Cap vs Iron Man + Spidey + being the sequel to the well loved Winter Soldier = big cash imo
I mean Cap vs Iron Man + Spidey + being the sequel to the well loved Winter Soldier = big cash imo
Nazgul_Hunter
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It will essentially feel like an avengers movie
The marketing will be insane. All the "Who will you fight for?" posters, Spider-Man, same directors as Winter Soldier. It's definitely going to be huge. Very likely to be a $1B film.
The problem with Star Wars is that we don't know its impact in foreign territories like Asian market or Latin America ...
Will it be more or less powerful than a comic book movie ?
In many ways Civil War is Avengers 2 part 2. They're just showing the other side of the coin. While AoU is the
techie high concept type of movie focused on Tony, Civil War will be the political thriller type of movie focused on Cap.
Matt_
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I think Cap 3 will do less than Iron Man 3
Certainly more than every other non avengers/iron 3 film though
probably somewhere in the OG spidey trilogy numbers
As for Ultron getting a worse drop than Spidey 3 is fucking dire
saturday of course will have a much better hold but its still further disappointment
Certainly more than every other non avengers/iron 3 film though
probably somewhere in the OG spidey trilogy numbers
As for Ultron getting a worse drop than Spidey 3 is fucking dire
saturday of course will have a much better hold but its still further disappointment
Are you talking about Domestic take or worldwide? Because Cap 2 wasn't that much lower than Spider-man 2 worldwide.
I think it's going to do very well since Iron Man is apparently a big part of it. If it was just a straight sequel, then I think you'd have been right. But Iron Man is extremely popular, and Iron Man 3 showed that. Now, if you add the fact that Spider-Man is going to play some kind of role, then I think it stands a very good chance of passing Iron Man 3 numbers as it stands. I think it will anyway.
It's not really Captain America 3. It's Captain America, with Iron Man in a significant role, and a bunch of other superheroes, including Spider-Man's introduction to the MCU. That last part is also important because it's the one factor that makes it very interesting. We don't really know how big of a role he has, or whether it's just a cameo (or I don't but I don't exactly keep up with the news). I honestly thought BvS was going to comfortably be the highest grossing movie next year, but since this is basically Avengers 3, and with Spider-Man, it makes it a little more difficult to call. I still think BvS will do better, but I think they're both going to fall in a similar range. Spider-Man's recent movies may not have shown any growth, but he's still a huge attraction, and his introduction into the MCU should garner some major attention. Depending on how they market his involvement, it can be significant.
Folks shouldn't really sleep on Iron Man either. That move, I think, ensures this movie grosses beyond a billion. Between a billion and Iron Man 3 numbers, there isn't a huge difference with the way certain international markets have grown. Iron Man 3 was an Iron Man movie after all, and Iron Man is in this. I don't think a billion is in doubt now thanks to him. It's simply a case of how far Spider-Man could possibly take them beyond that Iron Man factor.
This movie feels like it could be a bigger deal than Avengers 2 to me, especially if Spider-Man ends up being a notable part of the marketing campaign. Iron Man is there, and apparently half of the other jobbers in the team are too. When they start plastering Iron Man, and Spider-Man everywhere, it's not going to really matter if the movie is called Captain America 3 or whatever. I'm expecting numbers similar to Avengers. I can't see how it doesn't, at least, fall in that range. $1-2-1.5 billion should be happening in my eyes. It feels like a pretty safe call even without really looking into it that much.
Matt_
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My bad, I should have clarified that I was talking domestic numbers (ie about 100M growth domestic).
Definitely agree that it will have a big jump overseas and that $1B should be the low target for the movie
I'm not going to bank too much on Spidey though, given that we dont really know how much he will be used (or do we and Ive just missed that announcement)
I agree that if he is integral and they market it with him as a focus then the skys the limit
Once small problem there for Marvel will be that Batman v Superman will essentially be employing the same marketing, just like 2 months earlier than Cap 3. In fact the movie will be out 2months before Cap3 so it can feel like "been there done that" sort of deal for cap3. No matter how popular Cap and Ironman are they are gonna get drowned out by freaking Batman fighting Superman.
Regarding the directors or the writing team returning for Civil War, I don't really think the average person who goes to see Marvel movies will care. I don't know of anyone who can name one of the Marvel directors except maybe Whedon.
If that turns out to be true, this will be a huge disappointment. Not a bomb by any means but huge underperformance nonetheless.
Mr. Pointy
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If 74% is true, wouldn't that mean AoU could track under $400m in the US?
The 74% drop is Friday to Friday. Deadline states that Saturday will have an uptick of 50% from Friday.
Yeah, also need to note that is steep because last Friday's numbers had 27M in (Thursday) previews.
Yeah. 50 Shades of Grey dropped by over 70% every day of that second weekend, including over 75% on the second Saturday.
Early estimates are putting AoU's Saturday drop at 40% over last weekend's Saturday. The Sunday drop will be higher (since last Saturday was deflated), but I would imagine that AoU's second weekend drop will end up being in the typical high 50s low 60s range.
Matt_
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Mighty Chin
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If it's good.
Eh, don't really care how much AoU makes, nothing's stopping the Marvel train. The lower this thing drops the better for Mad Max next week. That film deserves all the eyes it can get.
PhoncipleBone
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If that holds and doesn't swing down into the $75m territory, it will be the #2 second weekend behind the first Avengers.
Even if it drops a bit more, it is pretty safe to say it will land in the top 5.
Even if it is, that's hardly a guarantee. Superman is not a big box office draw, not in its current form. And given this is a new reimagining of Batman, I'm not sure how much of the Nolan goodwill will carry over.
Man, Shrek 2 was a box office juggernaut.
PhoncipleBone
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Aren't they 5-6 weeks apart? BvS will pretty much be done its run by the time Civil War hits.
There's a reason why BvS was moved out of Civil War's path. WB doesn't want to have anything to do with that monster.
PhoncipleBone
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Exactly. It was just a few of us responding to Marilee's post earlier about the Civil War marketing possibly being drowned out by BvS.
BronsonLee
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DC/WB were smart as hell for dipping out on releasing so close to Cap 3. It's pretty clear they did it because they got wind that Marvel was stacking the deck with Civil War, but just did it way before that got announced.
Get dat money, everybody!
Get dat money, everybody!
MrPink93485
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There's a very real possibility that Age of Ultron misses out on Furious 7 worldwide.
BronsonLee
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Marvel needs to live their life a quarter movie at a time
Insane Metal
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Which makes me angry, AoU is much better than F7. -_-
Which is not saying much. Both these movies dont deserve the billion dollar tag at all.
I think the point wasn't how well BvS will do at the box office...
But think the ole White House Down vs Olympus has Fallen discussion
Does having two similar premises hurt the 2nd movie... doubt it since both huge brands.
Neither movie is anything special.
TacticalFox88
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I think this a good thing in the long run.
It'll make Marvel a bit more cautious and hopefully they break up their formulas
cj_iwakura
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All F7 had going for it was the Walker tribute. The rest was beyond stupid. As mindless as action gets. At least Avengers 2 had some wit.
Have you taken a look at the list of Billion dollar films? They are in good company.
The top films at the box office don't necessarily mean they are quality.
Mad Max sure as fuck does, I pray it kills overseas. American audiences are just hopeless.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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That's be cool.
Film opens in China Tuesday. So we'll get a good idea after we see its performance there.
Why?
If we were comparing Schindler's List and White Chicks, maybe I'd be glad that one did better than the other but F7 and AoU?
Probably because the general expectation is that AoU should have annihilated F7 at the worldwide box office. The fact that it's so close is a testament to the current brand power of F7, which ain't nothing to scoff at. Even if the quality of the film leaves a bit to be desired. These are fun summer action romps at the end of the day, so personally, I don't mind either doing the business that they are.
I agree, but saying F7 performing well is cool is different from saying you're glad AoU didn't catch it.
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