PhoncipleBone
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I am hoping for the best but prepared for the worst with Mad Max's box office chances.
Whether it hits big or not, we should be thankful it even got made and is supposedly as awesome as others say.
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Whether it hits big or not, we should be thankful it even got made and is supposedly as awesome as others say.
One week to go!
Charles Foster Kane
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The whole "hollow victory" post was a little odd. So I agree with his victory to who argument. It's fun to talk about this stuff (we sure love bombs), but making it a fandom competition seems a bit silly.
Hollow victory? It kind of sounds like game reviews reception where something like a 7 ir even an 8 is shit lol. It made a shitton of money.
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BronsonLee
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This is pretty much me. I think it'll do alright though. I love the new Warner Brothers motto of 'fuck it, let's do this' crazy shit, even if it doesn't bode well for them.
Nah man look at how savage this shit is
People need this in their life
Bobby Roberts
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BronsonLee
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Seems like you missed the part where I had to show my receipts. lol
Yes, kind of like a game that followed the first one scoring a 9.3
BronsonLee
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How on earth does that excuse anything
You're basically doing the box office equivalent of #sorrynotsorry, and you're somehow confused as to why people find that shit annoying
Hell, nobody even asked you for your ticket!
Discotheque
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fuuuck yes they do. that gif is so beautiful.
BronsonLee
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I'm going to try and see it Monday at a screening if I can make it back to Philly in time. Shit just looks like absolute goddamn carnage. If not, well Thursday it is
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Yes, kind of like a game that followed the first one scoring a 9.3
You say that like I'm an annoyed fanboy. Heck, I don't even like either movie
Regardless, the movie will and has made tons of money. It will probably be in the top 5. It's pretty funny someone trying to paint that as some sort of failure or even disappointment.
PhoncipleBone
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You say that like I'm an annoyed fanboy. Heck, I don't even like either movie
Regardless, the movie will and has made tons of money. It will probably be in the top 5. It's pretty funny someone trying to paint that as some sort of failure or even disappointment.
It ain't number 1, so why should we care? It is a failure and Marvel/Disney should be ashamed of themselves!
Nobody asked you for jack shit.
I'm sad I wont be able to see it opening weekend. I'd love to contribute to its opening gross but graduation and family unfortunately get in the way.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
You know, speaking of Avatar, I just rewatched the long trailer and it's amazing the level of exposition it has. It even has Jake talking directly to the audience. It's like a condensed version of most of the exposition in the film.
Also, I think I've seen some people saying that Cameron wasn't particularly a selling point and that he wasn't as well known as Spielberg, but that trailer mentions him not once, but twice!
Also, I think I've seen some people saying that Cameron wasn't particularly a selling point and that he wasn't as well known as Spielberg, but that trailer mentions him not once, but twice!
Where did I even imply that? Please point that out.You say that like I'm an annoyed fanboy. Heck, I don't even like either movie
No one is denying that the movie is making tons of money, just that it's not up to expectations. There is no "trying" there.
Everything is either black or white, success or bomb. There are no movies that made tons of money but still below expectations.
edit- Thursday estimate seems like 8.7M
BronsonLee
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Furious 7 is just 2 Fast
Ultron has a shot at a 100M second weekend ... always bank on Whedon.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/avengers-ultron-headed-90-million-794411
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/avengers-ultron-headed-90-million-794411
Not anymore lol
As of this morning:
60% would be pretty close to the IM3 drop of 58% (original Avengers dropped 50%).
Hot Pursuit bombed big time.
Messypandas
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Truly the Age of Ages
Seems over, cancel everything.
MrPink93485
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It's weird that as the night goes on, the projections drop. Maybe the West Coast hasn't been too kind to the film.
Unless there's a significant jump today beyond your typical Sat boost we'll probably have a good idea of legs, and it would pretty much rule out 500 million. 475 million could be missed. 450m could be back on the table, though I don't think it'll go that low.
Unless there's a significant jump today beyond your typical Sat boost we'll probably have a good idea of legs, and it would pretty much rule out 500 million. 475 million could be missed. 450m could be back on the table, though I don't think it'll go that low.
It is pretty safe to say this is going to finish around 450 mil or so domestically.
It's legs are pretty damn similar to IM3 so far (if the drop holds, then a bit worse than IM3). It would have to start doing better to hit 475 mil.
It's legs are pretty damn similar to IM3 so far (if the drop holds, then a bit worse than IM3). It would have to start doing better to hit 475 mil.
International total on its 3rd Friday excluding China
Furious 7: $551 million
Age of Ultron: $500 million
Domestic on its 2nd Friday:
Age of Ultron: $257 million
Furious 7: $211 million
Adding each:
Furious 7: $762 million
Age of Ultron: $757 million
Reminder that Age of Ultron has some international markets a week less than Furious 7.
It's starting to become a possibility that Avengers could lose to Furious 7 if China doesn't show up en masse.
Furious 7: $551 million
Age of Ultron: $500 million
Domestic on its 2nd Friday:
Age of Ultron: $257 million
Furious 7: $211 million
Adding each:
Furious 7: $762 million
Age of Ultron: $757 million
Reminder that Age of Ultron has some international markets a week less than Furious 7.
It's starting to become a possibility that Avengers could lose to Furious 7 if China doesn't show up en masse.
I think they can pull off a billion worldwide again.
Seriously, if Star Wars doesnt blow-up overseas we have a possibility of Furious 7 being the #1 movie worldwide of 2015. Who would have predicted that just a few months ago?
Doubt it. It'll be like TDK to TDKR all over again.
MrPink93485
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Memorial Day weekend will be key, the competition is far less than what Iron Man 3 had to deal with. Really, I understand people being disappointed by Ultron, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that Iron Man 3 and Ultron have similar legs. Not that I disliked Iron Man 3, but I figured a lot of the choices there would piss off audiences more than anything Ultron did.
I'm still waiting for some big Saturday jump or something, and have been waiting for something to come about, and it hasn't happened. But I really expected this to have better legs than Iron Man 3.
BronsonLee
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I never would've expected this, or anyone else either, I imagine. I still don't understand F7's breakout success. It must be resonating on a deeper level that I just can't pick up on. Or maybe audiences just want crazy action but without the superheroes.
Messypandas
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The chinese street racing sub-plot in Infinity War is gonna be epic.
BronsonLee
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The Avengers are a team, but nothing's more important than family, cuz.
TDKR grossed more than TDK.
TDKR grossed more than TDK worldwide though.
BronsonLee
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In all seriousness, I can legitimately explain Furious 7's success in 3 points.
1: Pay off of 5 and 6 being very, very good from an action movie standpoint
2: Paul Walker's final film role/tribute
3: China
You joke but after this I honestly think a lot of studios are going to try (and do so both hilariously and horribly) to copy what F7 pulled off.
Bobby Roberts
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I got the sense those "choices" (just the one, really) angered comics fans, not movie fans. Comics fans were the ones mostly upset at how Iron Man 3 played out, and comics fans are a pretty tiny minority, especially when we're talking about the kind of numbers we're talking about here.
Iron Man 3 was really helped by that Avengers bump, and people wanted to see RDJ again. Honestly, it probably would have made more if they hadn't sold it as super-serious, and instead sold it like the buddy/action comedy it was.
Messypandas
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Oh I don't joke at all. Not after that Iron Man 3 "extended cut" lol.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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MrPink93485
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Maybe, but even then, I think audiences in general found IM3 to be a little more goofball than they would have liked. I think Ultron is occasionally the same way, but I figured all the giant setpieces would make up for that which far exceed IM3 in scale. Perhaps I think too little of the general audience.
A lot of why AoU is disappointing compared to expectations has little to nothing to do with the quality of the movie or lack there of or anything like that I believe. It had pretty solid reviews and a great cinemascore.
I think what it comes down to is a lot of people, Disney included, vastly over-estimated just how significant the wow factor of seeing super heroes team up was for the first one and its massive box office numbers.
Though I do think the marketing had something to do with it too, the trailers for AoU were just not that memorable. Focused way too much on the grim death and destruction aspect rather than the fun/humor. Which as Bobby pointed out was a issue with the Iron Man 3 marketing as well. Marvel makes fun pulpy super hero films, they shouldn't try and play it up as dark/serious like they did for the Ultron trailers. I mean in the film Ultron was full of one liners and sarcastic, you didn't get that at all in the trailers.
I think what it comes down to is a lot of people, Disney included, vastly over-estimated just how significant the wow factor of seeing super heroes team up was for the first one and its massive box office numbers.
Though I do think the marketing had something to do with it too, the trailers for AoU were just not that memorable. Focused way too much on the grim death and destruction aspect rather than the fun/humor. Which as Bobby pointed out was a issue with the Iron Man 3 marketing as well. Marvel makes fun pulpy super hero films, they shouldn't try and play it up as dark/serious like they did for the Ultron trailers. I mean in the film Ultron was full of one liners and sarcastic, you didn't get that at all in the trailers.
F6 did 788M and F7 was expected to gross close to 1B before Paul Walker passed (I'm guessing that is what you're alluding to). F8 is a film that has a very real possibility of grossing 1B.
Also that TDK/TDKR comparison is not a good one.
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