the original movie figures didn't look too hot either.
They had a bunch of warts and spots and shit
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the original movie figures didn't look too hot either.
They had a bunch of warts and spots and shit
Killing_Joke
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I'm now officially scared of Marvel taking over the world. This is the worse case of fanboyism i seen in a long long time.
Donatello has cancer, you insensitive fuck.
It's already too late, they've already taken over. This is a marvel board now. You can't set foot without tripping over a Marvel thread. And they're in legion too, can't escape any of them.
I haven't seen a end of the world so grim since SMT: Nocturne.
Sanjuro you just revoked your TMNT2 OT privilages.
Who would've been stupid enough to predict TMNT as a bomb. I mean, a popular cartoon show with toys that have been consistently flying off shelves even before the movie hit, it was a no brainer.
Some folks perhaps confused the hardcore fanbase's backlash & the movie's quality with the overall franchise popularity. I went to see it in a room where the only grown ups were my wife and I and a few parents, and the next showing had a line just as big.
Some folks perhaps confused the hardcore fanbase's backlash & the movie's quality with the overall franchise popularity. I went to see it in a room where the only grown ups were my wife and I and a few parents, and the next showing had a line just as big.
Quick question- did it hold the interest of your three year old?
Conversely- it wasn't tooooooo violent or nasty for same?
(I'm thinking about taking mine)
He'd refuse the new ninja turtles, he hates the "ugly monster turtles" (though he absolutely adores both the classic and new Nickelodeon ones) Guardians might be the thing for family fun movie time
Bobby Roberts
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I don't know that I'd call Guardians a family movie.
so far i had seen Godzilla, Age of Extinction, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. I might go see Guardians next week i can resist the urge to see Sly and Arnold go at it for one last time in Expendables 3.
Godzilla was an absolute borefest, Age of Extinction become the only Transformers film i actually kind of liked, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was a great movie. Guardians seems great. I don't think there is a Marvel movie i have disliked yet. *though the ones i watched was Iron Man 1 and 3, Avengers, Thor 2 which was kind of fun, and Winter Solider*
Godzilla was an absolute borefest, Age of Extinction become the only Transformers film i actually kind of liked, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was a great movie. Guardians seems great. I don't think there is a Marvel movie i have disliked yet. *though the ones i watched was Iron Man 1 and 3, Avengers, Thor 2 which was kind of fun, and Winter Solider*
If they were really really handsome man sized talking ninja animals, I'm pretty sure they'd need to be in hiding too
It's just what my kid said and I laughed is all.
That's fine. At least you didn't flip out on me like some other people.
People flipped out cause you did it?
Yeah. There is some thread in the gaming community thread that you apparently need to follow to create threads without issue.
they were all rubberized too, weren't they?
my best friend and i would always leave them in the TMNT chest when we were kids....
I'm having a hard time seeing how that would be responsible for putting seats into theater for GotG and Turtles (especially Turtles). I haven't seen those two movies (been meaning to get around to seeing GotG though) but you thought Gamora was a big draw? Frankly I've heard a lot of people weren't happy with her portrayal. Am I listening to the wrong people? Also was Megan Fox somehow super awesome and had a big part in the Turtles movie?
Talking more on the subject of Turtles, I've always been a big fan of the IP but I've never been one to pay for things I thought were crap (or give Bay money) and the Turtles movie just looked straight up bad to me. More Turtle movies is a good thing but not if they are per Micheal Bay's vision. Glad for those who did enjoy the movie though (though RT suggests there aren't many?)
Doubtful. GotG will probably drop another 50%. Turtles would have to drop near 70% for that to happen.
The fuck? Really? What thread?
I'm calling dibs on the fucking Doom OT cause that's how I roll.
Also the new Ninja Turtles movie is not anything like what Bay's Transformers, they're worlds apart.
TF4 was long and..just didn't end soon enough.
Bobby Roberts
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I didn't say the women in Guardians or Turtles were the main draw for their respective audiences - but it's hard to ignore Gamora wasn't a decent part of the advertising (maybe not the merchandising, unfortunately), and that Megan Fox wasn't the central character of the Turtles movies in its advertising. If there's a person in that movie who can be classified as "the lead," it's her.
Again - they probably didn't sell tickets on their own - but their presence and prominence in the marketing probably helped make those films a little more palatable for the audiences choosing to attend them, as opposed to some of this summer's alternatives.
Basically, neither movie is female-focused, but they can be perceived as being female-FRIENDLY, and that's why I noted the common thread with those successes seems to be major female roles in their spectacle. You can probably add Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique as well.
ryutaro's mama
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Female Audience for Guardians was 44% on opening weekend. The first time one of the Marvel movies broke 40% female. I think Thor 2 and Cap 2 were 38%
Turtles had a 39% female share. I'm not sure why, but Into the Storm's audience was actually 58% female.
Bobby Roberts
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Although to be fair, with Guardians, it might be less that Gamora was put front and center in the advertising, and more that Marvel's branding has, over time, earned some trust with female audiences that they aren't going to be treated like shit when they sit down to watch the movie.
sf2fanatic
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Lol @ G and Sanji!!
About to watch Step Up All In!!
About to watch Step Up All In!!
ryutaro's mama
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It also skewed really old. I guess old women are desperate to see anything that isn't a boy-oriented comic book movie.
ryutaro's mama
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All the ads I saw for it positioned Lori er, Sarah Wayne Callies as the lead in the film so perhaps it was marketed to women moreso than men?
<shrugs>
It might be a function of whatever TV ads were showing where I live versus where you live but Fox was barely in any of them (nor in any of the posters I can recall) . The major focus was always the Turtles. Fox had a much larger presence in the marketing for the Transformer films she was in but I don't recall anybody arguing she was a real hook for the female audience back then (maybe I missed it?).
I dunno, I feel like I have a hard time explicitly connecting Gamora and Megan Fox to high interest amongst women for those movies. I fully admit to be unsure how to construct an experiment/study to test alternate hypotheses though.
I agree with you in regard to Mystique/Jennifer Lawrence though but she has been making a name for herself as Mystique and in other movie series (*cough Hunger Games cough*)
This I can agree with. Black Widow, and some of the secondary characters in Iron Man/Thor/Captain America like Pepper, I think did a LOT of good with that audience and I think as long as Marvel avoids major missteps they'll get the benefit of doubt from that audience.
What if your family is made up exclusively of 18-35 year old men?
My Gf was pretty hyped for it and she normal doesn't give a shit. Like she liked TWS but only went to see it because I wanted too.
Bobby Roberts
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Then the cast of Me, Myself & Irene will LOVE IT.
Tricky I Shadow
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Who would have predicted Guardians of the Galaxy to do this well? Oh that’s right, I did!
Glad it’s doing so well. The movie is just such a crowd pleaser and it deserves the success.
Glad it’s doing so well. The movie is just such a crowd pleaser and it deserves the success.
Bobby Roberts
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No she didn't. I don't remember it that way at all. What little presence she had in the marketing for that movie was her ass and solely her ass. Every now and again she'd look up at something.
I just said that there's a throughline, not that the level of importance is the same for all of them, or that the draw was solely (or exclusively) their presence. Again - I feel like they might have added a bit of reassurance that women won't be left out of these otherwise male-skewing properties, and further, they will likely contribute in a significant way, and that might have helped attract a wider audience base.
I don't know that it's so outlandish or weird a suggestion, honestly.
By this point, Guardians is gaining such a substantial lead over Cap 2 on the weekdays, that I think it is safe to say that it is locked to take the #1 spot of 2014 until Mockingjay reclaims that honour in late November.
Guardians of the Galaxy should break (or at least come very close to) $220M after this weekend, putting it $20M ahead of Cap. This is the last week with a strong release lineup until late Sept, so I don't see any reason why Guardians can't hit $275M+
Given the Wednesday number for Lets be Cops (and the tracking of the other openers), it is looking probable that the Turtles will claim a second weekend victory. TMNT may end up around $175M depending on how it holds this weekend.
Guardians of the Galaxy should break (or at least come very close to) $220M after this weekend, putting it $20M ahead of Cap. This is the last week with a strong release lineup until late Sept, so I don't see any reason why Guardians can't hit $275M+
Given the Wednesday number for Lets be Cops (and the tracking of the other openers), it is looking probable that the Turtles will claim a second weekend victory. TMNT may end up around $175M depending on how it holds this weekend.
Friday Studio Estimates:
1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - $7.9M - $97M total
2) Guardians of the Galaxy - $7.0M - $205M total
3) The Expendables 3 - $5.9M
4) Let's be Cops - $5.6M - $14M
5) The Giver - $4.7M
6) Into The Storm - $2.3M - $26M total
7) The 100 Foot Journey - $2.1M - $19M total
8) Lucy - $1.8M - $104M total
xx) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 515k - $200M total
1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - $7.9M - $97M total
2) Guardians of the Galaxy - $7.0M - $205M total
3) The Expendables 3 - $5.9M
4) Let's be Cops - $5.6M - $14M
5) The Giver - $4.7M
6) Into The Storm - $2.3M - $26M total
7) The 100 Foot Journey - $2.1M - $19M total
8) Lucy - $1.8M - $104M total
xx) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 515k - $200M total
Rabid Wolverine
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Wow Expendables 3's opening day close to 50% down compared to Expendables 2.
Blaming of Leak incoming.
Blaming of Leak incoming.
Bobby Roberts
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Guardians and Turtles are gonna be seen as "saving" the summer, aren't they.
Bobby Roberts
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I don't think anyone's really talking about Apes at all, though. And if they are, they're discussing how it might have relatively underperformed.
alfredofroylan
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Still no Gamora
I wouldn't blame em
I mean 3 weeks before the film is out... pristine quality... and let's be honest not a film you need to see more than once!
HalfBakedProphet
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Nothing really had huge legs this summer in the states (though Guardians isn't bad so far). Apes did great.
Not sure in what world it underperformed, might be best to consult how Rise did. I mean it did not have the increase that say Marvel sequels have had, but for a franchise that is well over 40 years old at this point I highly doubt Fox is disappointed,
Didn't Dawn outdo Rise at the BO?
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