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rottenwatch box office:

25% Green Lantern

83% Super 8

45% Mr. Popper's Penguins

87% X-Men: First Class

35% The Hangover Part II
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20% The Art of Getting By

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'Lantern' dims at weekend B.O. Warner Bros. comicbook pic earns $52.7 mil

Warner Bros.' "Green Lantern" failed to ignite the weekend box office, grossing an estimated $52.7 million, perhaps pointing to a growing comicbook fatigue among domestic audiences.

"Green Lantern," which debuted at 3,816 locations, including 2,711 in 3D, marks the summer's third comicbook tentpole after "Thor" and "X-Men: First Class." Warner pic entered the weekend with aud interest comparable to both predecessors, but scored less than either movie.

"Green Lantern," however, didn't have Imax like "Thor" -- just 3D. But "First Class" didn't have either 3D or Imax.

Meanwhile, the weekend's other wide release, "Mr. Poppin's Penguins," estimated $18.2 million through Sunday. That's considerably better than 20th Century Fox's pre-weekend projection at $10 million, but most B.O. observers considered that low, citing higher expectations of their own between $18 million-$20 million.​

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[3N16MA]

 

[ezekial45]

From the looks of it so far, i have a hard time seeing any of the big budget movies recouping domestically. First Class deserved better!

On a lighter note, i just saw Bridesmaids yesterday and it is indeed awesome.

 

[DMczaf]

 

[GhostWriter24]

Dear god, what an epic failure of a film from a financial standpoint. I won't pass judgment on it until I've seen it for myself, but wow...

 

[Busty]

None of the superheroe movies thus far this summer have really 'knocked it out of the park'. I wonder what this means for next year's Spiderman and Superman reboots?

 

[Veidt]

I'm glad First Class is doing well enough for it to warrant a sequel.

None of the superheroe movies thus far this summer have really 'knocked it out of the park'. I wonder what this means for next year's Spiderman and Superman reboots?

Very interesting thought.

 

[GhostWriter24]

None of the superheroe movies thus far this summer have really 'knocked it out of the park'. I wonder what this means for next year's Spiderman and Superman reboots?

Aside from Batman, those are two of the most universally known superheroes in the world. They won't have any issue.

 

[JdFoX187]

I'm curious to see the worldwide numbers for Green Lantern. As with all movies this summer, it seems the international box office is carrying them. Shame to see First Class struggling both domestically and internationally though. Best movie of the series since X2 and no one cares thanks to god awful TLS and Wolverine.

 

[Forkball]

I think GL did pretty well considering most people have no idea who the hell Green Lantern is.

 

[Meier]

None of the superheroe movies thus far this summer have really 'knocked it out of the park'. I wonder what this means for next year's Spiderman and Superman reboots?

I'd fear more for Spiderman due to it not having a filmmaker of Nolan's caliber helping guide it. I loved 500 Days of Summer but that's a big jump for a young guy without a real hit. Mostly unknowns/lesser known actors in the leading roles doesn't help either (see First Class).

 

[artist]

I'm curious to see the worldwide numbers for Green Lantern. As with all movies this summer, it seems the international box office is carrying them. Shame to see First Class struggling both domestically and internationally though. Best movie of the series since X2 and no one cares thanks to god awful TLS and Wolverine.

I think besides the awfulness of the last two movies, no name starcast + lack of Wolverine was also a factor.

A lot of the superhero movies this summer arent doing spectacularly because honestly they are not A-list heroes. However, Thor is a success and a surprise.

 

[saelz8]

Is Green Lanterns budget known yet?

 

[ezekial45]

Is Green Lanterns budget known yet?

Somewhere between $300-400 mill. That's counting both production and marketing costs.

 

[dabig2]

At first I was thinking its numbers were merely mediocre. But then I though to myself how much this movie will probably drop week to week.

Hope it has a decent international showing.

 

[DMczaf]

If you told me $300M was just the marketing, I'd believe it. I swear every commercial break the last 2-3 weeks has had at least 1 Green Lantern related commercial.

 

[Azzurri]

Maybe Captain America will do better.

 

[bud]

None of the superheroe movies thus far this summer have really 'knocked it out of the park'. I wonder what this means for next year's Spiderman and Superman reboots?

who cares about superman?

look at that

it will outgross the dark knight & the dark knight rises COMBINED

 

[Busty]

Aside from Batman, those are two of the most universally known superheroes in the world. They won't have any issue.

You say that but there is no guarantee that either will really break out. I enkoyed Superman Returns but if either of these reboots does the numbers it did (less than $400m WW) then they will be deemed disappointments.

I'm glad First Class is doing well enough for it to warrant a sequel.

I really enjoyed First Class but I wouldn't be so sure about that. It's well short of doing sequel numbers at this point.

 

[jett]

Somewhere between $300-400 mill. That's counting both production and marketing costs.

$400 mill? Each day GL's budget increases. :lol Shit, let's put it at $600 mill just for the hell of it.

 

[TacticalFox88]

This is Warner Bros fault for thinking they could make a competent GL movie.

 

[DMczaf]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4G84InYbnAg/TUVhZSyQQ9I/AAAAAAAAAGY/FHkmqLlT2zQ/s1600/Spider-Man%2BReboot.jpg

look at that

it will outgross the dark knight & the dark knights rises COMBINED

That's cute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRsS4mBYhe4#t=0m45s

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

$400 mill? Each day GL's budget increases. :lol Shit, let's put it at $600 mill just for the hell of it.

Fuck that, this train doesn't stop until it hits 1 bil.

 

[Busty]

Is Green Lanterns budget known yet?

I'd hazard a guess that after tax rebates it will probably have cost WB about $150/200m.

 

[Zzoram]

First Class is doing better overseas than domestically

To be profitable enough for a sequel, a movie's worldwide cumulative gross typically has to be more than double the production cost. This is because a cut of the tickets goes to theatres and there is marketing budget to recover as well.

 

[3N16MA]

First Class is doing better overseas than domestically

Almost everything does better overseas considering it's a larger market.

 

[Tobor]

Maybe Captain America will do better.

Than GL? I think that's a given at this point. WoM and early reports are saying it's a great movie.

 

[Zzoram]

Almost everything does better overseas considering it's a larger market.

A lot of comedies and chick flicks don't translate well overseas, but blockbuster action movies always do.

 

[JdFoX187]

First Class is doing better overseas than domestically

To be profitable enough for a sequel, a movie's worldwide cumulative gross typically has to be more than double the production cost. This is because a cut of the tickets goes to theatres and there is marketing budget to recover as well.

That's common for these superhero movies. But it's not doing much better overseas than here. Can't pull up the numbers for whatever reason, but last I looked it was only something like $10 million more.

As far as profitability for sequels, it varies by each movie and studio. G.I. Joe wasn't "profitable" by that definition and Paramount is already pushing forward with a new film. Most studios see these franchises with a larger picture with licensing deals, merchandise and other factors. It's the same reason we still might get TRON 3 afterall.

 

[BattleMonkey]

A lot of comedies and chick flicks don't translate well overseas, but blockbuster action movies always do.

Comic book movies not as much though as other action blockbusters. While many movies are bringing in more overseas, comic book movies have often underperformed compared to domestic, or have done about equal business... and studios get less out of overseas sales than domestic due to all the various distribution deals they have to go through for the different territories. This isn't like Pirates 4 and other big movies that are making crazy large money overseas.

The overseas market is not going to save comic book movies.

 

[kswiston]

From the looks of it so far, i have a hard time seeing any of the big budget movies recouping domestically. First Class deserved better!

On a lighter note, i just saw Bridesmaids yesterday and it is indeed awesome.

Domestic box office is becoming less and less important. Look at Pirates 4. 220M domestic on a 260M budget looks pretty bad until you realize that the movie is sitting at 950M worldwide, and that it will probably be the highest grossing movie in the franchise by the time it wraps up its theatre run.

 

[JdFoX187]

Domestic box office is becoming less and less important. Look at Pirates 4. 220M domestic on a 260M budget looks pretty bad until you realize that the movie is sitting at 950M worldwide, and that it will probably be the highest grossing movie in the franchise by the time it wraps up its theatre run.

This saddens me greatly. Such a bland and terrible movie. Worse than Green Lantern in every way.

 

[3N16MA]

A lot of comedies and chick flicks don't translate well overseas, but blockbuster action movies always do.

It all depends on how many countries they actually open in. Blockbusters get a worldwide release fairly quickly while some comedies/romantic comedies don't. "Bridesmaids" has not even opened is many countries and over 90% of it's gross is domestic.

 

[Busty]

This saddens me greatly. Such a bland and terrible movie. Worse than Green Lantern in every way.

I'd agree with that actually. It's biggest crime is that it's just plain dull in the second act. I thoroughly bored by the end.

 

[BattleMonkey]

It all depends on how many countries they actually open in. Blockbusters get a worldwide release fairly quickly while some comedies/romantic comedies don't. "Bridesmaids" has not even opened is many countries and over 90% of it's gross is domestic.

Not really, the reason they don't open as fast or in as many countries is because they just don't perform well overseas. Comedy is harder to translate across to many different countries successfully.

 

[Kitschkraft]

FUCKING FOREIGN!!!!

GL is still going to eat, and that angers me.

 

[Dr. Malik]

Well I tried to do my part for GL, by trying to stop everyone I knew from seeing it.

 

[artist]

Well I tried to do my part for GL, by trying to stop everyone I knew from seeing it.

Good man.

 

[kswiston]

Not really, the reason they don't open as fast or in as many countries is because they just don't perform well overseas. Comedy is harder to translate across to many different countries successfully.

I also think that most countries typically prefer their own local comedies (and dramas to an extent). American action films so popular overseas because no other film industry has the budget to match Hollywood special effects.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

I don't think it's fatigue more so that people are sick of shitty movies. From what I've heard from people that saw Green Lantern it was just total shit. These are people that love to go see these superhero movies too. Throw in the cost of a ticket now days and our economy and people are being picky and saying enough is enough.

I think Captain America will do well because it actually looks to be well made unlike Green Lantern. Now when it comes to Thor the movie looked ok. It didn't look awful or great. So that's probably why it will do better then Green Lantern but won't come close to Captain Americas gross.

 

[Averon]

GL will drop like a rock next week. It will not make back it's budget domestically. I'll be surprised if it breaks $150m after all is said and done.

 

[Jangocube]

Somewhere between $300-400 mill. That's counting both production and marketing costs.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn, that's gotta hurt.

Having never read anything about GL, just from the looks of it, I always thought it was a lame comic book character/story. Then the poor reviews came out and well, it was a definite no go for me.

 

[hamchan]

I disagree that it's comic book fatigue. I think the GL movie just looked like crap to everyone.

 

[JGS]

That doesn't explain Thor which has little buzz & Xmen both of which has gotten great reviews.

I say burnout is setting in. Hero movies have been around for 10+ years now plus Green Lantern is no Batman, Superman, or Spiderman- all of whom are iconic.

Hero movies are the new 80's action flick (I'm probably exagerating considering Thor's gross). Maybe those will start coming back in full force.

 

[3N16MA]

Not really, the reason they don't open as fast or in as many countries is because they just don't perform well overseas. Comedy is harder to translate across to many different countries successfully.

"Hangover 2" seems to be doing fine overseas. Of course it is also a blockbuster which got a large overseas release fairly quickly. Some romantic comedies and other comedies that are not deemed blockbusters simply do not get massive worldwide releases quickly. There are not many recent comedies that have been massive domestically that have failed overseas. When a studio deems a comedy a blockbuster and does a massive overseas release it usually takes in more than it's domestic total. "Little Fockers" was a disappointment domestically but saw a large WW release quickly. It still took in more overseas.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

The ceiling for a serious, non-kiddie GL movie, had to be projected at like $70 million opening weekend. That's if EVERYTHING went right. Who the hell was like, yea $250-$400 million on this property? Go for broke, harry Potter's ending and shit, let's slot it right after two other superhero origin films just to give it the best chance.

Man, fuck.

 

[X26]

WB is lucky they have the hangover pt.2 to make up for that bomb

 

[saelz8]

Somewhere between $300-400 mill. That's counting both production and marketing costs.

Welp!

 

[X26]

I disagree that it's comic book fatigue. I think the GL movie just looked like crap to everyone.

This. I know nothing about GL and looking at the trailers, and especially the lame look of the character, not much appeal. I imagine this is the case for many others as well.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

That doesn't explain Thor which has little buzz & Xmen both of which has gotten great reviews.

I say burnout is setting in. Hero movies have been around for 10+ years now plus Green Lantern is no Batman, Superman, or Spiderman- all of whom are iconic.

Hero movies are the new 80's action flick (I'm probably exagerating considering Thor's gross). Maybe those will start coming back in full force.

I'm not so sure it's burnout on the genre on a whole as it is with origin stories. The new Spider-Man is doing it right, stand alone films, jump right in! That's the trend I see coming, there is no context, just one off stories. trilogies are bogging people down, too many failed commitments. People will come if it's just one Spider-Man/Batman/Superman/blah/blah/blah film by itself, no connections.