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[MadmanUK]

It did better than XMen1, but adjusted for inflation?

probably not.

I blame the poor xmen performance on that FUCKING HORRIBLE Mystique makeup.

Boner killing blue monster. yes, let's take a totally hot blonde, give her blue scales and steve beushemi's hairline.

I didn't have a problem with Mystique, Beast however looked like a Werebear.

 

[Atomic]

Amazing drop for Bridesmaids.
It will be the slow burner of the summer amongst all these blockbusters.

 

[jgwhiteus]

I saw First Class on Friday and enjoyed it a lot - McAvoy and especially Fassbender were just great. Apparently it had a pretty small drop-off between Friday and Saturday, so hopefully it has good word of mouth.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-x-men-194974

Overseas, First Class grossed $64 million from 74 countries for a worldwide bow of $120 million. First Class came just shy of beating Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($69.4 million), however, although it didn't have the benefit of playing in key territories Japan and Germany.

. . .

Domestically, Fox said Matthew Vaughn’s First Class—costing close to $140 million to produce after tax credits--achieved its goal in matching the $54.5 million opening of the first X-Men. Dune Entertainment and Ingenious were Fox's co-financing partners on the movie.

More bullish box office observers had expected First Class to hit $60 million in its debut, but Fox always kept its projections in the $45 million to $55 million range.

“The movie really excelled in successfully launching a brand new chapter in the X-Men franchise, or new beginning if you will,” Fox senior vice president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson said.

It’s always risky rebooting a franchise with new stars who may not have the same box office might as others. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, returning Hugh Jackman in the role of Wolverine, was able to open to $85.1 million two years ago, although it was widely criticized by critics.

Conversely, First Class received strong notices. And from moviegoers, First Class received a B+ CinemaScore, which could portend good word of mouth (as an example, the superhero pic fell only 5% from Friday to Saturday, a lower drop than any preivous X-Men pic).

 

[MetalAlien]

I didn't have a prolem with Mystique, Beast however looked like a Werebear.

Yea Beast was easily the weakest makeup for me. Not even close to looking cool.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

Saw X-Men First Class last night, the showing I attended was eventually sold out and so were several other times. Then I noticed that the film had been relegated to the smaller screening rooms (occupancy of 128 or less); all of the high-capacity screening rooms were still being reserved for Hangover II and the 3D movies. The theater compensated by having showings of First Class every hour, though.

 

[Zoramon089]

Yea Beast was easily the weakest makeup for me. Not even close to looking cool.

It's what he looks like now in the comics though

 

[MetalAlien]

It's what he looks like now in the comics though

Maybe it just doesn't translate well to film.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

The 8pm showing of bridesmaids that we tried to go to on Friday was sold out, had to see it at 10. Female audiences are giving this insane legs.

That's a fairly terrible opening for Xmen, probably didn't help that the only recognizable mutants in the trailers are Beast, Mystique, Xavier, and Magneto. Probably would've been smart to let people know Kevin Bacon was in it.

 

[Blader]

First Class worldwide total is $120 million, so not bad at all.

The 8pm showing of bridesmaids that we tried to go to on Friday was sold out, had to see it at 10. Female audiences are giving this insane legs.

That's a fairly terrible opening for Xmen, probably didn't help that the only recognizable mutants in the trailers are Beast, Mystique, Xavier, and Magneto. Probably would've been smart to let people know Kevin Bacon was in it.

Is Kevin Bacon really that bankable though?

 

[MetalAlien]

Is Kevin Bacon really that bankable though?

I dunno but he was really good in this movie.

 

[bathala]

They should release new trailers right now with heavy Bacon. Honestly who's idea was it to leave him out of all the previous trailers?

His been on all the trailers....
IMO best part of the trailer

 

[RedStep]

lol Fox will NEVER make another Xmen movie without Wolverine now. In fact, I fully expect them to digitally insert Hugh Jackman into the BluRay release of First Class.

Spoiler

Obviously, you didn't see it.

 

[MetalAlien]

His been on all the trailers....
IMO best part of the trailer

First trailer that pops up on youtube. I can see him now that I know he is there. But it's just a brief shot. Hardly worthy of the part he plays in this movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ccSiH4olo

 

[3N16MA]

On stranger tides:

Domestic: $190,257,000 26.2%
+ Foreign: $536,700,000 73.8%
= Worldwide: $726,957,000

Looks like a 5th installment will be in the works becuase of the foreign numbers.


Fast Five:

Domestic: $202,058,000 36.2%
+ Foreign: $356,487,255 63.8%
= Worldwide: $558,545,255

6th film guaranteed and great showing for the best in the franchise.

Kung Fu Panda 2:

Domestic: $100,440,000 53.9%
+ Foreign: $85,861,704 46.1%
= Worldwide: $186,301,704

The first film brought in $631,744,560 worldwide. Don't know what happened to the sequel.

 

[bill0527]

lol Fox will NEVER make another Xmen movie without Wolverine now. In fact, I fully expect them to digitally insert Hugh Jackman into the BluRay release of First Class.

First Class spoiler

Spoiler

The Wolverine cameo got the biggest applause and mumbling throughout the theater I was at last night

Not sure if this point if you're all hating on Wolverine, Hugh Jackman, the Wolverine Origins movie, or all of the above.

 

[kame-sennin]

hmm...

Last Stand opening wkd: $102,750,665

Wolverine opening wkd: $85,058,003

audiences 'trust' Wolverine to provide entertaining action sequences, the newly 'rebooted' x-men franchise was unproven, and there was no familiarity there to snag audiences, but for a reboot First Class did awesome.

that said, if you think the Wolverine sequel isn't gonna open bigger than any x-movie to date, critically well-received or panned, you're kidding yourself.

The numbers you quoted show a decline even though the second movie is based on Wolverine. Obviously Last Stand hurt Wolverine Origins, and Wolverine Origins hurt First Class. The fact that First Class is holding better than any other X-men movie is further evidence that audiences are into this movie.

 

[Cubsfan23]

Tree of Life is ridiculous so far....

 

[VisionaryQuest0]

Kung Fu Panda 2:

Domestic: $100,440,000 53.9%
+ Foreign: $85,861,704 46.1%
= Worldwide: $186,301,704

The first film brought in $631,744,560 worldwide. Don't know what happened to the sequel.

Me neither, it was a strong film.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

First trailer that pops up on youtube. I can see him now that I know he is there. But it's just a brief shot. Hardly worthy of the part he plays in this movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ccSiH4olo

Which part? I didn't catch him and I've seen that trailer dozens of times.

Edit: nvm, caught him at 1:49

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

I have no idea why foreigners love Pirates so goddamn much. 25 75 split? That's absurd.

 

[Scarecrow]

Don't forget to take into account that the work-print of Wolverine leaked online a month before release. That lost it some money from hypocritical nerds who might have seen it in theaters.

 

[Cipherr]

Fast Five:

Domestic: $202,058,000 36.2%
+ Foreign: $356,487,255 63.8%
= Worldwide: $558,545,255

6th film guaranteed and great showing for the best in the franchise.

Fuck yeah. Looking forward to the sequel, this one was a good watch.

 

[Solo]

The Hangover 2 won't catch the first one.

Well deserved for X-Men. Saw it with some friends last night and we were all really surprised at how good it was. My favorite movie of the summer so far.

Well deserved? It didn't do all that well...

 

[Boombloxer]

lol Fox will NEVER make another Xmen movie without Wolverine now. In fact, I fully expect them to digitally insert Hugh Jackman into the BluRay release of First Class.

This was their original stance. No X-men movie has ever been made without Wolverine in it, nor will it be.

Next up is Wolverine 2. Most of the Magneto storyline was used in this one. I liked it, didn't do that bad considering the reception to the previous two. Even the wife hated Wolverine and that's her favorite character.

On stranger tides:

Domestic: $190,257,000 26.2%
+ Foreign: $536,700,000 73.8%
= Worldwide: $726,957,000

Looks like a 5th installment will be in the works becuase of the foreign numbers.

Wow. That franchise just prints money.

Fast Five:

Domestic: $202,058,000 36.2%
+ Foreign: $356,487,255 63.8%
= Worldwide: $558,545,255

Well deserved. Great action movie.
6th film guaranteed and great showing for the best in the franchise.

 

[shintoki]

Fast Five is about 200million past Fast and Furious. And it looks like its going to gross more than Thor, Hangover 2, Xmen, and basically everything else but Pirates.

Still hungry bro!

 

[xaosslug]

The numbers you quoted show a decline even though the second movie is based on Wolverine. Obviously Last Stand hurt Wolverine Origins, and Wolverine Origins hurt First Class. The fact that First Class is holding better than any other X-men movie is further evidence that audiences are into this movie.

Wolverine's Origin was a spin-off, and IMO cannot be held to the standards of the other x-movies, same with First Class really - it's unproven, but for a panned spin-off focusing on one character's origin it did amazing. I mostly posted it to show the pull of Wolverine standing on his own. I never said Wolverine was the ONLY reason anyone went to see the x-movies, but he is pretty instrumental to the series, whether on account he's the most fully-conceived, Hugh Jackman's acting chops, or people just think he's cool like that. LOL

 

[Solo]

@ shintoki

*bro fist*

Movie of the summer.

 

[RoboPlato]

The Hangover 2 won't catch the first one.



Well deserved? It didn't do all that well...

I was just glad it beat Hangover 2. I hadn't heard much about people going to see it and my theater was pretty empty when I saw it so it's nice to see it take the top spot. I hope it has a strong hold.

 

[3N16MA]

Super 8 is the only big release next weekend which means First Class should have a good hold with word of mouth (very positive reviews). Green Lantern the week after will pull much of it's audience.

 

[Dabanton]

Super 8 is the only big release next weekend which means First Class should have a good hold with word of mouth (very positive reviews). Green Lantern the week after will pull much of it's audience.

WTF you guys get Super 8 next week? We don't get it in the UK until August 5th.

It will be spoiled to hell and back by then.


I really don't get this wordwide release schedule for this movie.

Super 8

Country Date
Australia 9 June 2011
Hong Kong 9 June 2011
Singapore 9 June 2011
Thailand 9 June 2011
Ukraine 9 June 2011
Canada 10 June 2011
Italy 10 June 2011
USA 10 June 2011
Hungary 16 June 2011
Estonia 17 June 2011
Poland 17 June 2011
Sweden 17 June 2011
Turkey 17 June 2011
Japan 24 June 2011
Russia 16 July 2011
Portugal 28 July 2011
Finland 29 July 2011
Norway 29 July 2011
France 3 August 2011
Germany 4 August 2011
Ireland 5 August 2011
UK 5 August 2011
Brazil 12 August 2011
Paraguay 12 August 2011
Netherlands 18 August 2011
Spain 19 August 2011

 

[DonasaurusRex]

Thor is going to end up grossing more than X-Men. That's awesome.

Well thats probably because there are some heavy hitters on the way that will chip at Xmens market. Super 8 , GL, TF3 , so its got about another week to make money big time then it will have to have some legs. Thor got a month with just F5 and Pirates and did well, over 400mill worldwide, not bad for a character that is heavy on comic stardom but not so much in regular media, known but not huge.

Here's hoping FC does well enough to garner a sequel , seems with more planning and prep time they could be even better. I hear Magneto stole the show , cant wait to check it out, Thor i loved , Xmen i always give a chance ...yes even X3..and wolverine...i knew better but i still saw it, so here's hoping FC is the best one yet. (no i dont have a high opinion of X2, though i enjoyed it when i went to see it in the theaters.)

 

[DonasaurusRex]

Maybe it just doesn't translate well to film.

more like he looks pretty dumb in the comics too, there is some variation though depending on the book , he's slowly morphing into a happy medium between the demon looking beast from before and ...sheep dogwolfhoudcollie mix that started a while back.

current amalgamation , more humanoid /animal mix

classic revamp humanoid with blue fur , gargoyle like hands, ears etc

not sure when this started...astonishing xmen??? new xmen?? more animal/beastlike features

and of course the original was just a humanoid with exaggerated features and stature. Xmen FC ...kinda looks like they took a page from the Wolfman movie

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Spoiler

Obviously, you didn't see it.

 

[gimmmick]

They should release new trailers right now with heavy Bacon. Honestly who's idea was it to leave him out of all the previous trailers?

I had no idea that Kevin Bacon was in the movie until I actually saw it lol.

Well deserved for X-men, hopefully word of mouth will benefit it for reaching 150 million. This and bridesmaids were the shockers of the summer for me.

 

[gimmmick]

I can honestly see first class doing as much as batman begins. Everyone pretty much got burned after batman and robin and didn't trust another film in the series. Maybe marvel will hit it big with the squeal like WB did with the dark knight.

 

[3N16MA]

I can honestly see first class doing as much as batman begins. Everyone pretty much got burned after batman and robin and didn't trust another film in the series. Maybe marvel will hit it big with the squeal like WB did with the dark knight.

Batman Begins did $205,343,774 which is going to be difficult for First Class to obtain. X-Men: The Last Stand was actually the highest grossing film in the trilogy and audiences were really not turned off by it.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

On stranger tides:

Domestic: $190,257,000 26.2%
+ Foreign: $536,700,000 73.8%
= Worldwide: $726,957,000

Looks like a 5th installment will be in the works becuase of the foreign numbers.


Fast Five:

Domestic: $202,058,000 36.2%
+ Foreign: $356,487,255 63.8%
= Worldwide: $558,545,255

6th film guaranteed and great showing for the best in the franchise.

Kung Fu Panda 2:

Domestic: $100,440,000 53.9%
+ Foreign: $85,861,704 46.1%
= Worldwide: $186,301,704

The first film brought in $631,744,560 worldwide. Don't know what happened to the sequel.

Kung Fu Panda 2 still hasn't been released in a lot of territories. It still hasn't been released here in Australia and won't be for another couple weeks.

 

[Boombloxer]

Wolverine's Origin was a spin-off, and IMO cannot be held to the standards of the other x-movies, same with First Class really - it's unproven, but for a panned spin-off focusing on one character's origin it did amazing. I mostly posted it to show the pull of Wolverine standing on his own. I never said Wolverine was the ONLY reason anyone went to see the x-movies, but he is pretty instrumental to the series, whether on account he's the most fully-conceived, Hugh Jackman's acting chops, or people just think he's cool like that. LOL

No, Wolverine is supposed to be a standalone franchise, and was marketed as such. They didn't spend less or undermarket. Thus, it can be held to a previous economic standard from the business side.

From the consumer side, they expect the movie to be good, period and thus, those expectations need to be met. This wasn't an indie film released in October, it's a blockbuster, and has to be measured against the others.

Well thats probably because there are some heavy hitters on the way that will chip at Xmens market. Super 8 , GL, TF3 , so its got about another week to make money big time then it will have to have some legs.

Bolded, because that film is going to print money, even with HP7 two weeks later.

I expect a 6/10 for Green Lantern, a shame, because he's one of my favorite characters, but it just doesn't look that good.

 

[Chamber]

They should release new trailers right now with heavy Bacon. Honestly who's idea was it to leave him out of all the previous trailers?

C-List star portrays D-List villain. Yeah, I'm sure there would have been lines around the block.

 

[MetalAlien]

C-List star portrays D-List villain. Yeah, I'm sure there would have been lines around the block.

That is not true. Bacon rules.

 

[Zoramon089]

Are people honestly knocking Bacon's performance? He was so good in FC. I didn't even know who Shaw was before but he was an awesome villain

 

[Tucah]

Fast Five:

Domestic: $202,058,000 36.2%
+ Foreign: $356,487,255 63.8%
= Worldwide: $558,545,255

6th film guaranteed and great showing for the best in the franchise.

Fuck yes, my (surprise) movie of the summer right here. I can't wait to see a sixth.

 

[Chamber]

That is not true. Bacon rules.

Not implying otherwise. Just that Kevin Bacon isn't really going to put asses in the seats. Not many individual stars can.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

C-List star portrays D-List villain. Yeah, I'm sure there would have been lines around the block.

Chamber, you have the right to remain silent. Any statement you do make can be used against you in a trial by court-martial or other judicial or administrative proceeding. Do you understand these rights as I have read them to you?

 

[MetalAlien]

Are people honestly knocking Bacon's performance? He was so good in FC. I didn't even know who Shaw was before but he was an awesome villain

Spoiler

I thought he was the perfect Villain to fight the X-men. With that helmet on he was basically unstoppable. Not in a Superman ridiculous way either.

 

[zero_suit]

Fast Five is about 200million past Fast and Furious. And it looks like its going to gross more than Thor, Hangover 2, Xmen, and basically everything else but Pirates.

Still hungry bro!

Not counting HP7 and TP3, right?

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

His power didn't even make sense to me.

Spoiler

Absorbtion has to be pretty specific rather than just 'I absorb energy'. Wouldn't the impact of bullets still hurt him? Even if he can absorb the explosive power? Could he absorb an arrow shot from a cross-bow shot at his face? What about a good ol' knifing? If any of those can kill him, why can't Magneto hitting him with a large sheet of metal hurt him?

 

[MetalAlien]

His power didn't even make sense to me.

Spoiler

Absorbtion has to be pretty specific rather than just 'I absorb energy'. Wouldn't the impact of bullets still hurt him? Even if he can absorb the explosive power? Could he absorb an arrow shot from a cross-bow shot at his face? What about a good ol' knifing? If any of those can kill him, why can't Magneto hitting him with a large sheet of metal hurt him?

Spoiler

When he is using his power, none of those would hurt him. Only when Xavier occupied (froze) his mind was Magneto able to kill him. I suppose you could kill him in his sleep. Better than Superman type because he has to concentrate to use it.

At least that is what I got from the movie.

 

[Chamber]

His power didn't even make sense to me.

Spoiler

Absorbtion has to be pretty specific rather than just 'I absorb energy'. Wouldn't the impact of bullets still hurt him? Even if he can absorb the explosive power? Could he absorb an arrow shot from a cross-bow shot at his face? What about a good ol' knifing? If any of those can kill him, why can't Magneto hitting him with a large sheet of metal hurt him?

Sebastian Shaw absorbs kinetic energy. He was a hell of lot more powerful in First Class than he is in comics though. I'll say that.

 

[MetalAlien]

Sebastian Shaw absorbs kinetic energy. He was a hell of lot more powerful in First Class than he is in comics though. I'll say that.

Wiki link on Shaw from the movie.

Spoiler

In the film, his powers are somewhat broader; he can absorb energy from virtually any source without harming himself. Furthermore, he can use this energy to de-age himself, enhance his reflexes/strength or expel it from his body in bursts of varying sizes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Shaw_(comics)#Film