Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (March 24th, 2016)

[GasparZizou]

I, as well. But keep in mind we're talking about the Snyder-verse. And X-Tant is more X-Treme.

Right, Zach?

See, he agrees.

You know, in the state comicbooks and CBM's are today, I don't mind a little 90's X-TREME as long as it's low key, the scene needs it.

 

[IrishJedi]

For reference (and perspective, since it's apparently needed ) here are the Top 15 Opening Weekends of all time (Domestic, which is what's being discussed):

1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $247,966,675

2 Jurassic World $208,806,270

3 Marvel's The Avengers $207,438,708

4 Avengers: Age of Ultron $191,271,109

5 Iron Man 3 $174,144,585

6 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 $169,189,427

7 The Dark Knight Rises $160,887,295

8 The Dark Knight $158,411,483

9 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $158,074,286

10 The Hunger Games $152,535,747

11 Spider-Man 3 $151,116,516

12 Furious 7 $147,187,040

13 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $142,839,137

14 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 $141,067,634

15 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $138,122,261

 

[karamazov80]

You know, in the state comicbooks and CBM's are today, I don't mind a little 90's X-TREME as long as it's low key, the scene needs it.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I hope it makes less than $140 million just to see the fanboys lose their ****

 

[Khev]

Three of the top four have all been in the last 9 months though. Openings are trending big, big, big.

 

[IrishJedi]

I just saw various articles projecting $300mil and more, everybody is trowing their own made up numbers... Tracking is broken

That is nutty. That estimate must be GLOBAL, not just Domestic.

 

[karamazov80]

For reference (and perspective, since it's apparently needed ) here are the Top 15 Opening Weekends of all time (Domestic, which is what's being discussed):

1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $247,966,675

2 Jurassic World $208,806,270

3 Marvel's The Avengers $207,438,708

4 Avengers: Age of Ultron $191,271,109

5 Iron Man 3 $174,144,585

6 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 $169,189,427

7 The Dark Knight Rises $160,887,295

8 The Dark Knight $158,411,483

9 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $158,074,286

10 The Hunger Games $152,535,747

11 Spider-Man 3 $151,116,516

12 Furious 7 $147,187,040

13 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $142,839,137

14 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 $141,067,634

15 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $138,122,261

I wish all their lists automatically accounted for inflation. All this stuff is still very misleading. From this, you would infer that the last 10 years or so gave us all of the most popular movies of all time!

 

[Khev]

I wish all their lists automatically accounted for inflation. All this stuff is still very misleading. From this, you would infer that the last 10 years or so gave us all of the most popular movies of all time!

No the last 10 months.

 

[IrishJedi]

I wish all their lists automatically accounted for inflation. All this stuff is still very misleading. From this, you would infer that the last 10 years or so gave us all of the most popular movies of all time!

Overall ticket sales would actually reflect that status more accurately than Inflation, actually.

 

[kryptonianmutie]

Incidentally, this was just posted by Variety:

https://variety.com/2016/film/news/batman-v-superman-box-office-1201721710/


‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ Eyes Massive $140 Million Debut

Early tracking suggests that the comic book movie will open to at least $120 million on March 25. Tracking shows massive awareness of the film and audiences report definite interest and intent to see the movie. It should be helped by the fact that it opens on Easter weekend, and if audiences get behind the picture, it could climb as high as $140 million. It will launch across roughly 4,000 domestic locations, and will screen in Imax, Premium Large Format, 3D and 4DX venues, each of them carrying surcharges.

The film brings together some of DC Comics’ most iconic characters in Superman (Henry Cavill), Batman (Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot). Warner Bros., the studio backing the $250 million production, is hoping that the picture will kick off a new string of interconnected superhero sagas. It follows “Batman v Superman” with a super-villains mash-up, “Suicide Squad,” this summer and a “Justice League” adventure next year. Going forward, the studio hopes to release roughly two comic book movies a year, including films centered on the Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg.

Warner Bros. is planning a massive global roll-out for the film. It will debut simultaneously across 30,000 screens in nearly every major foreign territory, including China, the world’s second largest movie market. Other top locations include the United Kingdom, Russia, Mexico, Brazil and Japan. It should pull in $200 million overseas, giving the film more than $300 million in global grosses.

Tickets for “Batman v Superman” went on sale Monday. The top domestic opening for a March release is “The Hunger Games,” which bowed to $152.5 million in 2012.

Warner Bros. could use a blockbuster hit. With “Harry Potter” and “The Hobbit” finished, the studio is scrambling to find new franchises to replace the old. In addition to the DC Comics universe, it will return to Potter-world this fall with the spin-off “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”

Although there has been some concern that the sheer onslaught of movies featuring costumed heroes will lead to superhero fatigue, comic book movies continue to be one of the most popular genres. “Deadpool,” featuring a character that is far less widely known than Batman or Superman, opened to $132.4 million over President’s Day weekend, and expectations are also high for future Marvel films such as “Captain America: Civil War” and “X-Men: Apocalypse.”

I hate stupid Hollywood articles like this.

$140 is a massive opening? What the?

WB is scrambling for new franchises? That's just laziness right there. The scrambling happened years ago with GL. They are well past that point now wth BvS and SS, plus WW has already started filming. How the hell is that scrambling?

 

[IrishJedi]

BTW, even adjusted for Inflation THE FORCE AWAKENS is still in the Top 10 of all time... The only film since 1997 (TITANIC) that can claim that.

 

[IrishJedi]

I hate stupid Hollywood articles like this.

$140 is a massive opening? What the?

WB is scrambling for new franchises? That's just laziness right there. The scrambling happened years ago with GL. They are well past that point now wth BvS and SS, plus WW has already started filming. How the hell is that scrambling?

1. Articles like this are written for stakeholders, not movie fans.

2. $140 million opening IS pretty damn big, especially for March.

3. This is just the trade's tracking. WB's tracking may be quite different.

 

[EVILFACE]

For reference (and perspective, since it's apparently needed ) here are the Top 15 Opening Weekends of all time (Domestic, which is what's being discussed):

1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $247,966,675

2 Jurassic World $208,806,270

3 Marvel's The Avengers $207,438,708

4 Avengers: Age of Ultron $191,271,109

5 Iron Man 3 $174,144,585

6 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 $169,189,427

7 The Dark Knight Rises $160,887,295

8 The Dark Knight $158,411,483

9 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $158,074,286

10 The Hunger Games $152,535,747

11 Spider-Man 3 $151,116,516

12 Furious 7 $147,187,040

13 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $142,839,137

14 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 $141,067,634

15 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $138,122,261

Furious 7 is the most impressive on that list. A frickin' 6th sequel to a Point Break knockoff is 12th all time opening weekend.

 

[Khev]

BTW, even adjusted for Inflation THE FORCE AWAKENS is still in the Top 10 of all time... The only film since 1997 (TITANIC) to boast such.

Almost. Looks like it needed another $22 million to knock Snow White out of the top 10. But still, as you said, The Force Awakens is the only film since Titanic to sell over a hundred million tickets and then you have to go all the way back to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial before Titanic. TFA is in some GOOD freaking company.

All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

 

[IrishJedi]

Furious 7 is the most impressive on that list. A frickin' 6th sequel to a Point Break knockoff is 12th all time opening weekend.

Yeah, it is impressive. The popularity of that franchise baffles me, I'd freely admit. Hell, FURIOUS 7 made more in Asia than TFA.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Overall ticket sales would actually reflect that status more accurately than Inflation, actually.

I still don't buy that. It's a different world we live in now than say, back in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's and even the 90's. There's illegal streaming, more competition for people attention, higher ticket prices, among other things, so no, I don't consider ticket sales a good indication of a film's popularity. There are too many social and economic factors to take into consideration. I don't buy the whole inflation thing either, because it neglects too many important factors.

 

[Khev]

FURIOUS 7 made more in Asia than TFA.

Which doesn't surprise me so much as it simply destroys Asia's credibility as a respectable film going audience.

 

[karamazov80]

Overall ticket sales would actually reflect that status more accurately than Inflation, actually.

That's true, but I've never seen that data. You can adjust inflation easily.

I still don't buy that. It's a different world we live in now than say, back in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's and even the 90's. There's illegal streaming, more competition for people attention, higher ticket prices, among other things, so no, I don't consider ticket sales a good indication of a film's popularity. There are too many social and economic factors to take into consideration. I don't buy the whole inflation thing either, because it neglects too many important factors.

You have to draw the line somewhere. I think Khev and I debated this before, but ultimately I say you have to compare those who paid to see a movie in a theater with others who did the same. Sure, lots of factors affected who does that in a given point in time, but otherwise you throw out the baby with the bathwater, and can make no claims whatsoever.

 

[GasparZizou]

Too vanilla.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Also, glorious widow's peak.

Yeah, Cavill is turning into Eddie Munster