2013: The Re-Up (box office predictions)

[Kahran Ramsus]

I've always though Cap as a character would be a better fit for around Veterans Day.

 

[Iceman]

Well, not exactly, but you get what I'm saying. Instead of being the lead in Django Unchained he did After Earth.

Oh wow, what a terrible decision!

 

[Warhammer]

Yeah, the next Captain America film is supposed to be a political thriller (or so what Feige has stated a few times) so April would be a better fit than in a crowded May. Besides, April films make mondo money these days.

 

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OVERSEAS: 'Man of Steel' Breaks Opening Day Records in the Philippines

on June 13, 2013
Warner Brothers is rolling out Man of Steel day-and-date in 24 overseas markets, including the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Mexico. There has been considerable buzz around the film's debut, with the Man of Steel cast attending public events around the world heading into the opening weekend.
The first overseas territory to report numbers is the Philippines, posting an extraordinary $1,657,532 opening day gross across 466 screens to become the biggest opening day performance in the country's history. The Superman reboot recorded 347,626 admissions in its first day in the Philippines and took over 90% of the market share.
Man of Steel is slated to open in an additional 26 markets next weekend, including China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and Spain.
Check back with us throughout the next several days for live updates as Man of Steel hits the global box office.

 

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Friday Update #3: Revised numbers indicate that Man of Steel's haul from Friday-Sunday should end up north of $125 million. The superhero flick is definitely shattering the cautious expectations that Warner Bros. crafted before opening weekend. Man of Steel will have no problem topping the previous record holder for the best opening weekend in June: 2010's Toy Story 3 with $110.3 million

 

[Iceman]

Superhero films dominating every year now.

 

[rayc1971]

people think superhero films are going to die out I don't see it! ever since the dark night its been 5 yrs and they are still dominating the boxoffice!

 

[Paladin-Hoss]

Because CBM has more or less replaced the regular action genre now.

GA knows now that if they want to see an action spectacle, CBM movie will amost always delivers.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Because CBM has more or less replaced the regular action genre now.

GA knows now that if they want to see an action spectacle, CBM movie will amost always delivers.

...actually, I would say other than a handful of exceptions (Spidey 2/3, MOS, the Avengers, Iron Man 3), the action in Super filcks have been really lacking. Which is weird.

 

[Bruce Malone]

Whether it's lacking in your opinion or not the statement's pretty true. The blockbuster's of the 90's we're all of the pure action genre with the standard action heroes of the 90's who were mostly pretty removed from any super-powers.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Whether it's lacking in your opinion or not the statement's pretty true. The blockbuster's of the 90's we're all of the pure action genre with the standard action heroes of the 90's who were mostly pretty removed from any super-powers.

What did I dispute? I didn't challenge his opinion that comic films have replaced action films. They did. I just don't think most of them have good action, however.

 

[Bruce Malone]

I thought your point was that you found it weird they were successful despite not having "good action" (again which is debatable). My point is that they are two pretty different genres.

The action heroes of the 90's were overall very different then the action hero's of the super-hero era as the two genres exist somewhat separately of each other. Hell Toby Maguire was arguably the "action star" of the first half of the 2000's if you used a 1:1 comparison to the 90's.

What audiences want from big spectacle action is quite different now. The old-school action genre is really a small segment of the BO now.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

I thought your point was that you found it weird they were successful despite not having "good action" (again which is debatable). My point is that they are two pretty different genres.

It is weird to me because those are the primary films audiences consume to satisfy their action quotient when they tend to excel at drama and characterization on a broad scale over the ingenuity of action, besides the aforementioned exceptions.

 

[Bruce Malone]

Film audiences change and evolve people want action to have context now and expect an overall fulfilling story.

Bay is the last of his kind now and that's mainly due to the fact he luckily tagged onto the transformers brand.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Film audiences change and evolve people want action to have context now and expect an overall fulfilling story.

I guess it is the lack of choice. There are hardly action maestros like Cameron or Spielberg around to regularly make films anymore. So audiences settle for the Superhero movie with rich characterization and mediocre action, while rarely getting the best of both.

 

[Bruce Malone]

It's not about settling it's like i said it's more tastes have changed. If audience wanted old-school action they'd get it. Hell cameron and spielberg are still around and even their "action films" have changed style.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

It's not about settling it's like i said it's more tastes have changed. If audience wanted old-school action they'd get it. Hell cameron and spielberg are still around and even their "action films" have changed style.

Wait, I've never said anything about old school or new school action. I simply meant the execution of most of the action in Superhero movies are lacking, style notwithstanding. The action in Spielberg's War of the Worlds and the action in Cameron's Avatar puts most comic book action scenes to shame.

 

[Paladin-Hoss]

It's all about public perception, and as Bruce malone pointed out, what audience wants these days from big spectacle action flicks is very different than in the 80's or the 90's.

CBM is no longer considered a fringe genre in danger of burning out a decade after it started.

Right now, it's the nr 1 choice for the GA that wants that kinds of entertaintment.

 

[Paladin-Hoss]

I guess it is the lack of choice. There are hardly action maestros like Cameron or Spielberg around to regularly make films anymore. So audiences settle for the Superhero movie with rich characterization and mediocre action, while rarely getting the best of both.

Cameron and Spielberg are the exceptions...rather than standard. Even back in the heyday of action flicks in the 90's. If you think about it, they're about the only two directors leftovers from that era that can draw audience by name onlyin these days...

 

[jacobed]

Wooo love that Man of Steel made so much, deserves every cent

 

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Top 15 worldwide

1. Iron Man 3 $1203,8 million
2. Fast & Furious 6 $638,1 million
3. The Croods $576,2 million
4. Oz The Great and Powerful $491,2 million
5. Star Trek Into Darkness $413,4 million
6. G.I. Joe: Retaliation $369,4 million
7. The Hangover Part III $310,2 million
8. A Good Day to Die Hard $304,7 million
9. The Great Gatsby $300,5 million
10. Oblivion $282,8 million
11. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters $225,7 million
12. Man of Steel $214,6 million
13. Epic $213,8 million
14. Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons $207,9 million
15. Lost in Thailand $202,6 million

 

[mclay18]

I honestly love how people crow over MOS' second Friday dropping 71% and conveniently ignore how Iron Man 3, TDKR, The Hunger Games and even Fast & Furious 6 have had similar if not worse drop-offs.

It's going to get to $300M domestic, whether they like the movie or not. MU and WWZ took a big chunk off its second weekend, but I think it'll stabilize in the third and fourth weekends.

 

[kedrell]

300M for MoS is still a long shot at this point. A very long shot. I could see it coming up as much as 25M short of that.

 

[Liam_H]

300M for MoS is still a long shot at this point. A very long shot. I could see it coming up as much as 25M short of that.

I feel like $270-275M is the absolute minimum it should do if it keeps falling in on itself. However, it should stabilize in the coming weeks.

 

[Marvin]

I honestly love how people crow over MOS' second Friday dropping 71% and conveniently ignore how Iron Man 3, TDKR, The Hunger Games and even Fast & Furious 6 have had similar if not worse drop-offs.

It's going to get to $300M domestic, whether they like the movie or not. MU and WWZ took a big chunk off its second weekend, but I think it'll stabilize in the third and fourth weekends.

none of those films face this sort of second week (3D)comp. tdkr had like two weeks before it had to contend with total recall's 25mill opening.

MoS is doing as well as it could.