"300" Box Office Prediction Thread

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Well...this confirms that Frank Miller is a genius!

Sin City, now this...wow...$27 is a REALLY REALLY High number...REALLY damn high. This movie really delivers a nice blueprint for Marvel to follow in it's films...deliver stories with heart and soul, and wrap it around great action, and people will come. Fox REALLY needs to take a note from 300...

$27 million...just freaking awesome!

Marvel seems to be doing just fine, as far as making money goes, I honestly don't think they need to learn anything. They are going to have a huge hit with Spider-Man 3 and another hit with FF2 and manged to make an awful looking movie get to over a 100 million dollars. Did I forget to mention that X3 outgrossed Superman Returns domestic and worldwide.

Don't get me wrong I'm not making this a Marvel vs. DC thing because I love both of the company's works. I just happen to think that the WB owning DC has screwed up alot of movies.

 

[Darthphere]

Is that the one w/ Alfred as a black mechanic?

That sounds familiar.

http://www.dc-on-film.com/batman/scriptreview_frankmiller_yearone.php

 

[WorthyStevens]

Marvel seems to be doing just fine, as far as making money goes, I honestly don't think they need to learn anything. They are going to have a huge hit with Spider-Man 3 and another hit with FF2 and manged to make an awful looking movie get to over a 100 million dollars. Did I forget to mention that X3 outgrossed Superman Returns domestic and worldwide.

Don't get me wrong I'm not making this a Marvel vs. DC thing because I love both of the company's works. I just happen to think that the WB owning DC has screwed up alot of movies.

X3 was bound to make more money than Superman for several reasons:

1) The X-Men series is more popular than the S-franchise right now.
2) Supes had to deal with Pirates 2, while X3 dealt with the Break-Up.

 

[LostSon88]

That sounds familiar.

http://www.dc-on-film.com/batman/scriptreview_frankmiller_yearone.php

Yep...that's the one.

Selina Kyle a prostitute?
Alfred a black mechanic?
Gordon contemplates suicide?

That would've sucked HARD! Frank Millar wrote this?!?!

But back on topic...impressive numbers. Hope to see it this weekend. t:

 

[Kasady]

No I never saw that befor. I was talking about DKR GN.

Originally, Aronofsky pitched a Dark Knight Returns-style story with Clint Eastwood as Batman and wanted to shoot the movie in Tokyo.

I always saw Eastwood playing the old Bruce if they made Batman Beyond.

I have always preferred Miller’s Year One to his Dark Knight Returns. Year One’s beauty is in it’s simplicity, and while Dark Knight Returns is to Batman what Unforgiven was to the Western I felt it was very much a product of it’s time.

This guys dis on DKR is comparing it to Unforgiven one of the best western ever. Product of its times, its still the last great western made 15 years later. Not dated at all! Oh and I'd love to see Eastood be The Punisher if the did a The End movie.

 

[Hiruu]

Marvel seems to be doing just fine, as far as making money goes, I honestly don't think they need to learn anything. They are going to have a huge hit with Spider-Man 3 and another hit with FF2 and manged to make an awful looking movie get to over a 100 million dollars. Did I forget to mention that X3 outgrossed Superman Returns domestic and worldwide.

Don't get me wrong I'm not making this a Marvel vs. DC thing because I love both of the company's works. I just happen to think that the WB owning DC has screwed up alot of movies.

I'm an outright Marvel lover and cheerleader (As my tagline refers to), but only an absolute fool doesn't need to learn from others success. I wasn't even putting things into a Marvel vs. DC context, since imho, Marvel has kicked DC ass in the superhero department, ROYALLY. The issue is to explore the genre of comic-based material, and expand the films to more than men (and women) in tights. Road to Perdition, Sin City, and 300 all explore other venues of the genre, and it's a good thing. Marvel as a company needs to broaden it's source material (which it has!) to make more films then just the superhero stuff. This way, the studios success in other area will spin off into the core material and produce better stories and better viewing experiences. I DON'T believe that this genre is a fad, and I DON'T believe Marvel is doing things wrong...I jsut think there ALOT of room for improvement. Studying 300, V for Vendetta, and the Sin City's of the business is smart strategy, not a knock on the body of work.

 

[ultimatefan]

So, people, how about remembering this thread is about 300?

 

[blind_fury]

haha! It's a great day to be a comic book fan! This pretty much guarantees an R-rated Watchmen!!!!

Thank you Zach Snyder!!!

 

[ultimatefan]

This great opening for 300 is awesome for a number of reasons...

- Shows how there can be a huge audience for movies based on adult graphic novels, R-rated

- Reassures even more that movies based on comic books aren´t a disposable trend, they´re here to stay

- Shows how faithful you can be to a graphic novel and still reach Joe Six-Pack

- Will put Snyder on the fast track to do Watchmen

- Shows sword and sandals epics aren´t necessarily dead in the water, the genre just needed a reinvention the way it had one with Gladiator

 

[blind_fury]

Don't forget it tells Hollywood to stay true to the source material.

Even if it is "just a silly comic book".

 

[Advanced Dark]

This great opening for 300 is awesome for a number of reasons...

- Shows how there can be a huge audience for movies based on adult graphic novels, R-rated

- Reassures even more that movies based on comic books aren´t a disposable trend, they´re here to stay

- Shows how faithful you can be to a graphic novel and still reach Joe Six-Pack

- Will put Snyder on the fast track to do Watchmen

- Shows sword and sandals epics aren´t necessarily dead in the water, the genre just needed a reinvention the way it had one with Gladiator

Comic book films are a genre despit what some critics shout out as it being a fad.

The best news about it's success is covered above except you forgot one thing.

This will certainly make Marvel more excited about make a hardcore Thor film that's being written as we speak.

 

[Advanced Dark]

I'm an outright Marvel lover and cheerleader (As my tagline refers to), but only an absolute fool doesn't need to learn from others success. I wasn't even putting things into a Marvel vs. DC context, since imho, Marvel has kicked DC ass in the superhero department, ROYALLY. The issue is to explore the genre of comic-based material, and expand the films to more than men (and women) in tights. Road to Perdition, Sin City, and 300 all explore other venues of the genre, and it's a good thing. Marvel as a company needs to broaden it's source material (which it has!) to make more films then just the superhero stuff. This way, the studios success in other area will spin off into the core material and produce better stories and better viewing experiences. I DON'T believe that this genre is a fad, and I DON'T believe Marvel is doing things wrong...I jsut think there ALOT of room for improvement. Studying 300, V for Vendetta, and the Sin City's of the business is smart strategy, not a knock on the body of work.

When Marvel first started the studio they already said they wouldn't go outside of the Marvel Universe with their movies. At least not with the current facility. Why they haven't also made a Peter & Mary TV show like Lois and Clark is beyond me. That would be a killer show. I'd love to see some of the stranger Marvel tales make it into a film down the road. Who knows one day we might see Marvel Zombies on film, Wolverine vs Predator, LOL who knows. Depends on who buys out Marvel (Fox, Viacom, Sony, Disney, etc...)

 

[Mr. Socko]

How much did Sin City make it's first day?

 

[Shifty]

Sin City did $29.1 million in three days April 1-3 with a production budget of $40 million.

 

[Dark Donnie]

I read the weekend estimate is $66 Mil....pretty damn good

 

[Advanced Dark]

^ I'm not surprised anymore. Early estimates were 60 million and all reports are if adjusted they'd go higher. I'll bet Friday's # is more like 30 million.

 

[Speedball]

When Marvel first started the studio they already said they wouldn't go outside of the Marvel Universe with their movies. At least not with the current facility. Why they haven't also made a Peter & Mary TV show like Lois and Clark is beyond me. That would be a killer show. I'd love to see some of the stranger Marvel tales make it into a film down the road. Who knows one day we might see Marvel Zombies on film, Wolverine vs Predator, LOL who knows. Depends on who buys out Marvel (Fox, Viacom, Sony, Disney, etc...)

Disney buying out Marvel...
Maybe then we could get a good Marvel film, instead of the crappy ones we already have.

 

[Advanced Dark]

^ You haven't seen a real "Marvel" film yet. Marvel studios 1st film is Iron Man the rest were controlled by other studios when all is said and done. Also that's just one perons opinion as far as the crappy "Marvel" brand films we've seen. I enjoyed the Spiderman films, X-Men Films, Blade 1 & 2, & yeah even Punisher and Ghost Rider. FF was mediocre to me. Sorry you think they all suck.

Oh and BTW Viacom will buy Marvel before Disney.

 

[Speedball]

^ You haven't seen a real "Marvel" film yet. Marvel studios 1st film is Iron Man the rest were controlled by other studios when all is said and done. Also that's just one perons opinion as far as the crappy "Marvel" brand films we've seen. I enjoyed the Spiderman films, X-Men Films, Blade 1 & 2, & yeah even Punisher and Ghost Rider. FF was mediocre to me. Sorry you think they all suck.

Oh and BTW Viacom will buy Marvel before Disney.

Iron Man I have high hopes for.
It's under the control of a competent director and I like all of the actors involved.
The only one I've enjoyed is X-men, only the first one.
I'm more a DC and Dark Horse fan.

 

[Advanced Dark]

^ Well that explains it. I enjoy watching all of the comic book films no matter who the company is that owns the characters. I really don't like the ones with female lead characters so far. They all suck donkey marbles.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

^ You haven't seen a real "Marvel" film yet. Marvel studios 1st film is Iron Man the rest were controlled by other studios when all is said and done.

I have seen the very first Marvel film. It was Man-Thing and it was terrible.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Did you ever read his script? Its known as the worst comic book movie script ever.

No, it was a decent script, even if a bit violent. It would have been a R-rated Batman. The basic story and structure is the same of the Year One comic-book by Miller and Mazzucchelli, but they had Bruce Wayne leave his mansion after the death of his parents to go live with Al, the black mechanic, in a slum of Gotham City. And he wrote letters to his dead father. Selina was a prostitute in the book, too.

 

[Excel]

look for 21 million saturday n 16 on sunday for a grand total of 65 million damn fine opening!

 

[I_Hate_U_All]

wow it doesn't take much to get you guys excited...

A 2 hour video game cut-scene is all it takes nowadays to get fanboys and fangirls hot and sweaty?

I'm glad I grew up during a time when movies, tv and cartoons actually required some kind of intelligence and good story telling to be able to earn good box office returns and viewership.

I say some kind because even back then, the stuff I watched wouldn't be regarded as highly intelligent, but definitely moreso than this glossy cgi-filled lord of the rings wannabe.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

A 2 hour video game cut-scene is all it takes nowadays to get fanboys and fangirls hot and sweaty?

I'm glad I grew up during a time when movies, tv and cartoons actually required some kind of intelligence and good story telling to be able to earn good box office returns and viewership.

When? The 50s?
There's always been mindless successful entertainment. Come on, Supercar, The Dukes of Hazzard, the Transformers, Josie and the Pussycats...