BvS Batman V Superman Box Office Prediction - Part 1

[JtheDreamer]

Damn Josh whedon just downplayed age of ultron
https://youtu.be/QgikeX8gEU0
And they say it's a good flim smh

Josh Whedon. Didn't realize there was a third Whedon brother.

 

[Flint Marko]

I've had this thought as well.

Honestly this is DC's Avenger film not JL. Batman and Superman are the selling points period. I don't know how many more people you'd bring in who are Aquaman or Cyborg fans?

At best JL will play like a sequel to BvS but I don't see it being bigger or a bigger cultural event.

Agreed. I think this will set the bar for DC films very high, very early.

 

[dalonewolf]

Josh Whedon. Didn't realize there was a third Whedon brother.

I think he and marvel had some foul words with each other top bad he had to leave them
Dc might get him to do a flim if he does I hope he knows how to stick with the tone
Keep it dark dc movies dont need any light
It's the only way thier biggest villians will work on screen

 

[Marz69]

I think he and marvel had some foul words with each other top bad he had to leave them
Dc might get him to do a flim if he does I hope he knows how to stick with the tone
Keep it dark dc movies dont need any light
It's the only way thier biggest villians will work on screen

If they do Cyborg as a teen titans movie, maybe that can have some levity to it

 

[dalonewolf]

If they do Cyborg as a teen titans movie, maybe that can have some levity to it

Im curious to see how they will do the cybrog movie maybe he's gonna be on some kind of mission off world via boom tube

 

[Bruce Malone]

Agreed. I think this will set the bar for DC films very high, very early.

That's sort of been DCU's initial plan though.

Sort of working backwards from what Marvel did, starting with a big team-up film and then going for the solo's after.

Every DC film following BvS is going to depend on the success of this film.

 

[Spiderdevil]

Nah, it was the script. Too many exposition filled and motivational speeches, not enough quiet real moments, and too disregard for collateral damage.

And the main issue is that it was written and styled like a Nolan film, and Snyder (clearly) wasn't allowed to fully make it his own.

In other words, Snyder was given a Nolan type story/script (though without Nolan's writing to polish Goyer's work; THE fatal flaw), and apply flashy, VFX based action to it (something Nolan isn't known for and didn't feature much in the TDKT).

It's what everyone expected, but it didn't work. And you can tell he was given much more freedom with BvS than MOS, given how stylistically similar BvS is to his pre-MOS films, whereas MOS was very removed from those efforts.

Actually Jonathan Nolan did a repolish of the script, I remember MOS fans being really excited due to that, expecting the script to be an equivalent of 'Inception' after that

For me most of the blame for 'MOS' shortcomings goes to Snyder, the expositions and motivational speeches didn't worry anyone apart from that 'let them die' speech, critics and fans in general hated the over the top destruction porn, I am pretty sure Snyder was responsible for that

 

[Legendver2]

Stupid question, but was just wondering if there's any correlation between trailer views and box office, since apparently the SS trailer just surpassed BvS on YT trailer views.

 

[Val_Zod]

Stupid question, but was just wondering if there's any correlation between trailer views and box office, since apparently the SS trailer just surpassed BvS on YT trailer views.

Not necessarily. 50 shades of Grey had the most trailer views of the 2015 releases, yet only managed to make 1/3 of some the biggest box office performers thus far. It is sort of a barometer to how big the film is/how many are intrigued. However, its simply watching the film on Youtube. Going to a theater and paying money is a different matter, and BvS is far ore likely to have more people willing to go pay and see it.

 

[Marvin]

Stupid question, but was just wondering if there's any correlation between trailer views and box office, since apparently the SS trailer just surpassed BvS on YT trailer views.

SS and BvS have way more views than what is represented on that one upload channel. There are so many re-uploads and reviews and venues and downloads and venues for masses to see things things that to simply go by those particular numbers would be pointless. What's more there is something to be said for a 'first premiere look' vs a 3rd or so trailer. Just look at the TDKR first trailer vs it's 4th or what not.
There is a way to get a good gage on view numbers but this ain't it.

That being said trailer numbers can tell you plenty imo.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

SS and BvS have way more views than what is represented on that one upload channel. There are so many re-uploads and reviews and venues and downloads and venues for masses to see things things that to simply go by those particular numbers would be pointless. What's more there is something to be said for a 'first premiere look' vs a 3rd or so trailer. Just look at the TDKR first trailer vs it's 4th or what not.
There is a way to get a good gage on view numbers but this ain't it.

That being said trailer numbers can tell you plenty imo.

I thought everyone knew that the first teaser/trailer is usually the one with the most?

Just like AOU, each subsequent trailer for BvS will get less and less views

 

[NoLaNitE007]

Josh Whedon. Didn't realize there was a third Whedon brother.

Sorry but let's just say....I wasn't surprised with the final product of AOU.

More over stuffed, forced childish humor. AOU was all over the place.

 

[Marvin]

I thought everyone knew that the first teaser/trailer is usually the one with the most?

Just like AOU, each subsequent trailer for BvS will get less and less views

Not everyone knows, or seems to anyways hence these odd articles popping up here and there(and now on THR). I just find it odd that all of this actually has dceu fans downplaying one over the other. To imagine the same thing happening with tws vs gotg last year...

I do wonder if any mcu first looks scored more views than a later avengers/IM trailer and if it had any bearing on boxoffice though. Still, amazing that a month or so a ago these SS first leaks were a thing a ridicule, usually it takes a movie coming out before producers are proven right.

 

[Iceman]

I thought everyone knew that the first teaser/trailer is usually the one with the most?

Just like AOU, each subsequent trailer for BvS will get less and less views

I think they should drop teasers so that the main trailer gets all the focus. Most of the time teasers show almost nothing anyway.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Not everyone knows, or seems to anyways hence these odd articles popping up here and there(and now on THR). I just find it odd that all of this actually has dceu fans downplaying one over the other. To imagine the same thing happening with tws vs gotg last year...

I do wonder if any mcu first looks scored more views than a later avengers/IM trailer and if it had any bearing on boxoffice though. Still, amazing that a month or so a ago these SS first leaks were a thing a ridicule, usually it takes a movie coming out before producers are proven right.

Don't think so. I do remember subsequent MOS trailers beating Iron Man 3 doe. Which would explain the absurd number of billion dollar predictions after trailer #3 dropped

I think they should drop teasers so that the main trailer gets all the focus. Most of the time teasers show almost nothing anyway.

I agree. Despite being excited about seeing footage I kinda dread teasers

 

[redfirebird2008]

EDIT: Never mind, just saw Joker's request to not discuss other films.

 

[jokesonm3]

As per Sony pictures new film schedule, the film 'Money Monster' currently opens on April 8th 2016 directed by Jodie Foster and starring George Clooney two weeks after Batman V Superman opens in theatres

however if BvS has a third week box office of $40m+ then this doesn't sound like a cause for concern tbh

 

[DlAMONDZ]

BvS has no competition so unless WOM is putrid it should rake in money week in week out

A good/great Superbowl spot should do wonders for that OW number doe

 

[GreenKToo]

Opening will be huge, 170/180 mill dom, possibily more.
If it's as good as we all hope it is, then no telling how much the total will be.

 

[Superchan]

I think it's going to break the opening weekend record next year but if Devin Faraci is to be believed then the film is going to be ok and not great, but right now with a great release date and massive potential things are looking good.

 

[rockandrollsoul]

I think it's going to break the opening weekend record next year but if Devin Faraci is to be believed then the film is going to be ok and not great, but right now with a great release date and massive potential things are looking good.

He is not to be believed.

 

[jokesonm3]

Look what Jurassic world showed us is that as long as BvS is both satisfying and good (not great or acclaimed) then box office wise it will be a juggernaut, because for a lot of people Jurassic was a pretty ok movie that does what its audience wanted to do, dinosaurs killing stuff!

so at the end of the day for BvS: high anticipation + satisfying pay-off = box office behemoth

because at the end of the day what gets butts on the seat come opening weekend and continues to with high word of mouth is the fact that the audience just wants to see bats and supes kicking the crud outta each other

 

[Aejej]

I think it's going to break the opening weekend record next year but if Devin Faraci is to be believed then the film is going to be ok and not great, but right now with a great release date and massive potential things are looking good.

Sorry, I haven't read through the entire thread. Who?

EDIT: there's a recent mention in the Speculation thread.

 

[JOE]

I think it's going to break the opening weekend record next year but if Devin Faraci is to be believed then the film is going to be ok and not great, but right now with a great release date and massive potential things are looking good.

Is this just his guess, or does he have inside information leading him to believe the movie will be "just okay"?

 

[rockandrollsoul]

Is this just his guess, or does he have inside information leading him to believe the movie will be "just okay"?

He's "read the script" and "has heard things from trusted sources" and "is making stuff up".