BvS Batman V Superman Box Office Prediction - - - - Part 13

[king666]

It appears that this film didn't sustain much momentum beyond the first week.

Can we say: flavor of the week?

Ant-Man made $3,322,992 (according to Box Office Mojo) on it's second monday. BvS made $3,192,415.

 

[FunkMiller]

Can we just make this the official logo of this thread please?

 

[Monochron]

so, would BvS be considered a "bomb?"

I think "disappointment" would be a better word.

 

[Neno_Kos]

so, would BvS be considered a "bomb?"

Nope. Amazing Spider-Man 2 wasnt a bomb and it made barely even. Bomb is FF4. This is more dissapointment.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

If you follow this thread, its the biggest bomb in movie history. In reality it is no where near a bomb.

I have followed this thread and you are the first one to even string together the words 'biggest bomb in movie history'.

 

[Maximum_Maximus]

Of course, given their track record, my guess is that WB execs will react to this in a superficial, panicky way by aping Marvel and trying to shoehorn more humour and quips into their DC films from SS on out.

Pretty much this. WB has a poor history of actually trying to improve the quality of their movies in response to audience's reaction. Batman Returns too dark? Let's bring in Joel Schumucker! Superman Returns too poorly received? Let's bring in a guy known more for his slo-mo action sequence than directing a good movie. I have no doubt that the panic button is being activated at WB and something will be done to mimic Marvel's box office success by essentially mimicing Marvel.

Ant-Man made $3,322,992 (according to Box Office Mojo) on it's second monday. BvS made $3,192,415.

Right back at ya Snyder! What's he going to say now? LOL

 

[Pickle-El]

I don't get the funny part.
Seems pretty sad to me.

Ain't that the truth.


Airing your grievances is fine and all...the 13 year old mentality of some fanboys is just exhausting. Is this what parenting a terrible child is like?

 

[All-Father]

I have followed this thread and you are the first one to even string together the words 'biggest bomb in movie history'.

So true.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

It's not that people aren't going back a second time because they hated it. It's because BvS is a tough flick to watch like Schindler's list. People loved it. But they can't take it more than once.

It's not designed to be easily digestible like Marvel's films are. That's why it's not getting repeat views like theirs.








Was that a good impression?

That moment you realize, Schindler's List made $321m in 1992.

 

[InCali]

Ever since the movie came out this forum has turned into a cesspool of negativity, which as a BvS defender really bums me out. But outside the Positivity Thread, you just provided the first glimmer of hope I've seen in a while.

In a way, maybe the critical drubbing and relative box office disappointment of BvS will make Warner Bros. try harder from here on out to make good movies. At a certain point they seemed to spend more effort selling the movie than actually making sure the movie would be both great in itself and appealing to a mass audience.

The box office for BvS is just enough to show that there's potential, but not so much that Warner Bros. thinks they can just shove these characters into any old movie and audiences will turn out in droves. I know studio execs are notoriously thickheaded and slow on the uptake, but maybe it will get through to them that the reason the MCU is a success is not just because they took a bunch of different superheroes and put them together, but that they made audiences love these characters and want to see them interact with each other again and again.

Of course, given their track record, my guess is that WB execs will react to this in a superficial, panicky way by aping Marvel and trying to shoehorn more humour and quips into their DC films from SS on out.

I have high hopes for WW. I hope they make a movie that's fitting of her.

 

[SomeOldGuy]

so, would BvS be considered a "bomb?"

I'd say no. Even if it does ultimately lose money at the box office, it will get close enough to break-even to make a profit once DVDs, video on demand sales and TV rights are factored in, though that will take months/years to play out. FantFourStick, which caused something like a $100 million write-off at Fox, was a bomb. BvS is more of a fizzle.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

I guess BvS is more difficult than Schindler's List then. It's as difficult as Cannibal Holocaust.

 

[Pickle-El]

I think "disappointment" would be a better word.

Yeah. You can't call a film a bomb that grosses 800+million plus, no matter how much you dislike it or the reception online.

It just shows that despite a very ho-hum public perception to BvS, the studio cannot rely on simply name recognition. DC isn't Marvel to the GA, and the WB just learned a hard public lesson about that.

 

[Zing79]

It is possible to like something - love something - that is total **** both empirically and statistically. AND to be self aware enough to just accept that fact and still love it.

I LOOOOOOVE me some McDonalds. I will gorge on that **** at least once a week. And when someone points out it's garbage compared to even other fast food, you know what I don't do? Try to convince them otherwise, or fight it. I just go with, "I know, but it's MY comfort food."

That's this thread. All empirical evidence suggest poo-poo. All statistical evidence suggest poo-poo. And yet, what I should be learning from what I'm reading is that McDonald's can be argued to be better than a Rib Eye steak at the finest Steak House. Or at the very least, on par

 

[Zero_Effect]

Yeah. You can't call a film a bomb that grosses 800+million plus, no matter how much you dislike it or the reception online.

It just shows that despite a very ho-hum public perception to BvS, the studio cannot rely on simply name recognition. DC isn't Marvel to the GA, and the WB just learned a hard public lesson about that.

This.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

If you follow this thread, its the biggest bomb in movie history. In reality it is no where near a bomb.

Don't worry, there won't be a big opening to save the next one.

 

[Flickster]

LOL. Zack Snyder's comments about Ant-Man in comparison to Batman and Superman are pretty darn funny right about now. Despite how recognizable characters like Batman and Superman are, that won't mean squat if you make crap- people will notice and opt just not to care.

The movie is far from crap; it's just that it's unappealing to children and families and many other demographics because it's dreary and depressing. It's visually dark, taking place mainly at night and being comprised of muted colors, and it features a grim story in which people are killed (e.g. Batman crushing people with the Batmobile and tearing them to bits with its front-mounted machine gun, Lex Luthor killing hundreds of politicians via a terrorist attack at a senate hearing, militant contractors gunning down African rebels, etc). This is not a film that parents would take their children to see and is not a film that escapists want to see. However, it is not bad.

 

[jokesonm3]

Yeah. You can't call a film a bomb that grosses 800+million plus, no matter how much you dislike it or the reception online.

It just shows that despite a very ho-hum public perception to BvS, the studio cannot rely on simply name recognition. DC isn't Marvel to the GA, and the WB just learned a hard public lesson about that.

Well of course name recognition isn't enough.... the film has to be Good too.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Yeah. You can't call a film a bomb that grosses 800+million plus, no matter how much you dislike it or the reception online.

It just shows that despite a very ho-hum public perception to BvS, the studio cannot rely on simply name recognition. DC isn't Marvel to the GA, and the WB just learned a hard public lesson about that.

If it makes around $800m, it loses money. A lot of money. According to Deadline, it needs to make around $930m to not lose money before home media, tv rights, etc. This was the idea when it was going to make a bigger chunk domestically. So it might actually be a bomb at the box office.

 

[All-Father]

The movie is far from crap; it's just that it's unappealing to children and families and many other demographics because it's dreary and depressing. It's visually dark, taking place mainly at night and being comprised of muted colors, and it features a grim story in which people are killed (e.g. Batman crushing people with the Batmobile and tearing them to bits with its front-mounted machine gun, Lex Luthor killing hundreds of politicians via a terrorist attack at a senate hearing, militant contractors gunning down African rebels, etc). This is not a film that parents would take their children to see and is not a film that escapists want to see. However, it is not bad.

No, it's crap. One of the worst I've seen from this genre.

 

[Kanon]

It's not that people aren't going back a second time because they hated it. It's because BvS is a tough flick to watch like Schindler's list. People loved it. But they can't take it more than once.

It's not designed to be easily digestible like Marvel's films are. That's why it's not getting repeat views like theirs.








Was that a good impression?

You are hired
-WB PR department.

 

[Bats123]

If it makes around $800m, it loses money. A lot of money. According to Deadline, it needs to make around $930m to not lose money before home media, tv rights, etc. This was the idea when it was going to make a bigger chunk domestically. So it might actually be a bomb at the box office.

Hell, didnt Marvel even think Age of Ultron was a failure cus it didnt make more than the first one?

 

[Spidey_62]

The movie is far from crap; it's just that it's unappealing to children and families and many other demographics because it's dreary and depressing. It's visually dark, taking place mainly at night and being comprised of muted colors, and it features a grim story in which people are killed (e.g. Batman crushing people with the Batmobile and tearing them to bits with its front-mounted machine gun, Lex Luthor killing hundreds of politicians via a terrorist attack at a senate hearing, militant contractors gunning down African rebels, etc). This is not a film that parents would take their children to see and is not a film that escapists want to see. However, it is not bad.

And that right there is a reason why. I don't think people in general are interested in seeing any of that in a Batman and Superman movie.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Hell, didnt Marvel even think Age of Ultron was a failure cus it didnt make more than the first one?

This is what happens when you start signing deals that give people so much money on the backend. TFA had to make 1.5b, not to cover the budget, but to prove the investment in Star Wars was sound.

 

[MadVillainy]

so, would BvS be considered a "bomb?"

No

and despite what Zero Effect said, no one on this thread that is not a troll considers it a bomb