BvS Batman V Superman Box Office Prediction - Part 8

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[mstu]

The fact that it's being reported online and on paper that the movie actually making a lot of money, will get people curious, and make them want to see what the buzz is all about.

Yes, I would argue it will have the opposite effect now that with such a huge opening, people who were hesitant to see the movie because of the low RT score will now go to see the movie.

 

[The Joker]

But wasn't most of the movie's tickets sold weeks in advance before the RT score reared it's head?

 

[Reel-Man]

I can't wait to get to next week already so this constant bickering can cease when we have real numbers. I'll do my part.

 

[Pickleweasel]

But wasn't most of the movie's tickets sold weeks in advance before the RT score reared it's head?

If 25 million is most of 420 million then yes

 

[FunkMiller]

While I stick with a prediction of a big drop off second week, I'll freely admit I'm not as sure about it as I was before the £424 mil was posted. This thing is exceeding expectations so far. But I'm still hedging on poor WOM slowing its progress considerably over the next few days. Let's not forget how front-loaded a film it was. Still, if it does drop less than I predict then that will be fascinating shift in audience relationships with the critic system.

 

[The Joker]

If 25 million is most of 420 million then yes

Yeah but is that foreign or domestic ticket sales?

 

[BatLobster]

Wow, biggest global superhero opening weekend of all time.

I think this could be a situation where even with the bad reviews, the disconnect between the huge numbers and the reviews will make people want to go see it to be a part of the conversation. Plus, it's Batman and Superman and there's really no competition in sight. I think it could very well make it to a billion.

The next weekend will be very telling indeed, but as of now I think Snyder's job might be safe.

 

[Zero_Effect]

But wasn't most of the movie's tickets sold weeks in advance before the RT score reared it's head?

If that were true. There would of been articles in every trade about how BvS sold 100 million in pre-sales.

 

[Serpico Jones]

Wow, biggest global superhero opening weekend of all time.

I think this could be a situation where even with the bad reviews, the disconnect between the huge numbers and the reviews will make people want to go see it to be a part of the conversation. Plus, it's Batman and Superman and there's really no competition in sight. I think it could very well make it to a billion.

The next weekend will be very telling indeed, but as of now I think Snyder's job might be safe.

If they were going to pull Snyder they would have to make that decision this week. Justice League starts filming in 2 weeks. His job is very likely safe.

 

[JC00]

The box office of BvS is not showing weak legs. On the contrary, it seems to show that with such a huge opening, the general audience has forgotten about the critics.

Seriously do you work for Warner Brothers?? Or can you see into the future? OW was always going to be good. But there are proven factors that point to this having weak legs..

B cinemascore
30% RT
60% audience recommend rate


Definitely more factors pointing it to having weak legs than strong legs and that's just fact, not spin.

 

[Pickleweasel]

Yeah but is that foreign or domestic ticket sales?

If 25 million is most of 170 million then yes

Fixed it for you

 

[The Joker]

If that were true. There would of been articles in every trade about how BvS sold 100 million in pre-sales.

Ok. I was just responding to this; http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=33285709&postcount=996

If 25 million is most of 170 million then yes

Fixed it for you

Someone sounds touchy.

 

[Baba3231]

The 424 mil weekend is slap to the face and a kick in the nuts to the critics.

Can't say i'm particularly surprised, this has it's flaws but i've seen inferior films of the same genre with Rt scores in the 60's and 70's.
With a weekend like that a lot of people that may have been put off by the reviews will see this out of curiosity and make up their own minds on it.

 

[xxxxxx29]

Seriously do you work for Warner Brothers?? Or can you see into the future? OW was always going to be good. But there are proven factors that point to this having weak legs..

B cinemascore
30% RT
60% audience recommend rate


Definitely more factors pointing it to having weak legs than strong legs and that's just fact, not spin.

CinemaScore isn't always reliable. And most people couldn't care less about what the critics think.

 

[Ms. Marvel]

I'd say they care but not enough to not watch a film they already want to watch.

 

[The Guard]

This was tracking at $350 million before reviews. It has exceeded that by $75 million. Weak legs of not, this is not the disaster people predicted. Audiences have spoken to some degree. Next week will be interesting.

 

[daddydivine]

Transformers proved RT doesnt matter. Event films are event films. I'm still rolling with my 1.1 billion projection.

 

[mstu]

Seriously do you work for Warner Brothers?? Or can you see into the future? OW was always going to be good. But there are proven factors that point to this having weak legs..

B cinemascore
30% RT
60% audience recommend rate


Definitely more factors pointing it to having weak legs than strong legs and that's just fact, not spin.

All these factors only affect small movies, no one cares about these factors with large movies. They are irrelevant.

 

[rashad]

Well me personally, I loved the film. These are great numbers. WOM maybe good-to- mixed but it's not exactly toxic. I think BvS can potentially finish in the 385-410 million range domestically. The huge drop it may or may not have remains to be seen. I'm hoping for a decent hold it's second weekend. I look forward to seeing it's mid-week, Mon-Thur, numbers heading into it's second weekend.

 

[Doctor Octopus]

It only make this much because there no competition for it.

 

[Doctor Jones]

These numbers aren't surprising. It's the novelty factor and the inherent curiosity of the years long question of seeing these two together.

Next week and even the numbers on the weekdays will be more telling.

 

[xxxxxx29]

It only make this much because there no competition for it.

You could say the same for most big blockbuster movies.

 

[Baba3231]

It only make this much because there no competition for it.

Hence why Warner put it where it is