Batman vs Spider-Man vs The Avengers

[Chris Wallace]

I think it's too soon to speculate, as none are even truly in development yet. I'm not voting until I've seen what each is bringing to the table.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Right now, I'd say Batman. It's a guaranteed success, while Thor and Captain America are not and Spider-Man will more than likely take a hit due to Spider-Man 3.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Do we really think Nolan can't come up short or get bullied into a bad decision by the studio? Of course he can. Raimi delivered twice, was well-received critically as well as box office and still delivered a third installment that was disappointing to many. Nothing is guaranteed. And we don't know what WEbb will do with Spider-Man nor do we have any clue how Avengers will come out. THis is why until I've seen trailers for all 3 I won't speculate.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Do we really think Nolan can't come up short or get bullied into a bad decision by the studio? Of course he can. Raimi delivered twice, was well-received critically as well as box office and still delivered a third installment that was disappointing to many. Nothing is guaranteed. And we don't know what WEbb will do with Spider-Man nor do we have any clue how Avengers will come out. THis is why until I've seen trailers for all 3 I won't speculate.

Wait, I thought the argument was which film will have the highest grossing?

 

[Brother Jack]

Probably Batman, but it won't be as far and away the year's champ as much as TDK was in 2008. The competition is just much larger.

 

[Rumpy Bulge Dubz]

My prediction is as follows:

Batman wins the Gold
The Avengers will take the Silver
and Spiderman will go double Copper

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Do we really think Nolan can't come up short or get bullied into a bad decision by the studio?

Even Batman & Robin was a success; $238.21 million.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Damn double posts.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Even Batman & Robin was a success; $238.21 million.

So was the much-maligned Spider-Man 3; $336,530,303.

 

[Rumpy Bulge Dubz]

those movies were only successful because of the movies that came before them.

 

[venom892]

Well Batman Forever was no gem.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Well Batman Forever was no gem.

More people liked it than Batman Returns.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

More people liked it than Batman Returns.

While thats debatable I will admit I liked Batman Forever a lot more more than Batman Returns.

 

[venom892]

Well I didn't like Batman Returns either.Felt more like a burton movie then a Batman movie.

 

[Ipodman]

Would be nice to see two films from the same franchise break 1B

 

[Abraham]

Its between Batman and The Avengers, Spidery isn't even in the game this round (Trek 2 is probably the third biggest player of the summer).

Avengers could easily come out on-top if Thor and Cap pull off Iron Man, or even Iron Man 2, like reception. But having not even seen any footage from either of these films I'm gonna say Batman 3 is the top dog.

 

[Infinity9999x]

I'll say it right now. Spidey's going to lose for sure.

As to who will win...well, that's a toughie. What it boils down to right now is this:

The Avengers need at least one more of their movies to pull an Iron Man. If Thor or Cap make IM numbers and are as well received as IM, the Avengers is going to be a force to be reckoned with. That is, as long as none of the other characters completely bomb. If the other characters individual movies do as well as TIH, and we get two of the characters that are as well liked as IM, we're set.

However, a lot still falls on how well the characters are all juggled in the movie. Still, like I said, the allure of Iron Man and one other character that's as popular as him in one movie will be huge. The other heroes will be icing on the cake.

Still, B3 is going to be huge as well. Especially if the actors cast in the new villain roles are big names, or create big buzz ala Heath in the first full trailer.

 

[Ipodman]

Whoever wins... we lose.

If Spider-man becomes Ultimate Spidey, maybe a whole new demographic will be attracted to it?

 

[Rumpy Bulge Dubz]

Whoever wins... we lose.

how so?

win-win as far as I'm concerned

 

[Ipodman]

how so?

win-win as far as I'm concerned

I was trying to do a ref to the AVP tagline... but yea its not funny at all so sorry

And its great that these big ones are coming out in 2 years so we win I guess?

 

[redfirebird2008]

Do we really think Nolan can't come up short or get bullied into a bad decision by the studio? Of course he can. Raimi delivered twice, was well-received critically as well as box office and still delivered a third installment that was disappointing to many. Nothing is guaranteed. And we don't know what WEbb will do with Spider-Man nor do we have any clue how Avengers will come out. THis is why until I've seen trailers for all 3 I won't speculate.

Nolan had more control of TDK than Raimi had of all three Spidey movies combined. Sad but true. Sony just didn't trust him despite the huge success of the first movie. And you would think after huge success with the second movie they would give him more control, but nope. This meddling is why I wish Sony would lose the rights to Marvel.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Remember, the key is how much they appeal to the general public, not more intelligent comicbook fans like you and me.

New Spidey; who the hell knows what will happen? One thing that might factor in is the much smaller budget. The 2012 Spidey movie will not be able to afford the same huge spectacle as Spidey 3, or possibly even 2. It will also be more about Peter's teen life, and from that we can easily read that it will focus on the romance between Peter and MJ, and gp for the Twilight crowd as well as the typical male action audience.

Batman 3: Guarenteed to be huge. The question is not, "Big?" but, "How big?" (same thing ladies think when meeting me for the first time).

Avengers: Nothing like it has even been done before. Also, as said before, Thor and/or Cap might not be succesful as the box office. Robert Downey Jr might not even sign up for Avengers, he hasn't yet. As for Edward Norton, he seems to think he won't be involved (I'm betting on a Norton cameo at the end), and audiences aren't intrested in the Hulk anyway.

Thing about Avengers is, it's four franchises combined into one super blockbuster. It has already taken up a good amount of time in Iron Man, Hulk & IM2, and will do so more in Thor and Cap. If Avengers does suck, it will have wasted not only it's own running time, but also all the time the previous movies spent setting it up.

 

[Chris Wallace]

While thats debatable I will admit I liked Batman Forever a lot more more than Batman Returns.

Ditto.

 

[redfirebird2008]

Batman 3: Guarenteed to be huge. The question is not, "Big?" but, "How big?" (same thing ladies think when meeting me for the first time).

Congrats, you get the *****e of the Day award. t:

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Congrats, you get the *****e of the Day award. t:

Do you know, I've heard that word so many times in the last few years or so, but never bothered to find out what it meant. I just Wikipedia'd it.