The Dark Knight Batman's Competition in 2008

What order will the comic book films come in at the box office in 2008???

  • The Dark Knight, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk

  • The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man

  • Iron Man, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk

  • Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Dark Knight

  • The Incredible Hulk, The Dark Knight, Iron Man

  • The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, The Dark Knight

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Figs said:
LOL...whatever man.

I guess maybe it's my own fault for not being able to communicate my opinion better.

I look at all films whether their comic films or animated movies as real films. I guess it's just the tone and way Nolan is filming this one that sets it apart.
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I know what your trying to say and I get it. Some people are overly sensitive. I really liked Iron-man and TIH as well, but still understand what your saying.

I think it's more like your trying to say that while those movies were good they seemed to focus more on the fact that they were adapting a Comic movie where as Nolan tried to focus more on creating a character. Nolan wanted to seem more like this was the first time anyone heard of Batman that it was some original creation. The other movies were very good in fact I would say great, but it stood out that they were comic adaptations.
 
Thanks Stupify Me...that was more or less what I was trying to say.

I'm not always great at getting my views/points across all the time.
 
First Tracking Info

http://weekendgross.blogspot.com/2008/06/dark-knight-tracking-extremely-well.html

As if you needed much evidence for whether Warner Bros.' next Batman offering The Dark Knight will be a certified mega-blockbuster, MovieTickets.com just released an internal poll showing that Christopher Nolan's latest offering could be the biggest debut of the summer, if not the entire year. According to the poll, 81% of male moviegoers and 66 percent of female moviegoers polled June 10-15 intend to see "The Dark Knight" opening weekend. 100% of ticket buyers polled were aware of The Dark Knight's release this summer, compared with 49% of ticket buyers three weeks before "The Incredible Hulk" and 36% of buyers three weeks before "Iron Man."
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:up: :up: :up:
 
Didn't some site had Hulk tracking like 130mil for the first weekend?

But of course that didn't pan out. ;)
 
I Am The Knight said:
Sounds good! This movie will be Huge.

But here's something I don't get: TIH had more awareness than IM yet opened WAY lower than the latter, so how does this work?
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Hulk had a lot of awareness, but that doesn't mean everyone aware of its release was going to go see it.
That's the difference between Hulk and TDK.
WE know that the majority of ppl aware of this film are going to go see it.
Like I said numerous times before, I highly doubt the ppl who saw Iron Man or Hulk are going to miss out on seeing The Dark Knight.
Ain't gonna happen.
 
Can anyone pull up the tracking info for Spiderman 3?
If it's even still available lol.....
 
Conebone69 said:
130 million? Thats just being unrealistic
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They were so off!


Will The Incredible Hulk Defeat Iron Man?
by Vic Holtreman in June 4th, 2008

We just received some surprising information from MovieTickets.com regarding The Incredible Hulk movie which opens a week from this Friday on June 13th. It seems that according to their tracking, Hulk may actually end up with even better opening weekend box office numbers than Iron Man, which by all accounts knocked it out of the park with its close to $100 million opening.

They collect data during the movie ticket purchase process including a “buzz factor” (OK, the real name is “Aided Awareness” but that’s boring). They say that buzz factor score for Iron Man was 36%… and for The Incredible Hulk, it’s currently at 49%! So fully one third more people are aware there’s a new Hulk movie coming out than knew about Iron Man, even with it’s uber-marketing campaign. That’s quite a change from just a month ago where it seemed like every person I talked to who didn’t follow movie websites said “There’s a new ‘Hulk’ movie coming out?”



So the question is whether that will translate into big opening weekend box office numbers for The Incredible Hulk. Could a third higher awareness of the film translate to a third more dollars at movie theaters? Not necessarily, but if it does, that means that our big green friend could be looking at a $130 million opening weekend! That would be a helluva shocker, but awesome news for Marvel Studios…

I’m wondering if the success of Iron Man is actually helping to boost the buzz on Hulk. People saw how awesome that movie was and now they’re thinking Marvel might be able to go two for two.

The Incredible Hulk opens on June 13, 2008.

Source: MovieTickets.com
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:woot:
 
^You're right! Take that tracking numbers with a grain of salt.
 
explode7 said:
^You're right! Take that tracking numbers with a grain of salt.
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Yeah, because the fact that this is one of the most anticipated (if not the most anticipated) film of the summer/year is just a dream and come July 18th this film isn't even opening.
Like anything you say, take that with a grain of salt.
Trembling knees will do you no good.
And The Dark Knight will still be better than Iron Man.
Like, for real.
:D
 
fceeviper said:
They were so off!




:woot:
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Movietickets.com were not the ones that were stating Hulk would do better. They only indicated that it had more recognition than Iron Man had - it was this site that foolishly looked at that and assumed Hulk would make more.
 
June 18, 2008

4TH OF JULY TRACKING: 'Hancock' Seems Destined for $140M-$150M Over Five-Day 4th of July Frame, Marking Eight Dtraight $100M Movies for Will Smith!

by Steve Mason

By Monday, July 7, Will Smith will be the undisputed No. 1 movie star in the world. My sources tell me that tracking for Hancock (Sony) is in the stratosphere, and its five-day gross will be, conservatively, in the $140 million-$150 million range, with a bigger number highly possible. That would give the former Fresh Prince his eighth consecutive $100 million movie (his last dry spell was the back-to-back misfires of hybrid blockbuster/prestige releases Ali and The Legend of Bagger Vance), topping the all-time best streaks of two fellow screen legends.

Although I do not know anyone who has seen the movie at this point, the concept, in my estimation, is perfectly attuned to our current culture. Hancock, played by Smith, is a superhero who needs rehab, a down-on-his-luck loser with superpowers. Jason Bateman plays the publicist who volunteers to rehabilitate his image out of gratitude for Hancock's heroism. This new Will Smith role is, essentially, a superhero for the TMZ/Perez Hilton generation.

Hancock will, without question, be the twelfth $100 million movie of Smith's career (a tally that includes the animated Shark Tale). That will move him back into a fourth-place tie with Harrison Ford, whose Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) is still playing strongly in theatres and approaching the $300 million domestic mark.

MOST $100 MILLION MOVIES IN A CAREER (List includes animated films and excludes cameos)
1. Tom Hanks — 15
2. Tom Cruise — 14
3. Eddie Murphy — 13
4. Will Smith — 12 (including Hancock)
4. Harrison Ford — 12
6. Jim Carrey — 11
6. Robin Williams — 11
8. Mel Gibson — 10
9. Matt Damon — 9
10. Bruce Willis — 8
10. Jack Nicholson — 8


Will Smith, however, is about to do something unprecedented, a feat never accomplished even by either of the Toms, Hanks and Cruise. Hancock will be his eighth consecutive blockbuster to gross $100 million or more.

Men in Black II (2002) — $52.14 million opening, $190.41 million cume
Bad Boys II (2003) — $46.52 million opening, $138.6 million cume
I, Robot (2004) — $52.17 million opening, $144.8 million cume
Shark Tale (2004) — $47.6 million opening, $160.86 million cume
Hitch (2005) — $43.12 million opening, $179.49 million cume
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) — $26.54 million opening, $163.56 million cume
I Am Legend (2007) — $77.21 million opening, $256.39 million cume
Hancock (2008) — $150 million opening (Estimated)
The best streak that Tom Hanks put together was seven, beginning with Saving Private Ryan in 1998:
Saving Private Ryan (1998) — $30.57 million opening,$216.54 million cume
You’ve Got Mail (1998) — $18.42 million opening,$115.82 million cume
Toy Story 2 (1999) — $300,000 opening, $245.85 million cume
The Green Mile (1999) — $18 million opening,$136.8 million cume
Cast Away (2000) — $28.88 million opening,$233.63 million cume
Road To Perdition (2002) — $22.07 million opening,$104.45 million cume
Catch Me If You Can (2002) — $30 million opening,$164.61 million cume


And, surprisingly, were it not for the disastrous Lions For Lambs, Cruise would still be on a long winning streak. Instead, his MGM/UA debut ended his string of $100 million hits at seven as well:

Mission Impossible II (2000) — $57.84 million opening, $215.4 million cume
Vanilla Sky (2001) — $25 million opening, $100.61 million cume
Minority Report (2002) — $35.67 million opening, $132.07 million cume
The Last Samurai (2003) — $24.27 million opening, $111.12 million cume
Collateral (2004) — $24.7 million opening, $101 million cume
War of the Worlds (2005) — $64.87 million opening, $234.28 million cume
Mission Impossible III (2006) — $47.74 million opening, $134 million cume


Currently, Will Smith is the closest thing that Hollywood has to a sure thing, and, notably, he is not making the same movie over and over again. The streak includes sequels, original sci-fi, animation, romantic comedy and Oscar-nominated drama. His next film, Seven Pounds (Sony), is set for December and reteams him with his Pursuit of Happyness director Gabriele Muccino. It is an eclectic drama, but it will not be surprising at all if he extends his $100 million winning streak to nine. Everything he touches turns to gold.
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http://news.fantasymoguls.com/originalcontent/2008/06/early-tracking.html
 
I think Hancock has an excellent chance of making more than TDK. My feeling is that TDK will finish 5th for the summer because I think Wall-E will make more as well.
 
I don't see how Wall-E can make 300 Mil. I think it is the least commercial of all of Pixar's films, though it will probably be the best film Pixar has made.

Again - I am just not sure how a movie with 30 minutes without dialog is going to fare with the children of today.
 
Wall-e will enormous; tracking has it in the mid 70's and its reviews are outta this world...itmay very well approach nemo and be #1 for the year. Shouldnt have too much of an effect on TDK, however.

As for HANCOCK; I d be shocked if it does over 125 for the 5 day, and even if it did 140-150 then legs wll be horrible.
 
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