Transformers Box Office Thread

[dimmutaker]

u guys are forgetting

july 27

SIMPSONS MOVIE also comes out

and august 3 (i think)

BOURNE ULTIMATUM...

I know so from now until the 27th there;s no competition aside from HP.

 

[user123456789]

Hmmm. Anyone know the budget for Simpsons?

i'd guess quite a bit considering how many donuts Homer eats

Yeah probably like 100m between monday and next sunday. So that's like 253m in 2 weeks.

no way

no f-ing way

i just dont see this happening

i mean ofcourse i want transformers to make that much but

damn, hell no, especially with HP coming out

thats like a 250 million dollar WEEK (HP + transformers) combined

no way

 

[dimmutaker]

i'd guess quite a bit considering how many donuts Homer eats

no way

no f-ing way

i just dont see this happening

i mean ofcourse i want transformers to make that much but

damn, hell no, especially with HP coming out

thats like a 250 million dollar WEEK (HP + transformers) combined

no way

ohh well we need to find out. But again they made their budget already. I dont think that the budget was 150m, but if they said so i guess we have to believe it.

 

[user123456789]

ohh well we need to find out. But again they made their budget already. I dont think that the budget was 150m, but if they said so i guess we have to believe it.

yup only time will tell

good luck transformers

 

[nosebleed.]

ohh well we need to find out. But again they made their budget already. I dont think that the budget was 150m, but if they said so i guess we have to believe it.

What makes you think they're lying about the budget?

 

[DieSmiling]

What makes you think they're lying about the budget?

The fact that it seems insanely low compared to most similar movies. I'm not saying I don't believe it, but how on earth could Transformers cost HALF as much as Pirates of the Caribbean 3? I mean, really, it's mind boggling.

 

[nosebleed.]

None of Michael Bay's movies are known to be extremely expensive...why should this be any different? CGI was provided by ILM...Spielberg's puppy. There's no real reason to think they are lying about the budget.

 

[matrix_ghost]

The fact that it seems insanely low compared to most similar movies. I'm not saying I don't believe it, but how on earth could Transformers cost HALF as much as Pirates of the Caribbean 3? I mean, really, it's mind boggling.

1 TF isn't a sequel meaning that the main cast didn't get high salaries as opposed to the main cast of Pirates
2 Pirates is a period movie and TF isn't . For Pirates they have to create old costumes , old sets , boat exteriors
3 Bay got huge support from the military & GMC so he could save up money and spend more of that on the VFX. Pirates didn't have that
4 Pirates has much more complex VFX. While the VFX of the Transformers are complex to do , the effects of Pirates is whole different ball game.
Metal is one of the more easier things to get right in terms of (photo) realistic CGI. Pirates is more difficult. You have Davey Jones who is all flesh. Different things to animate ( squid face ,crab hands , clothes) as well as giant shots of sailboats and CG water ( the whirlpool fight). Not to mention Davey Jones's crew alld fighting in the end battle.

It's not that difficult to understand why TF cost less then Pirates.
Pirates is far more grander then TF.

 

[KenK]

Doesn't the 300 mill for Pirates include BOTH Dead Man's Chest and At World's End?

 

[Kargo Warrior]

nope,only AWE

 

[matrix_ghost]

Doesn't the 300 mill for Pirates include BOTH Dead Man's Chest and At World's End?

No
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean2.htm
DMC had abudget of 225 million


http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean3.htm
AWE cost 300 million

 

[Kargo Warrior]

246 millions Worldwide is awesome,it has opened in just 23 countries and has already made 100 overseas...

 

[matrix_ghost]

I hope that TF doesn't drop off too much with Potter opening up next week.
Potter has the help of IMAx 3-D which will keep it in cinemas for a long time. Heck IMAX 3-D helped SR gross the 200 million mark

 

[mMark]

Transformers is gonna easily become Bay's top box office seller.

 

[tviceman]

The fact that it seems insanely low compared to most similar movies. I'm not saying I don't believe it, but how on earth could Transformers cost HALF as much as Pirates of the Caribbean 3? I mean, really, it's mind boggling.

No, what's mind boggling is that Spiderman 3 cost $258 million to make. That movie was crapfest. Aside from when Sandman was created, I honestly think the CGI was worse in 3 than it was in 1.

 

[dimmutaker]

What makes you think they're lying about the budget?

The fact that on every single channel, newspaper, radio, talk show , EVERYWHERE there was the transformers movie...i mean 150m in the movie YEs, but marketing and everything else was at least some other 20m or more

 

[Golgo-13]

No, what's mind boggling is that Spiderman 3 cost $258 million to make. That movie was crapfest. Aside from when Sandman was created, I honestly think the CGI was worse in 3 than it was in 1.

I agree. Nothing in SM3 made me say "Wow, how did they do that?". Let's face it we've seen sand effects in the mummy movies, so it was nothing new. Just like with Blade:Trinity (which had the biggest budget of all 3 Blade movies-but you couldn't tell by looking at it) i think the crew spent the money on salary increases rather than on the movie itself.

 

[UltimateMagneto]

No, what's mind boggling is that Spiderman 3 cost $258 million to make. That movie was crapfest. Aside from when Sandman was created, I honestly think the CGI was worse in 3 than it was in 1.

I totally agree with you there. It was very distracting. 1 and 2 had their share of weak CG, but nowhere near this bad. It would've made for a great cartoon though.

 

[Raiden]

I totally agree with you there. It was very distracting. 1 and 2 had their share of weak CG, but nowhere near this bad. It would've made for a great cartoon though.

I think the money also went to actors like Tobey, whereas in TF you don't have anyone making over 10+ million.

I think if SM4 is made, they should keep the costs down.

 

[nosebleed.]

The fact that on every single channel, newspaper, radio, talk show , EVERYWHERE there was the transformers movie...i mean 150m in the movie YEs, but marketing and everything else was at least some other 20m or more

Since when do they list marketing as part of the film budget? Whenever you hear people talk about the film budget they don't include marketing. All of the films listed on boxofficemojo do not include marketing budget. OF COURSE marketing is going to push the budget past 150 mil...but not as far as the actual film itself.

 

[dimmutaker]

Since when do they list marketing as part of the film budget? Whenever you hear people talk about the film budget they don't include marketing. All of the films listed on boxofficemojo do not include marketing budget. OF COURSE marketing is going to push the budget past 150 mil...but not as far as the actual film itself.

Ohh really...i didnt knew that...Ohh well....bring on the sequel then

 

[DarthAlani]

depp is pullin like 70 million or some **** from awe. insane!!!

 

[blind_fury]

He deserves it.

The POTC movies are nothing without Jack Sparrow.

 

[user123456789]

depp is pullin like 70 million or some **** from awe. insane!!!

DAMNNNNNNNNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

He deserves it.

The POTC movies are nothing without Jack Sparrow.

agreed

 

[Super Kal]

$246,100,000 worldwide

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