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Matthras
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Hello, superfans.
I've been reading this Forum for a while and I have finally registered just to say a few words to some of you:
QUIT MOANING!
I love Superman, I'm a big fan of the first two films and I really want Returns to be a great movie. I understand it when fans get jumpy about aspects of a superhero film based on their favorite comic books. But some folks here are just going overboard with negativity.
Let's look at a few things:
1) BOX OFFICE
SR will undoubtedly have a great opening weekend. Does anyone here really think it won't? It has no competition that weekend, plus it has 9 days to take money before POTC 2 comes out. Who cares about opening day/weekend records being broken? Titanic didn't break any, as far as I know.
What does SR have to earn to be considered a hit? There is NO WAY it will take less than $200 million in the US. I predict $250-300+ million. Then it will only need to take $150 million elsewhere to achieve $400 million in total. Remember - King Kong earned $500 million worldwide and only just over $200 million in the States!
POTC 2 will probably be a big hit too. Is it SO important that SR beats it at the box office? Neither Superman nor Superman II were the biggest hits of the year in 1978 and 1980 respectively, but they still took a ton of money. I don't think that POTC 2 will do better than SR - bear in mind that Pirates shares its opening weekend with the Football World Cup semi-final/final (though this will hardly make a difference in the US). Either way, I think both films are big enough to do well.
2) THE FILM ITSELF
I know that some of you have issues about various aspects of the film. Okay, we'll have to wait and see it before making our minds up. Personally, I am very happy that it looks to be a glorious piece of work, made by a devoted director. Let's just be positive and thankful that we won't get a botch job from Tim Burton or a soul-less action fest from McG!
So please relax and look forward to what I reckon will be a fantastic movie event this summer!
Matt
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I've been reading this Forum for a while and I have finally registered just to say a few words to some of you:
QUIT MOANING!
I love Superman, I'm a big fan of the first two films and I really want Returns to be a great movie. I understand it when fans get jumpy about aspects of a superhero film based on their favorite comic books. But some folks here are just going overboard with negativity.
Let's look at a few things:
1) BOX OFFICE
SR will undoubtedly have a great opening weekend. Does anyone here really think it won't? It has no competition that weekend, plus it has 9 days to take money before POTC 2 comes out. Who cares about opening day/weekend records being broken? Titanic didn't break any, as far as I know.
What does SR have to earn to be considered a hit? There is NO WAY it will take less than $200 million in the US. I predict $250-300+ million. Then it will only need to take $150 million elsewhere to achieve $400 million in total. Remember - King Kong earned $500 million worldwide and only just over $200 million in the States!
POTC 2 will probably be a big hit too. Is it SO important that SR beats it at the box office? Neither Superman nor Superman II were the biggest hits of the year in 1978 and 1980 respectively, but they still took a ton of money. I don't think that POTC 2 will do better than SR - bear in mind that Pirates shares its opening weekend with the Football World Cup semi-final/final (though this will hardly make a difference in the US). Either way, I think both films are big enough to do well.
2) THE FILM ITSELF
I know that some of you have issues about various aspects of the film. Okay, we'll have to wait and see it before making our minds up. Personally, I am very happy that it looks to be a glorious piece of work, made by a devoted director. Let's just be positive and thankful that we won't get a botch job from Tim Burton or a soul-less action fest from McG!
So please relax and look forward to what I reckon will be a fantastic movie event this summer!
Matt
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