Duncan Jones' Warcraft - Part 3

[The Big G]

Yeesh. A $25 million dollar opening weekend for a $160 million film.

Conjuring 2 and Now You See Me 2 open on June 10 as well. Conjuring 2 is tracking at a $40 million opening weekend, and Now You See Me 2 is tracking at a $28 million opening weekend.

I think it will make more than $25

50ish is what I think

but its going to make most of its money back overseas

China will eat this movie up

 

[OutOfBoose]

Results in my country for Thursday: 1st place with 2,4 mil., 2nd place - Alice with 0,8. So far it performs twice better than Apocalypse.

 

[Logan0327]

international numbers
http://deadline.com/2016/05/warcraft-opening-weekend-international-box-office-1201763736/

 

[TheVileOne]

I think as fans we all want to see the video game movie that will break the mold much like what happened with comic book movies be it with Spider-Man, Superman, Batman or Iron Man. So we keep hoping for it to happen.

I just think there's something tough about games that's different from comics that you can't translate into a movie. Video games have a higher level of agency and immersion for viewers. People are empowered because they control what the main character does in their own hands.

 

[Victarion]

I've never felt like that while playing a videogame. I think it just comes down to accessibility.

 

[Logan0327]

I think as fans we all want to see the video game movie that will break the mold much like what happened with comic book movies be it with Spider-Man, Superman, Batman or Iron Man. So we keep hoping for it to happen.

I just think there's something tough about games that's different from comics that you can't translate into a movie. Video games have a higher level of agency and immersion for viewers. People are empowered because they control what the main character does in their own hands.

they need to start tackling game properties with good stories not because they were fun to play for example i love uncharted not because of gameplay but because of the story and the great characters

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

they need to start tackling game properties with good stories not because they were fun to play for example i love uncharted not because of gameplay but because of the story and the great characters

In theory, that should have been Warcraft.

I guess it is back to the Ace Attorney anime for my video game fix.

 

[OutOfBoose]

If Mortal Kombat can be adapted with success, anything can. Last of Us is practically a film. Fantastic writing, characters, that feel alive and real.

 

[TheVileOne]

Is the lore and story for Warcraft really that great?

Also Tomb Raider was successful. Mortal Kombat also successful. Even the Resident Evil live-action movies are successful. But would anyone by any large consensus consider them great films?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Well it looks like it might do very well overseas.

 

[TheVileOne]

Well enough to get a sequel though?

I didn't know this but it's being called Warcraft: The Beginning in the UK.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Well enough to get a sequel though?

I didn't know this but it's being called Warcraft: The Beginning in the UK.

If China really is huge, yeah. Unless it really, really bombs in the US. Like if it does 700m WW, but only like 100m of that comes from the US, they might not find it worth.

 

[OutOfBoose]

I don't think it will make that much money. 700 would be an insane success, even if only 100 belongs to US. I think, it can do around 400 overall.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I don't think it's making 100mil in the states.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I don't think it will make that much money. 700 would be an insane success, even if only 100 belongs to US. I think, it can do around 400 overall.

I thought it was tracking Fast numbers in China? Wouldn't that mean it does like 400m in China alone? And the other numbers don't seem bad.

If it does 400m OS and 100m domestically, it will arrive right after the promised Pacific Rim sequel. AKA never.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Why never? Take a look at Star Trek film. 150 mil. budget, similar to Warcraft. 400+ grosses. And it got two sequels.

The film is tracking great numbers OS, but there will be heavy drops, I feel.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

China's opening weekend will be massive but the legs depend on word of mouth of course. It could open huge and fall off the face of the earth.

 

[redhawk23]

I think as fans we all want to see the video game movie that will break the mold much like what happened with comic book movies be it with Spider-Man, Superman, Batman or Iron Man. So we keep hoping for it to happen.

I just think there's something tough about games that's different from comics that you can't translate into a movie. Video games have a higher level of agency and immersion for viewers. People are empowered because they control what the main character does in their own hands.

The problem is that comparison can't really be made because these movies ha sent just failed as adaptations, they just haven't even been good movies. There's basically o reason why a good movie couldn't have been made our of Prince Of Persia for instance. They just failed to do so.

 

[redhawk23]

I thought it was tracking Fast numbers in China? Wouldn't that mean it does like 400m in China alone? And the other numbers don't seem bad.

If it does 400m OS and 100m domestically, it will arrive right after the promised Pacific Rim sequel. AKA never.

Pacific Rim has been handed off to other filmmakers.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Pacific Rim has been handed off to other filmmakers.

And keeps moving back. The one good case for PR and Warcraft are Legendary really don't have many properties.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Why never? Take a look at Star Trek film. 150 mil. budget, similar to Warcraft. 400+ grosses. And it got two sequels.

The film is tracking great numbers OS, but there will be heavy drops, I feel.

Because ST did very good domestically. It is far easier to make money on domestic box office then foreign. A studio can make roughly between 50-55% from demoestic box office.

From OS, we are looking at between 30% (China) and 40% (most of Europe).

You can theoretically make more from a film making 300m domestically, then a film making 500m OS.

 

[OutOfBoose]

And keeps moving back. The one good case for PR and Warcraft are Legendary really don't have many properties.

As well as they didn't really blow out the budget and promotion, relying purely on huge amount of Blizzard fans. The film is quite weak and they didn't have much material to promote the main conflict without spoiling it.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Because ST did very good domestically. It is far easier to make money on domestic box office then foreign. A studio can make roughly between 50-55% from demoestic box office.

From OS, we are looking at between 30% (China) and 40% (most of Europe).

You can theoretically make more from a film making 300m domestically, then a film making 500m OS.

I see. Well, then if it needs to do much more than 400.

 

[redhawk23]

Because ST did very good domestically. It is far easier to make money on domestic box office then foreign. A studio can make roughly between 50-55% from demoestic box office.

From OS, we are looking at between 30% (China) and 40% (most of Europe).

You can theoretically make more from a film making 300m domestically, then a film making 500m OS.

It is far easier for domestic studios to make their money domestically. Legendary is not a domestic company anymore. They'll be getting much more out of each Chinese ticket than they have for previous films.

 

[redhawk23]

And keeps moving back. The one good case for PR and Warcraft are Legendary really don't have many properties.

I just mean it's not a standard "del Toro never makes movies"situation. It's been moved back but also there's been major shakeups at the studio level. The earlier reports of its demise were based on Universal not being into it but I don't think they are even a factor at this point. The Legendary/ universal partnership more or less fizzled out out as quick as it began.