Green Lantern Box Office Prediction Thread - Part 2

[KalMart]

Yep, but he's having trouble getting backing. I wonder why...

The investors are only signing the checks with half their signature?

 

[Poni_Boy]

Why are we talking about this again? Superman has become one of the most boring characters in current comics continuity. That aside, without DC Superman isn't worth a damn; the S/S team knows this.

 

[Poni_Boy]

The investors are only signing the checks with half their signature?

LOL no, but you can't piss off one of the largest literature publishers in the world without pissing off their friends too

 

[Silver Surfer]

And Superman would ride atop Captain Britain. Nice.




WB/DC is a comic/publishing/entertainment company with humongous resources...the heirs are not. One side has the ability to do much more with their 'half' than the other. Even if it's just a shell of the former whole...it's still doing something.


Like I said, WB/DC will just have to find a way to make due with Batman and the rest of the characters that are all sitting happy with them.

I don`t want them to just make due, either way the fans lose. DC can have a charcter fly around in a new suit, get called MOS but that`s not Superman. What are they going to say he comes from a planet called Krontonon? Who`s he goign to date Lana Lang?

And if the heirs and their Lawyers fail to market their version, that`s it? no character will ever be called Superman again? we will never see the suit again? and Lois she just disappears for ever, never to be published or mentioned ever again?

Either way the fans are F`ed!

 

[KalMart]

LOL no, but you can't piss off one of the largest literature publishers in the world without pissing off their friends too

Imagine if you're a divorce lawyer.....and you're trying to get clients by sleeping with their wives....

 

[KalMart]

I don`t want them to just make due, either way the fans lose. DC can have a charcter fly around in a new suit, get called MOS but that`s not Superman. What are they going to say he comes from a planet called Krontonon? Who`s he goign to date Lana Lang?

If people buy the comic, then sure.

And if the heirs and their Lawyers fail to market their version, that`s it? no character will ever be called Superman again? we will never see the suit again? and Lois she just disappears for ever, never to be published or mentioned ever again?

The heirs will probably try to sue their former lawyer...and we start another whole mess.

Either way the fans are F`ed!

Well...it's really not about the fans anyway for either of the parties involved...so at least it's not personal.

 

[Silver Surfer]

If people buy the comic, then sure.


Welll....the heirs will probably try to sue their former lawyer...and we start another whole mess.


Well...it's really not about the fans anyway for either of the parties involved...so at least it's not personal.

Serioulsy what are the chances this mess gets resolved in DC`s favor and the bastard Lawyer get jack? cause I am really not excited about either half of the character.

 

[The Sage]

Move the Superman discussion to the Superman section, folks...

 

[Dreadstar]

DC cant do anything right. They have been bungling everything (with a few exceptions) since the original crisis in the 80s. They should just up and SELL their "good" characters to Marvel.

Than and ONLY then will they get good!

 

[akfj]

Your basically asking for DC to put themselves out of business? Marvel bias much? You know it was DC that made those characters "good" in the first place.

Has Marvel done everything right in the past 25 years? At least DC was never at risk of going bankrupt. Marvel has made creative goofs. Ask Spider-Man fans what they thought of the "Clone Saga" or "One More Day". Or X-Men fans how they think Marvel has treated those characters in the past ten years. Jeph Loeb's contributions haven't been very much appreciated.

DC and Marvel have both had their share of successes and misfires. DC has shown to be capable of writing great stories with their top characters. It's not as if comic writers don't end up working for both companies at some point.

 

[merced]

Truthfully, I just don't think the the studio is that interested in making more Superman films to begin with. The reboot only went into production to prevent further litigation from the Siegel Estate. The lawsuit forced their hand.

Exactly. In Court Horn said under oath there were no plans for more Superman films.

He changed his tune a while later when the Court ruled that if WB didn't make another film they are liable for huge monetary penalties.

Man of Steel is a one-off. Even if they wanted to do a sequel they couldn't cause there can be no Lois, Jimmy, Superman or Clark in a next film. WB would have to start over which I don't see them doing.

It's all sort of moot as this will be the last film except that as a fan I want to see Superman go out on the top and the film make good money.

 

[Spider-Fan]

DC cant do anything right. They have been bungling everything (with a few exceptions) since the original crisis in the 80s. They should just up and SELL their "good" characters to Marvel.

Than and ONLY then will they get good!

Your basically asking for DC to put themselves out of business? Marvel bias much? You know it was DC that made those characters "good" in the first place.

Has Marvel done everything right in the past 25 years? At least DC was never at risk of going bankrupt. Marvel has made creative goofs. Ask Spider-Man fans what they thought of the "Clone Saga" or "One More Day". Or X-Men fans how they think Marvel has treated those characters in the past ten years. Jeph Loeb's contributions haven't been very much appreciated.

DC and Marvel have both had their share of successes and misfires. DC has shown to be capable of writing great stories with their top characters. It's not as if comic writers don't end up working for both companies at some point.

STOP THE MARVEL VS. DC DISCUSSION!!!

Yes, we get it. Marvel and DC have their own fans and they constantly have to be superior to each other. We get it. Now, STOP THIS DISCUSSION IMMEDIATELY!!!

Anyone who continues this Marvel vs DC discussion will be warned/infracted for Trolling. You have been warned.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Exactly. In Court Horn said under oath there were no plans for more Superman films.

He changed his tune a while later when the Court ruled that if WB didn't make another film they are liable for huge monetary penalties.

Man of Steel is a one-off. Even if they wanted to do a sequel they couldn't cause there can be no Lois, Jimmy, Superman or Clark in a next film. WB would have to start over which I don't see them doing.

It's all sort of moot as this will be the last film except that as a fan I want to see Superman go out on the top and the film make good money.

Sage said knock off the Superman discussion, so knock it off!

 

[Mysteryman]

Okay everybody what is your best Green Lantern prediction for the weekend?
Does GL stay in the top 5?

 

[akfj]

STOP THE MARVEL VS. DC DISCUSSION!!!

Yes, we get it. Marvel and DC have their own fans and they constantly have to be superior to each other. We get it. Now, STOP THIS DISCUSSION IMMEDIATELY!!!

Anyone who continues this Marvel vs DC discussion will be warned/infracted for Trolling. You have been warned.

 

[Raiden]

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[Poni_Boy]

Okay everybody what is your best Green Lantern prediction for the weekend?
Does GL stay in the top 5?

My guess is it lands in the #5 slot

#1 Transformers 3
#2 Cars 2
#3 Larry Crowne
#4 Bad Teacher
#5 GL

 

[Silver Surfer]

Okay everybody what is your best Green Lantern prediction for the weekend?
Does GL stay in the top 5?

I doubt it, the buzz around GL is next to non existent other than census that it's terrible movie. It has been generally forgotten by GA and as overwhelming as last weeks competition was, it doesn't even compare to this weeks.

Here's my prediction:

1. Transformers 3 - 97.6

2. Cars 2 - 34.3

3. Larry Crowne - 20.5

4. Bad Teacher - 13.4

5. Monte Carlo - 11.9

6. Super 8 - 7.3

7. Green Lantern - 7.1

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I'm bored with GL's boxoffice already. I really have no idea where it will end up this weekend.

I don't see Bad Teacher dropping that hard though. The weekday numbers aren't amazing but I don't think that they are pointing to an over 57% drop. Maybe I'll be wrong but I just don't see it.

 

[KalMart]

I'm bored with GL's boxoffice already. I really have no idea where it will end up this weekend.

'Not high' is probably a safe bet.

 

[DieSmiling]

It'll probably cling to the 5 spot, with an unimpressive return.

I don't see Monte Carlo or Super 8 passing it.

 

[Dreadstar]

A comic retailer friend wrote this:


Green Lantern was inaccessible to the non-comic audience and that’s why it’s not doing well. There was too much information presented too quickly on who the Corps and the enemy were, couple with the fact that the enemy was a non-human entity that had a 2 hour build up and a 7 minute tear down. Joe Average can’t relate or understand that the way we can.

Thor had empathy and romance. A father/son, passing of the torch legacy story is something men can relate to and the romance angle, big, confused beefcake shows up out of nowhere and is grounded through the compassion of a woman, is something women can relate to. Thor did well because it was a good movie told well, not because of a lack of competition. Green Lantern was an okay movie told poorly and had no competition in it’s opening weekend and fared worse than X-Men First Class did in it’s opening frame.

A lot has to do with marketing as well. GL’s marketing was unclear and lacking (esp the romance angle, that should have been played up WAY more to attract more women). Thor and X-Men’s marketing was far better and as such, brought in a wider audience.

The GL sequel is already a go and it will do better as it will be a man-against-a-man and not a cloud and will be more easily understood than the first movie.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

'Not high' is probably a safe bet.

Yeah, lets settle on "not high."

 

[solidsnake86]

A comic retailer friend wrote this:


Green Lantern was inaccessible to the non-comic audience and that’s why it’s not doing well. There was too much information presented too quickly on who the Corps and the enemy were, couple with the fact that the enemy was a non-human entity that had a 2 hour build up and a 7 minute tear down. Joe Average can’t relate or understand that the way we can.

Thor had empathy and romance. A father/son, passing of the torch legacy story is something men can relate to and the romance angle, big, confused beefcake shows up out of nowhere and is grounded through the compassion of a woman, is something women can relate to. Thor did well because it was a good movie told well, not because of a lack of competition. Green Lantern was an okay movie told poorly and had no competition in it’s opening weekend and fared worse than X-Men First Class did in it’s opening frame.

A lot has to do with marketing as well. GL’s marketing was unclear and lacking (esp the romance angle, that should have been played up WAY more to attract more women). Thor and X-Men’s marketing was far better and as such, brought in a wider audience.

The GL sequel is already a go and it will do better as it will be a man-against-a-man and not a cloud and will be more easily understood than the first movie.

This may be true or not, but GL is in one of those tough positions. I mean i remember fans clamouring for a cameo by the bee (is it bzzd) and all I could think was really?

I mean in the comics its great and all because your cranking out a minimum of 12 issues a year and you can develop characters that fans like. With these comic book films I can't help but think the tides of catering to the fans to much have hurt the quality of the films.

 

[Gamma Burst]

A comic retailer friend wrote this:


Green Lantern was inaccessible to the non-comic audience and that’s why it’s not doing well. There was too much information presented too quickly on who the Corps and the enemy were, couple with the fact that the enemy was a non-human entity that had a 2 hour build up and a 7 minute tear down. Joe Average can’t relate or understand that the way we can.

Thor had empathy and romance. A father/son, passing of the torch legacy story is something men can relate to and the romance angle, big, confused beefcake shows up out of nowhere and is grounded through the compassion of a woman, is something women can relate to. Thor did well because it was a good movie told well, not because of a lack of competition. Green Lantern was an okay movie told poorly and had no competition in it’s opening weekend and fared worse than X-Men First Class did in it’s opening frame.

A lot has to do with marketing as well. GL’s marketing was unclear and lacking (esp the romance angle, that should have been played up WAY more to attract more women). Thor and X-Men’s marketing was far better and as such, brought in a wider audience.

The GL sequel is already a go and it will do better as it will be a man-against-a-man and not a cloud and will be more easily understood than the first movie.

Good joke.