Green Lantern Box Office Prediction Thread

[chiefchirpa]

"Save us Harry Potter you're our only hope"

 

[dark_b]

those are close to the real numbers. your reaction is normal.

if you would know the real budget from Avatar i think you would wet yourself. this is what happens when we get false numbers from Boxofficemojo '' 150 million''. those numbers are all a lie.

Benjamin Button was supposed to be around 200. GI-Joe was around 200.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Wow... WB it's just a cluster****.

Could this be the biggest screw up WB's ever had with an adaptation? With marketing and quality. It's usually one or the other. But they managed to **** up both.

I think this the biggest screw up ever in regards to an adaption, I can't think of any adapted movie that cost 350-400 mil and became such a disaster financially and critically.

 

[Spider-Fan]

52.6 million weekend? Wow, that is bad. Even with the 3D boost, lowest grosser of the comic films so far. I think we might not see non-Batman/Superman films from DC for a while

 

[Blade X]

The only Green Lantern character Reynolds could've done justice is really Guy Gardner.

He ruined Hal Jordan. Hal Jordan is not a snarky smart-alec. He's not an immature man-child.

It felt like the studio tried to sell the whole, "it's not me thing" (but it is) and it failed to really work.

I haven't seen the movie, but based on the commercials and clips I've seen, it seems like the studio was trying to turn GL/Hal (personality wise), into a ripoff of Iron Man/Tony Stark as played by RDJ. This clearly smacks of the WB studio heads telling the producers,directors,and writers to give WB their own Iron Man movie.

The idiots who run WB studios should watch the animated movie JUSTICE LEAGUE:THE NEW FRONTIER in order to learn how GL/Hal should have been written and portrayed. Hell, they should have gotten David Bariallis (who did the voice of GL in the JL:ANF animated movie) to play GL?Hal in the movie. Reynolds, IMO, was the wrong choice for the role.

 

[Sith Scotti]

After the tv pilot and having the man behind the rejuvenation of GL onboard to oversee, with this messing being the best they can do, they better stay the hell away from WW.

You can not just throw in the towel after one bad thing goes wrong .... Otherwise we get not Nolan Batman films after Batman & Robin . .... The best thing that could happen to Wonder W oman was the show not being picked up . They need to really learn there lesson and take a cue from Nolan.... If Thor can make money . So can Wonder Woman

 

[Marvin]

52.6 million weekend? Wow, that is bad. Even with the 3D boost, lowest grosser of the comic films so far. I think we might not see non-Batman/Superman films from DC for a while

...this year that is
semantics can a tricky thing when it comes to film criticism

You mean Hangover 2 and Harry Potter 7 box office money

Hangover money?

and yea but applied to this "genre"

 

[Poni_Boy]

You can not just throw in the towel after one bad thing goes wrong .... Otherwise we get not Nolan Batman films after Batman & Robin

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there an 8 year gap between Batman movies after B&R? That doesn't mean WB threw in the towel, it means they wanted breathing room between films.

Remember, WB is first and foremost a business entity. They wouldn't be as successful today if they threw money at properties that don't turn a profit. So far it looks like Sucker Punch and GL (their two big budget films so far to be released) have flopped.

 

[terry78]

I just don't want this turning them off of the rest of their DC stable. I like Bats and Supes, but don't overload us with them for the next decade because of GL.

 

[chiefchirpa]

Remember, WB is first and foremost a business entity. They wouldn't be as successful today if they threw money at properties that don't turn a profit. So far it looks like Sucker Punch and GL (their two big budget films so far to be released) have flopped.

WB flops can (barely) be counterbalanced with Hangover 2 and Harry Potter 7

 

[Chewy]

They've just had back to back to back disasters with Watchmen, Jonah Hex and Green Lantern. I'm not sure what you guys expect. They'll still make Batman and Superman and I suspect a Flash movie will still be made but I wouldn't count on anything else.

 

[DieSmiling]

I've never seen a movie with so many enemies. The only logical conclusion I can draw is that Marvel fanboys have been waiting for a DC failure after the massive success of TDK, because so many seem to be celebrating this underwhelming opening.

Somehow this is a massive embarassment and a punchline, even if it's numbers are VERY similar to XM:FC? I mean, you guys realize Thor and XM:FC both droppepd from Friday to Saturday right? I guess those had awful WOM too?

And the "budget was more" stuff may impact the likelihood of a sequel, but it has nothing to do with this film being an embarassment.

 

[Poni_Boy]

I've never seen a movie with so many enemies. The only logical conclusion I can draw is that Marvel fanboys have been waiting for a DC failure after the massive success of TDK, because so many seem to be celebrating this underwhelming opening.

Seriously? Wow

Somehow this is a massive embarassment and a punchline, even if it's numbers are VERY similar to XM:FC? I mean, you guys realize Thor and XM:FC both droppepd from Friday to Saturday right? I guess those had awful WOM too?

X-Men: First Class opened in fewer theaters, not in 3D and had little to no merchadising/cross marketing tie-ins

Thor opened in fewer theaters and in May, when schools are still in session and BO take is expected to be lower.

And the "budget was more" stuff may impact the likelihood of a sequel, but it has nothing to do with this film being an embarassment.

Yes, it does. At least to the studio, talent involved and producers who had a vested interest in the film.

 

[Chewy]

Budget absolutely has to do with level of embarrassment. The more you spend the more you expect to make.

FC was essentially in the same position as Batman Begins. This is a fresh property and was supposed to be the launch of a new franchise.

I haven't seen anyone really celebrate these numbers, just discuss them. This is a box office thread.

 

[The Morningstar]

It's nothiing to do with Marvel fanboys hoping for a DC failure after TDK

Fact is, this movie cost at least 200 million dollars to make. It had one of the biggest marketing campaigns ever. It's in 3D. And it STILL only makes about 55 million OW?

It's dead in the water. Cars 2 will damage it, Transformers 3 will kill it.

And in my opinion, despite me wanting more DC movies, this movie fully deserved to bomb. Just like how I thought X3, Spider-Man 3, Transformers 2 and a whole series of other terrible films deserved to bomb.

 

[Silver Surfer]

It made less than First Class even with 40% of it's tickets coming from 3d, and how can you not factor in the cost when the movie in all likely hood won't reach it's 300 mil pricetag. And on top of that this movie is panned by critics where as X:FC was loved.

So yeah the shoe fits.

 

[Micromind]

Seriously? Wow

Many Marvel movie fans are regularly visiting the thread even though they did not like the movie, I mean it is okay that you disliked the movie and are posting your reviews and opinions, but to continue with the hate for the movie on a regular basis day after day, when it is clear that some posters are not happy with the movie, so what is the point ? Is it just to provoke DC fans who happened to enjoy the movie.

 

[DieSmiling]

Seriously? Wow

*shrugs*

Maybe that's not the reason, but there is no question that the vitriol and celebration around these parts is unusual. I've never seen so many people excited that a movie was a disapointment.

X-Men: First Class opened in fewer theaters, not in 3D and had little to no merchadising/cross marketing tie-ins

Thor opened in fewer theaters and in May, when schools are still in session and BO take is expected to be lower.

No, it opened in June, and was part of a massive lucrative franchise well a well known name. The 3D thing is irrelevent.

And since when are movies that open in May not suspected to make as much money regardless? That's ludicrous.

Yes, it does. At least to the studio, talent involved and producers who had a vested interest in the film.

I agree it matters to the studio. But this idea that this movie is some humiliating bomb when it's about three million less than X-Men, which nobody had a bad thing to say about makes no sense.

 

[Sith Scotti]

They've just had back to back to back disasters with Watchmen, Jonah Hex and Green Lantern. I'm not sure what you guys expect. They'll still make Batman and Superman and I suspect a Flash movie will still be made but I wouldn't count on anything else.

Watchmen was a disaster ?

Yes Marvel fans are taking joy over this ... Let them go streal another plot and make money off of it like they did with Superman 2 with Spiderman 2

 

[Chewy]

Watchmen was a disaster ?

Sort of, yeah.

Yes Marvel fans are taking joy over this ... Let them go streal another plot and make money off of it like they did with Superman 2 with Spiderman 2

Wow.

 

[DieSmiling]

Budget absolutely has to do with level of embarrassment. The more you spend the more you expect to make.

FC was essentially in the same position as Batman Begins. This is a fresh property and was supposed to be the launch of a new franchise.

I haven't seen anyone really celebrate these numbers, just discuss them. This is a box office thread.

Yes, they were in the same position because Batman and X-Men are well known big-time franchises that have had mega blockbusters in the past.

 

[Poni_Boy]

*shrugs*

Maybe that's not the reason, but there is no question that the vitriol and celebration around these parts is unusual. I've never seen so many people excited that a movie was a disapointment.





No, it opened in June, and was part of a massive lucrative franchise well a well known name. The 3D thing is irrelevent.

And since when are movies that open in May not suspected to make as much money regardless? That's ludicrous.




I agree it matters to the studio. But this idea that this movie is some humiliating bomb when it's about three million less than X-Men, which nobody had a bad thing to say about makes no sense.

Your skewed sense of reality has completely turned me off from taking anything you say seriously.

Good day

 

[chamber-music]

"Save us Harry Potter you're our only hope"

Harry Potter is going to make WB major money though I'm predicting possible TDK level money. The ticket presales are already high apperantly

I've never seen a movie with so many enemies. The only logical conclusion I can draw is that Marvel fanboys have been waiting for a DC failure after the massive success of TDK, because so many seem to be celebrating this underwhelming opening.

Somehow this is a massive embarassment and a punchline, even if it's numbers are VERY similar to XM:FC? I mean, you guys realize Thor and XM:FC both droppepd from Friday to Saturday right? I guess those had awful WOM too?

And the "budget was more" stuff may impact the likelihood of a sequel, but it has nothing to do with this film being an embarassment.

Why does everything on here turn into a childish DC vs Marvel thing. I think some people are just genuinely disappointed or did not like the movie.

If anything I have seen just as many Marvel fans who perhaps are not the biggest Green Lantern fans hoping GL was sucess so other DC characters they are more fans of get movies in the future.

 

[The Morningstar]

Watchmen was a disaster ?

Yes Marvel fans are taking joy over this ... Let them go streal another plot and make money off of it like they did with Superman 2 with Spiderman 2

This is hilarious.

You say Marvel steals plots?

Green Lantern stole every superhero cliche in the book.

Stop being silly.

 

[DieSmiling]

Your skewed sense of reality has completely turned me off from taking anything you say seriously.

Good day

I'd say the exact same thing to you.

I'm not defending GL as a film, nor am I calling it a success. I haven't even seen it yet, and it's not looking like the film is going to be very successful.

I'm saying the level of animosity and celebration around these parts reeks of bias. Maybe it's not a Marvel thing, maybe it's just a generic smarmy "I love the smell of my own farts" thing. I dunno. I just think it's over the top and silly.

But have your little party.