Hancock

[Lord Blackbolt]

looks like its on track to make over 200 million. I really hope they change his costume if there's a sequel.

 

[the a1ant]

Box Office:

Worldwide: $345,234,000

Domestic: $165,034,000

Sequel, please!

 

[FaT_tONle]

I hope the film won't have legs... let that money go to TDK... Hopefully it will finish at around 220 or so but not much higher.

 

[Silver Spider]

I actually thought this movie was really good. I'll admit that it was one of my favorite superhero movies this year; as well. Some parts were a little meh, but ultimately I liked the plot, and drama.

 

[M.O.Steel]

I hope the film won't have legs... let that money go to TDK... Hopefully it will finish at around 220 or so but not much higher.

i really don't see people going to the theater saying...hmmm i think i'll watch hancock instead of TDK. i think TDK is safe.

 

[Gotham]

Box Office:

Worldwide: $345,234,000

Domestic: $165,034,000

Sequel, please!

I think that's guaranteed. t:

 

[StrainedEyes]

I think that's guaranteed. t:

Not really, Smith has only done 2 sequels in his career, while most of his movies are blockbusters. It making a lot of money is not a guarantee.

 

[Silver Spider]

But didn't Peter Berg say they would make a sequel, if this movie did well?

 

[carrrnuttt]

I think the commentary [snippet] I quoted below [from another forum] is interesting. It's more of discussion regarding the crtics who went off on Hancock, but it might speak to the two camps on the love/hate fence of Hancock:

There seem to be two groups of movie goers, in my opinion.

One group enjoys analyzing and dissecting all kinds of aspects, nuances and other esoteric things. This group is far more artistically talented and aware of minutiae I don't see or care about when I do notice it.

Group two, in which I include myself, just enjoys a good story and wants to be entertained. Flaws in a performance or story? We don't care as long as we leave the theater happy to have seen the show.

What Hollywood moguls know is that most of us fit in the second group and that's why they will keep making entertaining stories. Keeps cash coming in and artistic people employed at something other than waiting tables.

You know what makes me laugh at many critics? When I read that something is "formulaic" or "has been done many times before". "Nothing new to offer." "Predictable."

Huh? There probably hasn't been an original basic idea in human literature in 1,500 years. Or longer. It's all been done before. Over and over. In many languages, many mediums. Approached from countless angles.

News flash. There hasn't been an original critic or criticism either.

The human condition is the human condition. When those with talent tell a good tale about it, it's a wonderful thing to enjoy, no matter how many times it's been done before.

As I get older, experience has taught me to rely more on viewer reviews than critics' acclaim. And I waste fewer hours and dollars on garbage movies.

No more snooze fests like Bergman's "Fanny and Alexander".

No more "Ordinary people" wallows in dysfunction, going home socially enlightened, suddenly rendered sensitive to human misery thanks to stunning artistic brilliance.

Better to save some money and put the day to similar use by staying home and practicing vomiting by sticking my fingers down my throat. Not having ever drunk too much and vomited because of it, the experience would, no doubt, have sensitized me to the plight of poor buggers afflicted with that problem.

Bah. I'm shallow. Movies are an escape from life for a few short hours. Entertain me. That's enough. Make me laugh, cry, cringe. Scare me, shock me, make me think.

Don't lecture me and don't bore me. Many critics do both very well.

 

[thejon93]

I hope the film won't have legs... let that money go to TDK... Hopefully it will finish at around 220 or so but not much higher.

Surprisingly, I've heard way more than a few people make that statement, and quite frankly, I think that 'Hancock' will be most lucky to even make over $200,000 on 'The Dark Knight's opening day. Trust me when I say, everything else in theatres during 'TDK's reign in the box-office(including 'Space Chimps' and 'Mamma Mia' combined) will undeniably be doomed.

 

[Varient]

Meh.

From: "It's a poor movie and won't do well"
to : "I hope it doesn't take cash from the dark knight."


JEEZ.

 

[bullets]

But didn't Peter Berg say they would make a sequel, if this movie did well?

a sequel would be redudant. the interesting aspect of the character was thta he had yet to become graceful in his tactics. those issues are now settled , so where would they go with this?

 

[Spider-Fan]

I actually thought this movie was really good. I'll admit that it was one of my favorite superhero movies this year; as well. Some parts were a little meh, but ultimately I liked the plot, and drama.

TDK pending, I'd rank them:

Iron Man 9/10
The Incredible Hulk 9/10
Hellboy II: The Golden Army 7/10
Hancock 4/10

 

[Silver Spider]

I'd probably rank them, for me, like this:

Iron Man: 9.5/10
The Incredible Hulk: 8/10
Hancock: 8.5/10

I haven't seen Hellboy II.

 

[BLACKVULCAN]

saw it.It was ok.nothing special for me.

 

[SatEL]

a sequel would be redudant. the interesting aspect of the character was thta he had yet to become graceful in his tactics. those issues are now settled , so where would they go with this?

Maybe just maybe delve further into the history of his race and have a super villian come from that. There are many possibilities and road to take with this.

 

[Crowforge]

looks like its on track to make over 200 million. I really hope they change his costume if there's a sequel.

and the 'clean' makeup. Keep the hawk though, I like birds.

 

[GL1]

Maybe just maybe delve further into the history of his race and have a super villian come from that. There are many possibilities and road to take with this.

I agree that the mythology is wide open and begging to be delved into...

But the character of Hancock has nowhere to grow, as far as I can tell. It would take nothing short of creative brilliance to show me a world where Hancock develops in an interesting way. Plus they already made it pretty clear that those two were the last of their kind. Perhaps if there were a race of 'Second's, lesser powered children of the original superhumans, we might have some interesting things to talk about...

But Hancock seemed so set into the traditional superhero mold at the end of his movie, I'm not sure what they would do with the character...

 

[Varient]

I left it alone,... Thinking "They" would be explained in a sequel.

A good thought would be a race of "Demi-Gods" decendants of the full bloods like Hancock who age normally and only have select abilities or weakened versions of Han***** powers.

They have been around as long as Hancock and are a secret society which constantly recruits lost descendants of "the Gods".

Their Goals include gaining immortality by finding "Gods" and tearing them apart to see how they work and to a lesser degree their breeding program.

Han***** primary foe could be an Old man born somewhere in the 1800's who is a better fighter. (Not as strong or fast mind you - but he has fighting Skillz that allow him to whoop on Hancock.)

Too bad the Producer for the Sequel won't see this,...

V.

Maybe just maybe delve further into the history of his race and have a super villian come from that. There are many possibilities and road to take with this.

(chuckle - see above,.. I feel the same way.)

I agree that the mythology is wide open and begging to be delved into...

But the character of Hancock has nowhere to grow, as far as I can tell. It would take nothing short of creative brilliance to show me a world where Hancock develops in an interesting way. Plus they already made it pretty clear that those two were the last of their kind. Perhaps if there were a race of 'Second's, lesser powered children of the original superhumans, we might have some interesting things to talk about...

But Hancock seemed so set into the traditional superhero mold at the end of his movie, I'm not sure what they would do with the character...

*Bingo*

 

[Symbiote789]

This movie was worse then meh imo.

 

[lou2099]

I'd rather see a prequel.

 

[Silver Spider]

Yeah, a prequel would be kind of cool.

 

[thedeadite]

I liked the movie a lot, but I really don't want to see a sequel from it. I look at it the same way I look at Unbreakable, it works so well as a stand alone film. Leave further stories or prequels to the inevitable comic books that are spawned by it.

 

[lou2099]

Unfortunately, the moviegoing public do not buy the comics. That's why they go see movies. Since Hancock didn't have the flashbacks that it sholud have had, it really allows for a prequel. I would like to see more about the Immortals and how they were created, how Mary and Hancock (or his real name?) met, and what those two did during the various millennia leading up to his injury and amnesia. Then I would like to see some more of Hancock as the a$$hole and not through just YouTube clips.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I would prfer to see a sequel that just delves into the mythology a bit more, there are questions i would like answered personally and i think a sequel could explore those answers in a very interesting way.

1) WHY is Hancock built more for saving people?

2) Who was originally responsible for creating these beings?

3) What happens if they have children?

4) Are these beings responsible for the creation of comic-book heroes (an aspect which could be VERY interesting in the sequel given Hancock's hostility towards comics in the movie).

5) Are there any historical events that these beings caused or were involved in, this birthing the word 'legend.'

6) And finally, will Mary and Hancock ignoring their fate cost them in the long-run?

All of these questions and more could be explored to make a very interesting sequel that i for one want to see.