Man of Steel vs. Pirates- who wins box office?

[Cinemaman]

Kudos Cinemaman. I don't compliment you often, but it takes balls for someone to admit they were wrong.

For me it is normal. I am honest man.

 

[CConn]

Kudos Cinemaman. I don't compliment you often, but it takes balls for someone to admit they were wrong.

Am I the only one who finds it funny you quoted that particular post?

Pete: I have to say, Chuck, you're a real fine business man.
Chuck:

Pete: 'Atta boy!

 

[Matt]

Am I the only one who finds it funny you quoted that particular post?

Pete: I have to say, Chuck, you're a real fine business man.
Chuck:

Pete: 'Atta boy!

Quiet you.

 

[kane9321]

it's a flop in the sense that it didnt make that big pay day everyone thought it was gonna make. but the word of mouth on this is a lil split down the middle. with new films opening up, i dont see good legs for the film. yeah it's a flop. of course fanboy's are going to hang on to that little thread of hope and bring up the opening weekend numbers "it made 84 million dollars opening week hows that considered a flop?" because everyone was expecting big money like revenge of the sith big money, they were expecting praise left and right, people were expecting the film to be held the biggest grossing film in history. guess what? it's not.

my thoughts exactly

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

superman returns box office weekend intake wasnt 84 million, those were just estimates. they were really

Superman Returns $73,980,000(weekend) $106,038,000(up to date total)

 

[TheVileOne]

I'm confused.

$84 million was from Wednesday to Sunday.

So what's the $74 million?

 

[TheVileOne]

OK here it is.

$84 million was from Wednesday to Sunday.

$74 million is from Friday to today.

$106 million for 7 days. Wednesday 6/28 to today, 7/4.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

still not good numbers.

 

[TheVileOne]

Superman just very well might be burnt ass toast this week. But I hope that's not the case.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Superman just very well might be burnt ass toast this week. But I hope that's not the case.

I think thats the cause. the numbers are only gonna go one way and thats down. expect a hulk like drop at the BO. POTC2 couls make more in there first 3 days than SR's first 7 days.

 

[Timstuff]

Also, people keep forgetting that SR had a 26 hour long opening day. First sceenings actually started on Tuesday night at 10, not midnight. So Batman Begins actually made more money in it's first 24 hours than SR.

 

[TheVileOne]

The thing is, I don't feel Superman will be counter-programming for Pirates 2.

The movie that will do that is Devil Wears Prada.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

The thing is, I don't feel Superman will be counter-programming for Pirates 2.

The movie that will do that is Devil Wears Prada.

Yeah here are the top three movies. 1. Pirates 2 2. Devil Wears Prada 3. Superman Returns

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

The thing is, I don't feel Superman will be counter-programming for Pirates 2.

The movie that will do that is Devil Wears Prada.

yeah thats a shocker, took a chunk out of supes potential BO. i saw anne on an interveiw and she said she knows superman isopening but she wants the audience to know that this film canpack apunch too, how true that is.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Also, people keep forgetting that SR had a 26 hour long opening day. First sceenings actually started on Tuesday night at 10, not midnight. So Batman Begins actually made more money in it's first 24 hours than SR.

What they don't wanna admit that.

 

[Erzengel]

JAL did you watch Superman Returns?

 

[The Apatow Crew]

JAL did you watch Superman Returns?

no i haven't. i don't have any money really. let me guess your gonna say see a movie before you bash it. but i'm not bashing i have not said superman sucks or supermans gay.

 

[Erzengel]

Hey, I will admit I was slightly disappointed with SR. It wasn't what I really hoped for. But I wouldn't want to doom it because I'd like to see a sequel against Braniac or Darkseid and hopefully the eventual World's Finest.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Hey, I will admit I was slight disappointed with SR. It wasn't what I really hoped for. But I wouldn't want to doom it because I'd like to see a sequel against Braniac or Darkseid and hopefully the eventual World's Finest.

I think a sequel to SR is very bleak. cause they put over 300 mill into this including advertising/marketing.

sometimes a little more is better than a lot more. i mean budget wise of course.

 

[Lazlo Panaflex]

As much as I don't like POTC2 I'm afraid that it will be #1 this weekend and Superman will take #2, for the simple reason that SR doesn't have the charm of the earlier films.

 

[Erzengel]

It's a matter of what takes with the audience. I mean look at the how "well" the movies have done this year. While everyone said last year was a slump, this year is moreso and however good POTC 2 is, it's not going to make save the box office no matter how well it does.

 

[CConn]

I think a sequel to SR is very bleak. cause they put over 300 mill into this including advertising/marketing.

sometimes a little more is better than a lot more. i mean budget wise of course.

Despite how much they spent on marketing, a film's success is usually determined on whether or not if makes it's budget back in the US. SR's buget is supposedly around $204 million, and it's already made $106 in theaters.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

It's a matter of what takes with the audience. I mean look at the how "well" the movies have done this year. While everyone said last year was a slump, this year is moreso and however good POTC 2 is, it's not going to make save the box office no matter how well it does.

yeah this year is doing pretty bad pople say last year was bad when it really wasn't. 2007 should pick it up though soley based on SM3. and POTC3.

 

[Erzengel]

and Transformers.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Despite how much they spent on marketing, a film's success is usually determined on whether or not if makes it's budget back in the US. SR's buget is supposedly around $204 million, and it's already made $106 in theaters.

box-office mojo has it listed as 260 million. plus they already had a major flop in poisdon which cost 150 or more and your probably thinking what does that have to do with Sr. thats cause they put alot into both of these and have not even made half of what they put into both.