The Amazing Spider-Man The Amazing Spider-Man: Box Office Thread - Part 1

[Peter_Parker123]

Agreed. Avengers cost around the same, yet looked SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than this movie did.

We get it man , you don't like this movie ,you've been talking bad about this movie in (almost)every thread , can't you just shut up?

Sorry if i'm come off as a jerk but that just pisses me off and sorry for my bad english.

 

[roach]

Wow, do you know what Garfield is getting?

Variety reports that he received 500K for Amazing Spider-man with an increase to 1Mil for a sequel and 2Mil for a third

 

[Iceman]

Variety reports that he received 500K for Amazing Spider-man with an increase to 1Mil for a sequel and 2Mil for a third

It all makes sense now!

 

[roach]

what does??

 

[Flemm]

I'm sure there are many talented artists working there, but Sony Imageworks as a whole really is a s****y VFX studio, imo. Their budgets always seem inflated and their results are always sub-par. There's no reason this OR MIB 3 should have cost more than The Avengers, yet both did, and both had inferior VFX.

Marvel studios seems to do a pretty good job of keeping budgets down to a reasonable number. This same type of thing came up a lot when Thor and Green Lantern came out. Avengers is bigger budget, but still pretty reasonable given the amount of spectacle that film provides.

I'm not sure why a fledgling studio would be better at this than more established studios. But... they seem to be.

 

[ALP]

Variety reports that he received 500K for Amazing Spider-man with an increase to 1Mil for a sequel and 2Mil for a third

That's pretty pissy compared to what Toby got. But then again, the first Spidey movie made about 2-3x what this is making

 

[roach]

That's pretty pissy compared to what Toby got. But then again, the first Spidey movie made about 2-3x what this is making

the first one broke a lot of records

 

[spider-neil]

We get it man , you don't like this movie ,you've been talking bad about this movie in (almost)every thread , can't you just shut up?

t:

 

[spider-neil]

Variety reports that he received 500K for Amazing Spider-man with an increase to 1Mil for a sequel and 2Mil for a third

Maybe Sony aren't that bothered about reduced take as no actor is taking any of the back end. What I don't get is with new actors who are taking a fraction of what the former actors were getting how has this budget ballooned?

 

[I Am The Knight]

How much has ASM made so far?

 

[spider-neil]

How much has ASM made so far?

roughly 400m

 

[roach]

Maybe Sony aren't that bothered about reduced take as no actor is taking any of the back end. What I don't get is with new actors who are taking a fraction of what the former actors were getting how has this budget ballooned?

and the funny thing is only Spider-man 3 cost more to make with 258M

 

[Iceman]

what does??

If Maguire is costing crazy money and they can get this guy who doesn't seem much worse to me for so much less, why not?

 

[spider-neil]

and the funny thing is only Spider-man 3 cost more to make with 258M

It's ridiculous. They rebooted the movie to reduce costs and end up spending MORE money. I really hope Sony make enough profit to make ASM 2

 

[I Am The Knight]

This movie shouldn't have cost more than $200 million. I think $170 would've been ideal. Maybe going with The Lizard was a bad move.

 

[roach]

If Maguire is costing crazy money and they can get this guy who doesn't seem much worse to me for so much less, why not?

well the thing is when a movie becomes a hit an actor can negotiate for more money...which the first cast did and Tobey did to perfection making loads of money on the backend percentages.

so if Amazing broke records and did Avengers money Andrew could negotiate for a higher payday

 

[roach]

This movie shouldn't have cost more than $200 million. I think $170 would've been ideal. Maybe going with The Lizard was a bad move.

when I saw that it cost that much I didn't believe it...they should have budgeted it for the same amount the first one had

however I don't know how much more it costs to shoot this in 3D and do the sfx in 3D

 

[Pickle-El]

1. They went with a CG intensive villian.

2. Does the likes of Martin Sheen and Sally Field come cheap?

3. It's shot in New York and the is majorly expensive.

Tips for keeping the cost down.

1. Use a 'human' villian.

2. Shot the movie somewhere other than New York and change the sky line in post.

3. Have more interior shots.

There was A LOT of CGI is The Amazing Spiderman, more than you would think....


http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/amazing_spider_man

 

[ALP]

Who the hell knows where they blew so much money? From what I read, this movie shot across 90 days which is incredibly short. Must have been the effects and 3D. As well as the long development process before they ever shot anything, getting all their stuff together.

 

[Iceman]

well the thing is when a movie becomes a hit an actor can negotiate for more money...which the first cast did and Tobey did to perfection making loads of money on the backend percentages.

so if Amazing broke records and did Avengers money Andrew could negotiate for a higher payday

I know lol but that's why Marvel try and get their guys to sign long term deals before the movie is a success. Offer them fair and good pay rises for sequels sure but don't let yourself be held to ransom. I don't think Maguire is as essential to a Spider-man film as some other lead actors are to their franchises (eg RDJ Stark). To his own trilogy maybe, but beyond that I'm not surprised they replaced him if they can get a guy with good potential on the cheap.

 

[Thwip!]

So where are we standing money wise so far?

 

[Jexx]

Wait, $230 mil is just the budget for the movie?

Does that mean that they actually spent all of that money? Maybe they didn't?

 

[roach]

I know lol but that's why Marvel try and get their guys to sign long term deals before the movie is a success. Offer them fair and good pay rises for sequels sure but don't let yourself be held to ransom. I don't think Maguire is as essential to a Spider-man film as some other lead actors are to their franchises (eg RDJ Stark). To his own trilogy maybe, but beyond that I'm not surprised they replaced him if they can get a guy with good potential on the cheap.

its easier to say this now but back in the early 2000s when this franchise was printing money I don't think anyone would agree that Maguire wasn't essential to the franchise.

Sony felt the same way because they offered him 50M for 4 and 5

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

There was A LOT of CGI is The Amazing Spiderman, more than you would think....


http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/amazing_spider_man

and boy was it some nice looking cgi in this film
imo of course

 

[roach]

Wait, $230 mil is just the budget for the movie?

Does that mean that they actually spent all of that money? Maybe they didn't?

its actually looked at as a bad thing in Hollywood if a studio gives you money to make a movie and you don't spend it all.