Age of Ultron The Avengers 2! The Official News and Speculation Thread - - - Part 38

[TheVision]

AWESOME!!

 

[TeeKay]

April can't come here soon enough.:sad:

 

[eddy]

So if anyone is interested in how much Marvel actually made from their licensed films, I found a old article about the forming of Marvel Studios. It has some details about the percentages and monies they grossed from film adaptions at other studios.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/05/01/8375925/

Highlights:

"Marvel generally gets 2 to 10 percent of the profit."

On the 2 Raimi films that had been made at the time the article was written.

" The two Spider-Man films have grossed nearly $1.6 billion at the box office; Marvel is estimated to have received just $75 million of that. "

On Men In Black

" Licensing was mishandled; for instance, the terms negotiated for Marvel's Men in Black characters were so skimpy that when the movie was made in 1997, ultimately generating about $589 million worldwide, Marvel's take was about a million bucks."

On Blade

"Blade, released in 1998 and starring Wesley Snipes as a vampire hunting for fellow bloodsuckers, raked in $133 million worldwide at the box office. "Blade was the least likely to succeed," Arad says. "That was the first time it seemed clear to Hollywood that the Marvel franchise was something special."

Yet Arad says Marvel made only $25,000 from the first Blade movie, thanks to lousy licensing terms negotiated years earlier by Perelman lawyers."

On how much Marvel makes on DVD sales from licensed adaptions

"But studios really cleaned up on ever-increasing sales of DVDs, which now account for more than half of the total profit on a film.

Marvel's share of DVD sales was minuscule - less than a percentage point in most cases"

And this part just made me laugh based on hindsight

" Some Hollywood critics are already whispering that Marvel is crazy to try this. They say most of its best-known characters have already been cinematized: Spider-Man is one thing; Shang-Chi, a crime-fighting martial artist who's also on the Marvel film slate, another. Marvel also faces plenty of competition: Last summer Batman Begins, based on the DC Comics caped crusader, outslugged Marvel's Fantastic Four, and this summer DC Comics's Superman Returns is expected by some analysts to generate about $400 million in U.S. box office alone.

Others speculate that the superhero film craze may fade by 2008, when the first Marvel films are released. And the Marvel magic has already shown some signs of wobbling, as evidenced by 2003's The Hulk, a disappointment despite being directed by the celebrated Ang Lee, and 2005's Elektra, a certifiable dog. "There could be oversaturation," says Arvind Bhatia, an analyst with Sterne Agee & Leach.:

 

[samsnee]

I find it amusing that an android needs such defined abs.

 

[Iceman]

There aren't many fat androids out there. Plus Vision likes to look good for the ladies.

 

[TheVision]

A pot bellied Vision just wouldnt be as cool. But really I think VISION is supposed to be a perfect being. So that includes a defined physique.

 

[terry78]

Who would make a fat robot?

 

[Iceman]

It could work to draw the enemy into a false sense of security.

 

[TeeKay]

I just saw a trailer review for aou and the folks said Ultron is a filler villain. Anyone else agree or disagree?

 

[eddy]

I don't think anyone here would agree.

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

Who would make a fat robot?

the main character from big hero 6?

I just saw a trailer review for aou and the folks said Ultron is a filler villain. Anyone else agree or disagree?

I disagree. whoever said that has very obviously never read Ultron

 

[The Caped Knight]

http://gunnar-santos.deviantart.com/art/Evolution-of-The-Avengers-Uniforms-445279960

The Evolution of the Avengers .

 

[scatterax]

Do you think the final battle will have the same resolution as A1, with the avengers destroying ultron prime, and all the bits just shutting down?

 

[scatterax]

And maybe the after credits (or mid credits) scene will be prime downloading into an ultron sentry then cut to black?

 

[TheVision]

I think we should give Joss some credit. Even he said the first Avengers was pretty much a rush job that he kinda did by the seat of his pants. He actually knew what he wanted to do for the 2nd film before he wrote the script for it. Its pretty much a given AOU will be better and more epic on all levels when compared to the first film. Esp stuff like Hawkeye being an actual part of the team etc.

 

[Iceman]

Yeah I think AoU won't have some of the weaknesses of the first film. This is THE comic film Joss always wanted to make with Ultron as the villain. And that's probably why he's not sticking around for Infinity War. I really think AoU will be on another level compared to the 1st film.

 

[Iceman]

I just saw a trailer review for aou and the folks said Ultron is a filler villain. Anyone else agree or disagree?

The only people who could agree are those who know very little about the character. Even with Thanos and the bigger Infinity War hot on its heels Ultron will never be a filler villain.

 

[The Ironstar]

AWESOME!!

The one thing that would make this post 100% perfect is including the other Avengers at the bottom

 

[samsnee]

So if anyone is interested in how much Marvel actually made from their licensed films, I found a old article about the forming of Marvel Studios. It has some details about the percentages and monies they grossed from film adaptions at other studios.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/05/01/8375925/

Highlights:

"Marvel generally gets 2 to 10 percent of the profit."

On the 2 Raimi films that had been made at the time the article was written.

" The two Spider-Man films have grossed nearly $1.6 billion at the box office; Marvel is estimated to have received just $75 million of that. "

On Men In Black

" Licensing was mishandled; for instance, the terms negotiated for Marvel's Men in Black characters were so skimpy that when the movie was made in 1997, ultimately generating about $589 million worldwide, Marvel's take was about a million bucks."

On Blade

"Blade, released in 1998 and starring Wesley Snipes as a vampire hunting for fellow bloodsuckers, raked in $133 million worldwide at the box office. "Blade was the least likely to succeed," Arad says. "That was the first time it seemed clear to Hollywood that the Marvel franchise was something special."

Yet Arad says Marvel made only $25,000 from the first Blade movie, thanks to lousy licensing terms negotiated years earlier by Perelman lawyers."

On how much Marvel makes on DVD sales from licensed adaptions

"But studios really cleaned up on ever-increasing sales of DVDs, which now account for more than half of the total profit on a film.

Marvel's share of DVD sales was minuscule - less than a percentage point in most cases"

And this part just made me laugh based on hindsight

" Some Hollywood critics are already whispering that Marvel is crazy to try this. They say most of its best-known characters have already been cinematized: Spider-Man is one thing; Shang-Chi, a crime-fighting martial artist who's also on the Marvel film slate, another. Marvel also faces plenty of competition: Last summer Batman Begins, based on the DC Comics caped crusader, outslugged Marvel's Fantastic Four, and this summer DC Comics's Superman Returns is expected by some analysts to generate about $400 million in U.S. box office alone.

Others speculate that the superhero film craze may fade by 2008, when the first Marvel films are released. And the Marvel magic has already shown some signs of wobbling, as evidenced by 2003's The Hulk, a disappointment despite being directed by the celebrated Ang Lee, and 2005's Elektra, a certifiable dog. "There could be oversaturation," says Arvind Bhatia, an analyst with Sterne Agee & Leach.:

Well Arvind, remind me to never take advice from you.

 

[Iceman]

What happens if Marvel's Phase 3 and the DCCU and the future X-films are all a rousing success. These guys are gonna have to come up with new terms as oversaturation won't cover what comes next. The doommongers can continue to watch the billions roll in with disbelief. t:

 

[walltron]

New look at the drones. Can anyone translate?

 

[Iceman]

Oh those sentries look amazing, both red and blue.

 

[Pond]

New look at the drones. Can anyone translate?

This saturday the profiles of the well known Avengers and the biographies of the new ones, all in the story of Age of Ultron.

Also, new promotional images with theyre respective analisis.

 

[TheVision]

Am I mistaken or is that the back of a new Iron Man suit we havent seen yet?

 

[walltron]

I agree TheVision it looks different. anyone think thats a new IM suit? Those yellow highlights dont add up.