The Avengers The Avengers Box-Office Prediction Thread - Part 1

[metaphysician]

I'm actually partial to the idea of saving Sinestro for GL 2, myself. That way you can make his betrayal of the Corps an actual "shocking" twist, after spending a decent amount of time building him up as a sympathetic character. Or, even better: be really heretical, and have him be the antagonist *but not the villain*, by making him the harsh, ruthless, *but loyal* GL. Hal has to beat him not because he's a traitor, but because he intends to solve some problem in a really ruthless and brutal way. . . and to do that, Hal doesn't just have to punch him out, he has to come up with his own, more noble solution to the existing problem.

Sadly, its not to be, even if they do make a sequel.

 

[BigThor]

What's sad is Flash has the best rogue's gallery in comics and is DC's best character, imo.

Well, Wally is.

If WB ever decides to do a Flash film, I want Wally West. Barry Allen is okay but Wally is who I grew up with.

Agreed

He couldve pulled off booster gold.

I agree with this as well. t:

 

[Shadowlord X]

So does anyone think we'll get a new tv spot debuting at the Kid's Choice Awards tonight or will it be the recently revealed US headcount tv spot?

I'm actually thinking the latter. I would be surprised if they would release a new major tv spot only 2 days after this one.

 

[Shadowlord X]

Oh sweet! I was very wrong. New TV spot!

 

[BigThor]

The lack of cool Thor footage is starting to get annoying though, it seems like the Japanese tv spot was the only time we got to see him do something cool.

 

[Shadowlord X]

^^^ Agreed.

 

[KangConquers]

If this makes less than 800 M ww, I will eat a Green Lantern blu-ray on youtube.

 

[Shadowlord X]

This baby's gonna make waaaayy more than $800 million WW.

 

[John McGuirk]

It'll be around $1 billion. Maybe $950 million.

 

[Shadowlord X]

It'll be more than that.

 

[The Morningstar]

Your setting yourself up for a nice big splat of egg on your face fella. How bout you put your money where your mouth is?

If it doesn't make a billion, you have to have an avvy and sig of my choosing?

 

[Kirmit]

As much as I want it to break the billion I just don't see it happening.

 

[Shadowlord X]

Your setting yourself up for a nice big splat of egg on your face fella. How bout you put your money where your mouth is?

If it doesn't make a billion, you have to have an avvy and sig of my choosing?

Dude, I'm just being confident. I freely acknowledge that it may not break 1 billion. I'm getting the vibes that it will be HUGE, but I could easily be wrong. So take a chill pill and back off a bit.

 

[The Morningstar]

Hey i'm am chilled, i'm just messing around.

But how about it then, if you're so confident we'll make a bet?

 

[Xeno]

Hey i'm am chilled, i'm just messing around.

But how about it then, if you're so confident we'll make a bet?

And what would you wager? Will you change your avatar and sig if The Avengers makes over a billion? (I'm not betting anything, I'm just nosy. )

 

[warcam]

You're all wrong. This thing'll be lucky to make 'Ghost Rider 2' numbers (give or take $800 million ).

 

[The Morningstar]

Yea that's it. If it makes over a billion i'll have to have an avvy and sig of Shadowlord's choosing. If it doesn't then he has to have one of my choosing.

For like, a week or something.

 

[warcam]

Yea that's it. If it makes over a billion i'll have to have an avvy and sig of Shadowlord's choosing. If it doesn't then he has to have one of my choosing.

For like, a week or something.

Ooohhh...high stakes. t:

 

[The Morningstar]

lol, well, we could do it for money. But i don't like giving out my bank details on the internet. I had a bad experience with a Slovakian hooker. That's a different story though...

 

[Shadowlord X]

Yea that's it. If it makes over a billion i'll have to have an avvy and sig of Shadowlord's choosing. If it doesn't then he has to have one of my choosing.

For like, a week or something.

Dude. The only purpose in betting is to get something that the other person has that you want.

You don't don't have anything that I want.

Choosing your avvy and sig is only useful to me if I wanted to embarrass you. I have no desire to do so.

 

[warcam]

lol, well, we could do it for money. But i don't like giving out my bank details on the internet. I had a bad experience with a Slovakian hooker. That's a different story though...

 

[The Morningstar]

Dude. The only purpose in betting is to get something that the other person has that you want.

You don't don't have anything that I want.

Choosing your avvy and sig is only useful to me if I wanted to embarrass you. I have no desire to do so.

lol man it's all fun and games, ****s and giggles.

 

[eddy]

Shadowlord just doesn't want to change from that badass Hulk picture.

 

[Shadowlord X]

Betting is just silly nonsense to me. Sorry, I guess I'm old and lame.

 

[TheGambler]

The hype surrounding the film is just huge, I think almost everyone wants to see it as of this point. I get asked a lot by my some of my friends about the film, and they are not big fans, but they love watching films, going to the theatre and all that. GA is well aware of the film, and I would say that Avengers will get big numbers, both in US and internationally. It might not break $1 billion, but somewhere in the range of $850M-$950M WW is definitely a big possibility.