The Batman General News & Discussion Thread

[Wheels]

Batman Returns would be 'R' rated by today's standards.

How pathetic is that?

 

[I Am The Knight]

Batman Returns would be 'R' rated by today's standards.

Based on what?

 

[The Guard]

Based on what?

There's that nose that gushes blood...

 

[Micromind]

So, what are B.O. expectations from Matt Reeves' The Batman ? I'm asking this because when MoS was made, people (including then WB President Jeff Robinov) thought it should be making 1 billion, (which was ridiculous as the last movie Superman Returns was not received well) so same 1 billion for The Batman ?

 

[Invader Joker]

So, what are B.O. expectations form Matt Reeves' The Batman ? I'm asking this because when MoS was made, people (including then WB President Jeff Robinov) thought it should be making 1 billion, (which was ridiculous as the last movie Superman Returns was not received well) so same 1 billion for The Batman ?

900 million-a billion.

 

[Micromind]

900 million-a billion.

What's the budget for this ? Personally speaking, I would rather not have high expectations, I would be happy with $600 mil. (assuming a budget of $150 mil.)

 

[TheGuy]

That would be corny. It’s for a film not a 90’s wrestling press conference.

Tom Hiddleston did it to an extent before and he has been popular for that ever since.

 

[Jekecy]

900 million-a billion.

That's just asking to be disappointed.

IIRC the highest grossing reboot is Spider-Man Homecoming, at 880 million. And that's coming off a highly praised debut in Civil War, and the MCU branding.

This Batman has none of those residual goodwill to ride off on, and instead is following up three back-to-back-to-back critical failures of movies featuring Bats. If it crosses the 900 million mark, it'll be a result of a perfect storm of events and something that's truly novel within the genre. A la Joker.

But we'd be fortunate to get a solid entry with great foundations to work off of. Casino Royale was a resounding success and that "only" grossed just over 600 million.

 

[cryptic name]

I agree, we're in a kind of "win them back" part of the Batman cycle. Hopefully the movies great, gets praised a makes a solid profit in a Batman Begins way and paves the way for a bigger future

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I'd say this gets 700 mil without trouble. Crosses 900 mil if we're lucky.

 

[Invader Joker]

I'd be willing to bet WB would be diaappointed if this doesn't get to a billion and ends up behind Joker.

 

[TheGuy]

That's just asking to be disappointed.

IIRC the highest grossing reboot is Spider-Man Homecoming, at 880 million. And that's coming off a highly praised debut in Civil War, and the MCU branding.

This Batman has none of those residual goodwill to ride off on, and instead is following up three back-to-back-to-back critical failures of movies featuring Bats. If it crosses the 900 million mark, it'll be a result of a perfect storm of events and something that's truly novel within the genre. A la Joker.

But we'd be fortunate to get a solid entry with great foundations to work off of. Casino Royale was a resounding success and that "only" grossed just over 600 million.

Wonder Woman and Aquaman also didn't have the benefit of a stronger cinematic universe to base their success, but each made 800m+. Batman is a bigger property than both. I could see the movie crossing 1b easily. A few things are assured of Batman that other properties don't have: previous 1b+ movies (TDK and TDKR. BvS fell so hard critically hence why it didn't reach 1b), bigger and better marketing, and name recognition.

 

[OutOfBoose]

I think people are underestimating anticipation of this movie.

 

[TheGuy]

Pattinson is also quite popular, though he is still generally perceived as the Twilight guy.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

That's just asking to be disappointed.

IIRC the highest grossing reboot is Spider-Man Homecoming, at 880 million. And that's coming off a highly praised debut in Civil War, and the MCU branding.

This Batman has none of those residual goodwill to ride off on, and instead is following up three back-to-back-to-back critical failures of movies featuring Bats. If it crosses the 900 million mark, it'll be a result of a perfect storm of events and something that's truly novel within the genre. A la Joker.

But we'd be fortunate to get a solid entry with great foundations to work off of. Casino Royale was a resounding success and that "only" grossed just over 600 million.

I'd be willing to bet WB would be diaappointed if this doesn't get to a billion and ends up behind Joker.

I wouldn't even bother trying to infer how much this movie makes at the box office until marketing goes into full effect. We'll be in a much better position to gauge current public interest by then, as a reasonable quantity of promo material (TV spots, trailers, etc.) will already have been consumed by the masses. On that note, I've found that audiences are more than willing to overlook missteps of the past if you give them a good enough reason to.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Pattinson is also quite popular, though he is still generally perceived as the Twilight guy.

That's not exactly the worst problem to have especially if it helps to further entice the female demographic.

 

[TheGuy]

That's not exactly the worst problem to have especially if it helps to further entice the female demographic.

Yeah. I didn't say otherwise.

 

[Green Goblin]

Does anyone think that Colin Farrels character in Fantastic Beasts could be similar to his Penguin?

 

[Mindreaper21]

I really don’t know what to expect from Colin’s Penguin. Just make him a gangster arms dealer with anger issues and give him anxiety or ocd at least.

 

[thebatfan5194]

I think if this movie has a really satisfying mystery plot and is critically praised it will get close to or cross a billion.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Does anyone think that Colin Farrels character in Fantastic Beasts could be similar to his Penguin?

I don't think so at all.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Only if Penguin transforms into Johnny Depp at the end.

 

[TMP98]

Could they halt production on this if the Coronavirus keeps spreading in the UK? They did it to MI 7 in Italy

 

[BarryLyndon]

Could they halt production on this if the Coronavirus keeps spreading in the UK? They did it to MI 7 in Italy

Already been asked a bunch of time if you scroll up a few pages.

But for now, no, if it's getting hot in London, maybe, if it's the end of the world, yes.

 

[shauner111]

One thing I’ve noticed about this Batman compared to others: Pattinson, way more than any actor in the role, has a pretty strong female fan base that go nuts over that guy. He’s still a heartthrob to them. I don’t know if that makes a difference but it’s going to be interesting.