Iron Man 2 The Iron Man 2 Box Office Prediction Thread

[terry78]

Inception can be either really loved mainstream or really polarizing. That is what it's gonna come down to.

 

[Tony Stark]

Well Kirk Honeycut gave Inception a glowing review and panned The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which probably means that Apprentice will be a big hit, and Inception will suck.

OK I'm being facetious, but still not a good sign IMO that he likes Inception, this is the guy who gave glowing reviews to Death at a Funeral and Eclipse.

I actually think Inception looks very cool, but the Nolanites ruin the fun for everyone else. I honestly wish the guy would go back to making indie films. But I guess those days are over.

I also think he's a bad choice for Superman. WB bit, because they are desperate for a hit outside of Batman in the comic genre, but once again like with Singer, they chose the wrong guy for the job.

They had Abrams and they will never get him back, and he would have been the ideal person for Superman.

 

[BestGirl]

At least today the Nolanites are discussing how awesome the movie is instead of complaining about some critics who dared to criticize Inception (only a 97% on RT - the horror!) like they've been the past few days.

 

[Spider-Vader]

I love Nolan & his movies, but his fanboys are annoying as hell. I hope he makes a bad movie to just to piss them off.... Just don't let it have Superman or Batman in it.

 

[hatebox]

Meh, it works both ways: I can already see a backlash to Inception develop on various film boards and it hasn't even been released yet. The term 'Nolanite' is a misnomer anyway - if those fans exist at all they're merely Batfans who have latched onto him as their very own auteur.

Anyway, the weekend warrior predicts a mid-70s opening for Inception which sounds about right to me. Apparently the film greatly benefits from repeated viewings so its legs should be alright compared to most blockbusters this summer.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Well Kirk Honeycut gave Inception a glowing review and panned The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which probably means that Apprentice will be a big hit, and Inception will suck.

OK I'm being facetious, but still not a good sign IMO that he likes Inception, this is the guy who gave glowing reviews to Death at a Funeral and Eclipse.

You are taking the word of one reviewer out of hundreds?

I actually think Inception looks very cool, but the Nolanites ruin the fun for everyone else

What about your history of posts in this thread? Not unlike these pesky "Nolanites".

Also, you are in a forum called Superhero hype, condescendingly grouping people does not make you superior to them in reality. But then again, reality is not your strong suit.

I honestly wish the guy would go back to making indie films. But I guess those days are over.

The dude has been mainstream for 95% of his career. He is not an "indy" filmmaker.

I also think he's a bad choice for Superman. but once again like with Singer, they chose the wrong guy for the job

Go to google, learn the difference between a producer and a Director.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Inception has taken over the Iron Man boxoffice thread! Anyway I have it pegged at a 58mil opening but I wouldn't be surprised with 70mil and up.

 

[Rumpy Bulge Dubz]

well I'm more than likely seeing Inception this weekend

hella hyped

 

[Ipodman]

I love Nolan & his movies, but his fanboys are annoying as hell. I hope he makes a bad movie to just to piss them off.... Just don't let it have Superman or Batman in it.

What so bad about liking a director?

 

[hatebox]

Inception has taken over the Iron Man boxoffice thread! Anyway I have it pegged at a 58mil opening but I wouldn't be surprised with 70mil and up.

In fairness this thread (d)evolved into a general box office discussion way back. If we're only to talk about IM2 we might as well lock it now because its run is as good as done.

As for Inception, I think I'm going to lower my guess to mid-60s for opening weekend as it's 'only' opening in about 3,700 theaters which is less than I thought it would. That 2.5 hour running time won't help in the short term either, although I guess it didn't hurt TDK's OW...

 

[Rumpy Bulge Dubz]

it's 2.5 hours long?

yea, nevermind

I'll wait and probably rent it (which more than likely means I won't)

I just can't stand when movies are more than 2 hours long TOPS unless it's a superhero or story I'm really passionate about (Batman, Watchmen) and even then 2 hours is stretching it

it's what turned me off from Aliens (too damn long of a movie to watch characters I couldn't honestly care less about) and Avatar (well that and Sigorney Weaver, damn she bores me to tears).

this movie is just a regular joe who can enter people's dreams to solve murder cases?

no way do you need 2.5 hours to tell THAT story

 

[hatebox]

According to a number of reviews the time goes by fairly quickly, and I'd assume it needs that many minutes because the plot is non-linear, but who am I to deplore and bemoan your conditions on film running times?

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Anyone know what's going on at boxofficemojo? It seems their servers down or something.

 

[Rumpy Bulge Dubz]

yea, I've just got a short attention span. Unless it's an exceptionally well written story with the upmost interesting characters possible, I start losing interest about 40 minutes in (I've timed myself) with whatever I'm watching.

 

[Spider-Vader]

What so bad about liking a director?

They're annoying & think he's the best director ever.

 

[BestGirl]

this movie is just a regular joe who can enter people's dreams to solve murder cases?

no way do you need 2.5 hours to tell THAT story

Since inception is supposed to be brilliant, I guess he did.

 

[topdog1]

Well Kirk Honeycut gave Inception a glowing review and panned The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which probably means that Apprentice will be a big hit, and Inception will suck.

I've actually seen both films and have to say that I enjoyed them both.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice is pretty much exactly what you would expect but the performances and the special effects elevate the film to better than average popcorn summer fun. The movie serves its purpose and brings a smile to your face.

Inception is obviously much deeper and I place it higher on my list. Still, both deserve to have good box offices IMO.

Inception isn't the greatest thing ever filmed like some would have you believe but it was captivating. I'm not sure how word of mouth from regular folk is going to go. I personally know some people that will like it and I know some that will think it's a jumbled waste of time. So, I'll highly recommend it to some but tell others what it's kind of about and let them decide.

For the record, Iron Man 2 is still king of the summer in my book and the better all-around film.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Well Kirk Honeycut gave Inception a glowing review and panned The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which probably means that Apprentice will be a big hit, and Inception will suck.

OK I'm being facetious, but still not a good sign IMO that he likes Inception, this is the guy who gave glowing reviews to Death at a Funeral and Eclipse.

I actually think Inception looks very cool, but the Nolanites ruin the fun for everyone else. I honestly wish the guy would go back to making indie films. But I guess those days are over.

I also think he's a bad choice for Superman. WB bit, because they are desperate for a hit outside of Batman in the comic genre, but once again like with Singer, they chose the wrong guy for the job.

They had Abrams and they will never get him back, and he would have been the ideal person for Superman.

To be totally fair though you and some others havent been any different in this thread, defending the movie and its BO when both were slightly under-par in the view of a lot of people.

I have said it time and again I am much more of Iron Man fan than a Batman fan yet if I dared suggest that the movie or box office wasnt what was expected (which, I dont care what anyone says, Marvel didnt pump $200 million into it for it to make less domestically) i'd get jumped on and called a 'nolanite.' Not trying to cause an argument but find it difficult to see someone having a go at others for doing exactly what they do.

PS, I''ve been a Nolan fan since Memento.

 

[topdog1]

To be totally fair though you and some others havent been any different in this thread, defending the movie and its BO when both were slightly under-par in the view of a lot of people.

I have said it time and again I am much more of Iron Man fan than a Batman fan yet if I dared suggest that the movie or box office wasnt what was expected (which, I dont care what anyone says, Marvel didnt pump $200 million into it for it to make less domestically) i'd get jumped on and called a 'nolanite.' Not trying to cause an argument but find it difficult to see someone having a go at others for doing exactly what they do.

PS, I''ve been a Nolan fan since Memento.

Is that a 8.5/10 rating in your signature for this movie? That's a pretty high number. Maybe you were simply expecting too much and let your imagination run away with you?

Marvel will pump $200 million in to anything to draw $615 million in return BEFORE any DVD or cable numbers are factored in to the mix every day and twice on Sunday.

 

[lespaul59]

In fairness this thread (d)evolved into a general box office discussion way back. If we're only to talk about IM2 we might as well lock it now because its run is as good as done.

As for Inception, I think I'm going to lower my guess to mid-60s for opening weekend as it's 'only' opening in about 3,700 theaters which is less than I thought it would. That 2.5 hour running time won't help in the short term either, although I guess it didn't hurt TDK's OW...

This is my favorite box office thread to read and post in. Personaly I would go see The Sorcerer's Apprentice and maybe watch Inception as it just doesn't loo appealing to me at all.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Is that a 8.5/10 rating in your signature for this movie? That's a pretty high number. Maybe you were simply expecting too much and let your imagination run away with you?

Your right, why should I expect too much from a $200 million dollar sequel from a much loved movie .

And I have stated time and again I enjoyed the movie, but it should have been a lot better and many aspects of it were not good enough, its the first CB movie sequel to not better its predecessor in a LONG time.

Marvel will pump $200 million in to anything to draw $615 million in return BEFORE any DVD or cable numbers are factored in to the mix every day and twice on Sunday.

This is what I was talking about earlier, yes, the movie made a lot of money, but studios only get 15% of the international gross, they get 55% of the domestic, so do you honestly believe Marvel put $50 million plus extra in this sequel for them to get less profit from it?

I'll answer it for you, NO, they didnt, they were expecting more.

 

[ElMariachi]

Your right, why should I expect too much from a $200 million dollar sequel from a much loved movie .

And I have stated time and again I enjoyed the movie, but it should have been a lot better and many aspects of it were not good enough, its the first CB movie sequel to not better its predecessor in a LONG time.



This is what I was talking about earlier, yes, the movie made a lot of money, but studios only get 15% of the international gross, they get 55% of the domestic, so do you honestly believe Marvel put $50 million plus extra in this sequel for them to get less profit from it?

I'll answer it for you, NO, they didnt, they were expecting more.

The question is why do you care if they expected more? Is it because you are honestly concerned about Marvel's finances or is it this fanboy box office d--k measuring contest that has emerged this past decade online? Marvel doesn't seem to be too distraught about Iron Man 2 only making $614 million dollars, so why are the fanboys? I have said it a million times on here---it's irrelevant because we (the fans) are getting more Iron Man in future movies. Isn't that all that matters anyway? Just look at the Harry Potter movies. The last one made over a billion dollars and is still causing serious financial problems for WB. Why should anybody concern themselves with the finances of film/studio unless that series/movie is being cancelled/postponed because of it?

 

[danoyse]

How about everyone letting their tempers cool off about this?

 

[ElMariachi]

How about everyone letting their tempers cool off about this?

I'm cool, but don't you agree that these box office threads are pointless?

This is the problem with these sorts of websites. Fanboyism ruins everything. It all has to be some quasi-competition these days for some reason. We saw it from the very beginning of this thread. There is no way people would be fretting about box office statistics if it wasn't a competition or bias was involved. I can't recall Jurassic Park geeks trolling early internet message boards for movies like Independence Day, Judge Dredd, Waterworld, True Lies, and Speed. Geeks went to whatever looked cool back then. Now, you have people with their minds set before a movie even opens and many that are secretly hoping it fails (for god only knows what reason). That for sure is quite obvious in this thread. Is there anything truly more sad then people's self-confidence being intertwined with fictional characters that were originally aimed at entertaining children? It would be as ridiculous as a forum where fans of McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, and Taco Bell argued over who sold the most fast food.

The D.C. vs Marvel stuff is as laughable as PC vs Mac, Star Wars vs. Star Trek, Playstation vs. Wii vs. 360, Pepsi vs. Coke, Dogs vs. Cats, or Team Edward vs. Team Jacob. Why? Because only dorks can't manage/afford to be fans of more than one thing.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

The question is why do you care if they expected more? Is it because you are honestly concerned about Marvel's finances or is it this fanboy box office d--k measuring contest that has emerged this past decade online? Marvel doesn't seem to be too distraught about Iron Man 2 only making $614 million dollars, so why are the fanboys? I have said it a million times on here---it's irrelevant because we (the fans) are getting more Iron Man in future movies. Isn't that all that matters anyway? Just look at the Harry Potter movies. The last one made over a billion dollars and is still causing serious financial problems for WB. Why should anybody concern themselves with the finances of film/studio unless that series/movie is being cancelled/postponed because of it?

Its a boxoffice thread, so I am discussing the boxoffice, which I am interested in, i'm sure Marvel are happy with what its made, but the fact of the matter is they expected more, and I personally think how the movie turned out effected the box office.

But anyway, discussing the box office is what this thread is for, so that is what I am doing. And also, you mention bias, do think I am a TDK fanboy or something with an agenda? Well you couldnt be more wrong, I have always been a Marvel fan.