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You mean Avengers 21/2 with cameo of Black Panther and new Spider-Man, but without Hulk and Thor: Civil War OS? $900-910 mln

So, how far Jurassic World can go overseas? $650 mln OS + China ($250 mln?) + Japan (?)? Is $1B OS possible?

Furious 7 will finish with $1,15 mld OS and slight over $1,5 mld WW! Avengers can't beat that!

It won't beat Furious 7 OS run! I think $1B is doubtful. Everything will depends on China run (it must go at least with $250 mln). My prediction right now is $950-990 mln OS.

I think now $525 million DOM is maximum (it won't touch TDK )! OS looks great but no jaw-dropping. China must go with much over $200 mln or AoU will lose with Furious 7 WW! Without China AoU would barely cross $700 mln OS. Furious 7 really could be the biggest movie of the 2015!

Furious 8 - 135/320/950/1270

After this Friday I see $165 mln OW and $390 mln DOM!

OUT (IMO only 5 out of 12) JANUARY - American Sniper $89,27 mln FEBRUARY - Fifty Shades of Grey $85 mln APRIL - Furious 7 >> $95 mln MAY - Avengers: Age of Ultron > $207,44 mln DECEMBER - Star Wars: The Force Awakens >>> $84,62 mln I'm not sure about Mockingjay.

Less than $200 mln OS!!!!!

$880 mln

$615-635 mln

$480 mln

UPDATE 1. Avengers: Age of Ultron - $540 mln 2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - $500 mln 3. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 - $390 mln 4. Bond 24 - $310 mln 5. Minions - $280 mln 6. Furious 7 - $275 mln 7. Tomorrowland - $250 mln 8. Jurassic World - $240 mln 9. Ant-Man - $235 mln 10. Fifty Shades of Grey - $220 mln

Final gross + Foreign: $324,300,000 61.8% = Worldwide: $524,976,069

$180 mln is not happening for MJ2 also. Terminator: Genishit - $32,5 mln OW ($54 mln 5-day).

We'll call a draw when you agree it was possible (not sure but possible) that TDK could cross $400 mln DOM without Ledger's death. I'm not assuming that Pirates and Batman had similar WOM but Batman had very good WOM (with stronger competition I think). Begins also had much better reviews and scores on IMDb. And Batman (and Joker) are more iconic characters then Jack Sparrow ever be. Remember summer 2005 was weak compared with summer 2003.

BKB is a world-class Marvel Cinematic Universe fanboy, he doesn't count. Besides, TDK forecasts even after the Ledger's death weren't higher then $350 mln. Meny people underestimated this Batman vs Joker clash and focus on Indy 4 that year. The point is - predictions do not mean anything. A lot of people here predicts over $300 mln for HTTYD2! Nolan wasn't 'worshiped' on IMDb before 2008. And Ledger wasn't so famous actor to attract attention of millions of people. But he's Joker was. There's is no other $200m grosser whose sequel earn over $400 mln, but also there's no any other first comicbookmovie in the franchise as good as Batman Begins which earned so little money! BB was a reboot (!) after horrible B&R, and it was realesed between Star Wars III (huge hit) and War of the Worlds (big hit) in 2005 - one of the worst box offce year ever! In other circumstances Begins could gross much more then $205 mln. And again - it had great legs. People love that movie and wanna see a sequel, especially after final scene with the Joker card. TDK had great (one of the best ever) promotional campaign and was highly anticipated for 3 years. If Terminator 2 could gross $204 mln after first Terminator's $38 mln i don't see why TDK couldn't gross over 100% more then it's predecessor. Good example - Pirates of the Carribean OW was $46,6 mln ($70,6 mln five days). Dead Man's Chest OW was $135,6 mln (+92% more then five days opening of the first film). If Pirates could up 92% on opening weekend, why TDK couldn't? Begins OW was $48,7 ($72,9 mln in five days). That number +92% means that TDK even without Ledger's death could earn $140 mln on it's opening weekend! With it's actual x3,37 multiplayer TDK's final gross could be $470 mln! I believe this could happened. We will never know how big effect Ledger's death was, but you can't say that TDK definitely wasn't able to cross $400 mln! Iron Man 3 was bigger then any Batman movies because "Avengers effect" + 3D. Without shooting during TDKR midnight shows and if the movie was in 3D, then it could easly finished with over $500 mln DOM and $800 mln overseas (Europe and Asia love 3D).

The highest prediction for Avengers was $175 mln OW and $500 mln DOM. Movie finished with $207/623 mln. So what's your point? Predictions from 8 months before TDK release gives us nothing! Multiplier isn't too high. Movie was great and had great WOM (rank #1 in TOP250). Heath's death hadn't nothing to do with multiplayer.

Hype was already HUUUUGE in December 2007 (after first theatrical trailer and IMAX prologue), a month before Ledger's death. I think at least $120 mln OW was very possible and with the same multiplayer (x3,37, because movie was well-reviewed and had great WOM) final domestic fross would be over $404 mln.

Yeah, and Shrek 2 ($441 mln) jumped 165% on from Shrek ($268 mln) by accident. LOL, even without Ledger's death TDK could hit over $400 mln domestic. BB had great WOM, incredible well DVD/blu-ray sales, and was about 100 in IMDb's TOP250. TDK also had great advertising.

43%. So without 3D DH2 OW would be somethink like $155-156 mln. Today this would be $160 mln maximum. The Hunger Games isn't next TDK or TDKR. There's no chance MJ2 will reach $180 mln without 3D.

No chance without 3D. Even TDK adjusted ($180 mln) is out of range.

Gone with the Wind was re-release 8 times!!!!!!!! First release was in 1939 (rentals: $14,150,000 so i think domestic gross after first release was less then $28 mln), second in 1941, third in 1942, then in 1947, in 1954, in 1967, in 1974 (after that film has $189,5 mln), in 1989 ($2,4 mln), and once more in 1998 ($6,75 mln)!

It's not TOP10 but +100 mln OW predictions. 1. Avengers 2 ~ $215 mln 2. THG3.2 ~ $170 mln max. (without 3D) 3. Star Wars 7 ~ $130 mln 4. Fast 7 ~ $115 mln And maybe Bond24 will hit $100 mln.

1. Avengers: Age of Ultron - $540 mln 2. Star Wars: Episode VII - $500 mln 3. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 - $420 mln 4. Minions - $305 mln 5. Fast & Frious 7 - $280 mln 6. Bond 24 - $270 mln 7. Jurassic World - $265 mln 8. Ant-Man - $225 mln 9. Fifty Shades of Grey - $220 mln 10. Ted 2 - $205 mln