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Agreed

Endgame unfortunately isn’t Oscar worthy though. :-(. The first two hours ruin those hopes. I think it still beats Force Awakens domestically

Lmao.

Serious question - how on Earth can Endgame’s chances at TFA be dead after a slightly below expected Friday number along with the fact that the weekend hasn’t even taken shape yet?

Lol y’all gotta calm down. Enjoy the ride. Worst case scenario it’s the second highest grossing movie stateside and highest grossing movie of all time overall. I mean... lol

Can’t ride with this. I think Marvel fans can’t talk **** until Avatar 2 doesn’t beat endgame because Cameron is literally 2-0 at getting the number 1 spot with his last two releases. So I want to see what Avatar 2 does. I assume he’s doing something “inventive” with tech for the next movie. With how box office has exploded in China... we’ll see. But to say avatar was original? Please. Ferngully with Blue beings ain’t the most original thing in the world. Just being fair and honest.

Nah.... hahaha. But yeah can’t count James out

? Jordan > Lebron *shrugs* Lebron is top 3 tho.

I actually think so because everyone has read comics and watched cartoons featuring all of these characters; comics used to be taboo and now thanks to the blow up of the genre in the 2000s specifically with Spider-Man, X-Men (tho shout out to Blade in 1998 imo kept the genre on life support after Batman and Robin), Nolan's Batman Films on route to Iron Man and the MCU being a "dork" isn't anything to be "ashamed of" anymore. There's A LOT of that demo out there. Now "dorkiness" is mainstream, meaning "casuals" who don't even care for the comics love the movies, which is a testament in part to Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios and the other films I mentioned. Plus the MCU hasn't been done before to this extent- post credits scenes connecting 22 movies in 11 years. That's spans a huge range. Millions of people's childhoods are literally coming to life on screen in a solid fashion and we're seeing the payoff. The sequel to ROTJ was the REAL Star Wars movie everyone wanted to see, not the prequels. And that movie with an insane domestic total is about to be surpassed by a Marvel movie; there is no question about its broad appeal.. If Endgame misses 936 million it will probably be pretty close.

Wonder Woman beat Thor 3 and the much anticipated Guardian of the Galaxy 2 domestically 2 years ago. Let's not get too crazy though I agree what you're saying in terms of worldwide. Marvel worldwide is unbeatable but if DC can earn back its audience who knows? NO ONE expected 1.1 billion from Aquaman.

The deleted scenes were very good

Live Action: The Dark Knight (Joker +Harvey Dent arch before he becomes Two Face puts it over the top) Batman Begins (Tho I maintain the first 1 hour of Batman begins is better than the Dark knight) Batman 89 (one of the best (blockbuster) movie scores of all time and the best score in the genre; only Superman The Movie competes along with Man of steel, which has the most underrated movie score of the last 20 years imo. I know many might disagree but don't care) *Batman Returns *The Dark Knight Rises (after this is a big drop off) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Directors Cut) Batman Forever (does have its moments) Batman (1966) Batman v Superman (theatrical) Batman & Robin *I fully expect Matt Reeves' next Batman movie to threaten the top 3 if they're even close to the quality of his POTA films which were excellent.* *BR/TDKR are interchangeable for me

When a movie opens to 357 million flipping dollars with 200 million dollar second weekend forecasting, how does this beast not make 1 billion domestic? I have people at work who usually wait rushing to see this cause everyone's talking about it. They showed me their seating and the IMAX shows were already basically sold out. I'm being serious. It's going to be near 700 million dollars at the end of Sunday. How does this not make another 236-300 million with this obscene of a pace? #1 Domestic and 1st unadjusted billion grosser here we come.

I always hear/from what I've gathered, the summer of 1989 was like the blueprint for modern day crazy openers / blockbuster tentpoles due to Indy 3, Ghostbusters 2, Batman, Lethal Weapon 2, etc. I was too young, but I hear the hype for Batman89 was absolutely insane according to what I've read/followed.

Saw it at 3:20 am because all the other showtimes were sold out and the theater was still filled. Didn’t get out the theater until 6am. Saw it again early afternoon. That Movie was a phenom, don’t get it twisted

To all the DC haters here saying ”DC can’t this and can’t that.” The problem with DC was never their characters. They have just as many intriguing characters as Marvel, and 2 of the most iconic heroes ever/historically. DC is being held captive by WB who weren’t patient and who didn’t have a plan and didn’t hire the right people (IE they should’ve hired the DC animated team to work on the film universe with a Feige esque figure quarterbacking it. They hired..*gulp* - Zack Snyder).DC can still deliver really good to great movies that are well received critically (WW and Shazam) and commercially(Aquabro) but the ship sailed in terms of competing with Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. MCU got bought by Disney and Disney basically said “have at it.” Marvel Studios, thru bumps and bruises early and some stumbling? Stayed the course and it paid off repeatedly by stayjng true to what they planned. And they got RDJ as the glue and delivered solid casting across the board.

Yeah... the sequel to Return of the Jedi with the original cast returning wouldn’t have done “nearly as well” in April. Now this is where I’ll say pump the breaks.... hahahaha #alllovetho

I was literally championing Force Awakens a few days ago literally saying that once Endgame passes 935.million I’ll concede and say MCU > Star Wars in the US hinting that I didn’t think it would happen. it just opened to 360 frigging million dollars. It has an a+ score. Marvel fans and general audiences seem to love it. Hell, I was disappointed in the first 2 hours, and still gave the movie a 8/10 due to that last hour and would still see it again. Force Awakens has basically been snapped out of existence. It’s a question of whether this can approach 1 billion.

Impossible? A movie basically just opened to 360 million dollars on opening weekend.

Lol. With a 2.8 multi it’s at 1 billion. Is it that inconceivable?

First billion dollar domestic and about 3 billion worldwide? Incredible what we are witnessing. Is this and example of the max that an opening weekend can get? Any non MCU movies that have a shot at either of these within the next 5 years? I rethought it and it’s likely no aside from an avatar sequel (and I’m only saying that out of respect for James Cameron being 2-0 at getting the number 1 spot with his last two releases)

It’s pretty much done. Barring like a 70 percent drop next week due to the crazy burnt off demand this behemoth should blow past force awakens. Competition won’t matter. Also in another thread I said If Endgame beat force awakens total in the US than I would officially say MCU > Star Wars in the States. I’m just about ready to concede but I wait for that 2nd weekend drop just to be extra sure. Lmao. MCU trusted in their characters, developed a crowd and critic pleasing formula, and simply changed the game giving characters that people thought had no chance of being A list worthy 12 years ago. Just for that feat alone, the franchise deserves the reward of being the top gross in every category

157+ million OPENING DAY???!! Holy ****ing S***! Wow. Force Awakens Domestic total is not only in play, it could be left in the dust within a few months. I thought 300 million would be tough, but 350-370 million is absolutely flipping crazy. This record has a great chance of lasting longer than 5 years (we’ll see tho). MCU is king. Bravo. I hope Endgame puts an end to Avatar’s worldwide gross. (As for the movie, 8/10, last hour is worth it alone)

Dude i got hate for saying I don't think Endgame is gonna beat Force Awakens 935 million. That wasn't MCU hate, that was just respect for how insane that total was. The damn movie beat Avatar's total in like 15 days or some crazy **** like that. Endgame might do that too but still. TFA was a beast. Let's see if it can get close. Would love to see a movie break 1 billion in the states for the first time.