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Yeah, I know. That cameo is funny and effective. I was just kidding Though it's messed up of the system when if he had said one more "fuck", the rating would change.

The stupid 1 "fuck" rule is what prevented Hugh Jackman's Wolverine cameo in XM: FC to be more awesome. He should have been allowed to say a few more

I agree. You can say that EPII is a direct sequel to EPI, so EPVII should be in the same boat as EPI, not EPII. I think I was not being specific in my post, when I say that Star War will win whatever year it'll come out, I was referring to EpVII only, and only DOM. WW is a different matters I think, TA2 might have a huge increase overseas that could cover its drop domestically. SW7 should win DOM, but it'll be a battle for No.1 WW. Provided that SW7 will indeed come out on 2015. I'm not sure Dis will do that now that they have FD, they might save SW7 to dominate another year.

My list right now: The Place Beyond The Pines Pain and Gain Iron Man 3 The Iceman (hopefully it's a big enough release so I can find it somewhere near me) The Great Gatsby Star Trek into Darkness Fast and Furious 6 The Hangover Part III Now You See Me After Earth (but if reviews are too bad, I'll opt to wait for DVD/Bluray release)

I can see TA2 match TA or increase slightly in WW total cause overseas will be bigger. But DOM, it will drop for sure. If TA gross was about 550-570, then I could get on the "TA2 increase over TA" train, but 623M? Nah, that's just insane, no chance IMO.

I agree with this. SW is a cultural phenom. It will win whatever year it'll be in IMO. If it's in 2015, maybe overseas will be close between the two, but SW7 will win Dom, and TA2 is bound to drop from TA anyway.

If SW7 is in 2015, will we see a club along the line of "TA2 = SW7 x 2" from BKB?

MJ Part II over TA2

Yes, I am. A Texan to be specific I have an uncle who is a big big fan of Pacquiao. I remembered we were watching the fight between him and Timothy Bradley last year, and alas, that disgraceful, embarrassing, full of bullshit corruptions match had him in flames. I think he actually stayed away from boxing for a full year I think Manny can retire in glory now, he's already a legend of the game anyway. But if he still loves the sport, and can refocus his mind, continue playing with beautiful styles and great personality; then I'm sure many boxing fans, and especially his fans, would love if he can stay on for a few years. I know my uncle is definitely one of them

Really? That much? That's like retaining most of TA's audience. You really think it can do it? Well, you guys are the experts, so in forg and kayumanggi I trust It would be really great if IM3 can gross big like that Glad to hear that your country's economy and generally living quality is improving and growing. Some of that must be attributed to Manny Pacquiao's Congressman-ship, right? Kidding aside, the guy is a legend, I'm a big fan. He's a true sportsman, I really love his style and personality

Good for the movie then, at least it's not flopping everywhere I have noticed by going through this thread that The Philippines box office has been growing along healthily, it's really great when both Hollywood movies and local movies are successful in your country I'm hoping that IM3 will do good business here, $8M seems like a reasonable prediction for it, right? Anything above that and I'll be a very happy fan

The Asian girl from Pitch Perfect is Hana Mae Lee. She's most likely a Korean American actress. The Korean actress in this one is Ko Asung (or Go Ah Sung). She's Korean through and through. She's also younger I assume, only 20 years old. If you watched The Host movie, you see that she's in there, she played the daughter of the main character.

So with that gross, would you say that JTGS is a hit in The Philippines?

^ That is a very gutsy bet But if you won, it would be an epic win for sure I think that is a good bet for you to take fmpro

Yeah, that movie is good. He's definitely an A-list director in South Korea. I love the sense of humor in his movies, and the emotions in them too. He knows how to combine them well to make a good film Not a bad actor either.

Wow, first time I heard about this. The Host is one of the best, if not the best Korean movie I've seen. I think Bong Joon Ho, if he can bring his A-game, can duplicate the success of The Host, in Korea at least. Snowpiecer looks like it has an intriguing premise and a very solid cast. I'm really interested in this now. Hopefully, it'll get a release date soon.

1. Iron Man 32. Thor: The Dark World3. Despicable Me 24. Star Trek into Darkness5. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire6. Pacific Rim7. The Heat8. Captain America: The Winter Soldier9. Now You See Me10. Frozen

I see. Thanks for your clear and detailed answer Those are very reasonable reasons really. Hollywood movies are still doing great in Russia though so it's not really an issue. Yeah, I get you. US is kinda a minimum in between, but it is clearly very big on OW for blockbusters, legs decided by qualities most of the time. I notice that a few Asian countries has good multipliers because people prefer to go to theaters 3-4 weeks in, biggest reason is they try to avoid the crowded-ness of OW, and also, WOM usually doesn't spread as fast as it does like in US.

I was looking at many blockbusters grosses in Russia or just movies in general, and the one thing common I see is that the multipliers are not very good. Is there a reason why movies release in Russia are front-loaded and/or having bad legs regardless of their qualities?

True true! So the important factor here is quality then. If IM3 is good, then it should be big Cause IMO, TA faced weak competitions not only in terms of box office potential but in qualities as well. Has Battleship, Dark Shadows been good, then it would be more of a "competition". This is evidently seen domestically as well. So did Marvel get lucky with TA last year or was it smart scheduling/strategy? One thing for sure though, it's only beneficial from now on cause in 2015, no movies will come anywhere close to TA2's release dates if they're smart, especially tentpoles or big budget movies like Battleship even.

Not if you are exclusively a Marvel fan or a DC fan Not to mention within Marvel, occasionally, X-men fans and Avengers fan are pretty divided.

Not as weak as what TA faced last year though Being the first true blockbuster of the year will definitely help. If it can open big then weaker legs might not be as damaging. Thank you for the info. That is great news Do you see interest for Thor 2 as well? Maybe it's a bit early I guess. Has superheroes movies been big in your country? Let's see, IM3 should do well in South America, The Philippines, Indonesia; good in China, Russia; relatively good in France, UK, Australia; and okay in Japan, South Korea. I think that's all I can guess for now. 500M sounds good to me, anything more and I'm a happy happy fan

Ah, thanks for the info. I didn't check for all IM3 release dates overseas. I know that it'll be released early in some place but I didn't know that its release dates are kinda distant from FF6 and TH3. Well, if so, Trek2 is the only "direct" competition. I know that Trek is not a big property overseas, but the trailer makes it look like it'll be a big action blockbuster that can achieve more success internationally. I see it as a big wildcard right now.

IMO, even if IM3 is a mega success, it's still not really easier to predict Cap & Thor cause IM3 is kinda in a special position right now.IM3 has so much going for it overseas. Same release pattern as TA; being the first true big blockbuster of the year, and with rather lackluster performances overseas these past months (which are looking up with GI Joe 2) that can only help; big scale actions; 3D; etc... That's why even if its a big hit, it's really hard to tell how much of it is because of "TA effect" Another thing that keep me being conservative about IM3 is competitions. FF6 is the biggest one while Trek2 is a question mark. Being a big fan of IM, naturally box office wise, I'm hoping for the best, especially if the movie is good. But 500M overseas is nothing to be scoff at, I'm happy with that really, anything over 500M is cherry on top for me ^^

The Avengers really changed the game for Marvel movies, and in turn, messed up our predictions, both domestically and internationally. Without TA, IM3 overseas should play by sequel rule, it has to increase, and 3D will obviously help. But factoring in TA, and no one knows how big the effect will be I think one thing for sure is that it will do considerably very well in South America. TA is such a beast there that I have a hard time seeing anything but big increase for IM3 over there. Other regions I have no idea what to expect, except maybe The Philippines where it's guaranteed to be big also.