CA2: $10.2m Thursday Night (beats Thor2's $7.1m) | $100m+ coming?

[Heretic]

Huge start! And very well deserved. I want $300m!

[grey ghost]

Worth pointing out that Thundersmurfs crapped all over the biggest CBMs ever.

 

 

Avengers 3 WW gross >>>> Avatar 3 WW gross

 

Just you wait.  

[The Futurist]

And yet their movies are pretty generic, overall.

 

You could say the same about Nolan movies.

 

Always the same tone,style, brooding characters, colors and themes.

 

Marvel has lot more variety than all Nolan's filmography if you think about it.

 

It s all very subjective anywaw.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

And wormholes. That's everything though

In 2015 we should find another  idea that can work. 

[Kvikk Lunsj]

Avengers 3 WW gross >>>> Avatar 3 WW gross

 

Just you wait.  

Not a chance. James Cameron > Joss Wheldon. I am not a fan of either of these two.   Avengers did not even come close to Avatar WW gross. 

[Sam]

 

Friday, April 4 Update #1: Sources report that Captain America: The Winter Soldier exploded out of the gate on Thursday night to the tune of $10.2 million.

 

That tops the $7.1 million Thursday evening bow of Thor: The Dark World and sets the Captain's sequel on course for a nine-figure opening weekend that will handily top Fast Five's $86.2 million April record.

 

Based on the Thursday night-to-weekend multiples of Iron Man 3 (11.1x) and Thor: The Dark World (12.1x),Winter Soldier should land in similar territory for a massive weekend north of $100 million--especially when factoring in the film's strong early word of mouth.

Check BoxOffice later today for further updates on The Winter Soldier's domestic launch day.

 

Full Story: http://www.boxoffice.com/latest-news/2014-04-01-captain-america-the-winter-soldier-gunning-for-90-million-domestic-launch

 

 

 

 

Sorry for going off  whatever topics you guys are on. I just really wanted to post this gif 

[Dementeleus]

Just in phase 2 you have sci-fi, fantasy, and political thriller.

 

That's more variety than the action movie genre typically has.

 

I'm not talking genre, I'm talking about how the movies are made and presented.

[grey ghost]

Not a chance. James Cameron > Joss Wheldon. I am not a fan of either of these two.   Avengers did not even come close to Avatar WW gross. 

 

Thanos vs The Avengers is going to make bank.

 

Meanwhile people are going to forget why Avatar was such a big deal.

[BobbyJohn]

Thread plug! Maleficent over 1 billion club http://forums.boxoffice.com/index.php?/topic/14394-maleficent-over-1-billion-ww-club/

Edited April 4, 2014 by BobbyJohn

[ban1o]

I'm not talking genre, I'm talking about how the movies are made and presented.

Like the futurist says you can say that about Nolan's movies. 

[Dementeleus]

Yes, there's also movies that play in reverse, people who can't sleep, rivalries between magicians, and movies about stealing dreams. Other than that though, nada

 

 

Yeah, there's also AMERiCAN HUSTLE

 

I should ban both of you.

[Dementeleus]

You could say the same about Nolan movies.

 

Always the same tone,style, brooding characters, colors and themes.

 

Marvel has lot more variety than all Nolan's filmography if you think about it.

 

It s all very subjective anywaw.

 

And what does it say that the immediate rebuttal is Nolan? When did I bring him into anything?

[Hatebox]

Like the futurist says you can say that about Nolan's movies. 

 

You could say that, but it'd be disingenuous. Nolan, like any storyteller worth a damn, has certain signatures (perhaps some to his detriment) but you couldn't accuse of making the same movie over and over again.

 

Besides, isn't Marvel's uniform nature the point? All these characters inhabit the same world. There should be tonal and stylistic consistency.

[Dementeleus]

Besides, isn't Marvel's uniform nature the point?

 

Corporate filmmaking. Very successful.

[Spidey Freak]

Action genre also has sci-fi, political thriller,  disaster, monster, comedy, western, ect. 

 

True but superhero movies have still not tapped unexplored territory like YA (Spidey is the only thing that has come remotely close), feminism (keep being afraid of getting cooties from that WW flick, WB. How is that working out for you so far?), social themes  (this was where Fox dropped the ball BIG TIME with the X-Men), family themed (this was where Fox dropped the ball BIG TIME again with the X-Men AND Fantastic Four) and gangster/noir/gritty street (Fox is great at dropping the ball. This time with Daredevil).

 

So basically the superhero genre can overlap with any other genre, as long as writers are creative and the studios have balls to back their scripts. 

 

Plus, "Action genre" also has a sense of sameness to it too.

[grey ghost]

I'm not talking genre, I'm talking about how the movies are made and presented.

 

Well Marvel can only go so far. These characters ultimately live in the same universe and ultimately play in the same sandbox.

 

But I get your point.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

Thanos vs The Avengers is going to make bank.

 

Meanwhile people are going to forget why Avatar was such a big deal.

I learned never to under estimate James Cameron. 

[fmpro]

Huge start! And very well deserved. I want $300m!

I think we'll get it115/300 should happen

[Sam]

Corporate filmmaking. Very successful.

Come on now Tele. Don't be bitter about that club 

[MrPink]

I should ban both of you.

 

I could make a Hydra joke right now but I'll abstain. Please don't hurt me.