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

[kitik]

$100M would be amazing! I hope it happens.

 

 

It's all of Thursday.  I don't even know if it had midnights.  In Canada, it just had 8-9-10 pm shows.

 

 

My theater had the usual 8, 8:45, 10, etc, and 2 shows at 12:01 (2d and 3d). But then they added a second 2D show at 12:01, for a total of 3.

 

So people are still going at midnight. I don't know how packed they were, but I'll admit that I always enjoyed mdinight movies over the past few decades, and I'm glad some fans are still sticking to that time. Maybe I should skip the earlier shows and join the midnight folks for one of the big upcoming summer flicks.

 

 

 

Hmm should this be.more frontloaded then Thor 2?Perhaps not as big Saturday as past marvel films?

 

I think word will get out quickly enough that this is darker and not quite as kid friendly compared to other recent Marvel movies. Anecdotally, my sister even texted me today saying that she heard that it's probably not a good movie for 5-year olds.

 

So I wouldn't be totally shocked if the Saturday bump is a little weaker than it has been for past Marvel films.

[Spidey Freak]

Fun fact about the comic book moves.  Only three comic book movies have ever won any type of Oscar. 

 

[#ED]

I'm going tomorrow. I expect something 10x better than IM3.

[grey ghost]

Fun fact about the comic book moves.  Only three comic book movies have ever won any type of Oscar. 

 

 

How many sci-fi movies have won best picture?

 

What about fantasy?

 

The Academy has always been biased against certain genres.

[Ezen Baklattan]

I miss the out of control Friday threads and the accompanying rain of likes.

[#ED]

I miss the out of control Friday threads and the accompanying rain of likes.

 

Is this the weekend thread? 

[Lordmandeep]

Lol the academy/ Hollywood elites love of American hustle just shows superficial they are too.

[redfirebird2008]

I think IM3 did meet/exceed expectations for most of GA and critics.  

 

Agreed. Not very hard to meet expectations after the mediocre IM2.

[kitik]

How many sci-fi movies have won best picture?

 

What about fantasy?

 

The Academy has always been biased against certain genres.

 

 

still bitter about the 1969 oscars

[grim22]

Lol the academy/ Hollywood elites love of American hustle just shows superficial they are too.

 

Well, at least Hustle lost all 10 awards it was nominated for. Best decision the academy made on awards night, that movie was garbage disguised as Oscar bait.

[#ED]

Meanwhile...

 

[Jawa]

Fun fact about the comic book moves.  Only three comic book movies have ever won any type of Oscar. 

 

And countless bad movies have won Oscars.

[ecstasy]

Meanwhile...

 

 

 

LMAO PR overdrive.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

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Lol the academy/ Hollywood elites love of American hustle just shows superficial they are too.

That was a mediocre movie but I am glad they have not sold out and become like the grammy's. 

[Lordmandeep]

I am just saying film snobs say comic book films are trash for simplistic people.However many Oscar films are nothing special and are only praised because they have certain actors in them or they have sort of message.As 2012 clearly showed us the most popular movies of the year are sometimes the best ones.

Edited April 4, 2014 by Lordmandeep

[4815162342]

lordmandeep called Tele a hipster. 

 

 

 

How dare you demean one of the Masters of the Old Way

[grey ghost]

still bitter about the 1969 oscars

 

Actually 77-78 was when Star Wars lost to Annie Hall.

 

I'm also still salty about TDK not getting nominated for best picture.

[JohnnyGossamer]

Yes and no. I don't think franchises are inherently negative, but Hollywood has the ability to "live off" original and standalone films. They choose not to because audiences want to see more of their favorite characters (nothing wrong with that), which ultimately leads to overexposing the majority of said franchises and running them into the ground.

 

That's why the Spielbergs, Nolans, Camerons, Cuarons, Scorseses, etc. are so important. Even when they dabble in franchises, they typically get to do it their way--and a filmmaker's vision, more often than not, will endure longer than a corporate studio's.

Agreed. And that's why I'm glad Marvel hired Black, Gunn, Whedon, Wright, etc... They will make their mark. And, they all have vision. And, they either write or co-write the screenplays for their entries.

 

By the way, like him or not, what Burton did with Batman and Batman Returns twenty years ago certainly oozed vision as well. I'm not forgetting what Sam Raimi did with Spidey and Spidey 2 either. Certainly put his stamp all over that franchise and second entry's phenomenal, with a screen story written by a Pulitzer Prize winner. And, not comic books, but Jackson bringing Lord of the Rings to big screen with a bang. And, a guy like Mendes tackling Bond. Not to mention, Beatty with Dick Tracy and Verhoeven with Robocop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers. I mean, renowned directors with vision are often hired to helm MAJOR properties.

 

I'll admit, almost just as often, a more generic shill is hired. But, much of what I'm reading seems to come down to taste more so than studios not hiring enough inspired/talented filmmakers.

Edited April 4, 2014 by JohnnyGossamer

[grey ghost]

LMAO PR overdrive.

 

or is it brilliant performance art?

[Fancyarcher]

DC too. Even the comics have consciously been trying to be overtly dark, gritty, depressing, brooding, emo etc. ever since Frank Miller happened to them in the 80's. And that mentality has just gotten progressively worse over time. The New 52 is such dour, soulless dreck.

 

True, but Marvel's comics are pretty dark too recently.

Edited April 4, 2014 by Fancyarcher