Weekend Numbers: GOTG - 94M (PG 180) [25.5M Sunday (Spatula) Cancel the Godzilla legs!]

[Jandrew]

Rocket Raccoons In Paris.It'd beat Shrek 2 - adjusted.

[ecstasy]

Pride & Prejudice & Rocket Raccoon.

 

I'd finally be able to tolerate a Jane Austen movie.

[filmlover]

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Rocket Racoon

[The Panda]

To be fair, no studio is thinking long term for the medium as a whole.  If so 2016 wouldn't have a possible 8 comic book movies within it.

[Fancyarcher]

Dawn of The Rocket Raccoon

 

Would have opened even bigger, just saying.

[filmlover]

Killer Rocket Raccoons from Outer Space

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

Killer Rocket Raccoons from Outer Space

 

 

I'm just stoked that a creation of one of my favorite writers, Bill Mantlo is getting this kind of play in the pop culture bubble gum machine.

[TalismanRing]

Rocket Raccoon of Mars

 

The Lone Rocket

 

and the biggest of the all

 

Raccoon Grooms Cat

 

 

Edited August 4, 2014 by TalismanRing

[narniadis]

the sunday number was very very optimistic. I am just ecstatic that the film is so huge.....

[Blackout]

Killer Rocket Raccoons from Outer Space

Raccoons on a Plane

[terrestrial]

did Diesel actually do motion capture for Groot or did he get paid millions just to record that one line?

 

 

He got millions just to record that one line, yes. He did it in several languages, tho

 

He got 50 pages of script for 'that one line'

 

beside getting involved during conversations (still ongoing) for a phase 3 project and learning to go on stilts,... he recorded his line over a 1000 times, 4 days long

 

I'm pretty much on the hunt for a lot of GotG background details, never found one word about his salary, but lots of comments how important to him the work was, at it helped him as the first work he did after his friends death => the challenge of the role...

Plus his children told him to pick Groot as a role

=> he seems to tend to be a bit more relaxed about money, if he sees a reason (me = not a fan, only found too many articles,... sounding in that way)

=> as far as I know is voice acting usually not paid by the millions.

 

Marvel pays a lot to one, and not that much to others, is rather known for not paying that much to new to the 'family' actors.

E.g. Scarlett Johansen got $400.000 for Iron Man 2

Chris Evans for Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) $300.000

For Avengers 1 they got ~ $2 to $3m each - exception Downey, who's salary is since Avengers 1 IMHO insane

Avengers 2... Scarlett Johansen at $20m ??? now (The New York Post???) = in question

 

So, in theory possible, but I do not think so

btw, a newer clip about that work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsCJ0JH_XrU

Edited August 4, 2014 by terrestrial

[Spidey Freak]

I'm just stoked that a creation of one of my favorite writers, Bill Mantlo is getting this kind of play in the pop culture bubble gum machine.

 

Wow, Mantlo created RR? That is so cool. Dude really deserved something amazing like this to happen for folks to cherish his legacy.

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

Wow, Mantlo created RR? That is so cool. Dude really deserved something amazing like this to happen for folks to cherish his legacy.

 

 

Unfortunately, he was involved in a horrific car accident over two decades ago, so he's pretty much bed ridden these days. But they did give him a private viewing. Marvel's been really cool to him.

 

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/08/03/bill-mantlo-co-creator-of-rocket-raccoon-gets-a-private-viewing-of-guardians-of-the-galaxy-courtesy-of-marvel/

 

[Spidey Freak]

Unfortunately, he was involved in a horrific car accident over two decades ago, so he's pretty much bed ridden these days. But they did give him a private viewing. Marvel's been really cool to him.

 

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/08/03/bill-mantlo-co-creator-of-rocket-raccoon-gets-a-private-viewing-of-guardians-of-the-galaxy-courtesy-of-marvel/

 

 

That's nice. It's also great that he is out of his coma. I did not know that.

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

That's nice. It's also great that he is out of his coma. I did not know that.

 

He's been out for almost a decade. And I guess he was rollerblading and was hit by a car. Sucks, because he has permanent brain damage so he couldn't continue his wonderful work. He has written some of my favorite Spidey stories. His run on Spectacular was eclectic, but produced some classic stuff like Carrion, Cloak and Dagger, Debra Whitman's mental problems and Black Cat and Spider-Man's short-lived relationship. The combination of his writing with Jim Mooney's finished art was often near perfection.

 

Edited August 4, 2014 by RaccoonsDineOnAAinHell™

[Spidey Freak]

He's been out for almost a decade. And I guess he was rollerblading and was hit by a car. Sucks, because he has permanent brain damage so he couldn't continue his wonderful work. He has written some of my favorite Spidey stories. His run on Spectacular was eclectic, but produced some classic stuff like Carrion, Cloak and Dagger, Debra Whitman's mental problems and Black Cat and Spider-Man's short-lived relationship. The combination of his writing with Jim Mooney's finished art was often near perfection.

 

He also created Captain Jean DeWolf, one of my favorite Spidey supporting characters. I hope she hadn't been killed though her death made for a great story. If she had lived, she could have become a very interesting Commissioner Gordon equivalent for Spidey. Also, Debra Whitman is my second favorite Spidey love interest after Mary Jane. She was very unconventional for a superhero love interest. I hope they utilize her again in the comics.

Edited August 4, 2014 by Spidey Freak

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

He also created Captain Jean DeWolf, one of my favorite Spidey supporting characters. I hope she hadn't been killed though her death made for a great story. If she had lived, she could have become a very interesting Commissioner Gordon equivalent for Spidey. Also, Debra Whitman is my second favorite Spidey love interest after Mary Jane. 

 

All of these great emotionally resonant stories to mine from and we get Sinister Six. Anyway, it's cool that one of his creations is becoming popular. Hopefully Marvel decides to make a Cloak and Dagger film soon since I think their story would be pretty interesting.

[Spidey Freak]

All of these great emotionally resonant stories to mine from and we get Sinister Six. Anyway, it's cool that one of his creations is becoming popular. Hopefully Marvel decides to make a Cloak and Dagger film soon since I think their story would be pretty interesting.

 

Cloak and Dagger would be a great show too. 

[chimpo]

Marvel pays a lot to one, and not that much to others, is rather known for not paying that much to new to the 'family' actors.

E.g. Scarlett Johansen got $400.000 for Iron Man 2

Chris Evans for Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) $300.000

For Avengers 1 they got ~ $2 to $3m each - exception Downey, who's salary is since Avengers 1 IMHO insane

Avengers 2... Scarlett Johansen at $20m now (The New York Post???)

Scarlett is not getting $20m for Avengers 2.

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

Crazy to think about how there were five Friday opener movies that had opened between 90-100m before this year and now there are ELEVEN.

 

 

 

2001:

 

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $90,294,621

 

 

2004:

 

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $93,687,367

 

2008:

 

Iron Man Par. $98,618,668

 

 

2011:

 

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides BV $90,151,958

 

2013:

 

Fast & Furious 6 Uni. $97,375,245

 

 

2014:

 

Captain America: The Winter Soldier BV $95,023,721

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Sony $91,608,337

Godzilla (2014) WB $93,188,384

X-Men: Days of Future Past Fox $90,823,660  

Transformers: Age of Extinction Par. $100,038,390*

Guardians of the Galaxy BV $94,000,000(EST)

 

 

*We all know it's less than 100m

Edited August 4, 2014 by RaccoonsDineOnAAinHell™