newknicksfan Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I loved this movie man! I don't know what the hell dude was doing in the beginning, or where everybody came from, but it was awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 No, "dropped like a rock" is something like two (or more) 60% drops in a rowIt dropped like a rock. It's OD was 18% of its entire gross. To put things into perspective, that's a similar percentage to Ang Lee's Hulk and The Green Lantern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) Exclusive: Noomi Rapace Says She's Met With Ridley Scott, 'Prometheus 2' Script Being Worked On Now One of the most bickered about movies of last year was Ridley Scott's "Alien" pseudo-prequel "Prometheus," a gaudy, lumbering hulk of a movie with more moving parts than your father's Chevy, it was a film that posed just as many questions as it answered and whose elliptical nature allured as many moviegoers as it repelled. Well, it was still something of a hit, and it appears work is moving ahead on a sequel, at least according to "Prometheus" leading lady Noomi Rapace. Love it or hate it, this alone is a testament to how great the film is. That level of polarization for a mega hyped movie has never happened before. I think that sums up the last 4 pages of this thread quite nicely and every single page from now on until the sequels lands which why its gonna be too boring to open up this thread again. Edited February 27, 2013 by Shpongle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitik Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I loved Prometheus, and I'd be there on opening day for a sequel! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted February 28, 2013 Founder / Operator Share Posted February 28, 2013 If this opens within the next 3 years or so, I doubt it hits $100 million domestically. Prometheus was WAY too divisive for a movie that already didn't reach the high box office expectations behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 If this opens within the next 3 years or so, I doubt it hits $100 million domestically. Prometheus was WAY too divisive for a movie that already didn't reach the high box office expectations behind it.People were way over predicting from the beginning. It was clear it was not four quadrant enough to reach the expectations 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted February 28, 2013 Founder / Operator Share Posted February 28, 2013 People were way over predicting from the beginning. It was clear it was not four quadrant enough to reach the expectations It opened to over $50 million, though. That's pretty close to four-quad territory (or as close as it ever needed to be). The problem is that the film let a huge portion of that audience down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) How much do you think it falls OS? In large part, that's what ended up driving a sequel. Edited February 28, 2013 by Telemachos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted February 28, 2013 Founder / Operator Share Posted February 28, 2013 How much do you think it falls OS? In large part, that's what ended up driving a sequel. Crazily enough, I think it stays flat or expands. But that's a really hard call to make without a target release date. Who knows where the major markets will be by 2015/2016 and beyond in terms of the dollar's inflation rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 For those nagging on the unresolved plot points wait for the sequel. Also this sequel would help get closer to Alien where #3 hit the mark (tie-in). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 So, in other words, it's possibly becoming a movie (or franchise) that doesn't need a strong domestic take. Assuming a similar budget for the sequel, it could still be quite profitable even if it falls under $100m in the US (somewhat like TINTIN and its sequel-in-development). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 For those nagging on the unresolved plot points wait for the sequel. Also this sequel would help get closer to Alien where #3 hit the mark (tie-in). I think it's fairly safe to assume that the sequel won't be particularly concerned with connecting the dots on all the unresolved issues in PROMETHEUS... and it may not be interested in dove-tailing closer to ALIEN either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder / Operator Shawn Robbins Posted February 28, 2013 Founder / Operator Share Posted February 28, 2013 So, in other words, it's possibly becoming a movie (or franchise) that doesn't need a strong domestic take. Assuming a similar budget for the sequel, it could still be quite profitable even if it falls under $100m in the US (somewhat like TINTIN and its sequel-in-development). Totally. I think Hollywood is really trying to move in this direction more and more. Eventually it's going to catch up with them though... Could you imagine if Pirates 5 misses $200 million domestically? That would have been unimaginable before 2011, but it could realistically happen in two years and it wouldn't matter one bit so long as the overseas take tops $500 million again. Crazy times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 It opened to over $50 million, though. That's pretty close to four-quad territory (or as close as it ever needed to be). The problem is that the film let a huge portion of that audience down. Imagine if they got Giler and Shusett to write it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Imagine if they got Giler and Shusett to write it. or Vincent Ward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 I think it's fairly safe to assume that the sequel won't be particularly concerned with connecting the dots on all the unresolved issues in PROMETHEUS... and it may not be interested in dove-tailing closer to ALIEN either. I said would help while #3 gets us there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 or Vincent Ward. Why him? Alien3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Why him? Alien3? I just like his Wooden planet concept. Plus Prometheus is ripe with religious allegory, as was the Wooden planet idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) Hope it gets stuck in development hell just like this ridiculous Blade Runner 2 project. Edited February 28, 2013 by dashrendar44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahvinn87 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I think it's fairly safe to assume that the sequel won't be particularly concerned with connecting the dots on all the unresolved issues in PROMETHEUS... and it may not be interested in dove-tailing closer to ALIEN either. In terms of plot direction I have no idea what to expect from a sequel to be honest. It's one of the reasons I'm looking forward to it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
