redfirebird2008 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) Perspective. I've listed below films and their immediate sequels that I consider to be genuine phenomenons like the first Avengers movie was. Movies that adjust to over $500 million on their first runs. Now tell me.... Does anyone spot a pattern here? Star Wars - $307.3 million Empire Strikes Back - $209.4 million Jurassic Park - $357.1 million The Lost World - $229.1 million Batman $251.2 million Batman Returns $162.8 million Home Alone - $285.8 million Home Alone 2 - $173.6 million Raiders of the Lost Ark - $212.2 million Temple of Doom - $179.9 million Spider-Man - $403.7 million Spider-Man 2 - $373.6 million The Dark Knight - $534.9 million The Dark Knight Rises - $448.2 million The Phantom Menace - $431.1 million Attack of the Clones - $302.2 million. I think that just about sums up just how ridiculous some of you guys are being about Ultron's massive opening. Ultimately, this was the sequel to a phenomenon like all of the above were - not just a huge hit. There is a difference. If it now finishes under $500 million domestic - well so what? History already told us it would. A bunch of the movies you list here opened bigger than their predecessors. Edited May 3, 2015 by redfirebird2008 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superduperm Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 You guys back off. Who are you calling when you are worried and need the earliest accurate estimates for your fave movies which no one else can give ?RTH. He was wrong today does not mean he is wrong always. He was right when I usually track box office and I give him credit for that. Ya'll are a mess. Nnooopeee! He was wrong on like the BIGGEST weekend in like, three years! That is like sooooo bad you should listen to me instead! /sarcasm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdeezy Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I mean people might think these movies all look similar and just not see them. meh, people have been saying that for years. Marvel movies at this point are guaranteed entertainment. It Ant-Man has decent reviews and s entertaining, it will do fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Furious 7 is the peak but since it's so high, the franchise still has a lot of room to fall and yet be financially successful nevertheless Being saying this since I don't know when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VGPOP Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Silver lining of this: There's no way Star Wars misses #1 domestic of the year. The only trailer people were clapping at the end and going ga-ga at the initial LucalFilm logo. This movie will explode. But is it really more crazy than Harry Potter? Remember when Sith made $50 million in first day and that was the record back then? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 lol, its the 2nd biggest opening of all time. This doom and gloom is ridiculous. Its not a disappointment so much as it just shows how massive the first one was. Can't it be both? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 What will be disappointing here is not the OW per se but the total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart360 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Perspective. I've listed below films and their immediate sequels that I consider to be genuine phenomenons like the first Avengers movie was. Movies that adjust to over $500 million on their first runs. Now tell me.... Does anyone spot a pattern here? Star Wars - $307.3 million Empire Strikes Back - $209.4 million Jurassic Park - $357.1 million The Lost World - $229.1 million Batman $251.2 million Batman Returns $162.8 million Home Alone - $285.8 million Home Alone 2 - $173.6 million Raiders of the Lost Ark - $212.2 million Temple of Doom - $179.9 million Spider-Man - $403.7 million Spider-Man 2 - $373.6 million The Dark Knight - $534.9 million The Dark Knight Rises - $448.2 million The Phantom Menace - $431.1 million Attack of the Clones - $302.2 million. I think that just about sums up just how ridiculous some of you guys are being about Ultron's massive opening. Ultimately, this was the sequel to a phenomenon like all of the above were - not just a huge hit. There is a difference. If it now finishes under $500 million domestic - well so what? History already told us it would. What does that have to do with opening weekend?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawa Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I think I predicted 215m as the opening, with a total around 580m. But I can't say I'm that surprised. Sequels fall short more often than not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 A bunch of the movies you list here opened bigger than their predecessors. In fact 3 of them broke the OW record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmBuff Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Giantcalbears making an ass of himself. Lol. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildphantom Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) A bunch of the movies you list here opened bigger than their predecessors. That's not my point though. I mean we're all agreed that this isn't going anywhere near topping the first. And that's what all the meltdowns are about. That it's not even going to get close. Edited May 3, 2015 by wildphantom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 meh, people have been saying that for years. Marvel movies at this point are guaranteed entertainment. It Ant-Man has decent reviews and s entertaining, it will do fine Define 'fine.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantCALBears Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Nnooopeee! He was wrong on like the BIGGEST weekend in like, three years! That is like sooooo bad you should listen to me instead! /sarcasm Keep crying more please, making my morning very enjoyable. RTH IS A GOD, hail!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I'm very calm, just enjoying the tears this morning. You know, you keep giving RTH shit...but I havent seen you give us better numbers. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 That's unfortunate, but still a lot of $$$$.. Bad weekend for a high budget blockbuster sequel and an overrated ripoff of a fight between 2 guys who didn't do shit, to clash in the same weekend.. Come on now BKB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passerby Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 You cant just change your predicts after numbers come out and beg for credit. Some people were calling sub-200 back on Tuesday. They deserve credit. Youre calling after the Friday number. So, you dont. Woo!! That's us!! Though, our 195m prediction is still a little high according to the estimates. We'll see. I'm not sure how people gauge their "HYPE." But for me, being in the grad engineering crowd, the hype for Marvel is dying . . . There is definitely fatigue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 On the most important weekend in 3 years when most analysts like gitesh were actually closer the real #s. Not accurate when it mattered most, truth hurts. So I am still glad he post here. He is the one who called the Avengers hitting 200m OW. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KATCH-2D2 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Perspective. I've listed below films and their immediate sequels that I consider to be genuine phenomenons like the first Avengers movie was. Movies that adjust to over $500 million on their first runs. Now tell me.... Does anyone spot a pattern here? Star Wars - $307.3 million Empire Strikes Back - $209.4 million Jurassic Park - $357.1 million The Lost World - $229.1 million Batman $251.2 million Batman Returns $162.8 million Home Alone - $285.8 million Home Alone 2 - $173.6 million Raiders of the Lost Ark - $212.2 million Temple of Doom - $179.9 million Spider-Man - $403.7 million Spider-Man 2 - $373.6 million The Dark Knight - $534.9 million The Dark Knight Rises - $448.2 million The Phantom Menace - $431.1 million Attack of the Clones - $302.2 million. I think that just about sums up just how ridiculous some of you guys are being about Ultron's massive opening. Ultimately, this was the sequel to a phenomenon like all of the above were - not just a huge hit. There is a difference. If it now finishes under $500 million domestic - well so what? History already told us it would. Great point but at the moment 'common sense' doesn't work here. Some people see 'logic' as a form of excuses. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 HOME: $170.08M Overseas Total / $328.31M Global Total #Home — BoxOffice (@BoxOffice) May 3, 2015 THE LONGEST RIDE: $12.07M Overseas Total / $45.31M Global Total #TheLongestRide — BoxOffice (@BoxOffice) May 3, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
