THE JUSTICE LEAGUE (and The Star and Wonder) WEEKEND THREAD | PREMIUM ACCOUNT SALE NOW LIVE | Weekend Actuals ~ JL 93.84M, W 27.54M, T:R 21.66M, DH2 14.43M, MOTOE 13.80M, TS 9.81M

[Rebeccas]

AoU looks like fucking Titanic compared to JL at this point. Even at the time, it seemed like a perfectly standard sequel drop off. Pretty much the same drop as 2nd SW films. 

[a2k]

2 hours ago, Walt Disney said:

I think this weekend has helped put 2015 into perspective. If you were here back then, you'll recall that Avengers: Age of Ultron was considered disappointing by some people. Avengers: Age of Ultron's domestic adjusted gross is $477,995M. It is the 93rd highest grossing domestic adjusted film of all-time. Justice League isn't even going to be one of the top 200 domestic adjusted films of all-time. That is something that seemed almost impossible, yet here we are.

I think the difference in reception between TA and BVS gives different expectations from their respective sequels. Of course JL's bo is 10 times worse and horseshit, but AOU final dom came in lower than everyone's expectations (almost). The OW imo was perfectly good. 191 down from 208 is great. The 2.40x that time folks were not expecting from TA's sequel. If I remember correctly there were like 2 or 3 members going for sub-500 dom before release.

 

But again, no comparison with JL. JL's under-performance is all together in a different league.

 

edit: btw, AOU's 1st week gross was 235.7. so...uhm...uh...there it is...

Edited November 19, 2017 by a2knet

[Walt Disney]

5 minutes ago, El Gato said:

They probably didn't want an all White line-up. And no Martian Manhunter doesn't count as a minority!

They could have gone with John Stewart.

[Rebeccas]

Just now, Walt Disney said:

They could have gone with John Stewart.

Exactly. As a 90s kid, John Stewart was my Green Lantern. 

[Bishop54]

26 minutes ago, Walt Disney said:

I still don't understand why they would choose Cyborg as a character for the first JL film over The Green Lantern or Martian Manhunter.

Probably wanted at least one minority character amongst the bunch.

[YM!]

I’m really fucking mixed on JL.

[Chewy]

The Green Lantern wasn't in this because of Ryan Reynolds

[El Gato]

31 minutes ago, Walt Disney said:

They could have gone with John Stewart.

That would have been ideal, but WB apparently hates the GL franchise (Hal, John, Jessica...etc doesn't matter, WB is weary of them all). 

Edited November 19, 2017 by El Gato

[RFF]

Meanwhile, Marvel reboots Hulk despite past failures very successfully and WB goes with Cyborg.

[Sal]

So.... Coco over JL domestic?

[YM!]

Me and my friend snuck into DH2 and walked in on a damn funny joke. 

[Walt Disney]

8 minutes ago, Sal said:

So.... Coco over JL domestic?

One member has said it'll be JL over Coco + Thor: R. So Coco is going to be grossing negative numbers domestically.

[aabattery]

Moderation:

 

This isn't the place to discuss leaked content.

 

[Chaz]

Cyborg is very popular among young audiences, thanks to the Teen Titans. 

[YM!]

I saw the ending of DH2, and it was funny, like surprisingly funny, @That One Guy might be on to something. I’ll do a DH2 and Coco double feature on Tuesday.

[WrathOfHan]

1 minute ago, aabattery said:

Moderation:

 

This isn't the place to discuss leaked content.

 

#MustacheGate2k17

[YM!]

Just now, WrathOfHan said:

#MustacheGate2k17

The mustache editing was a mustike.

[Rebeccas]

Interesting how we have two films out right now that both have mustache controversy (MotOE and JL).

[WrathOfHan]

Oh by the way @MrPink you jinxed me with the Jumanji trailer  It's been about two months since I've gotten it, and gawd it's pretty bad. I thought that Guns n' Roses sync would work on me again.... nah.

[boxofficeth]

Feels like 2009 when The Blind Side opened against gigantic New Moon.

 

I would not be surprised if it increases next weekend (though it will be hard, given Coco will distract family audiences)

 

For JL, I wish the best of luck. Hopefully not as hard landing as -70% as NM. If it follows NM. That would be painful to see it grossing less than the Avengers's opening weekend.