Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | December 22, 2023 | David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (co-writer of first film) returns

[PlatnumRoyce]

10 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

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It's hard for me to believe that was ever even considered, did this rumor come from a reliable source?

did this rumor come from a reliable source?

Not as far as I was able to tell. I believe it was always just extrapolation from "people walk out of Aquaman 2 test screening" but the claim is tied into a comic book story line they're very loosely adapting and

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it really would be the perfect ending to the Snyder/DC Murder-verse. 

 

 

[M37]

23 minutes ago, titanic2187 said:

 

That seem low isn't it? Even BB got 3871

There are a couple hundred drive-ins open in summer (really!) that inflate those TC’s; Avatar 2 was only 4200, NWH 4336. But 3700 is low-ish for a big Xmas film; the fact that there are 3 WB films out right now, and this is expected to be the lowest grossing of the 3, along with a glut of smaller including foreign films might be a limiting factor

[belblazer]

Biggest opening day for a CBM this year in Brazil and higher than the first movie as well.

[dallas]

Just now, belblazer said:

Biggest opening day for a CBM this year in Brazil and higher than the first movie as well.

I wonder if this success will be replicated across the rest of LATAM. 

[MovieMan89]

On 12/20/2023 at 1:02 AM, TigerPaw said:

The first Shazam is one of the best superhero movies of all time IMO. So much heart and humour.

Wow talk about different opinions lol. Levi’s shtick is unbearable to me, and the movie’s plot beats and villain were so cliche I felt like I was watching the CW in a theater. Also kinda looked like a CW show budget tbh. C for the strong kid performances, F otherwise 

[HowSway]

4 hours ago, Avatree said:

And out of those 11, 10 were flops

 

only SHAZAM! was a success.

 

Didn't Aquaman make a billion?

[keysersoze123]

57 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

Wow talk about different opinions lol. Levi’s shtick is unbearable to me, and the movie’s plot beats and villain were so cliche I felt like I was watching the CW in a theater. Also kinda looked like a CW show budget tbh. C for the strong kid performances, F otherwise 

I did not like Shazam that much either. Aquaman 1 was also meh in my opinion. I enjoyed Wonder Woman more than any other DCEU movie for the chemistry between Gadot/Pine. Bad guy as usual was terrible there as well. 

[Bob Train]

TSS is the best DCEU movie.

[TMP]

Blue Beetle is the best DCEU movie, but Peacemaker is the best project by far

[Becker]

2 minutes ago, TMP said:

Blue Beetle is the best DCEU movie

You know. That's the first time I've ever heard that. 

 

But it's actually Wonder Woman. With Man of Steel coming in 2nd.

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[HummingLemon496]

13 minutes ago, TMP said:

Blue Beetle is the best DCEU movie, but Peacemaker is the best project by far

Unrelated, but after The Marvels and soon Aquaman 2, Blue Beetle making $73M domestic total looks impressive as fuck now.

Edited December 21, 2023 by HummingLemon496

[MovieMan89]

21 minutes ago, keysersoze123 said:

I did not like Shazam that much either. Aquaman 1 was also meh in my opinion. I enjoyed Wonder Woman more than any other DCEU movie for the chemistry between Gadot/Pine. Bad guy as usual was terrible there as well. 

The whole DCEU is C tier for me besides Wonder Woman (A) and BvS/Joss Synder’s Justice League (F). Haven’t subjected myself to Shazam 2 or Flash yet 

[HummingLemon496]

Sorry workingonaname, but there is literally no feasible way it goes below $200M WW now

[dallas]

6 minutes ago, HummingLemon496 said:

Sorry workingonaname, but there is literally no feasible way it goes below $200M WW now

How so?

[Becker]

5 minutes ago, HummingLemon496 said:

Sorry workingonaname, but there is literally no feasible way it goes below $200M WW now

Are you already calling it in for AquaBro over the Marvel GalZ? 

[Macleod]

4 hours ago, Ozymandias said:

Superman Legacy probably won't make a lot of money with all the baggage from a shitty 10 year DCEU that came before it, but given the writer/director doing it, it will likely be a much better movie than anything that came before it.  It'll be like Star Trek 09 and X-Men: First Class where they didn't exactly make a lot of money but were liked enough by audiences and critics for studios to make sequels.

 

...But FOX didn't even have enough confidence in FIRST CLASS's performance to not bring back the original cast and director right away for DAYS OF FUTURE PAST.  But yes, generally agree with you...unless Warner/Paramount(?) is more interested in having Kal-El meet Captain Kirk for a sequel!  😄

[Bob Train]

10 minutes ago, dallas said:

How so?

Brazil, Spain numbers are good. China is terrible but could have been worse... I think around $300m is likely but could go higher if it's not too frontloaded.

[HummingLemon496]

14 minutes ago, dallas said:

How so?

If it earns around ~$50M in China with a 40/60 split excluding China then it needs <$60M domestic to go below $200M WW. 3x+ legs is guaranteed even with a B purely because every day from Christmas to New Years is basically a Saturday. 

[TwoMisfits]

If we're rating best DCEU movie...

 

It's Wonder Woman by a mile...and then Shazam 1.

[interiorgatordecorator]

Shazam 1 is top 3 cbm of the 2010s