The Batman | March 4, 2022 | Warner Bros. | Certified Fresh on RT | 7th Most Profitable Movie of 2023

[Lighthouse]

I only know about him because he was getting clowned months ago over his Dune tweets

 

Idk why nerds care a lot about irrelevant people.

Edited February 11, 2022 by Lighthouse

[infamous5445]

No competition for a month should be an easy billie

[21C]

 

Really wonder when the embargo for this will lift. Press already saw it and are doing a QnA with the cast, but it strikes me as weird that WB hasn't given them a embargo date yet.

[TMP]

5 minutes ago, 21C said:

 

Really wonder when the embargo for this will lift. Press already saw it and are doing a QnA with the cast, but it strikes me as weird that WB hasn't given them a embargo date yet.

Pattycakes lookin clean w/ those Jordans

[Spidey Freak]

17 hours ago, excel1 said:

Pattinson and Kravitz has a combined .5% body fat on their faces.

 

Blowing up your kitchen while trying to microwave pasta and having to starve is a great way to avoid gaining fat

 

[Lighthouse]

He gave a low rating https://letterboxd.com/mikecosta/

Edited February 11, 2022 by Lighthouse

[RJ 95]

6 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Low rating https://letterboxd.com/mikecosta/

Is he one of the reviewer that attend special screening ? If yes than he also rates deadpool 3 star and infinity war 3.5 star. So decent i guess.

Edited February 11, 2022 by RJ 95

[TrevorBelmont9078]

14 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

He gave a low rating https://letterboxd.com/mikecosta/

I don't think that's low considering his taste. He gave it the same score as Black Panther and Infinity War. He hates when films take themselves too seriously, especially comicbooks. So I'd say his 3.5 is 5/5 for a lot of people lol.

Edited February 11, 2022 by TrevorBelmont9078

[21C]

6 minutes ago, TrevorBelmont9078 said:

I don't think that's low considering his taste. He gave it the same score as Black Panther and Infinity War. He hates when films take themselves too seriously, especially comicbooks. So I'd say his 3.5 is 5/5 for a lot of people lol.

I wouldn't say based on his ratings he hates when movies take themselves too seriously, it just seems to be for comic book movies in general. Even Infinity War received a "too dark" complaint for him.

[Knights of Ren]

1 hour ago, Lighthouse said:

He gave a low rating https://letterboxd.com/mikecosta/

A 3.5 for a CBM is a great score for him

[Tarintino]

18 hours ago, Juby said:

 

Another bulls*it. Heath died three months after he finishes his work on TDK. He has insomnia problem after divorce. And he was barely known actor in 2008 when he died. People would have show up for his Joker no matter what.

 

 

As other sequels has. And BB box office run was only solid because. . . I won't repeat it again.

 

 

 

It's common knowledge that his death was a major reason for its gigantic gross. I woudn't have thought i'd have to convince someone of this on a forum that specialises in box office. Any doubt over Heath's impact would have surely been put to bed when F7 reacted the same way.

 

23 hours ago, Hatebox said:

 

The Austin Powers sequel also quadrupled the first movie's gross following Mike Myer's death.

 

Thats simple, Austin Powers was simply much better than Batman Begins 

[Hatebox]

48 minutes ago, Tarintino said:

It's common knowledge that his death was a major reason for its gigantic gross. I woudn't have thought i'd have to convince someone of this on a forum that specialises in box office. Any doubt over Heath's impact would have surely been put to bed when F7 reacted the same way.

 

It's more of a truism than common knowledge. More people became aware of TDK's existence upon news of Ledger's death but it doesn't come close to accounting for why the movie became a pop culture phenomenon. It's not even unprecedented - a Batman-Joker movie two decades before it was its own box office behemoth. Marketed well, people are just really into that. And, y'know, Ledger was just that good.

 

 

Edited February 11, 2022 by Hatebox

[Tarintino]

4 minutes ago, Hatebox said:

 

Saying "it's common knowledge" doesn't magically turn opinion into fact. A few more people became aware of TDK's existence upon news of Ledger's death but it doesn't come close to accounting for why the movie became a pop culture phenomenon. It's not even unprecedented - a Batman-Joker movie two decades before it was its own box office behemoth. Marketed well, people are just really into that.

 

 

No sorry, but It is a fact that Heaths death boosted TDK's gross. You wouldn't argue that Paul Walkers death did not effect the Fast franchise. To argue Heaths death had no impace would be arguing that Fast 7 was destined to eclipse 1.5b WW in 2d to become the 3rd highest grossing movie of its time. Sorry but Fast 6 wasn't THAT good. Spot the pattern.

 

Luckily I remember 2008 well. I rememer every newsnstation talling about Heath and Batman for months. If the Joker was the reason for its huge opening, then Joker 2019 would have easily cleared 100m opening. It didnt

[Hatebox]

10 minutes ago, Tarintino said:

No sorry, but It is a fact that Heaths death boosted TDK's gross.

 

By how much?

 

Quote

I rememer every newsnstation talling about Heath and Batman for months. If the Joker was the reason for its huge opening, then Joker 2019 would have easily cleared 100m opening. It didnt

 

Joker 2019 made over a billion dollars. It's a perfect example of the character's draw.

 

 

Edited February 11, 2022 by Hatebox

[Tarintino]

27 minutes ago, Hatebox said:

 

By how much?

 

 

Joker 2019 made over a billion dollars. It's a perfect example of the character's draw.

 

 

TDK was the 4th movie in history to gross 1b. Joker was the 46th movie to hit that mark. Making 1b in 2019 isn't the same as making 1b in 2008. 

 

By how much? I dont know as we dont have an alternate reality to check. Its like spending 100m on advertising, watching a movie open high then claim advertising didnt really help becuase it cannot be proven. Technically no, but most people would point out the glarring obvious. If i was to pick a number though, I'd say 42

[Hatebox]

2 minutes ago, Tarintino said:

TDK was the 4th movie in history to gross 1b. Joker was the 46th movie to hit that mark. Making 1b in 2019 isn't the same as making 1b in 2008.

 

I mean if we can't agree that Joker making over a billion is a pretty concrete example of the character's draw then there's not much left to talk about.

 

I suppose in a parallel dimension there's a relentlessly grim, action-scene-free movie about a depressed Joaquin Phoenix dressing up a random kids clown with no Joker iconography making that kind of money but, I'm gonne be honest, I can't see it.

[Juby]

39 minutes ago, Tarintino said:

No sorry, but It is a fact that Heaths death boosted TDK's gross.

 

No one ever deny it. NO ONE! EVER!! We only say it's impossible to say how much. By 2%? 12%? 25%? 50%? You can't tell! Maybe TDK without Heath's death would have gross 110ow/360dom/700ww, maybe 150/500/950. We will never know.

 

End of offtopic.

 

$80M tracking for The Batman is a joke. As Scott Mendelson noticed, Batman Begins 5-day opening was $72 mln. In 2005! Today, with 3D, 4DX, more screens, and higher average tickets price, new Batman film suppose to open on the same level? Impossible. Especially if we consider this will be not only a weekend, but in a way 6-day opening (Tue-Thu previews). Any tracking under Justice League (2017) opening is ridiculous.

[Tarintino]

10 minutes ago, Hatebox said:

 

I mean if we can't agree that Joker making over a billion is a pretty concrete example of the character's draw then there's not much left to talk about.

 

I suppose in a parallel dimension there's a relentlessly grim, action-scene-free movie about a depressed Joaquin Phoenix dressing up a random kids clown with no Joker iconography making that kind of money but, I'm gonne be honest, I can't see it.

Grossing a billion these days doesnt mean much compared to 2008. He's definitely a draw, arguably the 2nd most iconic villain of all time. I Just dont think the Joker character alone caused TDK to become the first superhero movie to gross 1b. 

 

Fun fact, Batman's highest grossing movie doesn't even contain the Joker. End of May we will prpbably be saying the 2 highest grossing Batman movies do not contain the Joker

[Tarintino]

43 minutes ago, Juby said:

 

No one ever deny it. NO ONE! EVER!! We only say it's impossible to say how much. By 2%? 12%? 25%? 50%? You can't tell! Maybe TDK without Heath's death would have gross 110ow/360dom/700ww, maybe 150/500/950. We will never know.

 

End of offtopic.

 

$80M tracking for The Batman is a joke. As Scott Mendelson noticed, Batman Begins 5-day opening was $72 mln. In 2005! Today, with 3D, 4DX, more screens, and higher average tickets price, new Batman film suppose to open on the same level? Impossible. Especially if we consider this will be not only a weekend, but in a way 6-day opening (Tue-Thu previews). Any tracking under Justice League (2017) opening is ridiculous.

It has a higher chance of making 80m OD than just 80m for the weekend

[WittyUsername]

3 hours ago, Tarintino said:

Grossing a billion these days doesnt mean much compared to 2008. He's definitely a draw, arguably the 2nd most iconic villain of all time. I Just dont think the Joker character alone caused TDK to become the first superhero movie to gross 1b. 

 

Fun fact, Batman's highest grossing movie doesn't even contain the Joker. End of May we will prpbably be saying the 2 highest grossing Batman movies do not contain the Joker

TDKR made less money domestically than TDK, and Joker is an R-rated movie that wasn’t released in China.