Weekend Actuals page 66 TA: 55.6m BS: 25.5m ; SW EP1 $293!

[DAR]

It's hard to be even remotely disappointed with the Avengers run now.

[filmscholar]

According to BOM, "The Avengers and Transformers Trilogy" are the KING of Alien Invasion movies. I'd argue "ID4" is the real champ but that's another debate. The sad part is Battleship will end up way down the list.

[Shawn Robbins]

According to BOM, "The Avengers and Transformers Trilogy" are the KING of Alien Invasion movies. I'd argue "ID4" is the real champ but that's another debate. The sad part is Battleship will end up way down the list.

Nothing sad about that, IMHO.

[GiantCALBears]

It's hard to be even remotely disappointed with the Avengers run now.

Or ever, how could you be? Utter nonsense that because it's behaving like a normal summer blockbuster in terms of drops its a disappointment in any way.

[artist]

It's hard to be even remotely disappointed with the Avengers run now.

Its the usual suspects, playing up expectations with wildly optimistic numbers. Good chance that atleast a few will fall for that trap and end up disappointed. I mean one of the previous threads I saw Avenger's legs being compared to Avatar.

[fmpro]

Nothing sad about that, IMHO.

You hated it?

[ZattMurdock]

I don't think anyone is disappointed. Anywhere this lands this weekend, from $50m to impossibles $70m, it's an astounding success. The way I see it, there's just no way this could not surpass $600m before the run is over, the 3rd most grossing movie ever is locked for TA. It's a brilliant movie that deserves every single penny it's making, the box office is only the consequence.

[Shawn Robbins]

You hated it?

For lack of a better word...yes.

[AniNate]

For lack of a better word...yes.

Shawn, did you ever see John Carter? I probably scared you off from commenting on it with my incessant fanboyism.

[fmpro]

It's hard to be even remotely disappointed with the Avengers run now.

Agree... It has been a great ride so far

[Jack Nevada]

Anyone disappointed in The Avengers' run is a complete dingus.

Edited May 19, 2012 by Jack Nevada

[Shawn Robbins]

I don't think anyone is disappointed. Anywhere this lands this weekend, from $50m to impossibles $70m, it's an astounding success. The way I see it, there's just no way this could not surpass $600m before the run is over, the 3rd most grossing movie ever is locked for TA. It's a brilliant movie that deserves every single penny it's making, the box office is only the consequence.

It could very possibly miss $600m if it keeps this new trend of staying close to Iron Man 2's drops. IM2 pulled a 2.94x multiplier from its second weekend. If Avengers does hold to this new pattern, it would top out with (a still astounding) $572m-ish total.Will the trend hold? Hard to say. I certainly expected a third weekend over $60 million, and I'm not entirely convinced that $58-60m won't still happen. Just as well, MIB3 being the only new release next week puts Avengers in a great position for a stellar Memorial Day hold. Edited May 19, 2012 by ShawnMR

[fmpro]

For lack of a better word...yes.

I was going to see it.. I stood in line... For 10 min..And i just changed my mind. I knew it was going to suck balls..Why go thru this torture if you know it in advance?

[fmpro]

Anyone disappointed in The Avengers' run is a complete dingus.

Very true JN

[Shawn Robbins]

Shawn, did you ever see John Carter? I probably scared you off from commenting on it with my incessant fanboyism.

:lol:I saw it opening weekend, actually.

[artist]

I was going to see it.. I stood in line... For 10 min..And i just changed my mind. I knew it was going to suck balls..Why go thru this torture if you know it in advance?

Minus points for even standing in line for BS.

[AniNate]

:lol:I saw it opening weekend, actually.

...and was it better than Battleship? Edited May 19, 2012 by tribefan695

[fmpro]

Minus points for even standing in line for BS.

Yes i know:P

[Jack Nevada]

I'm going to see JC on the day it comes out on rental. I want to witness the biggest failure of all time with my own eyes.

[Shawn Robbins]

I was going to see it.. I stood in line... For 10 min..And i just changed my mind. I knew it was going to suck balls..Why go thru this torture if you know it in advance?

Yea, I expected a pretty "blah" movie going in. My expectations were definitely met. The sad part (to me) is that the cast wasn't to blame. I like Kitsch, I like Neeson, and I even like Decker. The story was just an absolutely uninspired mess. I enjoyed Berg's work on Hancock and The Rundown, but he needs to leave the Michael Bay movies to Michael Bay in my opinion. I had a hard time finding any redeeming qualities in Battleship (and I say that as an unashamed fan of Bay and all of the Transformers movies, even ROTF despite its flaws). The production designs, maybe? But even those were cheapened with some awful CGI. Edited May 19, 2012 by ShawnMR