Weekend Actuals:TASM 62.0M/137.0M,TED 32.2M(-41%), Savages 16.0M

[JackO]

Pretty sure only one loony was predicting 400m. That hardly qualifies as most.

Most of the vocal ones predicted over 300M. At least 8 of them.

[fishstick]

Si TASM was overestimated by $3 mio? is that the biggest overestimation since AOTC`s $5 mio?

[Squaremaster316]

Yes because those films have a six-day OW right?

Pretty sure that was the joke.Like me saying "Spiderman 2 had a bigger first Monday than TDK did" when it was on the 4th of July.

[Walt Disney]

Guys, I know all this "it reverts back" business. Perhaps a sequel will indeed happen regardless if this is modest hit or a phenom 30 days from now. At the end of the day Sony still has a board of directors to answer to. If, IF this ends up being an underwhelmer of a "hit" the real pressure is on for whatever sequel may get made. You don't keep making movies where the Profit/Loss ratio is no longer in your favor just to keep the property from reverting back to Marvel.

I agree with you. I think TASM2 is going to be the movie that shows whether Sony will continue to make Spider-Man movies or deem them not worth the loss on investment.

[MovieMan89]

Pretty sure only one loony was predicting 400m. That hardly qualifies as most.

Almost every loonie was in the 300m+ camp. That was pretty much a requirement for being a loony. It will come a good $50m shy of that now, if not even more.

[Squaremaster316]

Si TASM was overestimated by $3 mio? is that the biggest overestimation since AOTC`s $5 mio?

Actually, since Iron Man 2's 5M+

[kayumanggi]

uh Batman Begins had a budget of 130M hardly a big budget compared to TASM.

And that's without the marketing. And how much did it make worldwide? 373 M. Your comparisons are laughable.

[John Marston]

Almost every loonie was in the 300m+ camp. That was pretty much a requirement for being a loony. It will come a good $50m shy of that now, if not even more.

can you give me their names

[Squaremaster316]

Almost every loonie was in the 300m+ camp. That was pretty much a requirement for being a loony. It will come a good $50m shy of that now, if not even more.

All this "loonie" talk brings back nightmares of Kal.

[ACCA]

TASM is one film I'm very glad that I overpredicted .

[cory]

Haha just checked and my original prediction for ASM was $310m. Oh well. But my TA prediction was even worse .

[JackO]

Also, Thor, Captain America, and Star Trek had budgets of no more than 150m.

Thanks. Could not remember off hand.

[fishstick]

Actually, since Iron Man 2's 5M+

Studios desperate for records or at least better numbers.

TASM is one film I'm very glad that I overpredicted .

[JackO]

can you give me their names

And the biggest loonie of all doesn't have a single prediction to his name....

[Sims]

Other films with larger opening weekends than The Amazing Spider-Man:HulkMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa2012Ice Age: The MeltdownPlanet of the Apes (2001)The Day After TomorrowTwilight (all of 'em)Dr. Seuss' The LoraxAustin Powers 3

[JackO]

And that's without the marketing. And how much did it make worldwide? 373 M. Your comparisons are laughable.

Which was easily the highest of the Batman has grossed WW until TDK came along.

[John Marston]

Other films with larger opening weekends than The Amazing Spider-Man:HulkMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa2012Ice Age: The MeltdownPlanet of the Apes (2001)The Day After TomorrowTwilight (all of 'em)Dr. Seuss' The LoraxAustin Powers 3

this is simply an unfair comparison since those were all Friday releases

[kayumanggi]

I did not like the trailers, clips, etc released by Sony. I thought it showed obvious flaws.Flaws there were later proven to be from Sony's meddling as proved by Vulture, indirewire, et al. Am I not entitled to my opinion?

You did not answer the question.

[John Marston]

it looks like anyone that says anything that could remotely be considered positive about this film is a "loonie". Lol

Edited July 9, 2012 by John Marston

[tonytr87]

Other films with larger opening weekends than The Amazing Spider-Man:HulkMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa2012Ice Age: The MeltdownPlanet of the Apes (2001)The Day After TomorrowTwilight (all of 'em)Dr. Seuss' The LoraxAustin Powers 3

Eh, it probably would've made 95-105m if it opened on a 3-day weekend.