A Marvel Fanboy Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 CBM not exactly sci-fi ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 What do you call the success of TA? It's a movie about a guy who shoots thunderbolt from his hammer, a guy with a power plant in his chest, a guy who turns green & smash things up, and another guy who opens a portal so that a giant worm can fly through it and wreaks havoc in NYC... I get what you're saying, but I think most people differentiate between superhero movies and scifi as genres. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superstancer Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Oblivion collected around 8million in 2nd weekend oly a 6%fall @Firedeep how can u tell its a bad 2nd weekend?? its not 4.73million its around 8 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 It just shows people OS dont like sci-fi that much. Because of two films? One of which is part of a franchise that was never popular OS, and another which is making over two thirds of its money OS. And this is after sci-fi films have been doing fine OS for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackzack Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Well, AVATAR is a full blown scifi. IM is in a way a scifi (The US military actually has a functioning Iron Man suit though not as sexy as Tony Stark design). OBLIVION is scifi but the thoughtful pacing has audience sighing in boredom. This is a movie for hardcore scifi fans who would acknowledge the references to other science fictions. Problem is OBLIVION is not as thought provoking as DARK CITY or MATRIX. Joe Kosinski should work in a big budget, mass audience platform, not some high profile but neglected movies like this. This guy has shown real talent with only 2 movies under his belt. He needs to be paired with a strong writer. Edited May 26, 2013 by zackzack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Agreed. This guy has shown real talent with only 2 movies under his belt. He needs to be paired with a strong writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alee7915 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Oblivion added $2.3m from 50 territories for $179.5m and arrives in the Tom Cruise stronghold of Japan on May 31. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 looks like 300m worldwide is out of the question thought it could potentially pass 200m overseas. Very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superstancer Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 But its a success...120million project with BO gross of 87million domestic+ 180 OS so overall $267 million assuming distributor gets 60% of total gross....160.2million share so a 40 miilion profit its a gud success considering its talk and worst release date!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superstancer Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Moreover thers Japan(May 31) and Venezuela(Figs not updated) im sure it wud gross more than Jack reacher in japan.....20-25million wud be really gud also it wud cross the 200 million mark OS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I can't believe it is going to make less than Die Hard 5! In going to throw up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviedweeb Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 But its a success...120million project with BO gross of 87million domestic+ 180 OS so overall $267 million assuming distributor gets 60% of total gross....160.2million share so a 40 miilion profit its a gud success considering its talk and worst release date!!!! With Prints and Advertising the entire budget is closer to $165m which means that, by conventional box office standards, it would need to gross double that to get into the black during its theatrical run. I am sure it will break even after all home video/TV sales, but I really wish this did better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hope After Earth doesn't outgross it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodIsCool Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Marketing focused too much on mystery and Cruise wandering a desolate world, which I personally loved but the majority of today's audiences are morons who want non-stop CGI action. They should have cut an epic action trailer. Still for this type of still it did well. Post-apoc movies traditionally haven't done gangbusters at the box office - there have been more disaster stories than success stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Japan can still push it over 300m and Die Hard. It will make a couple of millions in the dollar theatres as well domestically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDC1987 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 With Prints and Advertising the entire budget is closer to $165m which means that, by conventional box office standards, it would need to gross double that to get into the black during its theatrical run. I am sure it will break even after all home video/TV sales, but I really wish this did better. There's no way Universal only spent $45 million on the global marketing and distribution for a $120 million Tom Cruise film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Total budget should be over $200M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I don't think it's done too badly tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I don't think it's done too badly tbh. how? it will struggle to make a profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
