darthdevidem01 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Wow, HBP has 75% on Flixster. Are you surprised it's that low? Don't be...the 6 big Potter fans I went with to see it were disappointed along with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) Guys, all I'm saying is that The Dark Knight was simply hyped up more. Whatever happened with the original Batman, The Dark Knight beats it in both adjusted opening weekend gross and in overall gross. It would be incredibly difficult for any other Batman to live up to it, including TDKR. Edited July 22, 2012 by tribefan695 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Did Rth give us numbers? I know he hinted vaguely for midnights being 30M but havent seen him give updates for Fri day, Sat & Sun. (This thread moves too damn fast) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) Then it should have done TDK adjusted numbers.Maybe, but that should've been the maximum expectation for it. Edited July 22, 2012 by tribefan695 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem2x3 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Did Rth give us numbers? I know he hinted vaguely for midnights being 30M but havent seen him give updates for Fri day, Sat & Sun. (This thread moves too damn fast) Yes. Every time I come back, I'm 5-6 pages behind it seems 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) Well, yeah, but you know what happened.Then I don't think we're in disagreement really. I was merely pointing out growth from 89 to Returns. Maybe there was a ceiling but it means somewhere near 180+ Edited July 22, 2012 by MrPink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) Then I don't think we're in disagreement really. I was merely pointing out growth from 89 to Returns. Maybe there was a ceiling but it means somewhere near 180+I don't think I worded my response correctly the first time. Matching The Dark Knight might have been possible, but that should've been the absolute maximum expectation for it, since any further than that would be setting a new admissions record and an unrealistic goal for a movie lacking such an iconic hook.I recognize that BR was able to accomplish that feat in 1992, but we're talking about more than double that crowd here, and TDK was a sequel that more than tripled the opening weekend of its predecessor. And Spider-Man 2, despite being regarded by many as being an improvement, still opened and finished significantly lower than the first. There had to be other stuff going on with TDK besides being a Batman movie like there was with the first Spider-Man. I know SM3 then proceeded to break the opening weekend record itself, just saying that we shouldn't expect these kinds of things every time out. Edited July 22, 2012 by tribefan695 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviedweeb Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Yeah, and let's not forget the HUGE controversy back than regarding Michael Keaton as Batman. Tons of diehard Batman fans completelely freaked out -- Keaton, never!True story and he turned out to awesome as both Bruce Wayne and Batman. Michael Keaton is def under appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I don't think I worded my response correctly the first time. Matching The Dark Knight might have been possible, but that should've been the absolute maximum expectation for it, since any further than that would be setting a new admissions record and an unrealistic goal for a movie lacking such an iconic hook.It is difficult to set expectations for a film after it has already been open. Usually it's called something else. Hindsight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I don't think I worded my response correctly the first time. Matching The Dark Knight might have been possible, but that should've been the absolute maximum expectation for it, since any further than that would be setting a new admissions record and an unrealistic goal for a movie lacking such an iconic hook.That's fair. I predicted 190m so that's a small increase so I don't think I would have been too burned had this played out normally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 $161m OW for TDKR, sad week really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Random fact: On day 2 TDKR became WB's biggest film of 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkshop36 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 With all the hype surrounding the opening of this movine there is no way it should have opened less than TDK adjusted. The shooting definitely had an affect, at least in the short term. Those that decided to skip seeing it this weekend will most likely get around to it. I think the second weekend drop could be better than it would have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 One of the biggest what ifs in box office history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 List of non-adaptation sequels to well-received popular movies that didn't increase in OW attendance (Fri openers only): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) With all the hype surrounding the opening of this movine there is no way it should have opened less than TDK adjusted. The shooting definitely had an affect, at least in the short term. Those that decided to skip seeing it this weekend will most likely get around to it. I think the second weekend drop could be better than it would have been.I don't deny the shooting had an effect but the number is far enough below TDK's adjusted total that you could make a case for both factors. People are pointing out how hyped up the 89 Batman was, but we have numerical data to prove it still wasn't as much as The Dark Knight. Edited July 22, 2012 by tribefan695 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybox Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Had another friends text me saying he was blown away by the movie, an he didn't want to see it originally because he hated hathaway.Either way, the film has people dissapointed, on the brim, satisfied, or amazed; should translate to at least above average legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrylos 7 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 That was 20 years ago and Nicholson was not as hyped up as Ledger was.Actually Nicholson as the joker....hell FUCKIN JACK NICKOLSON in a comic book movie was as hyped as they come and people were going crazy over his performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Actually Nicholson as the joker....hell FUCKIN JACK NICKOLSON in a comic book movie was as hyped as they come and people were going crazy over his performance.Batman 89 adjusted gross: $499 millionThe Dark Knight adjusted gross: $588 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 The demand for Batman 89 was so great that they released the trailer on video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
