nAlkaline Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I agree with you on some level. But what about the promo of EXP2, won't studios and tv channels try to be more sensitive with violent movies like that? Will they still air over the top violent promotion for it? And add the fact that Sly lost his son recently, I'm sure a movie where hundreds die in it seems kind of weird/wrong to him, or at least not as fun/exciting.You make a good point. I think the greatest detraction from TE2's box office potential will be the possible decrease in marketing as a result of the film's violent content. Of course, the rationale behind this is ridiculous but unavoidable. It should be interesting to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I'm not sure if this article's been posted, but go read it:http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/07/20/157115707/catharsis-in-a-cape-on-comic-book-heroes-and-real-world-violence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) Apparently there are still people without a brain here Spiderman was gonna drop really hard this weekend no matter what because of TDKR. The shooting had minimal effect on TDKR's OW. I know I'm gonna get dog piled for this by a bunch of Batman people but this movie didn't have nearly as much going for it as TDK. Edited July 22, 2012 by Shpongle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Wait what? Cancel the entire release? That's like 50m bucks at least.... If that's true, WB lawyers and braintrust must be trying to figure out a way to sue this guy out of potential income I'm not sure but that's what I heard. The problem before was how to convince the Chinese officials not to release the film against TASM there. But now, it's just all TASM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Spiderman was gonna drop really hard this weekend no matter what because of TDKR. The shooting had minimal effect on TDKR's OW. I know I'm gonna get dog piled for this buy a bunch of Batman people but this movie didn't have nearly as much going for it as TDK.Denial is not just a river in Egypt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) Spiderman was gonna drop really hard this weekend no matter what because of TDKR. The shooting had minimal effect on TDKR's OW. I know I'm gonna get dog piled for this by a bunch of Batman people but this movie didn't have nearly as much going for it as TDK.Numbers tell another story. Every movie is decreasing more than expected with the new updates. I wasn't even talking about TASM! Edited July 22, 2012 by CJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I really hope next weekend surprises us in a good way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) Denial is not just a river in EgyptAlright, we'll see where Batman finishes at then in a month. I bet its gonna be very frontloaded compared to TDK. Edited July 22, 2012 by Shpongle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I really hope next weekend surprises us in a good way.yes. Next weekend. Is the only chance it has to turn things around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Alright, we'll see where Batman finishes at then in a month. I bet its gonna be very frontloaded compared to TDK.We don't know if the shooting is going to affect all his run. We will never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 family biz is definitely sharply impacted today crowd is mostly college age and above so yes the aurora impact on attend is real {nm} notfabio on Jul 21, 16:10 imax is still doing more than fine but that core audience is that age and not families {nm} notfabio on Jul 21, 16:12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) TDKR's run will always be a giant 'what if?' That said, it's definitely not a family-friendly movie. It may be one of the most bleak massive budget movies ever made, actually. Edited July 22, 2012 by Hatebox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 family biz is definitely sharply impacted today crowd is mostly college age and above so yes the aurora impact on attend is real {nm} notfabio on Jul 21, 16:10 imax is still doing more than fine but that core audience is that age and not families {nm} notfabio on Jul 21, 16:12 TDKR is a big family movie? I think not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 TDKR's run will always be a giant 'what if?' That said, it's definitely not a family-friendly movie. It may be one of the most bleak massive budget movies ever made, actually.We don't know if families would see the movie or not. Again, it is a big 'What if?'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 TDKR is a big family movie? I think not.It is a Batman movie. TDK had a LOT of families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Like I said, families are going to see this movie anyway, it doesn't matter if it is very dark. It is a Batman film so many young boys will want to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I would love to see a blockbuster film in that theater.Note to self- get your ass to London for November 2013.There's a bunch of quality theaters in the West End. Sampled a bunch of them when I was in London January-May 2009 for study abroad. The Leicester Square cinemas were very nice but also pricey (though in general theater tickets in London were hella expensive). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 TDKR is a big family movie? I think not.I'll take the facts from someone who knows theaters rather then blind hate from a hater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 it should make up lost ground in following weeks at least eveything except wimpy kid isnt aimed at families soon {nm} notfabio on Jul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitcher Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I overreacted and I will watch Batman and Robin in Korean without subtitles for my sin. Making it easy on yourself, are you? Also, this weekend is goddamn BO history in the making. You may not like it but damn, we're witnessing something almost unprecedented in the history of US cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
