2015 Discussion Thread: Universal wins the calendar year | SW: TFA - biggest film domestic, 3rd biggest film worldwide

[Shawn Robbins]

SW7 being overestimated make me remember The Hobbit and Star Trek 2.

 

Why?

[FilmBuff]

Yeah great come back, you introduced some valuable points to the discussion.

 

I posted real stats. You posted hypotheticals.There's a difference.

[alisson23]

Because it's a classic, even WW. Star Wars is NOTHING like Star Trek or even The Hobbit. This is decades of history.

Well, I have doubt about that. I won't overestimate it not even with BO not even with quality for don't disappoint myself.

[alisson23]

Why?

Because they were overestimated

[Jessie]

It's a two trips. Yes it didn't have 3D, hence it had a cheaper price and usually cheaper price means, a lot more people will see it in the movies multiple time cause they can afford it with less financial constraints than today. Today, the price of tickets are outrageous compared to the average wage, hence more people will try to get copies than paying to watch it in theaters...CA2 was the most downloaded movie in April.  This wouldn't have happen if it was released like 10years ago.. Besides, though there were no expanding markets ( it started around TA and Avatar's time and have tremendously increased ) the market was less saturated than today with less competition, less movies released in a short period of times.  It enables movies staying a lot longer in theaters with softer theater counts weeks in, weeks out. Again, there are both advantages and disadvantages from different movies released in different eras.  And like, it's a lot more difficult for a singer to sell CD's today than 15 years ago, it's also a lot more difficult to sell movies today than years ago for reasons i have just mentioned.

Hardly, films are hitting 1b for fun nowadays, and the expanding markets happened right after Avatar, TA came out 2 and a half years after avatars release. TPM was the 3rd highest grossing movie of all time when it was released, TPM was the 2nd highest after its release. There's no denying it had just as big of an impact if not a bigger impact at the box office as TA.It's all irrelevant because at the end of the day it's stupid to say TA is locked to beat Star wars in every category, it's the biggest movie franchise of all time, it has massive potential.

[Jessie]

I posted real stats. You posted hypotheticals.There's a difference.

I use common sense, you just post shit, there's a difference.

[FilmBuff]

I use common sense, you just post shit, there's a difference.

 

Common sense, is that what your warped thinking is? Nice try.

[Jessie]

Common sense, is that what your warped thinking is? Nice try.

Oh look, more shit.

[FilmBuff]

Oh look, more shit.

 

Speaking of shit. I gotta take a massive one. BRB.

[Ozymandias]

Speaking of shit. I gotta take a massive one. BRB.

 

Use the toilet this time, not the thread.

[baumer]

Nice fucking argument using hypotheticals. 

 

Youre really being a dick. People are trying to explain It to you but you dont want to listen.

[kayumanggi]

Disney is locked to win the year. There.

[FilmBuff]

Use the toilet this time, not the thread.

I'll use the toilet, this one is full already.

[kowhite]

Disney is locked to win the year. There.

Oh yes.If a Avengers doesn't totally win it...it's only because Episode VII fucking killed it.Bob Iger wins, either way.

[Walt Disney]

Disney is locked to win the year. There.

 

That's all that matters.

[kowhite]

That's all that matters.

Of course you'd say that.

[Mango]

The roof for TA: AoU, domestically, is the 2015 adjusted gross for it's predecessor. Worldwide, yes, it will probably go up.

 

Star Wars is going to be huge on both fronts though. The hype for this is going to be insane. Star Wars is the most culturally significant film series ever domestically, and if J.J. does for this what Star Trek 09 did for that series... I'm not ruling out an $800 million domestic gross. Especially factoring in holiday season legs.

 

Worldwide for Episode VII is going to be really interesting, because a SW film hasn't been released since the rapid growth of 3D in the overseas market and the growth of certain places such as China. I guarantee you it will certainly not be a small sum, though.

[Darth Homer]

On 6/7/2014 at 2:56 PM, baumer said:

I'm pretty sure SW will wipe the floor with the Avengers.  Novelties are just that, novelties.  Avengers will do very well, but SW will take it domestic and WW.

 

Edited May 3, 2016 by Darth Homer

[FilmBuff]

Real winner is Disney. 3 billion dollars, and one more step closer to world domination.Eventually, Disney will buy google. Disney and Google together will create skynet, and then they will destroy us all. The machines will rise.

Edited June 9, 2014 by Drunkzilla

[kaijukurt]

Real winner is Disney. 3 billion dollars, and one more stop closer to world domination.Eventually, Disney will buy google. Disney and Google together will create skynet, and then they will destroy us all. The machines will rise.

And that's when they'll buy the Terminator franchise. The bastards.