Wtf

200 mil is the films total costs, the 60 mil is pre production fowl ups with failed projects... simple as that, people trying to justify false monies really do confuse things, the 200 mil originally stated for the movie includes everything, adverts, and the like, when people say it didn't seem to be 200 mil or 150 mil, they are right as it's the total sum of the advertising and endorsements... stop adding false pretences into it, it's the total summing of the film... and I'm not going to insult some of the guys adding false additions by defining the word total.

$204 million excludes marketing and prints. 😐

no it doesn't and i know you don't work in film, it's obvious

I never said I did. 😖

I highly doubt their marketing budget was confined to $50 million and I highly doubt the production budget was confined to $150 million. But whatever floats your boat.

lol yea i s'pose, x do you reckon a sequel is a possibility considering they have emassed 330 mill worldwide?

I think a sequel is a possibility because you don't sink a crapload of money into restarting a franchise and not continue the franchise. Unless it somehow fails to turn a profit on DVD eventually, which is possible but not probable. I'd imagine Singer is either gone or his budget, whatever it was this film, will be cut by at least $50 million.

not a bad thing other than, they must have more action like singer has said in an interview over a possible sequel, and he wants to do it, which isn't a bad thing as he has always delivered in sequels so far... would being cut by 50 mill make the sequel pale in quality? like action scenes do cost a lot of money, that plane crash scene cost a boat load, 20 mil was a speculation of how much that scene cost in total, which is amazing, but not good for a more action packed sequel... the two don't go together if you know what I meen?

Singer isn't really that good with action scenes. They often end up seeming like things thrown in because he has to not because he really wants to. 😬

fair enough, i think he did fine with most things action wise in the superman film, he seems to have problems understanding the differences between unnecessary scenes and minor progressive scenes, but all in all it's better than pirates so I'm happy lol

this is how close the success of superman is to batman begins...

41 days after release for both films tally up: -

Superman Returns = $657,821 on that day, Total* = $190,176,570

Batman Begins = $588,427 on that day, Total* = $191,693,621

*Total at 41 days

See how close they are in their success at the box office!

Domestic: $190,524,000 56.5%
+ Foreign: $146,500,000 43.5%

= Worldwide: $337,024,000

'Nother half a mil yesterday.

More like $347,430.

I can't remember when I thought SR would fall behind BB, but 40 days sounds about right. BB was still 9th at the box office at about now.

Superman returns looks like it's around ten days behind batman begins in terms of that superman is bringing the same amount of money as batman did ten days from now, but superman could still just climb over the 200 Mil mark, you'd be naive not to think it couldn't, it could go either way

As of Wed:

Domestic: $191,088,406 56.6%
+ Foreign: $146,500,000 43.4%

= Worldwide: $337,588,406

Yessssss!!!!! People are dumb. I actually want to tour the country to educate people on Superman. People need Superman EDUCATION....

As of yesterday, Aug 15th:

Domestic: $192,961,820 55.5%
+ Foreign: $155,000,000 44.5%

= Worldwide: $347,961,820

Hmm... with Snakes on a Muthaf*ckin' Plane opening this weekend, it seems doubtfull that Superman Returns will crack 200 mil before its domestic run is up.

I'll wager it ends at 195 mil here, and 355 mil worldwide.

I'm surprised that the movie didn't do better. $195 million is no joke but Batman begins did better.

Make that 193 mil now, as of yesterday:

Domestic: $193,139,220 55.5%
+ Foreign: $155,000,000 44.5%

= Worldwide: $348,139,220

It may make $200 million but the 8 ball said all signs point to no... the 8 ball being myself... weeks ago. Which means it failed to make back half-budget in domestic B.O.

Snakes on a Plane! 😱 😂

As of Mon

Domestic: $194,278,004 53.9%
+ Foreign: $166,000,000 46.1%

= Worldwide: $360,278,004