I think people underestimate the value of "Fun" in a movie. Iron Man 3 was fun. I'm hoping that I'll have fun when I watch MOS. I probably will, as I don't mind serious comic movies (in fact, I kinda prefer them). But the average majority of people might frown upon a "Dark Superman" flick. Dunno.....I can't wait to see it though.
Shannon is great in Take Shelter.
$234 million worldwide opening weekend
Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
$234 million worldwide opening weekend
It looks like the early estimate is around 150 OW! At least that's what I'm reading on the box office forums. This movie HAS A SHOT to beat IM 3 domestic. And some people thought IM 3 would EASILY win. ❌
I'm betting around 130, though.
So far it's estimated to be 56 million Friday but they included the Wal-Mart showings in that figure and Forbes is predicting MOS to beat Toy Story 3 for the June OW.
Originally posted by Golgo13
Supposedly this made 50-55M OPENING DAY! That's WITHOUT the WM showings.Maybe Robinov was right. This could be WB's most profitable movie. Or at least one of them. And this is without any Avengers effect.
It does have an Avengers effect. The Avengers hype brought even more intrigue into this genre. With the list of good comic book movies put out by Marvel & Nolan, the ground works was laid for Superman's return. Try and take those out of the equation and put MOS a few years after Superman Returns and you would get box office numbers slightly higher than Batman Begins. First Class suffer because of X3 & Wolverine: Origins. So did the Spiderman reboot even though it was entirely better than SM3. With the spand of 7 years and all that good will gained by Marvel & Batman, it's why MOS is this successful. I posted the same point much earlier in this thread while some DC fans were downplaying MOS's earning, not even sure that it would hit a billion. The Avengers contributed even more goodwill towards this genre so yes it helped propel MOS box office numbers.
Originally posted by JakeTheBank
facepalm at people praising Nolan for Man of Steel.Yes, his Dark Knight Trilogy was good. But he did jack all for this movie outside of put his name on it and tell people "hey, it will be good".
Yeah, but his name had a marketing effect. And it seems to have worked. Most movie goers won't realize he didn't have a hand in creating what we saw. Obviously we know he didn't actually do anything for the movie but adding his name added $ to the pot and his own personal reputation grew with the masses.
Got this from the Superman boards.
"Notably, the 3D movie -- starring British actor Henry Cavill -- grossed $5.2 million in the U.K., pacing ahead of blockbuster Iron Man 3 to score the best opening day of 2013 so far. Man of Steel captured 70 percent of the market and performed on par with last year's superhero extravaganza The Avengers."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/foreign-box-office-man-steel-569440
I wonder what the final total will be OS?
