Originally posted by Zack M
It's not like brand names automatically sell tickets. WW has never had a movie before and the positive buzz it what's generating the interest.
True but popular characters normally generate big box offices.
Look at Suicide Squad. Joker, Harley and Batman are HUGE. And as expected the movie made big numbers despite the movies quality.
Originally posted by Inhuman
True but popular characters normally generate big box offices.
Look at Suicide Squad. Joker, Harley and Batman are HUGE. And as expected the movie made big numbers despite the movies quality.
Normally? Batman had a bunch of films that bombed. Superman Returns BOMBED. Big character names don't equate to big box office. Word of mouth does.
Originally posted by Zack M
Batman Begins barely broke even. It didn't bomb in the same sense as B&R, but it didn't make close to a billion (Like some people think Batman should make close to a billion). Same with Batman Forever.
No one expected Batman Begins to gross anywhere close to a Billion back in 2005. And I doubt they would have greenlit a sequel with a higher budget if it "barely broke even." It must have made a decent profit.
Superman Returns however could potentially have been a Billion dollar movie.
Originally posted by Darth Thor
No one expected Batman Begins to gross anywhere close to a Billion back in 2005. And I doubt they would have greenlit a sequel with a higher budget if it "barely broke even." It must have made a decent profit.Superman Returns however could potentially have been a Billion dollar movie.
Many things have the potential to do big numbers, but what I said wasn't wrong. Big names does not always equal big box office.
There are a lot of factors that go into account for a big blockbuster. A name is just one of them.
Originally posted by Zack M
Batman Begins barely broke even. It didn't bomb in the same sense as B&R, but it didn't make close to a billion (Like some people think Batman should make close to a billion). Same with Batman Forever.
But how much of that was the fault of B&R?
Like the crap that happened to the Dredd movie because of Stallone's crap?
Originally posted by Flyattractor
[b]But how much of that was the fault of B&R?Like the crap that happened to the Dredd movie because of Stallone's crap?
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People have short term memories, anyway. I know the Joel Schumacher era left a bad taste, but that was a long time ago.
TDK made a billion for a number of reasons:
1. It was re-released twice in theaters
2. Heath Ledger's death and Joker
3. Batman
4. Strong word of mouth
5. One of the best marketing campaigns of all time
There are more, but those are the main ones.
Originally posted by Zack M
Many things have the potential to do big numbers, but what I said wasn't wrong. Big names does not always equal big box office.There are a lot of factors that go into account for a big blockbuster. A name is just one of them.
Yeah I guess Superman Returns proves that. But the even it's gross would probably be the equivalent of $600mill in today's terms. So difficult to imagine massive names actually doing small numbers.
It's usually down to the name and the effectiveness of the marketing.
Originally posted by Zack M
People have short term memories, anyway. I know the Joel Schumacher era left a bad taste, but that was a long time ago.TDK made a billion for a number of reasons:
1. It was re-released twice in theaters
2. Heath Ledger's death and Joker
3. Batman
4. Strong word of mouth
5. One of the best marketing campaigns of all timeThere are more, but those are the main ones.
You missed out the Goodwill Batman Begins generated. Goodwill matters.