Wonder Woman

Originally posted by Darth Thor
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.

I doubt 600. More like 500 WW. However, Playa is right, in that the market has expanded more. Hard to tell.

Look at the numbers from the past Superman movies.

Superman iv: 15 million
Superman lll: 59 million

Those weren't released world wide, just domestic. I'm not sure how much they would be if you adjust for inflation, but those are low numbers.

Originally posted by Zack M
Didn't I say there were more factors? LOL

Yeah but that a big problem one.

Originally posted by Zack M
I doubt 600. More like 500 WW. However, Playa is right, in that the market has expanded more. Hard to tell.

Playa's point just makes it more likely SR's gross would be closer to $600mill in today's money.

Originally posted by Zack M

Look at the numbers from the past Superman movies.

Superman iv: 15 million
Superman lll: 59 million

Those weren't released world wide, just domestic. I'm not sure how much they would be if you adjust for inflation, but those are low numbers.

Superman 1 grossed 300mill WW back in 1978. That's HUGE.

Superman 2 still did over 100mill domestic. No international figures.

Originally posted by Darth Thor
Playa's point just makes it more likely SR's gross would be closer to $600mill in today's money.

Superman 1 grossed 300mill WW back in 1978. That's HUGE.

Superman 2 still did over 100mill domestic. No international figures.

Not a guarantee, since some places like China, Superman didn't perform well.

Superman is kinda of an anomaly, since it was his first movie and the first of its kind. Of course it was huge.

I still don't see Wonder Woman beating Dr. Strange overall when it's al said and done. Batman V Superman barely did that and as some have pointed out those are DC's biggest guns.

Just my thought.

Damn.

#WonderWoman Is Summer's Most Anticipated Movie, So Says #Fandango via @Forbes by @ScottMendelson https://t.co/EXfs5HV8KF
— Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) May 23, 2017

From a Fandango survey of 10,000 people:

Most Anticipated 2017 Summer Blockbuster:

“Wonder Woman” (June 2)
“Spider-Man: Homecoming” (July 7)
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” (May 26)
“The Dark Tower” (August 4)
“Dunkirk” (July 21)
“Despicable Me 3” (June 30)
“War For The Planet of the Apes” (July 14)
“Transformers: The Last Knight” (June 21)
“The Mummy” (June 9)
“Baywatch” (May 25)

#WBMarketing!

Originally posted by juggernaut74
I still don't see Wonder Woman beating Dr. Strange overall when it's al said and done. Batman V Superman barely did that and as some have pointed out those are DC's biggest guns.

Just my thought.

It's going to do MORE.

As the headline states, Wonder Woman is rounding the final leg of its marketing campaign as the summer's most anticipated film. That's according to a Fandango poll conducted via 10,000 voters (their biggest survey ever) concerning the rest of the summer crop. Obviously, this doesn't include Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Alien: Covenant or King Arthur, but otherwise, this is pretty comprehensive. So, without further ado, let's dive in!

Wonder Woman won the big prize as the season's most anticipated summer blockbuster, which is the first time that a female-driven picture has won the award. If you recall, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part II actually bested Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the poll in late 2015, but then A) Star Wars was (obviously) the top grosser the season and B) The Force Awakens kinda turned out to be a female-led sci-fi action movie as well. Early buzz for Wonder Woman is quite positive (I'm seeing it Thursday) and the marketing has been hitting all the standard benchmarks (four trailers, a Saturday Night Live guest-hosting gig for Chris Pine, TV spots out the yin-yang, an Entertainment Weekly cover, etc.) as we get close to that release date.

The first round of tracking predicts a $65 million weekend, but I still think $85-$95m (if not higher) is what we're looking at, especially if the reviews turn out to be as good as presumed. On the other hand, if the reviews are good I'm less concerned if that opening figure is lower. The Fandango presales are besting Captain America: The First Avenger, but that film opened with $65m back in 2011. I'll go into this another day, but the one big advantage that Wonder Woman has over its competition is that it's a movie that audiences have actually wanted for awhile. It's not the third Despicable Me or the fifth Transformers movie, it's the first Wonder Woman movie with nothing to compare to in terms of prior big-screen adaptations.

Interesting.

Originally posted by Zack M

Superman is kinda of an anomaly, since it was his first movie and the first of its kind. Of course it was huge.

Yeah kind be of like the first Ramai Spider-Man.

Originally posted by Zack M
It's going to do MORE.

Yeah definitely.

This is the first WW movie, too. Some people are predicting this will make more than BVS. They did over predict with Guardians, too.

I don't see Wonder Woman beating Spider-Man, especially since this movie will have Marvel's two biggest guns in the same movie. I can see why Wonder Woman is more anticipated though but that don't mean it's going to outgross Spidey and Iron Man.

Originally posted by Zack M
Damn.

#WBMarketing!

Lol Spider-Man's no.2 on that list. You still wiling to bet everything it crosses 2bill?

Originally posted by juggernaut74
I don't see Wonder Woman beating Spider-Man, especially since this movie will have Marvel's two biggest guns in the same movie. I can see why Wonder Woman is more anticipated though but that don't mean it's going to outgross Spidey and Iron Man.

Well BvS was DC's 2 biggest guns, but that film hardly ended up being unbeatable.

Also Homecoming isn't even technically a duo film.

Originally posted by Darth Thor
Well BvS was DC's 2 biggest guns, but that film hardly ended up being unbeatable.

Also Homecoming isn't even technically a duo film.

Originally posted by Darth Thor
Lol Spider-Man's no.2 on that list. You still wiling to bet everything it crosses 2bill?

It will do 2B in its first two weeks.

Might make a billion it's not getting close to 2 billion. The biggest grosser comes out in December.

Originally posted by juggernaut74
Maybe not but the marketing sure is Iron Man heavy.

Is it? Every single poster I've seen is Spidey only.

So nothing like Civil War where every poster was Cap on one side and IM on the other.

Even from the trailers It's pretty clear he's no more than a supporting character in this.

A few more critics.

Helen O'Hara‏ @HelenLOHara

I just saw #WonderWoman and I freakin' love it. I can and will nitpick bits in the spoiler podcast but it's so, so likeable.

Originally posted by Darth Thor
Is it? Every single poster I've seen is Spidey only.

So nothing like Civil War where every poster was Cap on one side and IM on the other.

Even from the trailers It's pretty clear he's no more than a supporting character in this.

Yeah because a Trailer never lies or misleads you about a movie...