Amph Waiting For Superman: Gunnverse DCU/Elseworlds

Meltdown sense...tingling.

 

Batman will fly the bomb out before it blows

 

Only if the autopilot is jerry-rigged first.

 

The movie is actually going to end with Clark and Bruce enjoying lunch together in a small café. Meanwhile, Perry White stumbles upon the Batcave.

 

I think it was a smart move by WB to swallow its pride and move Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice to March. Why? Because (1) It gives the movie to be played on as many screen as possible (which includes 3D and IMax), (2) no competition means the opportunity for repeat viewing; if the movie was release in between Cap 3 and X-Men: Apocalypse it would most likely effect repeat viewings which is a large bulk of the box office take, (3) Spring Breakers may also give the movie a financial boost.

I really don't see any real downside to this move to March. I think it's better off in March than going head-to-head with Cap 3 or other summer blockbusters. If it's a great movie it will make a billion dollars world wide like Frozen. Also the fans win as we don't have to over crowded theaters or fight for parking and it extends the season of comic book films to year round.

 

Even with the March release, I expect BvS to be a huge financial success. The leaked teaser clip generated so much buzz that it pretty much hush the noise Marvel was making with Avengers 2.

 

It made over $300M domestically. Hate the movie or not, but that's great business.

The point I was making is that people will go to the theaters at any time of year if there's something worth watching. Avatar and Titanic gave them something worth spending their money on.

Again. The release date is irrelevant. The word of mouth and buzz was too much for both of those films. It wouldn't matter if you released it in January or July, they still would have made a killing. To think any differently is ignoring common sense and logic. It's supply and demand. There is a enormous demand for this movie. It doesn't matter when it's released. And WB chose the smarter date giving BvS an entire month to itself before any serious competition is released.

Your numbers were not right at all, unless you think rounding up and excising or adding an extra $30-$40 million is "right". And yes, the shooting did have an effect because it was national news for weeks afterward and the box office dropped across the board for several weeks afterward.

I honestly don't know what you're talking about. The last two Batman movies crossed $1 billion and over $500 million and $400 million domestically.

It's not unrealistic at all. It's just common sense.

 

It's not unrealistic at all. It's just common sense.[/quote]
Wrong. There is no "common sense" when it comes to knowing or predicting what will happen to the whims of the viewing public. Especially since your argument boils down to "people want to see it". There are people smarter than me (yes, there are a handful of them out there) who are paid money to analyse these things and they get it wrong all the time. If there was such a clear way to predict things then there would be no sleeper hits, no indie breakouts, and the world would not have been surprised at the performance of Frozen last year.

 

I ****ing love inane innernets outrage.

 

Wah, we get to see the movie two months earlier now, the sky is falling. Give me a break. If the movie was gonna suck monkey balls it would still suck two months later, the only difference is you don't get to waste a nice summer day on it.

I dunno about the rest of you but here in Canada it's terrible weather until about May, so good news is a crap ton of people in Canaduh are going to be in the theatres that day.

 

This is what happens when anxious Marvel fanboys need to deal with their inferiority complexes.

 

You don't fool me, 2ndQuest, with your charmingly-irreverent-towards-Star-Wars avatar and your nuclear post count and your black and gold colours, you'd happily substitute Han Solo's head for that of Henry Cavill in a heartbeat

 

Nut jobs also think they operate within reason.

 

A decade ago, this might be true, but it's not right now. The Chinese market for instance is nearly as big as the North American market. The last Transformers film made significantly more in China than it did in the U.S. Like I said, I'm not sure if you follow the box office, but it doesn't seem like you do.

There's no reason to expect this because it's not solely a Batman or Superman movie, it's a Batman/Superman movie with Wonder Woman. It has more mass appeal than any of the two franchises alone.

Alice was a far more direct kids/family movie and it pulled in over $110 million in its March opening. Again, release date is irrelevant if the demand is there.

This is because they've never released a huge tentpole film in January, instead letting the holdovers from December ride them through the month. I'm sure a studio will attempt it though soon enough.

Titanic hit $600M domestic because people wanted to see it and yes, those months, especially back then were typically dry months at the box office, but the demand was still there and movies that surely would have done better didn't because of the demand.

I agree. Titanic was a Christmas release and they lucked out that it got bumped back. But it still would have certainly made a killing on any release date, because they made a movie that people wanted to see, especially once word of mouth started. It's a three-hour plus drama and not a 110 minute action movie, it suits Christmas much more anyway. Your argument makes little sense. It's like saying Star Wars wouldn't make any money during the summer because there's too much competition. Supply - demand.

You said the Batman movies didn't make $1 billion because...that's what you said.

Honestly, do you think I meant that BvS was going to make $1 billion domestic? Because I didn't.

 

Personally, I think Superman v Batman is going to end up like Alien v Predator, because Batman is so much more appealing in a universe where people aren't from Krypton and can't fly or lift aircraft carriers with their bare hands.

Not that Avengers is any better. Thor. Jesus.

 

Clearly, as Ramza was alluding, BvS is going to end in the HISHE cafe with the two dudes in costume hanging out, ending on "I'm Batman..."

 

Now there's a concept. Thor v. Jesus!

Admit it, you'd see the **** out of that movie.

 

Thor vs Jesus I'd see in a heartbeat. Or Superman vs. Jesus.

Or Justice League vs. Satan

 

The Nordic Thunderer vs. The Hebrew Hippie?

Take my money, please.