Originally Posted By JeffG >> "Didn't John Carter do somewhat well overseas? I thought I read that somewhere..." << It made around $70 million domestically and around $200 million outside the US. A box office take of $270 million would be considered fairly respectable for a film with no big stars and based on a little-known property, except for the movie's ultra-high price tag. The production cost of "John Carter" is thought to be around $250 million, which means it likely needs to take in between $500-$600 million to even break even. It may come close to that once it finishes its run in all foreign markets, plus you add on home video, cable, and TV sales. Even then, the margin will be so slim that it will be unlikely that anyone ever really views it as a success. -Jeff
Originally Posted By oc_dean ^^^ After seeing it. Sure .. It's no Lord of the Rings ... but it was a good science-fiction action flick .. that Disney TERRIBLY mis-marketed. Starting with removing the "Mars" out of the title, because of "Mars Needs Moms"? Stupid!
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Estimates are for Avengers to have made 500 to 600 million by this Sunday worldwide... Pretty good chance this makes at least a billion WW at the box office at this point. The key point to remember, is this should provide a boost to future "Avenger": solo movies... <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-shocker-avengers-pacing-500-million-globally-318568" target="_blank">http://www.hollywoodreporter.c...y-318568</a>
Originally Posted By u k fan Jim, we've had to change the name of the movie over here to avoid confusion. *rolls eyes* In the UK it's Avengers Assemble (which everyone is calling The Avengers)!!!
Originally Posted By dagobert I'm still not sure if I'm going to see the movies, but since the critics aren't bad, I might watch it. I'm not a big superhero movie fan, except for Nolan's Batman and X-Men, and I haven't seen either Thor nor Captain America, Iron Man 2 or one of the Hulk movies. I've only seen the first Iron Man movie. Is it possible to see the movie without knowing the films mentioned above?
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 You might miss some of the "inside" jokes , but for the most part you could watch the movie without having watch the prior ones. You may be confused at some of the interaction, but you'd get the gist of the storyline...
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <<Estimates are for Avengers to have made 500 to 600 million by this Sunday worldwide... Pretty good chance this makes at least a billion WW at the box office at this point.>> Why did Disney pay for Marvel? This is a pretty big reason why. 1 billion is close to being locked at this point.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Based on the box office, wouldn't be surprised to see an even bigger Marvel presence in the parks over the next 5 years... I am thinking a Marvel makeover of Dumbo... Who wouldn't want to ride Thor around in a circle ;o)
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Captain America<< I really enjoyed Captain America. They did a great job setting it in another era and of all the super hero movies, I think he was one that most people can really identify with. I think it's really underrated.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Who wouldn't want to ride Thor around in a circle<< Yikes. Then you'd be saddle-Thor.
Originally Posted By basil fan I haven't seen most of the Marvel films (don't care for super-hero movies; they aren't close enough to the comic books to suit me). But I think I'll have to catch Avengers. There's always something about a team-up... Recently saw Thor and was glad it was free. Star Wars Glitches www.whatsitsgalore.com/glitch/swglitch.html
Originally Posted By leobloom I thought Thor was awful, simply awful. Liked Captain America, though. And the Iron Man films were carried by Downey's shtick. Haven't seen any of these films in the theater, though, and I doubt I'll start with Avengers. Of course, I'm not much of a comic book reader, either.
Originally Posted By u k fan <<<I thought Thor was awful, simply awful. Liked Captain America, though.>>> I've only seen Thor, but most people I know say the exact opposite. I wonder if Captain America played better in the US?!!!
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 And it's currently at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. So this is going to be that rare beast of a commercial and critical hit.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I know this is a Disney movie, but what part of the process is Disney actually involved in? Creative? Production, both, neither?
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Neither, they are letting Marvel do it's thing and they are going to profit greatly from it...
Originally Posted By basil fan I am enjoying the Avengers cartoon on Netflix. Heavily influenced by these movies, I'd say, but still fun. Mouse Tales <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/mice.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ice.html</a>
