I think Daredevil is still a good example. It grossed $179 million, $101 of which was profit. That's pretty good. However, it certainly didn't do nearly as well as other comic book properties...
Dark Knight - $997 million gross; $812 million profit Spider-Man 3 - $890 million gross; $632 million profit Spider-Man - $821 million gross; $682 million profit Spider-Man 2 - $783 million gross; $583 million profit Iron Man - $571 million gross; $431 million profit Fantastic Four - $330 million gross; $230 million profit Even Ghost Rider made $220 million and that was CRAP! Hellboy II is an interesting example. I think it's fair to say that Hellboy II had more advertising/merchandise out there than Watchmen does right now. Hellboy II - $99 million gross; $14 million profit margin So between the Daredevil and Hellboy II examples, I think Watchmen will be lucky to make the same $179 million that Daredevil did. Also, rumor is that Watchmen cost over $100 million to make. And how much will Warner Brothers have to pay Fox when it's all said and done? Here is a link for some more data on Superhero movie revenues. http://max-bro.net/2008/09/09/what-are-the-most-profitable-superhero-movie-f ranchises/ The Irredeemable Shag http://onceuponageek.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cary Preston Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Watchmen movie acceptance - Speculation Raven was right- Daredevil grossed $179,179,718 worldwide, over $100 million domestically. That's eye popping for such a sub-par movie. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
