I second that. 

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On Jun 13, 2011, at 4:29 PM, [email protected] wrote:

> So, it opens this weekend.
>  
> I've been very confused by the last few weeks.  Some films I thought would 
> make a lot of money (X-Men, Super 8) made only a little bit (relative to, say 
> Fast Five or Thor).
>  
> But, GL has got to be the most-advertised film of the last three years.  
> Unavoidable commercials, posters, etc.  They've easily spent half the film's 
> budget on the marketing.
>  
> Will that have an effect?  Will it's being in 3D boost the numbers?
>  
> People are starting to shun 3D, so....probably not.  There's lots of 
> marketing, but it looks terrible (to me.  Beyond the costume, the flying 
> characters appear not to engage properly with the background).  I know 
> massive CGI is the "visual language of film now" (or whatever phrase Luke 
> used), but it looks good in, say, Transformers, and bad in GL.  People can 
> tell the difference.
>  
> Also, the lantern looks like a hard candy.
>  
> But!  There's nothing going up against it except Mr. Popper's Penguins. 
> But!  There was nothing going against Super 8 and it only made $38 million.
>  
> So....
>  
> I predict....for opening weekend domestic box office....
>  
> $45 million American Dollars.  Less than X-Men: First Class and much less 
> than a hit.  I say, they've thrown good money after bad over-promoting it and 
> "fixing" the graphics.
>  
> So....
>  
> Ravenface: $45 million
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