It's very clear they had a sequel "planned." The movie was presented as a "tentpole," a launching point for a "franchise" but there is NO AUDIENCE lined up to see it. It had bad buzz and bad numbers. What is wrong with you guys? I know you have your Green Lantern pillows and love to hold them to your faces and feel the cool cloth and and the soft cotton and say, "Oh, Gween Wanter, I wuv ooo. No one understands you like I do. Fly anywhere, Hal. Take me anywhere in the whole world!" but America does not feel that way.
People can be taught to care about things they don't know about beforehand, but they need a good guide and not a boring, blobby guide with a mask that doesn't fit. You will NOT see the headline, "Ryan Reynolds signed to GL sequel" anytime in the anytime. I'm sure people will be fired over this dog. Have been fired. If there's a sequel, it will be direct to DVD with puppets. You are overestimating the "magical avenues of distribution." Those avenues are clogged and shrinking. Making a movie doesn't equal immediate fame and riches because people watch them on cell phones now. If you spend a METRIC TON of money on a movie, you better have a huge opening weekend to justify it. -----Original Message----- From: Cary Preston <[email protected]> To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Jun 20, 2011 12:41 pm Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Superhero box office chart This. Even absolute stinkers can turn a handy profit when you consider all avenues of distribution. With Hollywood in the mire of sequel-mania (and apparently grasping for movie ideas) I wouldn't be surprised if they have a sequel already planned. On Jun 20, 2011, at 3:29 PM, Michael Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: You act as if this was the only money the film is going to make. Are they pulling it from theaters and I wasn't aware of this. And what about international numbers? Has it been released overseas? Plus there are the DVD sales to consider. I doubt that WB would just dump this and movie on. On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:23 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: It did very badly. The budget was much higher than X-Men, and the marketing budget easily added another $100 million to that number. So...it will end up making maybe $80 on a $300 dollar investment. There's no chance of a sequel. X-Men had good reviews and held over decently. It's also part of an established franchise. It didn't overwhelm, but if they make a sequel and put Wolverine in it, they'll make a few bucks. There's history and the numbers in relation to the budget inspired hope. GL had nothing for anyone to hold on to unless you count the hope that ten thousand people fell in love with Sinestro and can't wait to see him be the bad guy next time. Spoiler warning - they didn't. The only thing WB can cling to is they were the "number one movie in America" that week. They may even throw some more money in the toilet advertising that fact. More good money after bad. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I knew Luke would, he likes everything. I knew Van would, he has books to sell, but it won't be bothering us any time in the future. We won't have Hal Jordan to kick around any more. GL was a braying donkey. -----Original Message----- From: Michael Bailey <[email protected]> To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Jun 20, 2011 8:31 am Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Superhero box office chart That is interesting. All things considered and compared to the two other super-hero films of the summer GL didn't too badly. That is a 2500 or so dollar difference between First Class and they were talking sequel that first weekend. On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: I thought that was very interesting! I wonder how Superman and Superman II would rate in 2011 dollars...I think that would be even more meaningful, to adjust for inflation. On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: This is pretty interesting to view. http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?view=openings&id=superhero.htm&p=.htm ---------------------------------------- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://about.me/edwardcrosby -- 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]. 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