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Box Office: 'Wonder Woman' passes 'Civil War' today, 'Iron Man 3' tomorrow
- Thread starter LordOfLore
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Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I never would've imagined that Wonder Woman would pass Civil War. The train just keeps chugging along. Really shows that they found something that resonated with the audience
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Yup
WaterAstro
Member
How long has it been in the theatres? Feels like forever.
Seeing Wonder Woman brush past Iron Man 3 in North American box office is incredible.
Seeing it move past Civil War, which was an Avengers film for all intents and purposes (and included the debut of the new Spider-Man no less), at the North American box office is nothing short of absolutely astounding.
Seeing it move past Civil War, which was an Avengers film for all intents and purposes (and included the debut of the new Spider-Man no less), at the North American box office is nothing short of absolutely astounding.
shira
Member
Quick let's greenlight 2 Joker movies
94 days and counting.
LordOfLore
Banned
Hey, they greenlighted WW2 first at least.
Memento Mori
Member
Didn't they recently re-release it back in more theaters?
WaterAstro
Member
Aren't movies usually gone way sooner? I'm thinking they just stick around for a month.
I'm not sure, but how long it has been out is definitely helping their box office numbers.
Depends on what else is coming out and taking away screens but 3+ months is pretty normal for big movies. It's just that once they fall out of the top 10 no one talks about them anymore. For example, Guardians 2 is at 122 days and counting.
Not a re-release but a theatre expansion due to it being a holiday weekend coming up as well as no other big movies opening.
LordOfLore
Banned
They did 1 week back at IMAX again since there was nothing else showing.
WaterAstro
Member
Oh yeah? I don't pay attention to how long they have been out, so I'm just surprised every time I see a WW thread.
Poor GRIMES
Banned
You seem upset
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I mean at least IM3 had a story to tell with serious character development. Civil War is everyone desperately trying to find a reason to fight at an airport, and then scrambling to wrap up the villain's plot as cheaply and quickly as possible.
Diprosalic
Banned
It's much worse than either but i'm okay with the success just this once.
Strangelove77
Member
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
That's big enough to warrant some spin-offs.
Donna Troy? The Amazons in ancient times?
DC: "Amazons Attack. Let's do this."
Donna Troy? The Amazons in ancient times?
DC: "Amazons Attack. Let's do this."
WrenchNinja
Member
Nice to see a great movie do well
You just made a list of 2 movies that yuraya thinks are boring.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Just watched some of the clips on youtube again. what a forgettable film. i guess thats what you need to resonate with your audience. Michael Bay knew this a decade ago.
i actually liked it when i first watched it but now, meh. i havent done a 180 on a film this fast since guardians.
i actually liked it when i first watched it but now, meh. i havent done a 180 on a film this fast since guardians.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
It was a good movie. Certainly better than Iron Man 3 lol
This was my opinion on Civil War.
Linkstrikesback
Member
And all it took was for DC to finally make a good movie and someone to cast a talented female as a lead in said good movie. It only took what, almost a decade since Iron Man 1?
The more interesting thing will be if they can pull it off again.
The more interesting thing will be if they can pull it off again.
broncobuster
Banned
I think passing Iron Man 3 is notable with the trend of team up movies. Top three solo are Batman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Reckon that'll hold longer than top five superhero movies, as will origin movie.
Also in comparison to Civil War, to give an example of how insanely strong WW's legs have been, it opened at $179M and hit $400M after 20 weeks. Wonder Woman opened at $103M and passed it in 14 weeks.
Also in comparison to Civil War, to give an example of how insanely strong WW's legs have been, it opened at $179M and hit $400M after 20 weeks. Wonder Woman opened at $103M and passed it in 14 weeks.
Beer Monkey
Member
Baby Driver 200M? That's awesome.
It's crazy how little money Winter Soldier made compared to the inferior Civil War and IM3.
It's crazy how little money Winter Soldier made compared to the inferior Civil War and IM3.
Strangelove77
Member
I just saw it a few days ago and really liked it. It's a good blockbuster movie with 2 very likable leads, but I liked pretty much all the other superhero movies this year more. GOTG2 and Logan especially hit me hard emotionally. Especially Logan.
Then again, I don't think quality correlates with making a shit ton of money. I don't think either Avengers movies or TDKR deserve to be on there.
I don't think there's a reason for anyone to be salty over this.
Then again, I don't think quality correlates with making a shit ton of money. I don't think either Avengers movies or TDKR deserve to be on there.
I don't think there's a reason for anyone to be salty over this.
I'm not sure what you're trying to say here, is this a criticism of WB or Hollywood in general?
Marvel haven't managed it all so if anyone is lagging behind it's them.
First, while it was only two months later, The Dark Knight was after Iron Man, making the backbone of your argument wrong.
Second, Marvel hasn't even put out a female-led movie yet.
So... what are you trying to get at?
Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order
Member
Pretty misleading to only post domestic bro.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Worldwide gross is the only thing preventing this from being a billion dollar franchise. I imagine on the back of this WB should be investing a lot to rectify this.
Wonder Woman's inclusion in the super hero top 5 will last 4-10 months depending on whether Justice League can top it before Infinity War launches.
It being in the top 3 solo films could last several years. Marvel is doing a bunch of new franchises (outside of Homecoming 2) through the rest of this decade. I don't see Aquaman topping $400M, and Flash might not count if it shapes up to be Justice League Light. What else is there? Deadpool 2 I guess. I expect that to drop from Deadpool 1.
It's a bit misleading to leave that out of the thread title but it's still incredibly impressive news on its own.
Linkstrikesback
Member
First, while it was only two months later, The Dark Knight was after Iron Man, making the backbone of your argument wrong.
Second, Marvel hasn't even put out a female-led movie yet.
So... what are you trying to get at?
It's supposed to be two seperate points: the first part about DC made a good movie again, finally, and for the first time since superhero movies really took off in the current form (around iron man 1, sorry xmen/spiderman fans, those films were different beasts), someone in the industry (not specifically DC) thought to cast a good female lead.
Pretty much where I sit with it honestly, it's not as good as either at all, but far more important, so hell yeah.
Congrats Wonder Woman!
Though it feels like it's been in the cinema for six months at this point.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
I don't see Capitain marvel doing as well as this. She's not as well known a character, she doesn't stand out as much from other similar superhero and mainly she isn't the first to ride this zeitegist. It will do extremely well but I don't see it doing this well.