My bet is that it doesn't do as well domestically but does better internationally because it's an MCU film.
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Box Office: 'Wonder Woman' passes 'Civil War' today, 'Iron Man 3' tomorrow
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My bet is that it doesn't do as well domestically but does better internationally because it's an MCU film.
Fanboyism never stops, does it.
broncobuster
Banned
Realistically the next solo Batman. Black Panther is a possibility. Long shot but if it catches the underserved audience wave of Wonder Woman, you never know. Otherwise it's hard to say how long it'll be.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
It'll likely do better internationally, but I'm not sure of all that much better to make up the domestic short fall but we shall see.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Wonder Woman has a fair amount of cultural cache. The movie never needed to be incredible, just solid with a good heart. Its success is not that crazy at all.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
She the biggest and most well known female superhero. From that alone, you can see the appeal.
Both are better than Wonder Woman and I really liked it to .
Wonder Woman was never irrelevant and it's by far the best DCEU movie. Justice league will suck but at least Wonder Woman was good.
Opinions!
Yeah no doubt so?
Strangelove77
Member
Yes, yes they are. Congrats on pointing it out?
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Can't see how anyone considers ironman 3 better. Both Crically audience ratings etc place WW as higher and iron man 3 was pretty flawed film. even as someone that enjoyed it with a last arc that jumped shark
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Of course. This was obvious to anyone. People love Wonder Woman. If the movie was terrible, this wouldn't have mattered, but it was good and captured that heroic feel in her. Cha-ching.
broncobuster
Banned
It's three things, really. First is rather obvious, that audiences do really like the movie and might think it Incredible. Opinions and all. Second is appealing to an underserved audience, which you tend to see on a smaller scale, as we're also seeing with Girls Trip and Hidden Figures. Third is it came out at the perfect time in the US for its themes and message to resonate with audiences.
I doubt the sequel can recapture all that.
Oh, thank you.
Dreams-Visions
Member
So this is only still in theaters just for this record? It's coming out on home video imminently, isn't it?
A quarter not trash is still pretty trashy tbf
Knuckle Sandwich
Member
Cool. CW was fine but WW is something special. The relationship between her and Trevor is the best in any comic book movie I think.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
It's already out on digital. People don't care.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Already out on digital platforms. Physical release is on the 19th I wanna say. But yeah, they're pushing it for those headlines. And there really isn't anything else out, so they're taking advantage there too
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Fourth, it's Wonder friggin' Woman. She has shit tons of appeal and a generation of people that can still sing her TV theme song.
Nah, I think it's better too. IM3 is one of the best MCU movies period.
That's not a slight on Wonder Woman though. It's great too.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Hell I have never read the comic watched a cartoon of her or seen her tv show and I had a rough idea of her powerset and motif going into this and I was far from alone. The lasso of truth is well known in predominatly english speaking countries.
Mango Positive
Member
The wife and I weren't big fans. It was probably a bit over-hyped.
According to you sure, but I'm not seeing it at all and I liked IM3. That's one movie which suffered from a backlash on GAF if I remember right.
WW making money means that the DCEU is good now? Lol.
The Driver
Member
So basically the most popular solo hero in America as of right now outside of Nolan Batman, which came out at a very different time for super heroes.
Phew, let's hope WB didn't fuck up Justice League and did Wonder Woman right, I'd be happy as fuck to see her become the Captain America of the DCEU with the popularity of Iron Man.
Phew, let's hope WB didn't fuck up Justice League and did Wonder Woman right, I'd be happy as fuck to see her become the Captain America of the DCEU with the popularity of Iron Man.
It didn't have a "backlash" really. It's always been one of the most divisive MCU movies (if not the most) since it released.
He actually edited his post to add the DCEU part for some reason.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Yeah I don't think iron man 3 was all that popular rating rise by consensus. it put butts on seats I don't see the large majority raving for it like the more popular marvel movies.
Suicide being bad doesn't make MoS and BvS UC being bad. The DCEU has been a really interesting, varied and surprising series.
What I'm getting to is that people swore the GA hated the DCEu so WW was going to bomb, coupled with her "cultural irrelevancy", it was the CBM that was supposed to bomb (check the threads!).
All of that was, of course, ridiculous.
It's easy to see why because it's a flawed movie just like Wonder Woman (and just about every CBM). That's what amusing about people ranking CBM because they are all rather similar in terms of quality outside of a few exceptions imo.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
BvS is a well known mess. Some interesting premises poor execution.
Ninja Scooter
Member
It's crazy to me that $400+ million is barely enough to crack the top 20 all time. The Box office has exploded in the last 15 years.
Suicide is garbage, BvS was shit, and MoS was a long bloated mess.
WW is the only film that they made that was worth a shit, and the feedback it's received shows that.
A variety of middling crap is still crap.
It's crap but it's shiny crap, with flashes of brilliance. There are ideas and scenes in BvS that are just fucking awesome.
Strangelove77
Member
All those movies are shit though. You don't really get to say "I told you so" when it comes to WW. WW turned out really well despite the stink of the DCEU.
For you tho. I'd rather have flawed but interesting than flawless but vanilla.
Now, Suicide Squad is certified trash.
yanipheonu
Member
I'm really impressed, people seem to love that movie. I though it was fun but flawed, but WW must have resonated with people I guess.
Sure hope we get more female lead superhero movies after this, they've been sorely missing.
Sure hope we get more female lead superhero movies after this, they've been sorely missing.
Yeah man. Like China saving the transformers franchise from its deserved flopping.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
The threas predictably went Marvel vs DC in a hurry.
I like both so I'm most interested in finally breaking the "female heroes don't sell" myth. BP is my next most anticipated movie for similar reasons.
I like both so I'm most interested in finally breaking the "female heroes don't sell" myth. BP is my next most anticipated movie for similar reasons.
For most people.
If you like BvS, that's fine. But coming into the thread just to make some snarky "BUT I THOUGHT DCEU WAS BAD" post just looks silly. The general opinion is that the DCEU has one good movie out of four.
So yes, it's bad.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
I don't think black male leads have that same problem there's plenty holding thm back but there's decades worth of movies to point to, to prove this is incorrect. Black female leads however not so much.
sems4arsenal
Member
Civil war was very boring on 2nd viewing. Need to see Wonder Woman again but I feel it won't be.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
These young whippersnappers got no perspective.