Support NeoGAF

[gdt]

Spider-Man Homecoming had a $257M worldwide weekend.

That's low right? Not a WW release?

 

[RastaMentality]

Those trash movies get what they deserve.

Sadly, I bet the two hacks behind those shitfests will continue to find high-paying work in Hollywood.

47 Meters Down seems like hot garbage too given the AVClub article.

 

[broncobuster]

WB can replace all The House screens with Wonder Woman.

 

[kswiston]

That's low right? Not a WW release?

It is missing China, Japan, France, Germany, Spain, and a few smaller european territories.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Guys, I know about Spider-Man, lol.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

47 Meters Down seems like hot garbage too given the AVClub article.

It was a super cheap horror movie that made its money back. It knew what it was.

 

[BumRush]

No, because Paramount recovered nearly half the production budget from their guaranteed payout in China. Product Placement will pay for a good chunk of the P&A, and $550-600M (or rather, $350M or so outside of China) is enough to cover the rest.

The franchise's future health is flatlining though.

Smart move by Paramount. Wonder if China would be willing to do another large payout for a T6

 

[JeTmAn81]

Pfft, Spidey only barely beating Aquaman

 

[mjc]

Proud of Wondy and Spidey.

Also happy for Wright getting a hit with Baby Driver. Dude must be over the moon.

 

[Shauni]

Man of Steel's budget was seriously $225 million? It had a lot of special effects, I know, but holy shit.

 

[Penguin]

Man of Steel's budget was seriously $225 million? It had a lot of special effects, I know, but holy shit.

I thought one of those movies that included a bunch of start/stops/pitches between Returns and MoS that get folded into the budget.

Also wasn't a lot of it financed by the ever so subtle product placement?

 

[Jigorath]

Man of Steel's budget was seriously $225 million? It had a lot of special effects, I know, but holy shit.

What's surprising about that?

It was ridiculously effects-heavy. Superman Returns cost nearly $300m. The cape ain't cheap.

Spoiler

Man of Steel probably cost a lot more than what they say it did.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I thought one of those movies that included a bunch of start/stops/pitches between Returns and MoS that get folded into the budget.

Also wasn't a lot of it financed by the ever so subtle product placement?

Returns was the one that had all the start and stops in the budget, which is why it was so damn expensive.

 

[CaviarMeths]

I thought one of those movies that included a bunch of start/stops/pitches between Returns and MoS that get folded into the budget.

Also wasn't a lot of it financed by the ever so subtle product placement?

I thought that Returns's budget being inflated by failed projects like Flyby and Superman Lives.

 

[Schlorgan]

JJ Abrams was attached to Returns at one point with a crazy story treatment.

Superman Returns (2006)

When offered the director's chair, Bryan Singer rejected J.J. Abrams script as too far a departure from the source material. Abrams story re-imagined Superman as a Kryptonian prince sent to earth as a baby to avoid an impending civil war between king Jor-El and his brother Kata-Zor. Raised as Midwestern teen Clark Kent, and in love with his high school sweetheart Lois, Superman becomes humanity's defender when Kata-Zor invades Earth, aided by CIA Agent Lex Luthor, who is actually a Kryptonian in disguise. The film ended with Superman returning to Krypton to rule over his people after the death of Jor-El. Singer disagreed with these changes to one of America's most well-known characters, and decided instead to pursue a storyline to act as both a sequel, and a remake, which would honor the character's history, as well as the popular films by Richard Donner.

Also, fun fact (not related to Superman): the DOP for Spider-Man 2 & 3 was the DOP for The Matrix, The Jungle Book (2016) and, most recently, Baby Driver.

 

[jett]

JJ Abrams was attached to Returns at one point with a crazy story treatment.


Also, fun fact (not related to Superman): the DOP for Spider-Man 2 & 3 was the DOP for The Matrix, The Jungle Book (2016) and, most recently, Baby Driver.

You forget that Superman and Lex both knew kung fu. I think Abrams was really into The Matrix at the time.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Spider-Man was great.

I really didn't expect great things based on the trailer. So glad to be wrong.

 

[Future Foundation]

Go watch WW again so it gets to 800 nerdz.

Already surpassed Pirates lol. Queen tbh. Shame it won't beat Sadman v Supercardboard: Dawn of Injustice-wannabe.

How do your jokes keep getting worse?

 

[Nev]

How do your jokes keep getting worse?

I ask myself the same thing about Snyder's movies.

 

[Cooter]

Tonight I see Baby Driver. Back to back!

 

[GhaleonEB]

This week's thread is this way: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1403472