Uh oh, Man of Steel plummets at box office

[JAM_NYC]

You want good DC superhero movies then let the guys behind the animated ones take over the live action films that is when DC can compete with Marvel films.

this.

Timm knew how to pack 20 minutes with character, wit, charm, story and sense of wonder. (thumbs u Superman: Knight Time

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Such a great episode. Jam packed with so many awesome characters. On a side note, I was bummed when they cancelled the green lantern animated series. I was just getting used to the computer animation, and I thought Timm's influence was strong with that series. Oh well.

[JAM_NYC]

 

 

I guess it depends on your definition of bomb. I brought up Cutthroat Island, because that movie ended careers and marriages. Movies like Oz and John Carter may have been disappointments, but they will bounce along in perpetuity. They'll show up in movie 3 packs at the big box stores, they'll show them on airplanes, teachers will make kids watch them when it's raining during recess. You would think that eventually, these films would have made a profit. Or at least mitigated losses to the point that studio execs can shrug their shoulders and say "whatta ya gonna do?"

Nothing can be compared to Cutthroat Island! Cutthroat Island is the stuff of legends, the cinematic incident/disaster that has people writing books about it! One of the most fascinating cases of Hollywood hybris EVER!

 

It's a category by itself. (thumbs u

 

(But I still maintain that there won't be any time in history when John Carter will be in the black, even though I personally liked the movie. Oz may manage it, in a couple of decades. )

Fair point, Cutthroat Island is the Tsar bomb of movie flubs.

[Prince Namor]

A film like Man of Steel needs to make 3 times its budget to profitable so around 675 million to be considered a financial success.

I have to agree. Though they published the movie budget number, it wasn't as clear how much was spent on marketing. That number is huge, and has to come from someone to recover the investment.

 

But with hitting close to $400MM in the first week, I won't be surprised if it passes this number.

 

"Man of Steel," which cost about $225 million to produce and another $150 million or more to market and release

 

So it looks like they need to recover around $375 MM to $400 MM to break even, after the theaters get their cut of the profits.

 

Where does the 170 million in product placement factor into that?

[paperheart]

A film like Man of Steel needs to make 3 times its budget to profitable so around 675 million to be considered a financial success.

I have to agree. Though they published the movie budget number, it wasn't as clear how much was spent on marketing. That number is huge, and has to come from someone to recover the investment.

 

But with hitting close to $400MM in the first week, I won't be surprised if it passes this number.

 

"Man of Steel," which cost about $225 million to produce and another $150 million or more to market and release

 

So it looks like they need to recover around $375 MM to $400 MM to break even, after the theaters get their cut of the profits.

 

Where does the 170 million in product placement factor into that?

 

with Hollywood accounting, it could either flow straight through to the bottom line or disappear completely.

[Bosco685]

A film like Man of Steel needs to make 3 times its budget to profitable so around 675 million to be considered a financial success.

I have to agree. Though they published the movie budget number, it wasn't as clear how much was spent on marketing. That number is huge, and has to come from someone to recover the investment.

 

But with hitting close to $400MM in the first week, I won't be surprised if it passes this number.

 

"Man of Steel," which cost about $225 million to produce and another $150 million or more to market and release

 

So it looks like they need to recover around $375 MM to $400 MM to break even, after the theaters get their cut of the profits.

 

Where does the 170 million in product placement factor into that?

 

I would think it takes that number down to $205 MM to $230 MM that they still need to recover. So a very large dent in expenses.

 

But should there be positive about Man of Steel?

[Bosco685]

Man of Steel breaks $400 MM worldwide box office

 

Man Of Steel has just crossed $410 Million dollars worldwide making it the third highest grossing reboot of all time. The film sits in third place in front of Batman Begins (2005), Star Trek (2009), Scarface (1983), The Incredible Hulk (2008) & Superman Returns (2006), while not having the same success of last year's Spider-Man reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man and the James Bond reboot from 2006, Casino Royale.

 

This does not include the $170 MM in promotion revenue.