Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a winner. The Rotten Tomatoes reviews were off.

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ComicConnoisseur · June 23, 2014

Speaking of Transformers we will find another big time movie that has strong ties with the comic book community.

Factor in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy and TMNT movies, and we will find that movies based on comic books now dominate the box office.

(thumbs u

Edited June 23, 2014 by ComicConnoisseur

rjrjr · June 23, 2014

Sure, that's one way to spin it. :baiting:

ComicConnoisseur · June 23, 2014

I spin positive, and not negative.

It is what it is.

The three top box office movies in the world are based on Marvel characters.

I don`t think anything like this has ever been down before in the history of movies.

Edited June 23, 2014 by ComicConnoisseur

paperheart · June 23, 2014

check in at the end of the year, Transformers and Hunger Games will be hundreds of millions ahead and Sony will take a $100mm write off on ASM 2.

ComicConnoisseur · June 23, 2014

Of course that will happen, but right now Marvel characters are the hottest thing in Hollywood.

Edited June 23, 2014 by ComicConnoisseur

rjrjr · June 23, 2014

:facepalm:

You work for Marvel, right?

Edited June 23, 2014 by rjrjr

mysterio · June 23, 2014

At less than 50% of the Avengers' box office. I'm sure there are plenty of champaign corks popping at Sony and Disney. :facepalm:

paperheart · June 23, 2014

Sony execs didn't push back ASM3 because they were sitting on a goldmine. More likely, they're thinking 'we've lost 2/3's of the domestic audience since the first Spider-man movie. how did we screw this up so badly and what can we do to fix it?'

Bosco685 · June 23, 2014

Some of those numbers changed with Sunday's data being finalized. But ASM2 still did not break the $200 MM domestic box office barrier by day 52. But it is getting closer.

NewEnglandGothic · June 23, 2014

I'm not saying this to rile you up, because I really do enjoy superhero movies, but this is just a Hollywood trend built on a strong foundation. People will get sick of the same programming (if not already-thus weakening WW numbers). It really be the studio's fault not giving the mainstream enough variety, when we start getting Punisher: War Zones or Catwomen. Despite huge pricetags they really do gravitate towards high concept projects for maximum world wide box-office.

To "us" (on this board) it's a lot variety, but don't be surprised to hear some moviegoers during previews, sigh and go "Another one?". I wish they would spread them out more myself, but with the sleeping giant DC awakening, it's gonna be a cluster- of funnybook movies to frontload on their opening weekends.

Bosco685 · June 23, 2014

I didn't post that.

delekkerste · June 24, 2014

Yeah, seriously. The market is becoming saturated with content overall (as a semi-related note, there are ~350 scripted original TV series running this year on US television, and that could top 400 next year - there is a massive oversupply of content growing by the day), and superhero films in particular. Cap 2, ASM 2 and XM DOFP in a row was just overkill (I have only managed to see one so far, and I am a fan of all three movie franchises). The ASM 2 results alone support my contention that fatigue is starting to set in.

Also, given that movie ticket prices continue to climb, these results probably reflect less actual tickets sold than comparable box office results from even a couple of years ago. I wouldn't say the Cap 2/ASM 2/DOFP results are weak, but I think it's a stretch to say that superhero films are going from strength to strength. I would not be surprised if we're slightly past the tipping point for the superhero movie craze.

romanheart · June 24, 2014

I think the non-comic book audience was getting tired of superhero films a while ago. The rest of us will always see them eventually. I don't think it's an excuse to make a dumb film. Even good films work for kids and adults alike.

ComicConnoisseur · June 24, 2014

Again if they are tired of them then why are the top 3 biggest worldwide box office movies of 2014 superhero movies?

Can anybody answer that?

What I think it is the non-comic book audience hasn`t grown tired of superhero films, but it`s the old school comic book audience themselves who are tired of them.

For some reason the comic book audience who always wanted to be taken serious by mainstream isn`t enjoying how mainstream has taken to these characters.

Remember the old slogan "Comic books aren't just for kids anymore!"

Let`s be fair. Who bashes the superhero comic book films the most?

The new non-comic book audience or old school comic book audience?

I have a feeling some people are not liking that their comic books are now accepted big time by the mainstream audience.

Kind of like an exclusive club not wanting new members.

mysterio · June 24, 2014

People who know these characters often bash the films because they do a terrible job of capturing these characters on screen. When you see a beloved character just mangled in a film (like me watching Garfield's ASM) it doesn't make you want to rush out to see the sequel. People who haven't read the comics for 25+ years may not have the same reaction. I thoroughly enjoyed DOFP, and I'm sure that this is partially due to the fact that I haven't read the comics nor am invested in the X-men as my childhood favorites.

I love Iron Man but hated Iron Man 3 along with everyone else. My wife and mother in law also disliked IM 3 but liked the first two. Like most non-comic readers they watched them predominantly for RD Jr but ended up enjoying the subject matter. But even they realized that the writing in 3 was awful (and I asked them before I told them what I thought because I wanted to hear their untainted opinion).

I'm getting a kick out of watching you jump from one cliched explanation to another for these underperformances though, and am on the edge of my seat to see which one is next.

romanheart · June 24, 2014

Because they are packaged like blockbusters and when you put that much money into a film you are going to get a return of some kind, hopefully more than you made it for.

ComicConnoisseur · June 24, 2014

I am getting a kick out how no one can explain why the top three highest grossing pictures in the whole world are superhero movies!

1.Captain America: The Winter Soldier

2. Amazing Spider Man 2

3.X-Men: Days of Future Past

If people are tired of them, then they must be really sick of the other genres even more.

An undeniable fact is Marvel comic book characters are the hottest thing in mainstream movies.

Mainstream loves them. :cloud9:

:gossip:

This is what is going to happen next folks.

Guardians of the Galaxy will do at least 500 million worldwide to break into the top 5 biggest grossing movies of the year, but we will still hear tired old stories from old school comic book fans who will say mainstream is tired of super hero movies.

Edited June 24, 2014 by ComicConnoisseur

mysterio · June 24, 2014

If GOTG does only $500 million the film will be considered a flop, especially if the domestic/international ratios we saw on the other 2014 films is similar there.

Edited June 24, 2014 by mysterio

paperheart · June 24, 2014

because the year isn't over and the other summer "blockbusters" fell even flatter: godzilla, how to train your dragon. as was earlier pointed out, this has been a pretty weak year for box office results.

Comicopolis · June 24, 2014

Where is the evidence that the general movie going public are getting tired of super-hero movies?

People keep saying it on here but I've yet to see any proof of such a conclusion.

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