Jaydogrules Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Gatsby77 said: So after one full week of release Aquaman's at $137.2 million. That's 4.9% ahead of Justice League at the same point and 7.8% behind Wonder Woman. No. Aquaman had two more days of previews than Justice league totaling an additional $8MM. Aquaman is still trailing DC's biggest flop after equivalent days in North American and remains so lopsided in China that it is still awash in red ink. #900MMmagicnumber -J. Edited December 28, 2018 by Jaydogrules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 43 minutes ago, Jaydogrules said: No. Aquaman had two more days of previews than Justice league totaling an additional $8MM. Aquaman is still trailing DC's biggest flop after equivalent days in North American and remains so lopsided in China that it is still awash in red ink. #900MMmagicnumber -J. That's not how the film industry views it. Didn't you learn that lesson back in the Venom thread when you initially thought Thursday night previews were counted separately from Friday's grosses? Source 1: Box Office Mojo - DC Comics Extended Universe - Week 1 Showdown Source 2: Variety - Box Office: 'Aquaman' Leaves Rivals Under Water, Hits $137 Million in North America Source 3: Deadline - 'Aquaman Beats Justice League' In First Week With $137M+ Source 4: Forbes - Box Office: 'Aquaman Is Swimming Past 'Justice League' and 'Man of Steel' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Gatsby77 said: So after one full week of release Aquaman's at $137.2 million. That's 4.9% ahead of Justice League at the same point and 7.8% behind Wonder Woman. $629MM WW, passes JL final total today. #profitlessprosperity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, Gatsby77 said: Well, based upon name recognition, I would say that Aquaman is blowing the doors wide open similar to the surprise hit that GOTG was for Marvel. From a DC point of view, I would consider Wonder Woman to be small Tier 1 comic book character while Aquaman would be a Tier 3 character. So, to have Aquaman even within shooting range of Wonder Woman in terms of domestic box office is a big win for DC and all comic book fans. By the time it's all said and done, it looks like Aquaman might even have an outside chance of becoming the top grossing movie on a worldwide basis to date for the DCEU movies. Definitely no mean feat for a Tier 3 character from the DC universe. This would be like having the Ant Man movies being the biggest box office winner out of all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. I certainly didn't see that happening, so big kudos should definitely go out to the Aquaman movie and the people who put it together. WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jaydogrules said: No. Aquaman had two more days of previews than Justice league totaling an additional $8MM. Aquaman is still trailing DC's biggest flop after equivalent days in North American and remains so lopsided in China that it is still awash in red ink. #900MMmagicnumber -J. Deadline doesn't tolerate ignorance either #mathhardheadhurts Edited December 28, 2018 by paperheart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I love how $900 million is now the amount needed to make a profit Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 i think some folks may simply be sore that Aquaman will kick Venom off the Top 10 list of 2018’s biggest domestic earners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandGothic Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 26 minutes ago, Gatsby77 said: i think some folks may simply be sore that Aquaman will kick Venom off the Top 10 list of 2018’s biggest domestic earners. Maybe SONY should have paid James Wan to direct "Venom." Thought they would have had decent relationship after the "Insidious" movies? But, James does seem to bounce around the studios a lot though, Lionsgate, SONY, now Warner... WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) 39 minutes ago, NewEnglandGothic said: Maybe SONY should have paid James Wan to direct "Venom." Thought they would have had decent relationship after the "Insidious" movies? But, James does seem to bounce around the studios a lot though, Lionsgate, SONY, now Warner... He jumps around from studio to studio for the best of reasons.................. Edited December 29, 2018 by kimik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandGothic Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 34 minutes ago, kimik said: He jumps around from studio to studio for the best of reasons.................. I snuck out of high school with friends one day to watch his movie with that title. I had a huge crush on Stacey Dash after "Moving." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 5 hours ago, NewEnglandGothic said: Maybe SONY should have paid James Wan to direct "Venom." Thought they would have had decent relationship after the "Insidious" movies? But, James does seem to bounce around the studios a lot though, Lionsgate, SONY, now Warner... Yes. He would make an amazing Venom vs Carnage movie. Sony needs to hire him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydogrules Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Wolverinex said: Yes. He would make an amazing Venom vs Carnage movie. Sony needs to hire him. Yes give him a turgid -script, wooden, miscast actors with no chemistry, and a $500MM budget and he might poop out a movie able to turn a small profit. -J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 15 hours ago, Gatsby77 said: i think some folks may simply be sore that Aquaman will kick Venom off the Top 10 list of 2018’s biggest domestic earners. won't be able to touch Venom's FAHM (fool and his money) score (WW BO/RT) of 31 which is Hall of Shame worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) $17MM Friday, heading to $50MM+ weekend and $210MM+ US & over/under $800MM WW by end of New Year's Day. $300MM+ US now on the table. #swimminginprofits Edited December 29, 2018 by paperheart Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 6 hours ago, Jaydogrules said: Yes give him a turgid --script, wooden, miscast actors with no chemistry, and a $500MM budget and he might poop out a movie able to turn a small profit. -J. So.....basically just the same formula for a second Venom movie as the first one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Boy Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 This thread here is getting little too political for me. I’ll take my leave and the sea Troll can have it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandGothic Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Fan Boy said: This thread here is getting little too political for me. I’ll take my leave and the sea Troll can have it here. Political? If there is boardie politics in tallying box-office revenues, I blame the moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaHuman Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Back to the actual movie. I saw it and enjoyed it. A solid 7 out of 10. I'll be honest and say Aquaman has always been perceived by me to be a lame character. This is pretty similar to how I perceived the Sub-Mariner in the Marvel Universe. I grew up reading comics in the mid to late 80's. They actually made him cool by the casting choice of Jason Momoa who has an edge and charisma to him. If Aquaman had been cast based on his historical comic book past, they would have cast Patrick Wilson (Orm the Ocean Master in this film). Thankfully they didn't. Complaints-wise, the CGI of Atlantis and the various Atlantean groups was nice, but it was way too busy and overwhelming in the big battle sequence. Also. when did Aquaman become bullet-proof and Superman-strengthed (per the submarine sequence)? WolverineX and kav 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I still can’t get over the fact that grown men care whether a DC or Marvel movie is more successful than the other. I guess they also argue the PS vs Xbox and Android vs Apple topics. Just enjoy what you enjoy and let others do the same and argue for a cause worth your time. Not aimed at anyone. Larryw7, Andahaion, NewEnglandGothic and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
