Captain America 3 to open against Batman vs. Superman
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The mystery has been solved -- the untitled Marvel Studios tentpole that Warner Bros.' Batman and Superman movie will go up against on May 6, 2016, is Captain America 3, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
That's the plan, anyway, creating the biggest superhero box office showdown in history. (Marvel Studios and parent company Disney staked out the date first.) Shooting schedules and postproduction could always impact the current blueprint, however. Also, Marvel and Disney have a second untitled movie scheduled to open that summer on July 8, so there is wiggle room.
Marvel films have all but owned the first weekend of summer for the past decade to enormous success, so all of Hollywood was surprised when Warner Bros. announced in January that it would open Batman-Superman on May 6, 2016 as well.
Batman-Superman stars Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill once again as Superman. It was originally supposed to hit theaters in summer 2015, but its release was pushed back nearly a year. There's no doubt that Warner Bros. is hoping to replicate the blockbuster returns Marvel has enjoyed with its multihero Avengers universe.
Marvel can afford for Captain America to take a hit, but WB will be furious if their returns on BvS are diminished because they were stupid enough to move it to a date already occupied by Marvel
A movie featuring the two iconic superheroes DC has versus the third installment in the Captain America series, which wasn't even the most successful one of the Marvel franchise. It's not hard to figure out who would win that one. I will only be seeing CA3 though.
It could go either way. If CA2 does really well then of course CA3 is bound to be successful. People really aren't here for the lead actors in BvS. If Christopher Nolan had his hands on it thing would be different though. CA3 would get annihilated.
CA2 is projected to do at least $80 million opening weekend.
BvS will get moved again. They already got cold feet in the midst of the Summer 2015 schedule. If the Avengers 2 slays harder than the first one did Captain America 3 would blow BvS out the water.
CA2 is projected to do at least $80 million opening weekend.
BvS will get moved again. They already got cold feet in the midst of the Summer 2015 schedule. If the Avengers 2 slays harder than the first one did Captain America 3 would blow BvS out the water.
Who is projecting $80 million? I thought $50 million would be about where it debuts.