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Movie: X-Men: DOFP | #2 Highest Grossing Film WW of 2014
Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by ivi
I agree. I meant there is zero hype right now so that's why it's forgotten
I'm sure it will be a big hit so yeah it could outgross DOFP..
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If it's on pair with Inception, Prestige, and so on, it deserves to. TF4, on the other hand...
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Divergent and x men :days of future past are my favorite movies of 2014 so fat
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Boxofficemojo predicts $40M for Transformers this weekend, it's at $412M WW. Another 2-3 weeks for DOFP at #1 is most likely.
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Remember when Wolverine went through the metal detector and he looked back like "it didn't go off". What did that mean? He knew he had bone claws.
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Best profit margins so far this year:
Lego, Captain America
Neighbors, X-Men, Rio, Fault in Our Stars, Maleficent
Only 2 traditional action tentpoles so far...
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The title change, finally
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Originally posted by JayEl
Remember when Wolverine went through the metal detector and he looked back like "it didn't go off". What did that mean? He knew he had bone claws.
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He got used to his adamantium claws so much, so he was surprised. I know he saw them and was surprised in the beginning of the film too, but after so many years he needs to keep reminding himself that he has the bone claws again.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by Liafen
Change the title
I doubt Apes will do above $650M. Transformers will obviously outgross DOFP, but it still remains utter trash Guardians will do over $700M but I can't see the excitement and anticipation from the GP... With Mockingjay and Hobbit outgrossing X-Men, it still remains in the top 5 this year. TF4, Hobbit, Mockingjay, Guardians, and DOFP.
Any big movies that I forgot?
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You really thing Guardians will do $700M? I was thinking much lower, like close to the $500M mark but I could be very wrong. Apes is a mixed bag for me too, I can see it doing very similar numbers to X-Men though it would deserve to if it's anything close to as good as the last one. I hope MockingJay and Hobbit crush TF4, with MockingJay taking the crown for 2014 movies since Avengers 2 will take it for 2015.
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Originally posted by Liafen
Boxofficemojo predicts $40M for Transformers this weekend, it's at $412M WW. Another 2-3 weeks for DOFP at #1 is most likely.
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Even they knew that was too high, their estimate is under $37M now for the weekend but it looks like in 2 weeks X-Men will lose it's spot at the top. Still, it's 92% on RT remains unbothered by Michael Bay
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I just want the next movie so bad.
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Originally posted by Rusty
You really thing Guardians will do $700M? I was thinking much lower, like close to the $500M mark but I could be very wrong. Apes is a mixed bag for me too, I can see it doing very similar numbers to X-Men though it would deserve to if it's anything close to as good as the last one. I hope MockingJay and Hobbit crush TF4, with MockingJay taking the crown for 2014 movies since Avengers 2 will take it for 2015.
Even they knew that was too high, their estimate is under $37M now for the weekend but it looks like in 2 weeks X-Men will lose it's spot at the top. Still, it's 92% on RT remains unbothered by Michael Bay
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It's Marvel's big movie of the year besides CA2, and doesn't have competitors really - except Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but I could see that flopping horribly. Guardians has a great marketing campaign, a great time slot (not like the hectic may and june movies), and social media tracking indicated that it will be a hit. But as you said, I could be very wrong. I can't see the excitement, the hype, so it could be Marvels first "flop". Although we don't have an official production cost, i'm sure it's around $200M + marketing. Even if it's profitable, anything under $650M is a flop for me, it should earn more. I hope it doesn't, though.
TF4 grossed $36.4M so it's nearing $175M domestically, which is great in 10 days but TF3 did $229M by this time.
DOFP is just $7M behind Last Stand domestically I really hope it can snatch X3's weave. What do you think, is it possible?
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Originally posted by Liafen
It's Marvel's big movie of the year besides CA2, and doesn't have competitors really - except Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but I could see that flopping horribly. Guardians has a great marketing campaign, a great time slot (not like the hectic may and june movies), and social media tracking indicated that it will be a hit. But as you said, I could be very wrong. I can't see the excitement, the hype, so it could be Marvels first "flop". Although we don't have an official production cost, i'm sure it's around $200M + marketing. Even if it's profitable, anything under $650M is a flop for me, it should earn more. I hope it doesn't, though.
TF4 grossed $36.4M so it's nearing $175M domestically, which is great in 10 days but TF3 did $229M by this time.
DOFP is just $7M behind Last Stand domestically I really hope it can snatch X3's weave. What do you think, is it possible?
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I get the impression reviews will be mixed for Guardians and it might do so-so, but not amazingly. Still anything could happen and Disney will saturate TV and elsewhere with promo so it has a chance to do great too I guess. I never saw Maleficent topping $500M let alone $630M so who knows!
The whole weekend only brought $1.8M, so with drops it'll likely make ~$2-2.5M through next week... it's a huge ask to push over $5M after that.
On the plus side, it's rounded higher internationally again this week so it's WW estimate is at $724.7M now so it might do closer to $740M than $730M by the looks of it!
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Originally posted by Rusty
I get the impression reviews will be mixed for Guardians and it might do so-so, but not amazingly. Still anything could happen and Disney will saturate TV and elsewhere with promo so it has a chance to do great too I guess. I never saw Maleficent topping $500M let alone $630M so who knows!
The whole weekend only brought $1.8M, so with drops it'll likely make ~$2-2.5M through next week... it's a huge ask to push over $5M after that.
On the plus side, it's rounded higher internationally again this week so it's WW estimate is at $724.7M now so it might do closer to $740M than $730M by the looks of it!
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$730-740M is incredibly good for this franchise. Its nearly $300M more than The Last Stand. I can see Apocalypse outgrossing The Last Stand with ease, DOFP redeemed a lot of fans and movie-goers. CA3 and TAS3 will be released at the same time, and while CA3 could gross more than it's predecessor, I doub't TAS3 will be as successful as the first two. I could see Apocalypse grossing around $800M. If only they'd put in the original cast again...
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DIRECTORS CUT CONFIRMED!!!
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‘X-Men: Days of Future Past‘ is the most successful film of the franchise yet (and, the biggest movie of the year so far), and that’s saying something, given all the moving parts within the story itself and the immense cast of new and returning stars. A few aspects from the original script were cut, mainly the deletion of Anna Paquin‘s major appearance as Rogue, but fans will get to see everything the original version had to offer through a new ‘X-Men’ director’s cut later this year
Though it was presumed we would see the deleted content of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ in some form on the DVD and Blu-ray releases, ‘X-Men’ franchise producer Lauren Schuler Donner confirmed that we will see a director’s cut later this year.
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full http://screencrush.com/x-men-days-of...rs-cut/?tumblr
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^ Oh yes!!
I thought I was gonna be disappointed after watching X-Men: DOFP, but it's perfect!
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YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
does any one think more Storm scenes were added to the directors cut??
seeing as how much she was used in all the trailers Storm had a very small amount of screen time
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Member Since: 10/10/2011
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Originally posted by PhreshDiamond
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
does any one think more Storm scenes were added to the directors cut??
seeing as how much she was used in all the trailers Storm had a very small amount of screen time
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A guy who knows a thing or two about the movie tweeted out that the "women of DOFP" really got sharved from all the cuts and reshoots. So expect more from storm in the directors cut .
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Directors cut omg
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DIRECTORS CUT .yassssssss
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Yay.
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Probs only for Blu-ray though, DVD users like myself will be left in the dusT.
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Originally posted by EightSin
Probs only for Blu-ray though, DVD users like myself will be left in the dusT.
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DVD? It's 2014, what's your excuse?
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