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Wonder Woman beats Batman V Superman at US Box Office

02 Jul 2017 18:21 #55122 by fats
Don’t mess with ‘Wonder Woman’…

Especially when it comes to the US box office.

According to Forbes, ‘Wonder Woman’ has just passed $330.533 million at the US domestic box office… and that means it’s surpassed ‘Batman V Superman’.

“Wonder Woman is now the biggest-grossing DC Films release in North America as of yesterday,” they revealed. “The Gal Gadot/Chris Pine adventure earned another $2.685 million yesterday, down 3% from yesterday and 33% from last Thursday. That brings the film’s domestic total, after exactly four weeks in theaters, to $330.533m, or just above the $330.366m cume of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”

uk.yahoo.com/movies/wonder-woman-beats-b...ffice-152632629.html

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02 Jul 2017 19:08 - 02 Jul 2017 19:09 #55123 by lfan
Weekend domestic estimates have it now at $346M domestically and $708M worldwide.

Right now it sits at #11 of comic book movies all-time (domestic gross) and poised to probably move into the top 10.

Not too shabby.....

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03 Jul 2017 00:07 #55124 by TwiceOnThursdays
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lfan wrote: Weekend domestic estimates have it now at $346M domestically and $708M worldwide.

Right now it sits at #11 of comic book movies all-time (domestic gross) and poised to probably move into the top 10.

Not too shabby.....

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It's not quite matched the Foreign sales of BvS but it sure has beaten it domestically. It also hasn't touched Dark Knight or Dark Knight Rises, so it's the #3 in DC movies (#1 in DCEU). All that looks like really great news for WW and, hopefully, for female led action movies. I'm really looking forward to Atomic Blonde even if it's at a John Wick level instead of Wonder Woman. I hope it makes a splash like John Wick did.

WW only has about 17M to go before cracking the top 10, so it'll probably do that. Though I wonder if viewers aren't yet tired of Spider-Man reboots, Spider-Man Homecoming will boot it out again. Spider-man Movies have tended to do really well, even when they aren't good. People seem to like the new Spider-Man. He was really well liked in Civil War just like WW was in BvS.
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03 Jul 2017 14:50 #55130 by jdrock24
Awesome news! I'm sure it will catch Suicide Squad's worldwide total at $750 M (Estimate) but I doubt if it will catch BvS's.

Hopefully this will lead to more big budget superheroine movies from both Marvel and DC. Captain Marvel is next...
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03 Jul 2017 16:01 #55131 by lfan

TwiceOnThursdays wrote: WW only has about 17M to go before cracking the top 10, so it'll probably do that. Though I wonder if viewers aren't yet tired of Spider-Man reboots, Spider-Man Homecoming will boot it out again. Spider-man Movies have tended to do really well, even when they aren't good. People seem to like the new Spider-Man. He was really well liked in Civil War just like WW was in BvS.


Agreed, I'm SOOOOOOO tired of Spiderman, but I must say this one looks pretty good from what little I've seen! I think it'll most likely surpass WW at the box office, if we're being honest. Still only with 4 complete weeks under her belt, I'd estimate (based on similar movies) that she probably has another 35-40M maybe left domestically if it hangs in theatres, declining over the next 6 weeks. That would probably keep it around 9 or 10 on the Top 10 comic movies of alltime......at least till Justice League (or possibly Thor 3) comes out this Fall. :)

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05 Jul 2017 22:04 - 05 Jul 2017 22:05 #55154 by slim36
www.wired.com/2017/06/wonder-woman-hero-moment/

"Now that Wonder Woman is a massive success, that kind of badassery just got carte blanche. It means Diana Prince can now thank Bruce Wayne for that sweet note he sent her at the beginning of her movie and tell him, “Thanks. I’ll be leading the Justice League now.” It means Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel—already slated to be the most powerful superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe—gets to have a movie that could leave the Iron Mans and Captain Americas in the dust. It means that Whedon’s Batgirl movie has a real shot, and if Marvel was ever wavering on whether or not to give Black Widow a standalone film, now might be the time to green-light it. And it means Rian Johnson should take a good, long look at his latest cut of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Because this time around, Rey gets all the hero shots she deserves."




The youtube ends with the special arm crossing blast, which could have been sponsored by some type of antiperspirant. When you are under attack, the last thing you need to worry about is annoying perspiration. Amazonian Sweat-free keeps you dry until you cross your arms and unleash the wrath of Themyscira in a mighty blast of perspiration.
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29 Sep 2017 13:42 - 29 Sep 2017 14:22 #56384 by Monty
Lynda Carter rips into James Cameron's criticism. Send your terminator over to her, James - I don't think it will have a chance in hell!

www.vulture.com/2017/09/wonder-woman-lyn...n-patty-jenkins.html
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29 Sep 2017 18:33 #56388 by kikass2014
Heres the thing for me, I actually get what Cameron is saying with his remarks.

Patty Jenkins has been hyped to shit for directing an action film, yet Kathryn Bigelow was making them before Jenkins even dreamed of picking up a camera. Heck Bigelow won an Oscar for directing an action flick!
So in that regard I get it. There is nothing ground breaking in that.

I also get where he is coming from with his contrasting to Sarah Connor. The main narrative in the media was/is how WW is this strong, independent woman. But she doesn't really do a whole lot as a character to exemplify that. And to be fair, there is a lot more objectification of Gadot then Hamilton (see the so called legendary "No Man's Land" scene. By contrast, there is no such scene, or even close to it in T2).

But the thing is - WW is suppose to be a sex object! So, inadvertently, Jenkins, while trying to steer clear of that, nailed it LOL :D

Anyway, given the choice between taking Gadot's WW or Hamiltons Sarah Connor..........I'll take Carters WW any day of the week and twice on Sunday :D

Just my 2 cents :)

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29 Sep 2017 23:11 #56389 by Markiehoe
Cameron is a Bully and Hollywood is afraid of him.
He should keep his mouth shut.

I am glad Lynda Carter/ Wonder Woman stood up to him and told him off.

Yes Sarah Conner is pretty badass in T2
She pumps and fires a shotgun with one hand in her "No man's land" scene.

However she is hardly the first female action hero in movies.
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29 Sep 2017 23:45 - 29 Sep 2017 23:52 #56390 by Monty
Supportive comments from Lynda's Facebook page. A very strong backing of her stance against Cameron's poor judgement.

m.facebook.com/OfficialLyndaCarter/posts/1713964435280767
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29 Sep 2017 23:55 - 29 Sep 2017 23:56 #56391 by Mynn
Love, was there ever, ever, EVER any doubt? *squee!!!* I'm so happy for Diana and Gal Gadot!

The world was ready and willing for Wonder Woman. It was time. She was around way too long and never had a cinematic as far as I know. The ironic thing is that Supergirl got a cinematic before Wonder Woman.

I wonder how Carol's movie will do? I'm kinda jealous, female heroes now getting Hollywood deals now....
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30 Sep 2017 00:21 - 30 Sep 2017 00:24 #56392 by Mynn

Monty wrote: Supportive comments from Lynda's Facebook page. A very strong backing of her stance against Cameron's poor judgement.

m.facebook.com/OfficialLyndaCarter/posts/1713964435280767


Ugh. This. I saw this earlier and just ignored it. I'd thought James Cameron would be better than that.

I'm reading more about it and I'm getting pissed off! Why can we have all good things?! Yes, we know the problems of Hollywood with its gender inequalities, but, you're one of the highest grossing directors in history, why are you taking aim towards Diana's movie?

And of course Mr. Cameron doubles down on his criticism. Obviously he knows everything about strong women.

www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/27/jam...nder-woman-criticism

And yes, I'm holding back. Ugh! I need a f[bleep]ing donut.
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30 Sep 2017 01:18 #56393 by kikass2014

She pumps and fires a shotgun with one hand in her "No man's land" scene.


I don't normally disagree with you Markiehoe, but how is this "her No Man's Land" scene?

But anyway, Cameron is hugely egotistical, and while I feel his comments do have some merit, the fact that he is referencing himself, kinda dilutes the points he is trying to make.

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30 Sep 2017 01:49 #56394 by Markiehoe
Well she has seen a lot of things and has has enough.
Also an innocent (her underage son) was in deathly peril.
Sarah Conner advances when others would run.
Her "No man's land" scene IMO.

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30 Sep 2017 11:12 #56400 by kikass2014
Ok. I can see what you mean in that context.

I think where we may differ is that, my point was Sarah Connor isn't dressed in a sexy faux-swimsuit costume, seductively (yet confidently) walking in slow-mo towards the camera*. It isn't necessarily the act she is performing (which I agree does correlate, in part), it is how it is depicted.

The camera also doesn't linger on Hamilton as she is performing the scene, whereas in WW, we the (male) audience are, like a voyeur, undressing Gadot as she marches forward. Going back to Cameron's point, I think this is what he seems to be referring too. Whether that is right or wrong, I'm not debating here. Just stating what I believe the point he was trying to make is.

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*Note: For the record, there is nothing wrong with a woman walking seductively, yet confidently, towards a camera in slow-mo (especially if they look like Gal Gadot) LOL :P
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30 Sep 2017 13:01 - 30 Sep 2017 15:54 #56402 by Monty
... nor is there anything wrong with the beautiful Lynda running in slow-mo towards the camera :)




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30 Sep 2017 14:28 #56404 by kikass2014
Indeed Monty :)

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01 Oct 2017 01:14 #56409 by Markiehoe
About 1.40 in may be the greatest moment in television.

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01 Oct 2017 14:40 #56413 by castor
For those curious Wonder Woman is Now 5 in the top 10 superheros of all time.

Which means its done better then:
Superman(all of them)
Guardians of the Galaxy ( 1 and 2)
Iron man(all of them)
Captian America(all of them)
Spiderman(all of them)
Thor(all of them)


The only 4 movies that have done better are the Last Two Dark Knight movies and the Two Avengers movies.. Its 414 million to Batman Rises 448 and i don't think it can do better then that in the time it has-but i i didn't think it would beat Gaurdians 2.

(Its also for those curious the #1 World War movie ever)

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01 Oct 2017 17:32 #56416 by TwiceOnThursdays
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castor wrote: For those curious Wonder Woman is Now 5 in the top 10 superheros of all time.

Which means its done better then:
Superman(all of them)
Guardians of the Galaxy ( 1 and 2)
Iron man(all of them)
Captian America(all of them)
Spiderman(all of them)
Thor(all of them)


The only 4 movies that have done better are the Last Two Dark Knight movies and the Two Avengers movies.. Its 414 million to Batman Rises 448 and i don't think it can do better then that in the time it has-but i i didn't think it would beat Gaurdians 2.

(Its also for those curious the #1 World War movie ever)


WW was cheaper to make than most of those other movies. It's $100M cheaper to make than BvS for example--- and I'm pretty sure they spent less on advertising, than BvS. It was cheaper to produce than GotG2, BvS, Iron Man 3, Spider-Man Homecoming, Dark Knight, Avengers Movies (+100M).

In fact, if you count production budget as a negative, WW made more money (domestically) than Age of Ultron, Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. She still loses to The Avengers.

And to be completely pendantic this is for Domestic totals only. I hear the accounting on Foreign totals is not 1:1 with domestic (less of that actual money makes it into the studio hands), and differs for each foriegn market so probably no one outside the studio accounting department knows the REAL number. With that caveat, BvS, Spider-Man Homecoming, Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man (but it'll lose soon), Captain America, Iron Man 3, and GotG 2 all have higher Foreign + Domestic. Some are > 1 Billion (> 200M over WW).

Also, Wonder Woman had legs, she kept making money for a LONG period of time, this is great for her total, but doesn't make the studio as much money. The other movies made the bulk of their money in the first few weeks, and quickly tapered off. (You can see this on Box Office Mojo if you go into the daily or weekend totals). The problem is the studio takes more of the ticket price in the first few weeks, and that tapers off to give more money to the theater. Theaters LOVE long running movies that keep pulling people in. They'll want more movies like Wonder Woman. ;-) The studio likes them too, as they're still making money and it's awesome advertising, but given a choice they'd rather the movie pulled in most of its money in the first few weeks.

From one article I read, it shifts from the theater keeping 20-25% in the first weeks, to 45-55% in later weeks. That 20% loss to the studio adds up for a movie like Wonder Woman. (Sometimes the studio can take 100% in the first week!). After 4+ weeks, the theatre can sometimes keep 80% of the take.

For instance at the end of the 2nd Weekend (Domestic):

Bvs: $260M
WW: $206M

I wonder how this translates over into DVD/Blu-Ray sales. I'd think a long-running movie indicates a passionate audience and therefore, better streaming/blu-ray/dvd sales. And probably better toy sales.

BUT, the domestic numbers ARE very impressive and they go a LONG WAY to destroy the "women in action movies/sci fi/super hero movies" bullshit the studio heads have been touting around. (This is the real demon that must be slain.)

I wonder how good WW toys sales were?

I only mention this as the TRUE # is one we'll never see, the # on the secret internal balance sheet inside the Studio. The one that knows all the real numbers, and how much money was REALLY made. If WW's internal numbers aren't as good as this domestic ranking, they'll judge it accordingly.

For a while, the Animated WW movie was just behind Group Movies and 1 each of the Batman Superman movies, it was #5, but DC execs kept saying "it didn't make enough money" and used it as an excuse to nix a Batgirl animated movie as well as a sequel. It eventually did fall in the rankings (currently #8), though I wonder what the re-release of it has done for its #'s now (#'s are yet on the page).

#'s for DC animated movies if anyone cares: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Universe_Animated_Original_Movies

Just saying the WW Animated movie did REALLY WELL and it was dissed for it. They said "Slower sales", i.e. it seems to have sold like WW at the movies .. people kept buying it over a long period of time, but it quickly was pretty high in the rankings. It just shows the Bullshit ran deep.

So we're back to me being super-happy about the Box Office Mojo showing only Domestic rankings for movies, because it changes the zeitgeist to "Wonder Woman did REALLY WELL, better than X and Y!" That's what we need to get perceptions to change. Even if the dark heart of the studio still believes men-led properties are "better", they know they can make some serious bank backing some good solid female-led movies, and that's all we need.

Let's hope that Captain Marvel kicks some serious ass to keep the streak going.

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01 Oct 2017 20:26 #56422 by kikass2014

For those curious Wonder Woman is Now 5 in the top 10 superheros of all time


Only if you count domestic takings only. If you include Foreign+Domestic (ie: Total Gross), is number 11 (I think).

An impressive haul for sure, but not as eye-catching when you look at total gross.

Imo, I don't think Capt. Marvel will pull in nearly as much as Wonder Woman did.

The only thing that Capt. Marvel has going for it is the brand recognition (aside from Brie Larson in the main role, which is a big plus to be fair). In terms of the actual character, I would guess the general audience don't really know the character, so it will be hard to reach WW numbers.

Ironically, having said that, WW (like Superman, and especially BvS) should probably have broken the billion mark. But that is another debate.

It will be interesting to see how Capt. Marvel does. Like I said, while it won't do WW numbers, due to recognition of the character, I was pretty surprised how well Dr. Strange did, considering he isn't really a mainstream name, so anything is possible.

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01 Oct 2017 23:04 - 01 Oct 2017 23:10 #56425 by castor

TwiceOnThursdays wrote:

castor wrote: For those curious Wonder Woman is Now 5 in the top 10 superheros of all time.

Let's hope that Captain Marvel kicks some serious ass to keep the streak going .


one thing i noticed on Box office mojo this morning

Silver and Black Sony 2/8/19
Captain Marvel BV 3/8/19


Silver and Black is the Sony produced Silver Sable and Black Cat movie that so far hasn't gotten any press or intrest. it may get pushed back it may not happen-but as of right now its coming out to a month to a day before Captain Marvel.

I am in particular kind of curious about it cause-this kind of suggest that this maybe kind of a smaller budget movie. Silver Sable was always a kind of a cloak and dager character, and i could see this as a smallish comic spy movie.

With Antman and the Wasp and Dark Phoniex it looks like there are three more Superheroine movies(okay Dark Phoniex isn't a superhero movie but you get my point) Before Marvel.

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12 Nov 2017 14:47 - 12 Nov 2017 16:17 #57019 by Monty
You don't mess with Wonder Woman!
Gal has the power now.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5073779...rett-Ratner-out.html
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12 Nov 2017 16:57 #57023 by AuGoose
Or, alternatively, she just put a bullet in the brain of the franchise in the long run. Because regardless of the moral high ground, studio executives don't generally care to indulge ultimatums from actors. I'd be unsurprised if Rat-Pac is pushed out but her career is quietly over. That's pretty much textbook "how to get blacklisted" even with the current house cleaning going on.

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12 Nov 2017 17:33 #57025 by shadar

AuGoose wrote: Or, alternatively, she just put a bullet in the brain of the franchise in the long run. Because regardless of the moral high ground, studio executives don't generally care to indulge ultimatums from actors. I'd be unsurprised if Rat-Pac is pushed out but her career is quietly over. That's pretty much textbook "how to get blacklisted" even with the current house cleaning going on.


That used to be true, but in this new age that is suddenly upon us, the men who have exploited women are done for. No longer are women going to be silent or complicit. The wave that will wash these misogynist and exploitive men out of power has begun, and it will be driven by women who speak up and refuse to cooperate.

Gal is astute enough to see that the culture of acceptance of male exploitation in movie making and of abuse of power, in general, has changed. Sometimes it just takes one prominent person to push people over the edge and for change to begin. I think that has happened this last year.

Rat-Pac is going to get caught up in the big flush and she knows it's just beginning.

A very Wonder Woman moment in real life... and very exciting to watch. I love it when the old power structures get turned upside down.

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