DC should've went against the grain and started with a Flash movie with the guy on TV first instead of BvS, that would've boosted the ratings and ultimately could've introduced the DC Multiverse.
Looks like it's all but done domestically with only $9 million for the weekend. It's crossed $300 million but more than half of that was in its first weekend. With international its at about $830 million total and likely has no shot at even hitting $900 million. For a Batman film that's an absolute disaster. This movie can't be judged by whether it makes a profit but what that draw is comparative to other relevant films. The last two Batman films hit $1 billion. The Avengers gross $1 billion. Iron Man 3 crossed $1 billion. If Civil War hits $1 billion it will look even worse.
Box office does not matter to me. For instance, Batman Begins did not even make $400 million and it was one of the best Super Hero films ever to me. BvS could make $2 billion and break every record and it would still be crap. The lack of box office proves even more so that it is crap, but just saying. I looked at the Box Office Mojo "Adjusted for Inflation" stats and BvS is SIXTH all-time in Batman movies behind 1. The Dark Knight 2. Batman 3. The Dark Knight Rises 4. Batman Forever and 5. Batman Returns. The $30 million it's behind Batman Returns will probably not be made either. Terrible. I am just happy it's over now. It felt like a disaster from Day 1 and it was. Move on to the next set of DC movies and hope for the best. Speaking of which: The Batman solo film starring and directed by Ben Affleck has been confirmed. That movie has the best possible potential to be good. We will wait and see.
Absolutely. The context of the numbers is what is interesting. My son watched Begins for the first time this morning (he's 4) and loved it. The great thing about that movie, and all of Nolan's bat films, is they are truly comic book movies with pretty silly comic book ideas but filmed so expertly you don't really notice and are absorbed in the drama. He truly understood the character and the medium. In Begins alone we have Bruce Wayne fighting ninjas and using bats as distractions. Both are as silly as any idea in Forever and Batman & Robin and neither are ridiculous in Nolan's hands.
So true. I'll always love Nolan's trilogy. Bittersweet though, as it appears WB won't be topping it for a long time. If ever. You have a smart 4 year old, already loving Batman Begins.
Well, I think the the Batman solo film written and directed by Ben Affleck could challenge it...I think Ben is teamed with a writer and is working closely with Geoff Johns (Man in charge of DC Universe in comics) Hearing the story will probably focus on 'Death in the Family' and Red Hood as the man storyline...Along with Riddler being in it. (Hope they do Riddler justice, I need a sinister and smart Riddler)
Considering what an awesome film maker Affleck is combined with the fact that he was probably the best Batman/Bruce Wayne that's been done on the big screen I have high hopes for his solo film. Hugh Laurie as the riddler is something I was hoping would happen in nolan's trilogy.
I guess I'm in the minority that enjoyed the film? A couple things certainly could've used some work plot-wise and it could've been shortened by about a half hour, but I don't get everyone saying the movie was boring (not here, but coworkers and friends). Eisenberg and Affleck did great jobs with Lex Luther/Batman. The only problem I had with it was that it didn't flow very well. Jumped around a lot and it feels like they didn't write out a storyboard just kind of dove right into filming it. Outside of that, I was definitely engaged the whole time. The other thing I didn't like was out powerful that creature was. I understand it's a super hero movie but god damn. That think was stopping the ground and creating a nuclear bomb strike the size of a city. Something that powerful should be around starting earlier in a movie and it takes a long time to destroy it. They housed that thing in 15 minutes. Still entertaining though. I don't think anything will ever top the trilogy.
The pacing was complete shit and Lois Lane had way to much screen time. I wish they'd kill her off and write her out of the franchise in some way but I doubt that ever happens. And aside from the dark knight the Nolan trilogy is incredibly overrated.
You enjoyed the film and consider yourself the minority, but even you had plenty of issues with the film. It's hard to make a Batman or Superman movie completely terrible, because they are great characters, but Zack Snyder tried his best to ruin it. Whoa, fella. Those are fighting words around these parts. Batman Begins is one of the best comic book films ever. The Dark Knight is the best comic book film ever and The Dark Knight Rises is a solid conclusion to a fantastic trilogy.
Batman begins was good, Heath ledger made the dark knight as great as it was, and rises was a complete mess. After the Joel Schumacher shitstorm movies the bar was set incredibly low for batman so I can see why people think it's an amazing trilogy considering the past batman flicks.
I suppose. I just view it for what it is in that it's setting up the entire series of movies. Would it be fair to judge the entire Marvel universe based on how friggain boring the first Captain America movie was? I think it did a good job in setting the stage for The Justice League. Overall I still enjoyed the movie. We shall see. If Suicide Squad has a shaky storyline DC is going to be in big trouble.
Pretty harsh criticism for The Dark Knight Rises here. As an overall film, Rises is a really good movie. Compared to Begins or TDK it is clearly 3rd place. I think most people don't like it for the decisions that were made for the characters. I agree, but Nolan wanted to end his story and I get that too. Anne Hathaway was a great Catwoman and Tom Hardy was a great Bane.
