That was cool.

Someone on r/GODZILLA posted the new IMAX poster sans text. Works great for iPhone wallpaper.

Which ones were the geeks again?

Boxoffice.com mentions the tracking currently has the film opening towards $75 million, and that's with 3 more weeks of marketing to go. I think the number will go up a little bit more. An $85 million opening would be a strong start. And this should bring in huge overseas numbers.

I think it'll have a very successful opening weekend, along the lines of $55 - $65m. $85 seems kind of ridiculous.

That article says it's tracking near Man of Steel numbers, so $85mm isn't ridiculous. In fact, even though many people will go see Spidey 2 I think just as many, if not more, don't care about it. It's being sold as another overstuffed sequel to a series that is on film five. Godzilla, as an "original" property, could satisfy consumer demand for something that isn't so ubiquitous.

Plus, looking fucking amazing hasn't been hurting its odds either.

Personally, I think it'll have a $77mm OW, finishing out around $203mm domestic. If the reviews are solid, that could get higher.

My gut tells me that this movie will struggle domestically. I don't think Godzilla appeals to the female segment as much as superhero movies do. Hope I'm wrong.

Duh. Everybody knows about the Death Star contractors ...

Here's the link to the Box Office site that mentions the 75 million opening.
http://www.boxoffice.com/latest-news...04-24-godzilla

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is tracking to hit $92-95M on opening weekend which I believe is extremely high. I get that the film will also be in 3D and IMAX, but it's coming off a film that had a very tepid audience response. With the reviews coming in stating it's more of the same, it'll be number one for two weeks and then plummet... which is saying something as this summer has a weak batch of films slated.

If early reviews for Godzilla are as good as the preview footage, this will be the sleeper blockbuster of the summer a la Star Trek from six years ago.

Tepid? Amazing Spider-man had excellent audience response overall. I wasn't its biggest fan, but it was well received, especially with the Summer going crowds (under-22), I think Amazing Spider-man 2 looks terrible but that same group seems to be eating it up.

Star Trek was five years ago already? Jeesh.

I'm guessing about $105m for Spider-man 2 and about $45m - $55m for Godzilla.

I was in my mid-teens when the first JP came out and after that scene everyone truly felt they could go home and feel like they had seen something worth the price of admission. Granted, would have been a short movie, but still, it was so awe-inspiring at the time.


Back to Godzilla, I see it doing slightly better than Pacific Rim, mainly because it has name recognition in Big G. I too feel it will do better over seas. The only thing that can help it moreso is if it gets good reviews, and I don't mean upper 60% on rottentomatoes, it has to be in the upper 80s or low 90s. Even then, there's the chance many people will think it too dark for a Godzilla movie (though Big G isn't supposed to be a joke) . Then again TASM 2 will have the whole stigma of

The spoiler statement. Is she considered that?

If it had an excellent audience response, why did it underperform?

It's the lowest-grossing Spider-man film both domestically and internationally despite being available in 3D and IMAX.

Within my group of friends, it's a love it or hate it film. I personally think it's a piece of shit.

It underperformed because of Spider-Man 3. If people really did love ASM, then it's no surprise that the sequel will track big. But if it does, then fuck America.

It still made $750 million worldwide. Given that it was a reboot with an unknown actor in the lead, I would hardly call that underperforming just because it didn't set some kind of record.

I read that Godzilla is already tracking over $60m opening weekend. If glowing reviews start coming out I wouldn't be surprised to see it surge to $75m. The marketing has been great, they're not trying to sell it on mystery, instead they're showing us the spectacle.

I already have my ticket for Thursday at 9 PM. Can't wait.

Our local military theater is showing Godzilla in digital 3D on May 10. I plan to see it then, and will likely see it the following week in IMAX. I have been a Godzilla fan since the mid-60s. I remember watching Godzilla movies on Saturdays on WWL (New Orleans station), and in 1976, sat through a 4-movie Godzilla marathon at a drive-in theater. So I am really looking forward to this one!

I think Jennifer Lawrence holds the actual title, but Stone is definitely someone many casual movie goers like.

I have yet to see either Lawrence or Stone in a movie.

Seeing as how you're a film school graduate, I would hate to think you're less than a casual movie goer .

You could live fine without seeing a film with Stone. Well both actually. Lawrence however is the better actress.

No one in this thread has bothered to ask this question so I will be the first:

Where does Godzilla hide his massive cock?

cloaca