THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Holding Up Well At Domestic Box Office During 5th Weekend In Theaters

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@Matchesz -

Dean Cain would like a word with you

@Forthas - is that only excuse people will keep using when movie doesn’t surpass do well in theaters Covid , president , economy , inflation give it up if people can afford 600.0 plus cellphone with monthly phone bill every bill every month and streaming bill every bill every month on top that they to can afford fricken movie ticket under 20.00 for one person inflation , pre Covid after Covid , economy , president is bull shit excuses fans uses when something does not do well let freaking excuses die allready.,

If inflation , economy , president Covid wasnt excuse did exist this year for Superman passing man of steel what stupid pathetic lane excuse for movie not surpass Mano f steel be ? Same with fantastic four not making billion everyone claims it will have done

@dragon316 - These people list all of the disadvantages Superman had but what about the advantages. There are more people on earth, ticket prices are higher, and premium screens are more prevalent. They even employ a seemingly endless army of youtube and online shills to try to persuade people to see these films. Those are advantages Man of Steel did not have and yet it still captures more interest than Supersh*t.

@Forthas - I’m not sure how old you are or if you were actually around when man of steel came out but, especially for the time, it wasn’t looked at fondly. People, especially you are romanticizing the movie and again, while I loved the movie l, had a great deal of problems. Aesthetically, albeit dark, looked good but had a lot of inconsistency with story and character. They liked Cavill as Superman but people didn’t think the movie was the Superman from the comics or the one from the donner films. The true king of Superman, to this day is Christopher reeve. He set the bar and the one people most look to as Superman. Man of steel was considered a disappointment for that time so that’s why they shoehorned in Batman. Again, bc you loved man of steel, you’re using your bias thinking it was like iron man, spiderman, avengers success and that’s just not true. Yes the box office which is a big factor, but it’s not the only factor and didn’t make that much more than the current movie. If prices for the tickets of movies were this high back in 2013, we don’t know if it would have made as much so we can’t just use inflation and even without inflation, it’s not apples to apples. Man of steel had a chance to start a universe but it didn’t work out. Is this Superman loved by all, no? But it’s much closer to the comics and the reeve version than man of steel.

@Forthas - higher ticket prices could be seen as a disadvantage. Why do you think stores have sales? The biggest day for stores is generally Black Friday. They’ve labeled it that day because that’s when stores go from red to black for the year. Lower prices can be beneficial.

@Forthas - Man of Steel Box Office Numbers is the reason we Never got Man of Steel 2.

@epc1122 - My local AMC in SI has 7 dollar Tuesday’s (up from 5)

@epc1122 - Just saying that I don’t think ticket prices have that much to do with box office. They’re definitely a factor but if someone wants to see a film they’ll see it regardless

@epc1122 - Man Of Steel BEATS it in EVERY CATEGORY!!!!! Gunn LOST 1/2 THE FAN BASE which means The Gunns Cultist are THE MINORITY!!!! A LOUD MINORITY!!!! If Superman can't outsell Man Of Steel, BvS Or JLA well hoe the hell will Supergirl, Clayface Etc will????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@mck13 - how exactly does man if steel beat it in every category? Superman made more domestically, did better in reviews, overall reception, not as big a dip from week to week at the box office. And I will repeat this, I loved man of steel but there’s a reason why this version of Superman hasn’t continued. The loud minority are the Snyder fans and sadly that version will not come back. Hopefully the two Superman’s will meet in someway, I mean I never thought routh would suit up again, but as of now it’s not going to happen. There were just too many problems with Snyder’s version. Man of steel is like the Superman earth one series where it’s a grounded take that didn’t really resonate with the audience. I think it be interesting to see how the next film in the Superman family saga does. I think that will be the true test to see if this new universe resonates with the general audience. With Jason mamoa is lobo and being in space, could bode well for an interesting take and story for the character. But thanks for not elaborating on any of your viewpoints and just being biased bc you don’t like the movie and a Superman that’s a bit more like the comics or Reeve’s version.

@Bucky74 - My AMC has Tuesdays and Wednesdays but I am pretty sure it is all of them. I didn’t realize about Wednesdays until a few weeks ago.

@mck13 - Private message me. I can recommend some meds for you.

@RegularPoochie - oh, ok. Thanks for the info 👍

@epc1122 - I think my profile states when I started on this site. I began posting here the exact same year Man of Steel came out. You keep saying that it was not looked upon fondly yet either reading the comments on this site or looking at numerous youtubers that champion Man of Steel says different. And now we know looking at the box office they are the majority. Man of Steel’s Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score compared to the seven previous live action solo Superman films puts it at the third OR MAYBE EVEN second most liked Superman film ever. Given that the audience score is a statistical measure, MOS places well within the margin of error thus making it effectively tied with Superman II. As we have discussed earlier you know very well that Batman v Superman served as the sequel. That film did better than the first at the box office. If it was the disappointment you claim, it would not have been greenlit and/or it would have failed at the box office like Superman 2025 just did. You keep projecting the nonsense of my "bias” when it is you that has some kind of devotion to James Gunn that makes you obsessively respond to my posts trying to defend him. To the credit of Warner Brothers Studios creating an optimistic and light hearted Superman that you claim people want was their first strategy post Christopher Reeve leading to development of Superman Returns. Despite the film having a similar budget ($232 million) to Man of Steel’s ($225 million) and the studio going so far as to make it a semi-continuation of the Reeve led Superman films (even maintaining Superman’s red trunks), the audience reaction to both films demonstrates that the tone of Man of Steel is unequivocally the preferred version. This is clearly seen in the preference given to Man of Steel ($328,276,427) to Superman Returns ($280,167,993) in 2022 inflation adjusted domestic box office results. https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/custom-comparisons/Superman-Returns/Man-of-Steel#tab=day_by_day_comparison There is no data that suggests a preference to the light hearted and whimsical Superman depicted by Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh and now David Corswet. You know deep down Superman is a financial failure. It made about the same amount as Superman Returns did when you adjust for inflation and Warner Brothers called that a failure and actually did not make a sequel. Man of Steel was the only profitable films marketed as a solo film. Before Man of Steel’s theatrical release, it attracted a record (at the time) $160 million in advertising dollars offsetting its reported $225 million production budget. Man of Steel went on to generate $667 million worldwide banking an estimated $300 million in profit according to SNL Kagan analyst Wade Holden becoming the highest grossing solo Superman film of all time and most profitable. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/batman-v-superman-set-to-be-less-profitable-than-man-of-steel-a6978411.html Couple that with Man of Steel’s performance post box office currently ranking 23rd on the all time US Blu-ray sales chart (selling more than Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Captain America: Civil War, and Aquaman) https://www.the-numbers.com/alltime-bluray-sales-chart

@AllsGood - "Man of Steel Box Office Numbers is the reason we Never got Man of Steel 2."

There was a sequel called Batman v Superman! It surpassed Man of Steel at the box office.

@Apophis71 - oh ok. Getting sucked into, unfortunately on my own accord bc I feel the need to respond even though I know I shouldn’t to posts from posters repeating the same things, I was a bit on the defensive so I do apologize.

@Forthas - Man of Steel is more like The Incredible Hulk still hasn't got a sequel.