Am I the only one who still thinks The Dark Knight Rises will actually perform significantly below expectations? My guess is that it does way better than Batman Begins but not as well as The Dark Knight, ending its run somewhere in the $400 millions. I admittedly base this only on two middle-aged women (my mother and mother-in-law) I know who saw The Dark Knight because of Heath Ledger as The Joker, but are pretty unlikely to see this one, so perhaps it is not very well researched.
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Gris - Jun 24, 2012 2:58:29 pm PDT #21294 of 30000
Hey. New board.
lisah - Jun 24, 2012 3:03:49 pm PDT #21295 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Just saw Safety Not Guaranteed today and OH MY GOD! so good. I loved it more than I have loved a movie I've seen in the theater in a long time.
Polter-Cow - Jun 24, 2012 3:10:47 pm PDT #21296 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, that's good to hear! I heart Aubrey Plaza and time travel, so I was interested.
smonster - Jun 24, 2012 3:23:36 pm PDT #21297 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Just saw Safety Not Guaranteed today and OH MY GOD! so good. I loved it more than I have loved a movie I've seen in the theater in a long time.
Interesting! It's playing locally, but I hadn't heard of it before I saw the listing yesterday.
§ ita § - Jun 24, 2012 3:29:14 pm PDT #21298 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is the official expectation for TDKR to bring in more than the others? I haven't really gotten the sense that better than 1 and less good than 2 is disappointing. But I don't really know how genre trilogies generally perform relatively at the box office.
lisah - Jun 24, 2012 3:34:28 pm PDT #21299 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
I'd read a little about it but didn't have too many expectations going in. It is sweet and very funny and surprising. And surprisingly touching. And it just really hangs together well.
I love Aubrey Plaza, who is from my hometown and went to my tiny high school (a good long time after I did), so it's great to see her doing well. The character is not that far removed from April Ludgate but there are enough differences that it doesn't feel like she's just playing herself or something like that.
Zenkitty - Jun 24, 2012 3:44:35 pm PDT #21300 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Safety Not Guaranteed
I've never even heard of this movie! It's not playing anywhere near me, unfortunately.
DavidS - Jun 24, 2012 3:47:53 pm PDT #21301 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Is the official expectation for TDKR to bring in more than the others?
I think after The Avengers box office, and the previous movie I'd say: Yes. Also, the last movie in a series tends to make the most money.
But I don't think it will beat TDK.
Typo Boy - Jun 24, 2012 4:15:44 pm PDT #21302 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
My 90 year old mother and a 62 year old friend saw Keyhole and hated it. The think it is badly done PWP. (They left after an hour, so maybe some plot kicked in after they left.) Fair evaluation? Or are they missing something because of age. (Note that they know the term PWP.)
Gris - Jun 24, 2012 4:38:02 pm PDT #21303 of 30000
Hey. New board.
Is TDKR going to be 3d? If so, I'm sure they're hoping for as good or better. I don't think they'll be disappointed with 400 million, but I bet they won't be as happy as they want to be. Which probably qualifies as disappointed.