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.
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§ ita § - Jun 24, 2012 3:29:14 pm PDT #21298 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
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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
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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.
Polter-Cow - Jun 24, 2012 4:39:27 pm PDT #21304 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
No, just IMAX.
Gris - Jun 24, 2012 4:40:54 pm PDT #21305 of 30000
Hey. New board.
Good for them! Then I don't know what the official expectations are, but boxofficemojo predicted 500+ million at the beginning of the summer but I don't think it will make it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 24, 2012 4:52:37 pm PDT #21306 of 30000
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I have the feeling TDKR isn't going to be a blockbuster to end all blockbusters. The Avengers may have primed this summer's audiences for feel-good adventure, and from the trailers it doesn't look like it's going to fit the bill of the first half of that.
§ ita § - Jun 24, 2012 5:54:58 pm PDT #21307 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's no good reason for the Avengers to sap Batman's thunder, but I think it will, effectively. It's not going to be as big as The Avengers, and I'm already seeing people kinda...blaming it for that, and it's not out yet.
And Chris Nolan is good, really good, but the last movie was lightning in a bottle with some salient components that are not reproducible. I kinda felt that was the expectation, though. The Avengers didn't make the comic book market inherently bigger--and like Matt says, I think not only are the trailers clear it's not the same tone, it's not like you could come out of the last one expecting hijinx for the trilogy wrapup.