ajzepp Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 $$250,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had no idea their production budget was this massive.....that is frickin astronomical! Just for some perspective, here are the production costs of some other notable films: Batman Begins - 150m Fantastic Four - 100m Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - 113m Daredevil - 78m Spider Man - 139m X-Men - 75m *Taken from www.boxofficemojo.com I think this is a huge risk given that it's not *really* a sequel. It's a continuation of the franchise, obviously, but it's not like there was a Superman movie a couple years ago that just KILLED at the box office and now they can justify this kind of budget. Even Spider Man 2, on the heels of Spider Man 1 becoming one of the most successful movies EVER, only increased their production budget to just under 200 mil. I hope it pays off, cause I'm really looking forward to this movie.....but in today's climate where movies really rely on that huge opening in order to propel them into the black, this film is walking a fine line, IMO. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196151,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I absolutely love super hero comics....X men, Super Man, Spider Man, etc etc......from when I was a kid to now.... When Superman died....I absolutely hated that they took that turn with his story....SUPERMAN IS NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 They'll make more than that back just in aftermarket sales. No biggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 $$250,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had no idea their production budget was this massive.....that is frickin astronomical! Just for some perspective, here are the production costs of some other notable films: Batman Begins - 150m Fantastic Four - 100m Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - 113m Daredevil - 78m Spider Man - 139m X-Men - 75m *Taken from www.boxofficemojo.com I think this is a huge risk given that it's not *really* a sequel. It's a continuation of the franchise, obviously, but it's not like there was a Superman movie a couple years ago that just KILLED at the box office and now they can justify this kind of budget. Even Spider Man 2, on the heels of Spider Man 1 becoming one of the most successful movies EVER, only increased their production budget to just under 200 mil. I hope it pays off, cause I'm really looking forward to this movie.....but in today's climate where movies really rely on that huge opening in order to propel them into the black, this film is walking a fine line, IMO. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196151,00.html 694739[/snapback] Wow, that's crazy! Maybe they are hoping that the DVD sales will help if it tanks at the box office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 They'll make more than that back just in aftermarket sales. No biggie. 694808[/snapback] You beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 $$250,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 694739[/snapback] I can't wait to check it out but.... ...that's a lot of money they could have spent to get the Batman Begins sequel made ASAP. Hollywood, and entertainment in general, should halt production on all crappy movies and TV shows and just concentrate on Batman. BATMAN!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 You beat me to it. 694813[/snapback] I'd suspect, worldwide sales of around $1Billion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 I agree with you guys....I do think it'll PROBABLY have no trouble at all being profitable - as long as Tom Cruise stays the hell away from it Lord knows I'll go see it....I can't wait for it to come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 I absolutely love super hero comics....X men, Super Man, Spider Man, etc etc......from when I was a kid to now.... When Superman died....I absolutely hated that they took that turn with his story....SUPERMAN IS NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE 694806[/snapback] That's how I felt about Star Trek: Generations......You don't KILL Captain Kirk, for gosh sakes!! It was obvious when he was sucked out of the back of the ship that he would have found SOME way to survive....and by God, he did! But of course, frickin Picard could have none of that!! Gotta screw with his happiness and trick him into coming to help his stupid little group of freaks beat one little old guy with a cannon. But yeah, I have loved the superhero stuff since I was a kid, too. Superman II was on about a month or two ago....what a nice nostalgic experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet baboo Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I absolutely love super hero comics....X men, Super Man, Spider Man, etc etc......from when I was a kid to now.... When Superman died....I absolutely hated that they took that turn with his story....SUPERMAN IS NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE 694806[/snapback] from the trailer, it looks like superman gets royally f*ckded up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 I'd suspect, worldwide sales of around $1Billion. 694828[/snapback] Nah, I think it will be more like.....1.5 biiiiilllion dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Scary thing is that the budget is probably even MORE than that. Studios never release the actual budgets, and when they do, it's always an underestimate. I have a buddy who worked on the PA crew for this movie and he said the amount of financing that went into this movie was astounding -- so much so it caused even the most jaded studio execs to do a double take. Yet, he assured me for the little time he worked on the set, nearly every penny will show up on screen. . . I hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 i don't think the entire LoTR trilogy cost $250M to make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 Scary thing is that the budget is probably even MORE than that. Studios never release the actual budgets, and when they do, it's always an underestimate. I have a buddy who worked on the PA crew for this movie and he said the amount of financing that went into this movie was astounding -- so much so it caused even the most jaded studio execs to do a double take. Yet, he assured me for the little time he worked on the set, nearly every penny will show up on screen. . . I hope so! 695126[/snapback] Wow, I hope so too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Rumored to have cost upward of $250 million. Rumored people. Rumor:- 1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth. 2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay. I'd love it to be great(I'm a comic book head) but I fear the actor just looks wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Rumored people.Rumor:- 1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth. 2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay. I'd love it to be great(I'm a comic book head) but I fear the actor just looks wet. 695310[/snapback] What does Football365.com have to say on the matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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