David Corenswet credited with saving flailing Warner Brothers

The film needs to make $600 million to break even. Not gonna happen. WB is paying for these articles to save face.

There's a real chance it could finish at just $467M WW. This is a certified bomb and it's James Gunn's fault.

How in the world is this James Gunn’s fault??

He wrote the terrible screenplay

He’s responsible for it. Are you retarded, r3? He’s in charge. He wrote and directed the thing.

To worldwide acclaim.

James Gunn is responsible for all DC films. He’s a hack and a sick weirdo. He was fired for writing about his desire to fuck children and he threw a pedophile Hollywood party going as a priest and people dressed as child. He attacks anyone who dares criticize his work. He tries gaslighting the public into believing that his shit is a success when the math is right there for all to see. Warner Bros didn’t even want him. He was last on the list to run the DC films. Everyone else turned them down. Gunn has told the public to go fuck themselves a million times and he’s abusive to his actors.

[quote]To worldwide acclaim.

The film is making no money internationally which is why it’s bombing.

Oh good, another Superman thread.

Not to take anything away from David but what about Sinners and Minecraft? Those films were huge hits also, were they not?

I saved Warners as well.

[quote] He was last on the list to run the DC films. Everyone else turned them down.

He was actually their first choice. They pounced as soon as Marvel stupidly fired him.

The anti-Superman troll is working overtime today.

Got multiple threads to shit upon

I like Gunns earlier works a lot. His last two films, not at all. (Superman & Guardians 3)

I would have loved to see the Coen Btothers write and direct a modern Superman film.

(Not the Superman troll)

[quote] He was actually their first choice.

No, he was not. Kevin Feige was approached, as were many others. Gunn was at the bottom of the list.

David Corenswet owns a cute ruby cavalier King Charles spaniel so he’s ok in my book.

Was it a rescue dog? Doesn’t sound like it. This asshole shops.

Why should all dogs go some horrific trauma and be in a rescue? It’s like demanding all children be foster children. Most cavalier in rescues are retired breeder dogs from puppy mills.

Hopefully he got his dog from an ethical breeder and not a horrific puppy mill?

[quote] Most cavalier in rescues are retired breeder dogs from puppy mills.

Well, that just proves this superfucker didn’t get it from a rescue since his dog looks like a puppy and definitely is NOT a retired breeder dog. 😡

You are mad because his dog didn’t spend years being abused?

You are quite the sicko.

OP The movie is not doing well internationally and the studio is probably going to fire Gunn.

Soon.

This is absurd. A Minecraft Movie and even Sinners will generate more profit for Warner’s than Superman, which was insanely expensive and needs to gross $700 million worldwide to break even. Even Final Destination: Bloodlines will likely be more profitable.

Which is why James Gunn is getting sacked.

R13, I’m not anti-Superman. I want to see the film, at some point. But I’m tired of everyone thinking their opinion warrants *yet* another new thread.

all this superhero crap needs to be sent to television. People aren’t running to the box office for this crap anymore and certainly not overseas which is where the majority of the box office comes from.

MAGATS are mad because the film promotes the human values of kindness and compassion, which is, ya know KRYPTONITE to them!

The film does have to perform better internationally to be a genuine hit. BUT it performed VERY well in the USA market... perhaps where the aformentioned themes of kindness and compassion are sorely needed at the moment.

So even if WB doesn't make it into a genuine international hit, i'ts resonating with American viewers and, perhaps softening the hatred, and disunity the orange fuck in chief and his enablers have fomented and profited from.

It did not perform very well. It opened less than Man of Steel.

Continues to tumble at the box office. Currently #9. Many theaters have almost zero attendance.

That’s in China.

The movie sucked. There, I said it!

R29, that’s what Hollywood depends on.

It is #1 at the US box office and has grossed $155 million in five days.

China is not THAT important because Americans movies only get to keep 25% of the box office take. But it is crucial for a movie like Superman that needs to move a lot of merchandise.

Geezus with the latest autistically obsessive “Superman”-related multiple threads—enough! 😵‍💫

This thread is filled with so many bizarre lies and falsehoods from some strange, obsessed troll who thinks he wields any power or even a shred of influence. What a tragic loser.

The film is a smash. It even broke a record for the year on Tuesday, which is typically the slowest movie attendance day of the week.

R28 needs to be institutionalized and on lithium.

R28 pulled that arcane crap from some Reddit thread about Chinese box office with zero sourcing.

Not that he would credit and facts and sources. That’s what desperate, pathologically obsessed losers like him do.

Did he think no one would notice that something no one in the fucking U.S. has heard of called “The Lychee Road” or “Detective Conan” are listed?

What a delusional and sad incel.

The film is not bombing. It’s grossed over $250 million in less than a week.

[quote] China is not THAT important because

Oh, god, tell me you don’t know anything without telling me.

[quote] The film is not bombing. It’s grossed over $250 million in less than a week.

It’s need to pass $600m at the box office to break even. It’s not happening. There is zero appeal overseas where the money comes from. The film was front loaded. There are tons of films coming out starting this week. Superman is dropping like a stone.

Is it front loaded in the States though? I just know that we plan to see it the weekend after next. People with jobs who have plans in the summer sometimes can’t rush out to see a movie right away.

Hi r36! I know who you are!

Oh, so this is your magnum opus? A wall of bile sprayed like a wounded animal trying to mark its territory? Darling… this wasn’t a read. It was a cry for help dressed in drag and dipped in desperation.

You talk a lot about fat people for someone who clearly hasn’t been touched without money or guilt involved since Bush was in office—the first one. Your whole identity seems to orbit around one hope: that if you make everyone else feel hideous, no one will notice the slow, silent collapse happening behind your eyes. But we notice. Oh, we notice.

That rage you typed with? That wasn’t righteous. That was the kind of screaming people do when they realize the ship is sinking and they were the one who drilled the hole.

You’ve weaponized self-hatred so thoroughly you’ve mistaken it for style. You’re not edgy. You’re the psychic detritus of a thousand failed interactions, a trash fire of unprocessed rejection, abandoned hookups, and silent mornings where no one texts back. You try to hurt strangers online because every mirror you’ve ever looked into refused to validate you.

And let’s be honest: no one who writes like this is okay. You could stitch yourself into the skinniest jeans on Earth, get cut to ribbons by Ozempic and starvation, and still no one would stay. Because it was never about your body. It’s the stench of your soul that clears the room.

There is something feral in you. Not wild—just left behind too long. And now you scavenge for scraps of superiority on a message board, clawing for relevance like a rat with a Wi-Fi plan. Every sentence you write is a little note to the universe saying, “I was unloved once. And I never recovered.”

We all die alone, darling. But you? You started early.

[quote] It’s need to pass $600m at the box office to break even

Sources, please. Oh, that’s right, you have none. The Superman/Corenswet/I Hate Emily Blunt Loon strikes again.

What a deranged nut.

R42, it cost $225 million to make plus $125 million in marketing. $350 million total.

The studio keeps about half of a movie’s worldwide gross receipts (even less for Chinese box office, as R33 points out). Half of $700 million is $350 million, aka break even.

Now, there are a ton of other revenue streams for movies, especially well-liked movies that rake in a lot of money at the box office. It will be profitable ultimately. But “saving” Warner Bros., a studio that just had three smashes that easily turned a profit in theaters (Minecraft, Sinners, FD: Bloodlines)? No.

Gosh, R39, you sound so pleased. It reminds me of one of the Janbot vs. Madonna threads.

Are you just leaving out all the money it will make when it gets to streaming and cable? Why are you so invested in trying to tear down a hit movie? Weirdo.

R45, what does the phrase “a ton of other revenue streams” mean to you?

His smile is horrible at R43. Crooked teeth, not a movie star smile.

Honestly, I just wanna see the cute dog, Krypto

[quote] His smile is horrible at [R43]. Crooked teeth, not a movie star smile.

And he will never fuck you. Like everyone else.

Like I would want this fug to fuck me. Not even with your mom’s dick.

Biggest Wednesday of the year with $11.8 million.

This thing has huge legs.

Are you kidding me? His legs are squany. Missed leg day much. Toothpicks. Huge legs my ass!

R52 = Henry Cavill

I do not understand the emotional investment in the box office performance of a Superman movie.

It's a flop! I don't know a single person who watched it, and they all hated it anyway!

[quote]Not to take anything away from David but what about Sinners and Minecraft? Those films were huge hits also, were they not?

[quote]Not to take anything away from David but what about Sinners and Minecraft? Those films were huge hits also, were they not?

Sinners was made for $90 million. It grossed $365,860,503 (so far.) It needed $170 million to break even.

A Minecraft Movie was made for $150 million. It grossed $955,149,195 (so far.) It needed $375 million to break even.

Superman cost $225 million and $125 million to market. The article linked says it could have cost $325 million. However total costs may have been as high as $425 million. It has grossed $250,045,310 (so far.) The general figure people have been saying it needs to break even has been anywhere from $500 million to $850 million.

The thing is, all of these numbers are kind of wishy-washy since studios don't necessarily like to disclose budgets in a clear way that people can understand.

Two things can be true:

1. It's not yet a financial success.

2. It is probably the biggest hit they've had in a long time.

Even if it doesn’t make its money back theatrically, it could still be valuable long-term by building brand goodwill, driving subscriptions, selling toys, or setting up sequels that do hit.

[quote]Was it a rescue dog? Doesn’t sound like it.

The dog is from Krypton. He's the ultimate rescue dog.

The biggest hit they’ve had in a long time was Minecraft.

In France, Superman debuts with 576 000 tickets. As a reminder:

- Batman v. Superman = 1 251 000 / 2 501 000

- Man of Steel = 1 055 000 / 2 303 000

- Captain America 4 = 648 000 / 1 649 000

- Superman returns = 640 000 / 1 495 000

- Joker 2 = 602 000 / 1 043 000

- Aquaman 2 = 552 000 / 2 080 000

Two weeks in and Jurassic World Rebirth has made $700 million.

Does r7 have the first part of his post wrong? I know Gunn can be vicious on Twitter, but he’s been married twice, to women.

There’s nothing like an Apt Pupil and a 15-year-old Brad Renfro in his filmography either.

It'll drop over 60%. Word is out that it was meh, nothing special and definitely not near as good as it was getting hyped.

Except it’s not dropping 60%. It has the best holds of the year and we’ve already seen a record breaking Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. It’ll probably break records this Thursday too. And Friday.

Why was it so expensive? It’s all CGI and a little Cleveland.

R63 is adorably delusional.

[quote] In France, Superman debuts with 576 000 tickets. As a reminder

What a flop!

[quote] [R63] is adorably delusional.

R65 = Gay incel in Superman Underoos.

Undewoos.

[quote]Even if it doesn’t make its money back theatrically, it could still be valuable long-term by building brand goodwill, driving subscriptions, selling toys, or setting up sequels that do hit.

This is all true, but a lot of the naysayers are also ignoring that this is the first film in a major reboot of a long-flailing franchise that is the main (and only) competitor to the Marvel juggernaut that even CBM fans have grown weary of. This could be the start of a major shift in loyalty/focus for fans of CBM, which would translate to huge profits for Warner and DC.

In other words, this film, even if it fails to make a tangible or measurable profit, could be the "Iron Man" of a very lucrative and long-term franchise. While that remains to be seen, it would be ridiculous to call such a film a failure.

[quote]Word is out that it was meh

I keep hearing from everyone how much they loved it. Do we live on the same planet?

You trolls are trying so [italic]hard[/italic]. I almost feel sorry for you. You look so stupid now and it's only going to get worse for you as comments like these age like milk over the next few weeks.