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Box Office Guru Wrapup: Iron Man Soars to Eye-Popping $104M Debut

by Gitesh Pandya | May 04, 2008

Summary

Paramount Pictures and its baby mama Marvel Studios were the proud parents of an explosive new movie franchise as the super hero film Iron Man blasted off to jaw-dropping ticket sales around the world officially kicking off the summer blockbuster season. Back to Article

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on May 04 2008 05:59 PM

Cool, I loved IRON MAN! I hope this means we will be getting that sequal in 2010!

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John Z. Delorean writes:
on May 04 2008 06:06 PM

I'm gonna go see it a third time next weekend. Let's keep Ironman going for just the simple fact that he crushed that retread Made of Honor. Speed Racer will definitely get it's money but let's make sure Ashton and Cameron don't sneak in with that Vegas movie at number 2 next week.

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martinscorsese25 writes:
on May 04 2008 06:07 PM

iron man rocked my world!! robert downey jr. takes over the movie just like daniel day-lewis has taken over "There will Be Blood". and oh, gweneth paltrow is still freakin hot.... though there was no kiss in the movie with her, i'd rather watch a bed scene with gweneth rather than the reporter...LOL

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martinscorsese25 writes:
on May 04 2008 06:08 PM

and where is the third trailer of The Dark Knight??!!!!

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Bloody Mathias writes:
on May 04 2008 06:16 PM

Martinscorsese, look for RT to report that first thing Monday.

Oh and by the way, awesome for Iron Man.

Iron Man might join Indy and TDK in the $300 million club.

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krauser12 writes:
on May 04 2008 06:26 PM

the new dark knight trailer has been up since well..today, watch for the quick frame on aaron eckhart!

http://www.whysoserious.com/happytrails/trailer.htm

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Slayer Of Light writes:
on May 04 2008 06:43 PM

Wow, that new TDK trailer looks F%$king amazing! Now I'm really glad that Heath Ledger was chosen to play the part, he looks really psychotic and twisted in this, like the Joker should be. And I'm glad Iron Man did well. Robert Downey Jr. is a fantastic actor and now that the weekend movie rush is over, I can finally go see it :P

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berzo12 writes:
on May 04 2008 07:09 PM

the quick frame of Aaron Eckhart made me nerdgasm(if u pause it and stare u will understand why) about as hard as the end of the credits of Iron Man(yes I said nerdgasm). Im glad the ol' shellhead pulled big numbers and a truly great RT rating. I expect Indy and TDk to pull bigger numbers but still amazing non-the-less for a "B-list" comic book character. And I will give big props to Faverau for pulling this off as well as he did (Zathura anyone?).

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terrible1 writes:
on May 04 2008 07:43 PM

sweet...iron man rocked and the new batman trailer and indy trailer were worthing seeing alone. faverau did a great job! watch the movie past the credits too for those who havnt alread heard.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on May 04 2008 07:48 PM

Iron man is not a b list character, hell he has almost always been the leader of the avengers, he is the man responsible for the death of Captain America, he is the head of shield, he was the secretary of defense, he is an A character, hell he is more important than the Hulk OR Spiderman.

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IMAmoose24 writes:
on May 04 2008 07:53 PM

Of course they don't show the new 'The Dark Knight' trailer if front of MY showing. Typical. Nevertheless, Cannot wait for that movie. And the footage after the credits of IRON MAN is worth the wait. It's completely badass.

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Masticatinsk8r13 writes:
on May 04 2008 08:05 PM

yea it is...gotta love SLJ (he can be ANYBODY!) but do you think that IRON MAN has the longest credits in history?? It had to be at least 8 minutes long!

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Xx MooSE xX writes:
on May 04 2008 08:22 PM

In reply to this comment (#1719290)
msn.com dude is where i got it

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rt_hire_me writes:
on May 04 2008 08:38 PM

Funny movie. Downey is without peer. Even lines that could have been excruciatingly cheesy he managed to pull off. Pokes fun of the usual superhero conventions without becoming a farce. One complaint - SPOILER ALERT - why does Iron Man get away when his much larger foe gets blasted by the arc ball discharge in the final battle? He rolled out of the way? That one should have been worked out like so many of the other excellent details in the movie.

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thereign writes:
on May 04 2008 08:44 PM

I'm sorry to see Forbidden Kingdom not doing as well as it should, since that was a really fun movie. Iron Man was far more enjoyable than I expected, and I've seen it twice so far. Robert Downey Jr. owned the entire film, and I certainly hope this solid return for his career means the troubles of his past are finally behind him.

However, when The Dark Knight comes out, it will kick the A$$ of any movie near it! Can't wait for that one!!

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martinscorsese25 writes:
on May 04 2008 08:55 PM

i heard a few days ago that indy 4 is 3 hours long??!!!! then when i checked the running time on yahoo movies it is just 2 hours... WTF!! i'm dying to see a GREAT spielberg film(though he didnt make a bad movie for me, he's previous films were good, and beyond average, but not great) i think the last one that i really liked was Catch me If you can..... i think indy 4 will broke his record of JUST a good film, and comes back to his GREAT film record

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gamecrazy2006 writes:
on May 04 2008 09:14 PM

I agree with 'thereign' in that The Dark Knight will outperform all of the movies this year at the box office (the only film that it will contend with is Indy 4). Congrats to Iron Man's success, but, c'mon, The Dark Knight will dominate it come July. The third trailer just premiered today and it's already taking away the limelight from Iron Man.

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rockclmbr6 writes:
on May 04 2008 09:15 PM

Iron Man deserves everything it's getting; the movie was a blast. I saw it twice on Saturday (two different groups of friends wanted to see it at different times), and I'll probably be seeing it again because all of this press has caught the attention of my dad.

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Young Turk writes:
on May 04 2008 10:22 PM

Iron Man was amazing, exceeded my expectations (only Batman Begins did before that). I really hope they go with at least 2 more sequels, I have got to see War Machine.

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Young Turk writes:
on May 04 2008 10:27 PM

By the way Krauser12 thanks for posting the new TDK trailer, that was effing great.

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on May 04 2008 10:34 PM

Guys, as much as i loved the new trailer for Dark Knight, today

should be set aside for the glory that is, according to the critics, the

greatest comic book movie ever....or at least one of the top 3 ;) Never

thought I see the day Marvel make another great movie but thankfully maybe

the dark days at Marvel (see ghost rider, fantastic four, etc.) are

officially over. So Hooray for the Invincible Iron Man and his near record

totals.

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on May 04 2008 10:36 PM

Guys, as much as i loved the new trailer for Dark Knight, today

should be set aside for the glory that is, according to the critics, the

greatest comic book movie ever....or at least one of the top 3 ;) Never

thought I see the day Marvel make another great movie but thankfully maybe

the dark days at Marvel (see ghost rider, fantastic four, etc.) are

officially over. So Hooray for the Invincible Iron Man and his near record

totals.

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u1sart writes:
on May 04 2008 10:40 PM

Dark Knight really looks like the real deal. yup i wonder if the success of Iron will open the eyes of other superhero movies to be the best as well... cause thats exactly what we want. I don't know bout you guys but i am looking forward to see the trailer for the punisher:war zone. it seems like its going to be really dark. and oh i watch the end credit of Iron Man. And i think that Nick Fury should have been played by "Kirk Jones" Sticky Fingaz from onyx and tnt series Blade. what you think guys.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 04 2008 11:26 PM

In reply to this comment (#1719625)
I'm not so sure, one thing you have to consider Batman is very dark, which is great and what most of his die hard fans love about him, but darkness doesn't always equate to $$$ which is why Begins which I think most people will concur is one of if not the best comic book movies ever made less at the box office than other inferior products. Don't get me wrong I think Batman will be huge, just not sure box office wise it's going to be as huge as Indy or even Iron Man which have more light family appeal and for me Ironman set the bar pretty high on quality by itself.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 04 2008 11:31 PM

In reply to this comment (#1719672)
Hopefully Ironman, The Hulk and Batman have paved the way for critically respected actors to take on these roles. I don't think it's any coincidence that my 3 favorite comic adaptions Batman Begins, V for Vendetta and now Ironman have had big critically acclaimed actors at the lead. I would include this as peoples exhibit A that regardless of genre any movie can rise to the level of effort and talent put into it. Daniel Day Lewis as Darkseid anyone?

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Floor Man writes:
on May 05 2008 12:04 AM

Wow...I'm not surprised. Iron Man was AMAZING! It's about time a spectacular comic book movie came out again.... :)

(Now I just have to wait for TDK! In the meantime, I'll just see Iron Man again. And again.)

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kishor197 writes:
on May 05 2008 12:24 AM

Everyone seems to have very high expectations for TDK. Sorry to spoil your party but there is no way TDK will compete for the Box Office Crown.

Reasons...
1. Well Batman Begins barely crossed $200M
2. The Movie is too dark for families
3. Not everyone enjoys dark movies. I enjoyed Iron Man more for the witty dialogs and interesting story. It was not "Dark" anywhere.

P.S: TDK is going to be Great(Critically). Enjoyed the latest Trailer a lot.

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Paralyzer writes:
on May 05 2008 12:24 AM

im happy for Downey and Fav' they did a good decent and enjoyable pop flick

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psycho_jack writes:
on May 05 2008 02:16 AM

my god $100 millions.. holy crap!!!

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martinscorsese25 writes:
on May 05 2008 03:06 AM

In reply to this comment (#1719422)
why?? i don't understand?? what is the quick frame on aaron eackhart about??

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JBrick2334 writes:
on May 05 2008 04:54 AM

i think he is refering to SPOILER WARNING him having half of his face covered in gasoline by the joker and screaming no!!!

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mattdaddy36 writes:
on May 05 2008 05:10 AM

Iron Man was excellent! It was hard to see "The Dude" be a bad guy, but he was excellent! I look forward to seeing Rhodes more in the next one. Looks like the Mandarin will be the villain next time (Who was that 10 rings guy? Oh yeah...) I am hoping Nick Fury shows up next time as well! I thought having the war scene in the beginning gave the film some gravity as well. It was really effective!

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on May 05 2008 05:25 AM

In reply to this comment (#1719804)
If you pause the screen when he's shown in the limo with a gun held to the shide of his face u can see some scars on his nose and chin.

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John Z. Delorean writes:
on May 05 2008 05:26 AM

Let the TDK hit movie screens before it's anointed the greatest movie ever. I'm def going to see it when it's released but it's all about Ironman right now. Give Favreau and that excellent cast their due. Congratulations to moviegoers for finally getting it right and supporting a good movie. Now go see it again.

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Elixir writes:
on May 05 2008 05:30 AM

Iron Man was great, i love downey and i am very happy for him right now.

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Gimy writes:
on May 05 2008 05:37 AM

sorry, i heard you geeks talk about the TDK trailer before Iron Man and...i didn't see it. in any case...that movie rocked. but Batman Begins...its not. just like my saturday nights, i coulda use a bit more...action. but still, if thats a beginning to how the summer's movies are going to be(doubtful)...then we're in for a very entertaining summer. 100 wasn't that big of a shock, i figured it could make THAT much but i questioned movie goers for awhile now since they've paid money to see dogsh3t like Baby Mama and Harold and Kumar

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on May 05 2008 07:28 AM

Excellent movie! I really enjoyed it and I intend to see it again. The only thing that kind of bothered me was **SPOILER ALERT** the whole 'STANE was behind the whole thing' story. I think it would've felt a bit more real if they had left it at Tony being kidnapped by a bunch of terrorists with their own agenda (NOT having been paid by Stane) and then the character changes caused by this experience causes Tony to cross his mentor. I thought the way it was in the film was a little cartoonish in its simplicity.
Having said that, this was the only thing I could fault in an otherwise rock-solid movie.

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Hamboner writes:
on May 05 2008 07:38 AM

Iron Man will make more money than The Dark Knight, mainly because I think it is more accessible to a wider audience. However good TDK may be, it is a dark film that isn't nearly as charismatic as Iron Man.

People seem to forget that Batman Begins, while being a good movie and performing strongly, wasn't a record-breaking money earner. I don't think TDK will be either.

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Hamboner writes:
on May 05 2008 07:45 AM

Did anyone else watch it strangely cathartic to watch Iron Man wipe out a bunch of "Arab-enough" looking Afghan warlord types?

If you think about it, there haven't been any movies in like ten years where there is a good guy blowing away terrorist types. When Iron Man takes them on with the Mark 1 and the Mark 3, people in my theater went *****ing insane. I think there is tremendous mass appeal to Americains in movie where it's okay to openly hate/root against Arab/Southasain bad guys.

Its like it hit a nerve in post 9/11 American paranoia. We want to hate the the people we're fighting, and this movie gives us a chance to in a few scenes.

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thereign writes:
on May 05 2008 08:10 AM

To everyone talking about how Batman Begins didn't make a lot of money at the box office:

While this is true, it has NOTHING to do with Batman not being "family friendly". It has to do with the STENCH of Joel Schumacher's previous films still going strong in the audience's collective memory. Think about it: What first came to your mind when you saw the original BB trailer? Was it "Cool, they're reinventing Batman" or "Oh, jeez...not THIS again"? It was probably the latter, which is what many people thought.

It wasn't until people began to slowly trickle into theaters that the greatness of Batman Begins caught on, but of course its theater run wasn't the longest because of the b.o. performance. However, the DVDs flew off the shelves, with many major outlets such as Best Buy selling out the first day! Batman Begins caught on in the collective consciousness, and EVERYONE wants to see it. Notice how people in your theater still chatter away during other trailers, but the theater falls silent when people realize The Dark Knight trailer is starting(it's happened every single time I've seen the trailer with several different films, Iron Man among them).

It doesn't matter how dark the new film is: it's f.uc.king BATMAN, and many, many adults will take their kids because they want to introduce them to the mythos, and the kids will want to see it as well. It's going to be PG-13, which means it is accessible enough to a general audience.

The Dark Knight will make more than Iron Man, as much as I love Marvel's new film. It will OWN its release month, POSSIBLY outperformed only by Indiana Jones.

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Hamboner writes:
on May 05 2008 08:43 AM

thereign,

In general, I disagree. Harold and Kumar did great on DVD too, and it's sequel didn't exactly conquer the box office.

If you think the DVD release of BB started a grassroots movement that created so much good will that it will lead to a monster box office return for TDK, that is one thing.

But if you are going to deny that movies with brighter colors, humor, and a less philosophical, brooding tone tend to make more money, then I think you're wrong.

The Spider-Mans and Iron Man made boatloads of cash because they have mass appeal and play to all demographics. Batman goes to men, plain and simple, from ages 10-35 or something like that. It won't do the same business.

I hope I'm wrong, though. As for BB's box office having do deal with the residual bitterness left by Batman and Robin, yeah, I think you have a point there.

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cypress550 writes:
on May 05 2008 09:00 AM

im glad iron man is doing good it was a terrific movie and a good cast. also i think robert downey was the perfect actor to play tony stark.

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dudemovies writes:
on May 05 2008 10:23 AM

TDK was gonna be huge but now that Heath Ledger died it will be bigger. Remeber when John Ritter died the last episodes of 8 Simple Rules got like 30 million viewers, then ABC moved it and it got cancled but still the same thing should happen with TDK

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Peaty writes:
on May 05 2008 11:00 AM

It was a very good movie and I'm a huge Marvel Comics fan from way back. I took my son but I think I'll have to go again with the wife and daughter too this time. Worth seeing on the big screen

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nogard46 writes:
on May 05 2008 11:17 AM

I just want to know when will we see kristen Bell as Harley Quinn???

PLEASE PLEASE!!!

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salsafish writes:
on May 05 2008 11:58 AM

Noones a bigger fan of the 'Illuminati' Marvel characters (Iron Man, Richards, Doctor Strange etc.) than I am, but I found Iron Man to be extremely forgettable. An indulgent silly-*** just isn't the way I have ever pictured Tony Stark. They're taking gravity away from the character, just as they did with Doctor Doom. The CG scenes felt like the real movie to me, and they were good.

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krisko101 writes:
on May 05 2008 12:00 PM

I thought this was a good movie. Not a great movie. Not even a stellar movie. I think it's unfortunate that most of the critics are lauding it in contextually by comparison to recent Marvel disasters and/or Robert Downey, Jr.'s personal life rather than simply on merit. Several things detracted from the film for me.

1) Gwyneth Paltrow's wooden performance of a character which should have been played closer to Moneypenny than the Ice Queen. I half blame the actress, and half blame the director for the detraction from what could have been a plot-enhancing character role.

2) The final fight scene: I'm sorry but the mech-warrior street fighting scene? Favreau, come on. We already saw this in Transformers. For a movie that did some really great fight scenes early-on, I needed more from the climactic final showdown.

3) I willingly suspend disbelief in movies like this, as long as something makes sense, but you HAVE GOT to explain to me how a building blows up and the main character gets away with nothing more than a couple of cuts and scratches. Again, the movie does such a good job of EXPLAINING with pictures that this last bit of the climax needed maybe 2 more shots to make a modicum of sense.

4) Since when does Vanity Fair do investigative political journalism? I know it must have been a paid advertisement for the magazine, but they couldn't find a more believable publication willing to pay for the name-dropping?

Other than that, I was admirably entertained, and I thought Downey and Bridges did a fantastic job.

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Dark Knight jr. writes:
on May 05 2008 12:13 PM

Much better than I had originally anticipated. I'm very pleased.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on May 05 2008 12:44 PM

There is no way that TDK makes more money, it may be close but it does not appeal to the sheer amount of people that Iron Man does. This is the best comic book movie of all time and i have some very big doubts about Batman especially since DC does not know how to use their character properly.

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davechung writes:
on May 05 2008 01:06 PM

@ Nogard46,

That is an awesome idea. Actually, Kristen Bell in almost anything sounds like an awesome idea to me.

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Merlin235 writes:
on May 05 2008 01:12 PM

Oooh, fun, another B.O. debate. I'll throw in my two cents:
I don't think TDK will be the highest grossing movie this year. I agree with those who say it is too dark for mass appeal. Now, that's a tricky term because making $200 million is nothing to sneeze at, but it still doesn't compare to $403 million that Spider-man grossed. I do think the whole idea of the DVD creating additional anticipation for this film to be a quality and engaging argument, something like how Pirates 2 was so highly anticipated as well. However, TDK will be competing with Iron Man, Indiana Jones, Wall-E, Prince Caspien, Speed Racer, Kung Foo Panda, The Incredible Hulk, and Hancock. Every one of these movies comes out before TDK, and are lighter and more family appropriate on a mass scale than TDK. Now granted, these won't all be in the theaters at the same time, but if you don't think families start budgeting their movie-going dollars from Iron Man on, I would say you're wrong. I'm already picking which movies I want to see in the theater, and which ones I'll wait on. To sum my opinion up: TDK will still make a killing, but it won't make Spider-man numbers, and I would be surprised if it won the summer crown.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 05 2008 02:00 PM

In reply to this comment (#1720418)
I don't think the building "blew up" I think what they were going for was more of an EMP which wouldn't cause very much physical damage would just wipe out anything electronic.

What exactly was Favreau supposed to give besides a "mech warrior fighting scene" It's Iron man for Gods sake. Was Tony just supposed to shed his armor for some reason? Maybe fight Fin Fang Foom? Very picky in my opinion and Gwyneth was saucy.

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alsanali writes:
on May 05 2008 02:38 PM

As far as the question of whether a "dark movie" can earn a lot of money at the box office, I just want to point out that one of the highest grossing films of last summer began with a little kid being hung.

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loves2spoolge writes:
on May 05 2008 02:47 PM

ironman sucked

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nogard46 writes:
on May 05 2008 02:52 PM

In reply to this comment (#1720738)
yeah saw her body in Forgetting S M, and wow shes smoking hot!

and she just has that evil smile and glint of evil in her eyes like shes up to no good!

I cant take full credit I think a lot of other poeple have already suggested her to cast as HQ

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on May 05 2008 04:05 PM

POTC 3 was not that dark, so your point is wrong.

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Product_of_You writes:
on May 05 2008 06:06 PM

In reply to this comment (#1721187)
Plus people didn't go into Pirates 3 knowing that a little boy would be hung. People will go into the Dark Knight knowing that it is... well... dark.

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thereign writes:
on May 05 2008 06:07 PM

Hmmm...Dark movies that have made money at the box office, in spite of being "family friendly"....

Alien
Aliens
Predator
The Terminator films
Se7en
The Ring
Halloween(the original)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Departed
The Descent

None of these have done the numbers of say a Spider-Man or Iron Man, yet each has more than doubled or tripled the intake of their initial budget(The Descent: Made for $5 million, income of $57 million).

I never said Dark Knight will be the highest grossing movie this year. I never said brighter movies don't make more money. I never said it would win the summer crown, so I don't know where people are getting these assumptions from out of what I said. Iron Man hasn't won the summer crown--it's only the biggest opening SO FAR this year, and will probably be surpassed by Indiana Jones, which if anyone noted, I said might also outdo The Dark Knight.

I DID SAY TDK will own its release month, which it will. It's 2 months away from Iron Man's opening, and that film will have had its run already. Hulk will probably not have IM's staying power, and if you'll notice the way studios have planned out the summer thus far, everyone's release dates are spread far enough apart that there will be a slice of the pie for everyone, so Dark Knight won't have as much competition as people like to think. My opinion: Dark Knight will outdo Iron Man--it's ENTIRELY possible. The comparison of Harold and Kumar's performance on DVD and its sequel in relation to Batman Begins and Dark Knight doesn't even make sense. They're two entirely different films, and I'm basing my comparison on the fact anticipation for this film is much higher than anything thus far. Iron Man was a complete surprise, and I am both astonished and pleased it's done so well.

But folks who wouldn't usually be drawn to DK will come because of Heath Ledger's unfortunate passing(in addition to the usual fans), simply to see what many are calling his "last and greatest performance". Plus, Bale has gotten a lot more attention lately(note how it's been called a "coup" to have Bale sign on for T4...this wouldn't have been the case only a few short years ago) and brings his own fan base to the mix.

Dark Knight will rock the Casbah.

That's right, I said it: "rock the Casbah". So there. ;-)

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thereign writes:
on May 05 2008 06:08 PM

And yes, I meant to say "in spite of NOT being family friendly".

D'oh!

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on May 05 2008 07:46 PM

The Dark Knight is suffering from Spiderman 3 syndrome, so much hype that the only way it can be good is if it is the greatest movie of all time and since that wont happen this is going to be the biggest dissappointment of all time. It will not be better than Iron Man.

P.S. I do not understand why you think Indiana Jones is going to win when all the trailers make it look crappy and mediocre at best.

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Glyoung writes:
on May 05 2008 08:26 PM

In reply to this comment (#1721739)
The only thing different is that Spider-Man 3 actually sucked. No, really it sucked.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on May 05 2008 08:59 PM

Thats your opinion, me and MILLIONS other would disagree but we actually know that Venom is a joke character.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 05 2008 10:50 PM

In reply to this comment (#1721649)
Exactly what I was saying if from a different angle. I was just saying Ironman might do better than Dark Knight cause DK could be hindered by it's darkness and lack of appeal to a family audience regardless of which is a better movie.

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Magiurda writes:
on May 06 2008 12:22 AM

"Iron Man seized control of more than 9,000 total screens"

The obvious reason why Iron Man was so win was because it debuted on over 9000 screens.

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on May 06 2008 06:46 AM

Actually, a team of scientists got together in the Mojave desert and ran a series of tests, some of which were so dangerous, they claimed the lives of those very scientists. The results will have to be their legacy.

Their results were that Spider-Man 3 sucked at a molecular level. It's a FACT*

*It's not a fact but some here seem to think saying this imbues their opinions with some sort of importance..

I tend to suspect that the 'dark' argument will hold sway and though TDK will do *serious* bank, it will NOT exceed Iron Man.

..I have to take this opportunity to ask those debating this; 'who cares?' as long as we get two great movies out of this, and sequels are assured, why does it matter which makes more money? Bragging rights? Who's bragging about Spider-Man 3? POTC 3?

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Merlin235 writes:
on May 06 2008 07:59 AM

I love arguements about pointless, artibrary, and completely un-knowable facts like which movie will exceed the others at the B.O. Everyone's point here is well taken. I'm not sure why exactly someone brought up Aliens. It made a good amount of money, but not near Spiderman. Besides, if you really want to argue that a dark movie can make money, just go with the original Batman by Burton. Adjusted for ticket price inflation, that movie made well over $400 million at the domestic box office.

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on May 06 2008 02:17 PM

In reply to this comment (#1721869)
Honestly, I think we finally found the a replacement for this

site's resident troll candidate and its ....TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty! What

is it with Marvel fanboys and the troll genome ;) Seriously, if Dark

Knight beats Iron Man in every way I guarantee this troll will still

proclaim victory. Here's a fact you can rely on troll, if Iron Man proves

to win both the critical and box office battle, then i'll be here to say

you were right can you guarantee the same thing? Come July 21, I'm betting

not.

P.s. if dark knight gains a higher than a 93% fesh Tomato meter and 7.6

average rating, and doesn't win the box office title, its a split decision.

believe he still won.

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on May 06 2008 04:07 PM

Wow the troll calls me a troll that is funny. If Iron Man beats TDK in every way he will still claim that it is better, freaking DC troll.

If you honestly think an R rated movie is going to win the box office crown you are insane. Sorry but that is a FACT.

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on May 07 2008 07:59 AM

Couch;

This is NOT a battle worth fighting. It is a FACT that Captain of Teamtoiletry does not argue but merely repeats whatever you said and then claims whatever he just said is FACT. You can get the same effect by arguing with a particularly tenacious funhouse mirror. Or at least the same level of intellect by hijacking a short yellow bus.

I'm not knocking him, though. Keeps this website lively and makes you really appreciate everyone who posts on here who has graduated highschool.

Prediction; if Toiletry responds to this, it will be to accuse me of not graduating highschool...

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TheCaptain of TeamLoyalty writes:
on May 07 2008 12:40 PM

So wait according to Tombstone i did not graduate high school because i am always right and he is always wrong? You got to love trolls. Lets use some common sense, everything i said was based on fact, so i am correct, not one thing you or the dc troll said was based on fact. Try to insult better. Maybe once you hit puberty you will learn how to debate.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 08 2008 07:47 AM

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You gotta give him that. He is a Master debater.

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Ashron writes:
on May 09 2008 06:59 AM

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Bigbrother, take the de out of the last word of your statement and I think you're closer to the truth. But then, aren't we all.

Really, why does it matter who has the bigger box office? Is this some sort of nerd pissing contest? Some people are going to like Iron Man better, some TDK. So what? I don't read comic books (or graphic novels) regularly. I've read a few (Bone, Watchmen, Cerebus) but it isn't my life. I enjoyed Iron Man, will probably enjoy Dark Knight. Which I like better will be a matter of personal preference, and someone having a different opinion will not make my dick any smaller or make me think any less of the other person. Isn't there room for both (or all) comic book movies, as long as they're good?

Although all this spirited debate (or hostile fighting, depending) does remind me of being younger. I was just as opinionated as TheCaptain, and probably as much a douche (although I'd like to think not) All I can say is he will eventually grow out of it.

Those are my thoughts, not that they're worth anything more than anybody else's. But hey, that's what forums are for, spewing worthless opinions and actually thinking that they matter :-)

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