Avengers: Endgame

[Brother D]

highway said:

I wouldn’t have considered pre buying tickets for any other film. It seems now that if you just go to your local cinema on opening night, the Friday and possibly the weekend, tickets are scarce unless early in the morning or late at night. This film is going to earn enormous coin.

The only tickets available at my cinema are at 2:45 AM and 4AM Saturday morning.

I would put a wager this easily being the largest grossing film of all time. I've never seen this level of insane interest.

[ukaskew]

So I've managed to avoid pretty much everything, trailers, news, opinion pieces, fan theories. I was feeling pretty smug as I'm going away abroad in a few days time with limited net access, and not back till the film is out. I win!

Then an Avengers Lego set arrives for my nephew, which has a rather significant spoiler right there as a fairly integral part of the build. Doh!

[CharlieH89]

highway said:

I wouldn’t have considered pre buying tickets for any other film. It seems now that if you just go to your local cinema on opening night, the Friday and possibly the weekend, tickets are scarce unless early in the morning or late at night. This film is going to earn enormous coin.

Most importantly, everyone will want to see it ASAP to avoid hearing/ seeing spoilers of who dies.

[Halb]

ukaskew said:

So I've managed to avoid pretty much everything, trailers, news, opinion pieces, fan theories. I was feeling pretty smug as I'm going away abroad in a few days time with limited net access, and not back till the film is out. I win!

Then an Avengers Lego set arrives for my nephew, which has a rather significant spoiler right there as a fairly integral part of the build. Doh!

What is it?

[ashleyman]

I was having a conversation with a friend on the weekend about how well this movie will do in Box Office Charts.

Avatar didn't have a record breaking opening weekend. I think it opened to $70m or so. Then the word of mouth spread and it blew up.

We all know Avengers: End Game IS going to have a record weekend if the last few MCU films are anything to go by but I'm not 100% sure it's going to break the records people want. I think it's going to be a massive opening night/day and will drop off soon after. I was sure this would beat Titanic and go to $2.3 - $2.5b but now I'm not so sure.

We bought our tickets the day they went on sale and within 72 hours I had friends texting me to ask if I'd booked as they hadn't been able to get tickets until showings on the Saturday & Sunday.

Just had a quick look at our local cinemas and I'm not sure whats happened but the 00.05 showing on Thursday AM is not showing up anymore. In the other local cinema that is doing a 00.05 showing it's fully booked.

Every screen for the Thursday night is still there and nearly sold except for the front rows. Friday is also looking popular but not rammed. Saturday & Sunday nights are looking empty - as you'd imagine if the movie had been out 2 weeks prior.

Ok, the demand is there and I'm sure worldwide it all adds up, but I think it'll hit #3 on the charts and stop there. I'll happily be proven wrong though and would like to see it beat Titanic!

Adjusting for inflation if Titanic was released in 2018 it would have hit $3,872,531,435. Beating that with End Game is unlikely.

Edited by ashleyman on Monday 8th April 23:50

[ukaskew]

Yup there really absolutely no chance this will be the biggest movie of all time. Inflation adjusted or not.

Biggest opening weekend ever? Sure, with bells on. But nothing in the MCU past or present suggests a big multiplier and/or really long legs, and this is essentially a 'part 2' that absolutely requires viewing of the part 1, so isn't suddenly going to find an additional $800m from repeat viewings or non-cinema crowd (like Titanic or Avatar).

Add to that Detective Pikachu and Aladdin within 4 weeks (and much shorter theatrical windows) and there is nowhere near the room that Avatar had to march on unimpeded.

[Halb]

ashleyman said:

I was having a conversation with a friend on the weekend about how well this movie will do in Box Office Charts.
Avatar didn't have a record breaking opening weekend. I think it opened to $70m or so. Then the word of mouth spread and it blew up.
We all know Avengers: End Game IS going to have a record weekend if the last few MCU films are anything to go by but I'm not 100% sure it's going to break the records people want. I think it's going to be a massive opening night/day and will drop off soon after. I was sure this would beat Titanic and go to $2.3 - $2.5b but now I'm not so sure.
We bought our tickets the day they went on sale and within 72 hours I had friends texting me to ask if I'd booked as they hadn't been able to get tickets until showings on the Saturday & Sunday.
Just had a quick look at our local cinemas and I'm not sure whats happened but the 00.05 showing on Thursday AM is not showing up anymore. In the other local cinema that is doing a 00.05 showing it's fully booked.
Every screen for the Thursday night is still there and nearly sold except for the front rows. Friday is also looking popular but not rammed. Saturday & Sunday nights are looking empty - as you'd imagine if the movie had been out 2 weeks prior.
Ok, the demand is there and I'm sure worldwide it all adds up, but I think it'll hit #3 on the charts and stop there. I'll happily be proven wrong though and would like to see it beat Titanic!
Adjusting for inflation if Titanic was released in 2018 it would have hit $3,872,531,435. Beating that with End Game is unlikely.

Edited by ashleyman on Monday 8th April 23:50

I think it's getting released in far more screens worldwide, fairly sure that's what I read/watched. So emptyish screens are likely, Cap Marvel wasn't rammed when I watched it and that has taken 1 billion. I think Endgame will smash titanic, and for Avatar, I reckon it'll get very close, and could take it, I think it'll do better in China than IW too. It's be the biggest weekend opening yeah.

[Guvernator]

I don't think it will have the legs tbh. Yes great opening weekend but I think it will shoot it's bolt too soon rather than have the stamina to go the distance. Avatar and Titanic felt like they were on the big screen for years. While Marvel have certainly opened up superhero movies to a much wider audience, it's primarily still a certain demographic that are into them, the appeal of the other two where much more universal.

[Halb]

Guvernator said:

I don't think it will have the legs tbh. Yes great opening weekend but I think it will shoot it's bolt too soon rather than have the stamina to go the distance. Avatar and Titanic felt like they were on the big screen for years. While Marvel have certainly opened up superhero movies to a much wider audience, it's primarily still a certain demographic that are into them, the appeal of the other two where much more universal.

What do you think it's final take will be?

[Guvernator]

Halb said:

What do you think it's final take will be?

I think it will probably be up there with the biggest grossing Marvel films for sure as it's had years to build up momentum so I'm going to go with around $2bn. It may even just pip Titanic in fact but can't see it beating Avatar.

[ukaskew]

Infinity War was $2.048. I think it'll be doing very, very well to pip that even with a surge of Chinese interest. Its also chuffing long, so that will limit the screenings some what, particularly in a few weeks once other big stuff starts coming out.

I'd go with $2b on the nose but with an absolutely insane global opening weekend.

[Halb]

I don't see how you can not think it'd race past IW!

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Anyhoo...this popped up...I've not watched it yet...it's long!!!!
Every Marvel Pitch Meeting In Order Of MCU Timeline
Screen Rant Published on 7 Apr 2019
https://youtu.be/usRyFd4IGDs
1hr45m

[ashleyman]

Halb said:

I don't see how you can not think it'd race past IW!

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Anyhoo...this popped up...I've not watched it yet...it's long!!!!
Every Marvel Pitch Meeting In Order Of MCU Timeline
Screen Rant Published on 7 Apr 2019
https://youtu.be/usRyFd4IGDs
1hr45m

Complete waste of internet space. Wouldn't recommend watching that video!

[SpeedBash]

A good refresher before the main event in a few weeks time.

How Thanos Really Got All Of The Infinity Stones

[Shakermaker]

Have we had the discussion around the quite well hidden message in the latest trailer/clip?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QbltzIUV6w

Just before Thor gets up to summon his hammer next to Captain Marvel, a voice says "I have telepathy"... CM's voice maybe? Or someone else?

• edited to include the link to the clip!

Edited by Shakermaker on Thursday 11th April 09:41

[Mafffew]

I've must have missed that completely

[p1stonhead]

I havent watched a single teaser / trailer for Endgame

I reckon I can make it to the cinema with the entire thing being a complete surprise

[Shakermaker]

Mafffew said:

I've must have missed that completely

Edited my post to include the clip now

I missed it even with my mate telling me exactly when to listen!

[Halb]

I listened a few times, heard nowt and wad gonna post here to ask if this was a joke.
Checked the yt comments first and someone links the timestamp, 50 seconds. And of course it's a whisper.

[Wrathalanche]

I can hear it... I'm not totally convinced though. I could just as easily believe it's a sound anomaly. If its getting buried so deep inside a Thor sigh that you can barely make it out, why bother with it?

And...

If she has telepathy... then who is supposed to be hearing it? For the viewer to hear it, you need to be in the head of one of the characters. So are they suggesting Thor has telepathy too?