Captain Marvel (now w/spoilers)

[Vecchio1]

I thought my brother was playing a cruel joke on me when he said it made a billion. Times a changing

[ParisDean]

I was more surprised that Aquaman grossed a $1 billion. Not Wonder Woman, not Justice League, but Aquaman.

[built2shred]

I thought Brie did a good job acting in the "Room" but in Captain Marvel her acting came across as very bland....

Now that might not be her fault but the way the director wanted her to act so who knows... either case I didn't think her acting was all that great in this movie...

I'm also surprised with Aquaman crossing the $1 billion mark... just goes to show you there are a lot of kids out there seeing these movies over and over again in the theaters to push them past the billion mark...

Maybe it's just me getting older as I want more substance in the stories vs big explosions...

[armitage]

Originally Posted by supermetroid

Yeah, I have to laugh when someone equates sales with quality.

Exactly. Last Jedi made over a Billion and it's horrible in every way possible.

[Gothamite]

Originally Posted by jedi_don

Not sure why Larson’s portrayal of Vers is so wooden.

She'd been conditioned by the Kree to suppress her emotions.

[NorthernLadMSP]

Originally Posted by supermetroid

Yeah, I have to laugh when someone equates sales with quality.

That's why Sideshow is still in business

[galactus]

Originally Posted by built2shred

Back then I believe I said I thought it would make around $700 million but back then I didn't realize Captain Marvel and Avengers End Game were going to be released so close to each other, I think if there was more time between the two movies a lot of people would of waited for streaming or renting Captain Marvel... but because of the timing if you wanted to see it before End Game you had to go to the theaters..

Like I said smart marketing...

Originally Posted by Augen

Reverse super hero movie fatigue? The less breathing room you give the better the box office?

I thought Endgame would cannibalize all interest and I know people who skip various Marvel movies entirely always show up for Avengers.

Hard to say, I guess we will see how Captain Marvel 2 & 3 eventually do to see various factors if this is a consistent billion dollar IP or one of declining returns.

I think you two are looking at it in reverse. It wasn't so much about it being so close to Endgame, but having been since last July that a Marvel movie came out (Ant-Man and the Wasp). We usually got a Marvel movie in November too, but not last year, so it was a relatively long wait (9 months).

[Augen]

Originally Posted by ParisDean

I was more surprised that Aquaman grossed a $1 billion. Not Wonder Woman, not Justice League, but Aquaman.

Aquaman is the highest grossing DC movie ever. More than any Superman or Batman movie. The rules should be thrown out given what has transpired these past five years.

[The Dark Knight]

Even Ant-Man is a big film franchise now. I don't know how this effects the comics though. I for one don't get any Ant-Man comics even if i loved the films. Sorry but i just don't have faith in that comics.

[Y3E]

Many people just want to go to theatres and see a movie they don't have to think. Comic movies fit the bill perfectly.