Don't look at it from a fanboy perspective, look at it from the perspective of the general audience. Brainiac, Bizarro and the others have had much more exposure in media throught the years (especially the Justice League cartoons, etc) and are much more identifiable to a larger audience.

imax has crossed the 20 million mark and is still going strong. imax got it 1.4 million last weekend.

I think Zod is the 2nd or 3rd biggest Superman villian actually. Nobody except Luthor is known among general audiences at all, not even Brainiac, with Zod at least there was Superman II that people remember. Plus that floating imprisonment thing is sort of known, Family Guy made fun of it, etc.

I doubt they'll go with him for the movie though, that'd be replicating the original series tooo much. It'll be Brainiac.

i dont think itll be either. "brainiac" would be the STUPIDEST name for a villain the general public has ever seenn. i htink singer will just make up his own. itll b a zod clone, but different name.

I start thinking that even my $198 million projection might be a notch too high. It'll be playing in 2,005 theatres this weekend, losing almost 30% of its theatres. I don't see it making more than $4.1 million over the weekend. With four openers next week, it is likely to lose around 800-1,000 more theatres. In the best case scenario, it'll be playing in 1,200 theatres the next weekend. That could mean a drop around 45-50% again. Then FIVE movies will open on the August 11th weekend (Step Up, Pulse, World Trade Center, Accepted and Zoom). At least four of them will get over 2,000 theatres, I think. That should bring Supes' theatre count down another 600 or so and a drop of another 50%...

well wait and see, wont we?

That's all you've been saying since the day the film released, and nothing has gone in your favor yet.

That's called GRASPING and REACHING to keep this movie alive when in fact, it's pretty well done at this point.. Christ, even I let go of AVP and The HULK when both didn't gross what I thought they would, but Excel might have a little harder time doing this than I did..

If superman manages to drop less than 40% this weekend after that masive theater loss it'll be a miracle

probably.


and i say wait ajnd see cause after all, its just a movie and its not like w.b. will never ever again make a superman movie. but ti would be a shame-and almost everyone will agree-to waste rouths talent by not making a sequel.

Wierd. Am I the only one who thinks it will do 200 for sure??? It will be close but something in my pants......

I think if it some how manages to fall around 43%, then its still got a shot but 800 theaters is alot

Well, for the next three weekends I see drops around 45-50%.

Guess we can now say that it will do 200 for sure.

Superman lost barley any theaters this weekend , so if it can keeps getting good theater drops I think 200m is still in play. Sups would need 38-35% drops from here, and a 40-60% Labor Day Boost

GO SUPS!!!!

IMO its about 50/50 right now, lets see how it goes.

You do realize Labor Day isn't for a Month yet, right??? Considering the movie is at #11, you really think it's going to climb back up the ladder to the Top 5 or something and make this miraculous comeback??? Just stop with this thread already.. It's over..

That reply makes about as much sense as Mike Tyson's "spinal" reply to a reporters question about how he broke his back

GO SUPERMAN GO!!!

Well if it makes it to 200 it will be because of IMAX I think. It could be left in IMAX theaters for another month or so, that could push it over 200. I think it will be close if it gets there it will limp over.

imax through september.

singer says he blieves they are doing a rerelease in the fall at some point before the dvd.

Superman is down to 750 screens. Total is going to be in the 194-195 range max. Close but no cigar....

at this point its seems obviously their going for a rerelease though hence why their pulling it out so soon.

I'll believe it when it happens.

1) Singer hasn't exactly been the most reliable source of information ("Superman is already profitable!" "We're doing hard-core business overseas!" "The film cost 190M, no wait - 200M, no 208 million!")

2) Between Ant Bully, Poseidon, Superman and Lady in the Water - heads are about to roll. Even if some executives seriously believe in re-releasing the film, they might not be around to do it.

3) Heck, even if they do go through with it: what is the max a (non-Oscar winner/nominee) re-release has brought in for a studio in recent years?