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Well, to be fair it's only $4 million below its budget. Not exactly a huge amount. ;)

Wow, I didn't expect that one at all. No, not one bit. :rolleyes

Such is the nature of the film industry. One film's failure (or in this case development) is offset by another films success, etc. etc. :)

Never heard of the concept of "lurking", huh? ;)

The cost for those failed attempts as been absorbed by films like Harry Potter, Matrix, Perfect Storm, Batman Begins, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, etc. which have been profitable for the studio over the last decade or so. And the bulk of the development cost came from back in 1996-7 when...

I think Daniel Craig definitely has the "tough" thing down pat. And I think he looks damn good in a tuxedo too. I have high hopes for this film personally because I'm a huge Bond fan and this looks like the best thing to happen to Bond since Timothy Dalton, who is as of right now still the best...

No, they don't. Sorry that you disagree, but you're simply wrong. The cost of the development of those failed attempts at DIFFERENT films were absorbed long along by other hit films that WB has produced throughout the last decade. That's the nature of developing a franchise like Superman...

And since when was anything in Entertainment Weekly worth a damn?

A 20% drop in week 17 is hardly "normal." And yes, it's victory against all of the naysayers who went on and on about how the film would never cross $200 million. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. :P

Cost is irrelevant unless your the head of the studio. Simple fact: Superman Returns made more than Batman Begins. It doesn't matter which cost more, it matters how many butts were in the seats and Superman wins that battle. :)

Singer was the reason a Superman movie finally got made, was well received by audiences and critics, and had as good legs as it did. And he'll be back for the next film too, fortunately. If he wants to make another film in between, WB will wait. Just like they waited for Nolan on The Prestige...

Amen brother! :D

I completely agree. I never alluded to that. The sequel was coming whether the film made $185 million or $200 million. But the fact that it did make $200 million is excellent.

It's pretty much the same thing last year with Kong. Many were predicting $400+ million and using something like Titanic as a comparison, which is silly to begin with. No way was the film ever going to live up to that kind of expectation. The same thing goes with Superman Returns. Many were...

Nope, $204 million is the cost of the film Singer made. The previous attempts at a Superman film do not count against the film that Singer made because...they weren't the film that Singer made and nothing from any of those films are up there on screen. They were entirely different films being...

Superman's made more than Batman Begins. Superman's merchandising was stronger. Superman's legs were stronger. All things considered, the film's been a more than solid success for WB, who have stated such recently. Alan Horn went on record saying that film was going to be pretty profitable for...

They said it wouldn't make $190 million, but it did. Then they said it wouldn't pass $195 million, but it did. Then they said no way to $200 million. Guess what? Superman Returns passed $200 million this weekend! 34. Superman Returns - $200,006,305...

Although Flags didn't open terribly strong, it'll probably have very strong legs in the coming weeks. I thought Eastwood's name would be enough for it to open strong, but I guess not. The Departed is stealing some the more mature audiences away from Flags as well.

Excellent to see The Prestige open at #1! I did not expect that one bit. I thought Flags would easily take the #1 position. Good for Nolan, he completely deserves it. Fantastic film. :emoji_thumbsup: