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Xavier5:
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

TonySpike:
It doesn't work that way. Only about 60% of the box office returns goes back to WB. It's even lower for international box office.

Xavier5:
Okay ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Xavier5:
Okay ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Xavier5:
Good, it should be solely Batman. They can then create a Superman Universe with the Val Zod Superman (Micheal .B. Jordan)

#Xavier
#DCian

Xavier5:
And exactly, so we can all go to bed with the agreement that whatever disappointment you have for the Batman is in your head, nothing but an emotional one cos the standard Hollywood analysis defies it.

Funny, people think they can just sit down in the comfort of their beds, concieve ideals and expect the whole world to accept it as truth.

Sweetheart, between your emotionally concieved ideal and the Hollywood standard system, which one should people accept.

Bro, whether you like it or not, in line with the standard system of Hollywood, The Batman with an $800M BO gross is a success. Have that at the back of your mind, never forget. It doesn't matter what you think, your opinion is useless here because the system calls the shot not you. The system decides why and how a movie should be successful, not you. Tick Tock.

Xavier Out

#Xavier
#DCian

TheKingIsHere:
You are actually right.

I doubt any gritty 3 hours movie that isn't hinge on a universe will even make up to $800m in this current climes.

By my calculations, the batman should be on $200m profit (excluding other expenses) which is not bad.

If we are to factor in other expenses, then the profit should be about < or = $100m

BlackManta:
Rotten Tomatoes critics that trashed Joker

A movie that went on to get 11 academy award nominations, the highest in 2019

TheKingIsHere:
The best comic book show ever

Titans back b*tches

Xavier5:
Okay ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Xavier5:
Bro, I don't even understand how you guys do your own analysis, and from the looks of things it seems you don't even understand how the industry works as regards financial analysis of Box office.

Batman has a budget of $200M, let's assume the marketing budget is $300M, that will bring the total to $500M, which means the Break Even Point (BEP) is $500M. The BEP is the amount a movie has to gross before it can be considered a profit or before it can be said to be out of the danger zone, at that point the movie is neutral, it's neither profitable except it goes beyond it or a loss except it gross beneath it. The BEP is always the budget amount which in this case is the sum of the marketing and production budget.

So if the BEP of The Batman is $500M (by assumption of a $300M marketing budget which will be the highest), a $800M BO gross will mean $300M gross profit, how's that a FAILURE?

But since we don't know the Marketing budget, the standard model to calculate the BEP is to go with the 3X multiplier of the production budget which will be $600M, a $800M BO gross will mean $200M gross profit. So how is that a FAILURE?

Note, I'm not talking about net profit, rather gross profit because for net profit, a lot of behind the scenes expenditures are going on which we will never know about, so we have to wait for the studio to tell us.

So which makes me ponder on how The Batman with an $800M gross is actually going to be a failure?

Now look at this, The Batman with such gross won't be a disappointment, not one bit, because

1.) The movie is a standalone film on it's own, it's not part of the DCEU where you will say it's a big movie of the franchise. It's just a movie on it's own so the whole "must gross a billion shit" doesn't affect it neither does it have it on it's shoulders.

2.) $800M gross in standard Hollywood rating is a high grosser, as a matter of fact, in Hollywood, from $700M upward is regarded as a high grosser in standard Hollywood rating. So any movie that grosses that level is seen as a high grosser, so yes The Batman with a $800M BO gross is a high grosser, even with a $700M gross, it's still a high grosser

3.) The movie is the first movie in a trilogy, it's not even the climax but just the launcher of the trilogy. So why will it or should it shoulder such responsibility of being a billion dollar grosser to be termed a success. Nobody in his right senses will even heap such responsibility on the movie except the person just want to be unnecessarily bias. Right now, the expectation especially from the studio is for the movie to be a high grosser (from $700M and above) and to be profitable.

So there's no way an $800M dollar The Batman will be termed a failure, if you think otherwise, then it's just in your head. The standard Hollywood analysis says otherwise. It's just something you sat in your house and conceived, it doesn't exist which means your statement is purely based on emotions not the FACTS.


#Xavier
#DCian

Skseries:
errrm I didn't read all through o, but why will marketing budget be 3times the actual movie budget? by ur standard then a movie of actual budget of 300m at the end of the day will be a north of 900million total budget? Ah!

100naira:
one more season of f**k up and I'm officially done

BlackManta:
I couldn't finish season 2

I have never given up on any other DC series as quickly as I did Titans

BlackManta:
I couldn't finish season 2

I have never given up on any other DC series as quickly as I did Titans

Emmynator:
I just checked and saw that Lovecraft country isn't going to have a season 2, that's a shot in my guts
I was really hoping for more.

BlackManta:
Happy Batman day

Which one of you is seeing The Batman today or this weekend

I beg y'all in the name of whichever God you worship, no spoil the movie for us...make una avoid spoiler discussion for at least one week

I will see the movie next Thursday or Friday

Happy viewing

BlackManta:
Happy Batman day

Which one of you is seeing The Batman today or this weekend

I beg y'all in the name of whichever God you worship, no spoil the movie for us...make una avoid spoiler discussion for at least one week

I will see the movie next Thursday or Friday

Happy viewing

VerifiedStalin:
The Batman (2022)

Very aesthetically pleasing; granted, the graininess is a bit unconventional, but you get used to it pretty quickly.

The fight scenes are well-crafted and enjoyable to watch. There are no large-scale CGI battles, just fabulously choreographed combats, and a glorious car chase scene. The sound effects are also impressive; you can feel the impact of every punch.

The mood is noir-esque, like I imagined. I liked how they took a more detective approach and didn't necessarily hold the viewer's hand in terms of clues and exposition.The film as a whole is a gritty and grimy portrayal of how a modern-day Riddler would operate, and Paul Dano plays him superbly.

The pacing is choppy, and the three-hour runtime is a bit excessive. Some scenes got way too much attention, while others didn't. In my opinion, the third act's second half could have been handled more gracefully.

 Positives:
• Visually pleasing
• Noir mystery
• Impressive action sequences.
• Worldbuilding.
• Commendable performances, with special shout-out to Collin Farrell.
•The direction is very competent and professional.
• The soundtrack slaps
• Humour.


 Negatives
• Pacing and length issues.
• Robert Pattinson not given room for variety. His performance is relatively one-dimensional. It works for the film and the story it was trying to tell, but I was expecting something more profound, given his talent.

Overall, I liked it, but I think my expectations were a little too high. "The Dark Knight (2008)" remains the undisputed leader for the time being, with this one falling somewhere between #4 and #10. I'll have to watch it again to fully grasp bits I may have missed.

GloriousGbola:
Spoiler - Bruce Wayne's parents are killed

VerifiedStalin:
The Batman (2022)


Negatives
• Pacing and length issues.
• Robert Pattinson not given room for variety. His performance is relatively one-dimensional. It works for the film and the story it was trying to tell, but I was expecting something more profound, given his talent.

N2B2:
If his performance works seamlessly for the film, why the nitpicking? Did you expect Battison to rip off his shirt & sparkle in the sun again?