Guardian of the Galaxy's popularity as a comic book is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. People will see it because it's a sci-fi blockbuster, a comic book movie, and associated with Marvel. Its success will be driven by the same factors that affect every other movie: marketing and hype.
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
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khalid
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Yup no one gives a shit about Marvel =)
1Marvel's The AvengersBV $207,438,708 33.3% 4,349 $47,698 $623,357,910 5/4/2012
Really no point arguing with him/her/it, hes just going to race off to the mods eventually.
They love protecting their little babies.
Let it think whatever it wants.
They love protecting their little babies.
Let it think whatever it wants.
Daezuel
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Is there some reason that every time Column disagrees with someone he needs to be a total dbag about it? At some point it doesn't even matter if you're right about something if you're just going to be a dickhead about it every single time.
This movie will do well because its Marvel imo but the overall take will mainly come from how good the actual movie is. Word of mouth on something like this will go a long ways towards its final gross.
This movie will do well because its Marvel imo but the overall take will mainly come from how good the actual movie is. Word of mouth on something like this will go a long ways towards its final gross.
Merrith
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Meaning the big blockbusters like Cap and Avengers. I could see Guardians do in the Thor range. Using Hulk as an example is just bad, none of those were on par with Avengers or the new Cap movie.
I completely agree it'll make 50+ easy, I'm just expecting somewhere in the 60-75m range. Would be pleasantly surprised if it went higher.
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That was your takeaway from their little exchange? 2 chimps flinging shit at each other and you only think one was at fault? Don't excuse someone being a cunt just because they argued with Column. Especially when Column is right(I just threw up a little). The idea that the Marvel name is meaningless in theaters because physical comic books don't sell millions is a special kind of retarded.
khalid
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Column started off flinging insults, which is what Daezuel is referring to. I think acting like the Marvel brandname is some autosell I think is wrong, especially when you go to a silly extreme and compare it to the Disney brandname.
Silly exaggeration of my position. The Marvel name isn't meaningless, it just doesn't sell movies automatically. People didn't go to see the Avengers because it was another Marvel movie. They went to see it for RDJ, Thor, Captain America and the Hulk. We certainly have yet to see if a movie completely divorced of this context will be successful. Guardians of the Galaxy is something anyone outside of comic fandom has never heard of before.
As for the comic book thing, Column consistently in these threads argues from a position that the comic book fans are driving the success of these movies. That is simply not true.
edit: Also, btw, this movie will succeed, and will certainly break 50M.
Lies, could care less what the comic book fans think. I'm a movie buff first, and the creative minds that run the MCU is driving the success of these movies not Marvel Comics.
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I was reminded of this thread when I went to see Captain America recently. The person I was with knows absolutely nothing about super heroes, Marvel, DC, comic books, etc. beyond the blockbuster movies. The Guardians of the Galaxy trailers came on (which she had never seen prior to this) and at the end when they showed the title with the little red 'Marvel' above it, she said "Oh, wow, I didn't realize that was Marvel! I'd like to see that!"
BTW when Disney bought out Marvel, they rebranded Marvel Studios to Marvel.
If you notice on every Movie starting with Avengers, there is a Giant red Marvel brand above each title.
Disney is the masters of marketing.
If you notice on every Movie starting with Avengers, there is a Giant red Marvel brand above each title.
Disney is the masters of marketing.
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