Official Movie Thread

[efranks]

Monsters University opens two weeks before Despicable Me 2  and it's possible that they could cannibalize each other's audience, plus DM2 opens against The Lone Ranger which could have an impact even though they aren't after the exact same audience.

But, I didn't realize that the first DM movie did that well.

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[Brian]

Its really sounding that Iron Man 3 is not only very good, but is even out-opening Avengers overseas (which is unreal to me).  That really makes me think that IM3 will likely be the top movie of the year, but if I had to guess at a Top 5, I think it would be:

Iron Man 3
Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug
Man of Steel
Monsters University or Despicable Me 2

There are a few other movies like Star Trek Into Darkness, Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, Pacific Rim, or even comedies like Hangover III or This is The End that could be top earners as well.  I can't decide which animated movie (Monsters U or DM 2) will earn more - both look good and I know our daughter is looking forward to both about the same.  I guess you can't ever count out Fast and the Furious either, that franchise's success continues to amaze me.  I still haven't seen any of them, maybe I should do that some day.