Could "Avengers" pass the $600 million mark?

[StoneGold]

Definitely. I actually get quite defensive and annoyed when people say Crank is mindless garbage. It's actually pretty smart, as well as hilarious. And i love the camera and editing techniques used in it.

It's smart and hilarious mindless garbage.

[Lord Bravery]

haha i'll settle for that. But i've seen people say it's one of the worst movies ever and stuff like that.

[jesse_custer]

Crank: High Voltage is pretty good as well, especially the climax, holy shit!

[Treqqor]

Not really. No one predicted that the Avengers was going to do this well at the box office. And if they say they did, they are lying.

This is the internet. I'm sure tons of people thought it would do this well.

Heck, I remember a few years back, a heated discussion with some posters got someone banned because one of them was convinced The Dark Knight was going to pass a billion worldwide, and nobody thought it would do THAT well. I think it was his/her gloating afterwards, bringing up old posts of everyone else demanding apologies that eventually got him/her banned if I recall correctly.

I thought it was hilarious reading, myself...

[Lord Bravery]

Crank: High Voltage is pretty good as well, especially the climax, holy shit!

I didn't like the sequel as much, but it had moments of brilliance. The Godzilla esque fight in the power station was just insane.

[OrpheusTelos]

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Ok, i personaly have never heard anyone say this in my life.

Why so serious definitely meets the claim though.

[BrotherUnitNo_4]

Why so serious definitely meets the claim though.

That's the one line we all acknowledge along with the Batman growl. Anything else is a stretch.

[Fast]

I've heard both the "live yourself to be a villain" and "the hero that Gotham needs, etc" lines spoofed spoofed by College Humor or something when parodying the movie. I have not heard them anywhere else though IIRC.

[Whirlwind Dinamo]

$599,387,534

I think it's a forgone conclusion at this point.

'The Avengers' hits $600 million in U.S. box office

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/06/2...on-box-office/
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Joss Whedon, you are now officially the second member of the $600 million club.

Walt Disney Pictures announced today that The Avengers will likely pass through the $600 million portal of domestic box office greatness today, becoming only the third film to do so. Titanic first broke the barrier when it topped out at $600.8 million after its initial domestic run (adding another $57.9 million during its 3-D re-release last spring), and director James Cameron’s 2009 follow up Avatar set the likely still-safe record of $760.5 million in U.S. box office receipts.

Where The Avengers will eventually end up on its theatrical run remains an open question. It grossed $7.2 million for eighth place last weekend; that’s a tiny 19 percent drop from the previous week, and the upcoming July 4 holiday will likely boost its numbers further. The superhero mega-flick has shattered a series of records, including opening weekend, second weekend, and fastest film to reach the $200 million, $300 million, $400 million, and $500 million thresholds.

They are all remarkable achievements. However, with the risk of incurring the HULK SMASH rage of Avengers fans, it should be pointed out that, when adjusted for inflation, The Avengers is in (slightly) less rarefied box office company. According to Box Office Mojo, when converted 2012 dollars, 27 movies have grossed over $600 million in the U.S., including 1994′s Forrest Gump ($622.1 million), 1973′s The Sting ($706 million), 1959′s Ben-Hur ($776.2 million), and 1939′s Gone With the Wind ($1.6 billion).

[Alex]

This thread is finaly over, good work everyone.

[StoneGold]

haha i'll settle for that. But i've seen people say it's one of the worst movies ever and stuff like that.

Eh, it's a kind of specific brand of humor. In that it's horribly banal and offensive. It takes that banal and offensive humor to new heights, which is why it's genius, but like it ain't anything my mom is going to enjoy.