Antman at $292m after 3 weekends

Wasn't the expectation at 600mil least? I'd say that's a slight disappointment, I liked the movie, it had some flaws but at least it knew where it was

Did more than what I was hoping, and less than that I expected.

I put at a minimum 650mil. so lower.

My max was 400 Million.

And it's most likely gonna bust that, so yeah it met my expectations

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I thought around 300 million which it is so this is no shock

@redatom1234: I don't think even Marvel was expecting Antman to hit $600m. I think most were thinking more like $400-450m tops.

The industry projections in a good scenario always aim for a similar performance to Thor 1 $450M... (Ant-Man still will be released in China, South Korea and Japan)...

This movie was well received by critics and very well received by general audiences that saw it, the marvel studios trust brand wasn't affected and this franchise can have hype for a sequel...

But there is a negative side for marvel studios in Ant-Man box office performance, probably K. Feige already knew but now he can be sure that not every franchise inside the Mcu will have the same success level, GotG was the exception and not the rule when we speak of very unknown properties, the Star Wars vibe and the first time exploration of the cosmic side of the Mcu help that movie a lot, so the appeal didn't have to be so focused on the characters, for who thought that Marvel Studios could Kill all the main Avengers (Iron Man, Cap, Thor) in the Infinity War and continue to have the same success level with any other properties should think again...

That's about right for a obscure character like Ant-Man.

@spambot: 600 was what I thought was the general expectation on the vine, most assumed having the marvel tag gets you past 500 with ease

@redatom1234: ya, I just don't agree with that statement. I recall doing a thread on expectations for the movie like a month or so ago and most didn't think it would come close to $600m and many thought it would bomb completely. I think $400m was the more realistic expectation for it on the vine.

Seems about right.

No idea. I don't pay attention to how much a movie makes.

@asgaard: Already released in China, it most likely got overshadowed by the chinese film monster hunt. Just looked and that film made nearly 300 mil from China alone.

This is an AntMan movie.

This is great for such an obscure character for the mainstream.

I believe Ant-man is going to make over 700 million world wide. Though I don't see it going over 800 million. Much like Guardians of the Galaxy the film is going to largely be carried by the marvel brand and due to its relative obscurity, i see audiences who are in the mood for something new taking their chance on this one, especially overseas audiences.

there is no chance it makes that much money. a movie makes most of its money in its first weekend.

You are wrong...

"Ant-Man hauled off with $20 million (-44%) in its third weekend of overseas release from 50 territories, opening this weekend in Lebanon and South Africa. The Disney/Marvel heist film has grossed $159.5 million overseas and $291.648 million worldwide. This weekend saw strong holds in Europe, highlighted by France (-29%), Spain (-36%) and Germany (-39%). Top grossing territories are the UK/Ireland ($19.9M), Mexico ($13.2M), Brazil ($10.9M), Russia ($10.5M), France ($9.7M), Taiwan ($9.4M), and Australia ($9.3M). Paul Rudd’s Ant-Manopens in Italy on August 12, South Korea on September 3 and Japan on September 19. It is awaiting a confirmed release date in China".Link

True but i got a special feeling about Antman, something about the film is just screaming sleeper hit.

Less than I expected, some say Paul Rudd is box office poison - this makes me scared they're right. :(

Maybe they should have just kept the original release date of November, except Spectre, there wasn't any competition in that month. Hopefully its gonna cross $400 million & pass Thor 1 box office.

@spambot: your probably right, I must have mixed my numbers up, even then, it's still below the expected, but it weren't a bad movie, it should get higher

It'll make 699-650 million worldwide not bad for Ant-Man. I liked it enough to see it twice.

Does anyone know what Marvel was projecting for Ant-Man to make? IMDB projected, before the summer started, that it would make about 160 million in the US and 435 million total.

It will be interesting to see if Ant-Man makes more than Fantastic Four which is much more well known comic entity.