Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim!!!

[The Josh]

I don't remember the last time I had one....which speaks volumes about my experience with them

That it does. I haven't had one since the freaks party in 2011/2010 but I had like 3-4 of them. Luckily, I was able to get across the street to where our condo was for comic-con.

 

[Sithlord1975]

BO MOJO forecast:
This is why it wasn't going to do well:

Prior to Pacific Rim, the only original movie to fill Warner Bros.'s mid-July slot was Nolan's Inception; with stunning sci-fi visuals and a director with geek credibility, it's likely that Warner was hoping for another Inception-level hit. That movie opened to $62.8 million, then held well throughout the Summer to close with over $292 million.

Unfortunately, Del Toro is no Nolan. That's not a knock against Del Toro, or a compliment to Nolan; instead, it's worth remembering that Nolan only reached the point where his name could sell a movie once The Dark Knight (already an established brand) became a sensation in 2008. While Del Toro undoubtedly has a following, his highest-grossing movie to date is Blade II, which earned just $82.3 million in 2002. It's also worth noting that Inception's marketing put highly-bankable lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio front-and-center, while Pacific Rim's advertising barely features its recognizable (but far from bankable) actors.
Without marketable talent, Warner Bros. has instead resorted to building brand awareness from scratch around the title Pacific Rim. Commercials begin by showing the title, then include the title in Twitter hashtag form throughout, then of course conclude with the title once again. In between, the advertisements showcase stylized robot vs. monster action that resembles a mix between Transformers and Godzilla. This has gone a long way to establishing awareness, at least—audiences clearly know a monsters vs. robots movie called Pacific Rim is coming out this weekend.

The big question now is whether or not that movie has much appeal with average moviegoers. Younger males are undoubtedly already sold on it, though that demographic can only take a movie so far. With CGI-heavy visuals and indistinguishable human characters, it's tough to imagine many women are on board, though recent advertisements have attempted to counter that a bit with some self-aware humor.

 

[kinqcuonq]

First off I loved the movie and highly recommend it to anyone who haven't watched it to go see it for yourself. The theater I went to was filled from the back to the front rows. The movie was positively received by the audience i was with. I dragged along 7 friends who never even seen the trailer and they all loved it and loved it more than MOS. We had beers and pizza afterwards. It was a good night.

 

[angelo07stang]

movie was amazing in imaz sequeal is already in the works and deltoro said during an interview that we will see gypsy danger 2.0 in the sequel

 

[angelo07stang]

Still cant beleave as of last night grown ups 2 was in first place money wise people are retarded.

 

[MagnumOpus]

You said: "why are they building a brick wall and wasting their time doing, and wasting my time showing them do it.
Was it necessary?"
if you look at that point, why T-800 need to run away from T-1000 if it can be melt and terminated in a industrial fabric? Further he said to John that it can't be destroyed! Sure it's a great movie but logic is the last thing that you have to look after at these movies...

 

[Vivek]

Pacific Rim Box Office:

Domestic: $38.3 million
International: $53 million
Total worldwide opening: $91.3 million

People seem to have quite the excuses for not watching Pacific Rim.

And then there are those that state the movie is not original enough (and then will watch another nth sequel of Pirates and Transformers) and that it borrowed from various anime, as if all mecha genre supposed to be limited only to anime. Though the movie is influenced by the mecha anime genre, it didn't rip off and display elements directly from existing works. The movie and its design is more original than any of the previous summer blockbusters of this year.

Also f@** Grown Ups 2.

 

[wavestuff]

I honestly think the trailers made it look a bit soulless. I think Man of Steel did a great job with this. Their trailers seemed sort of intimate and soulful, and then they layered on the action. I felt like Pacific Rim didn't give you any sense of the characters at all until right at the end of the campaign. Look, hindsight is 20/20. But I love action and sci-fi and robots. But if Del Toro's name hadn't been attached I would have passed this up like I did Battleship because I want more from a movie. People have so many choices, I really don't think SFX and sci-fi is enough any more to just fill the seats. I'm not sure the trailers sold me enough on the story element. Come to find out, that wasn't that strong... but it will still stronger than the trailers let on.

i totally agree with your observation, great points.

 

[Biojex]

Pacific Rim Box Office:

Domestic: $38.3 million
International: $53 million
Total worldwide opening: $91.3 million

People seem to have quite the excuses for not watching Pacific Rim.

And then there are those that state the movie is not original enough (and then will watch another nth sequel of Pirates and Transformers) and that it borrowed from various anime, as if all mecha genre supposed to be limited only to anime. Though the movie is influenced by the mecha anime genre, it didn't rip off and display elements directly from existing works. The movie and its design is more original than any of the previous summer blockbusters of this year.

Also ****** Grown Ups 2.

Le sigh. Oh well, at least the way Pacific Rim is set up, it's a one and done movie with no real set up for a sequel. They could expand it obviously, but it's a great stand alone film as it is. Kudos to GDT and his team. It's a damn shame it won't get the box office rewards it deserves...but what can ya do.

 

[Natrix]

If Grown Ups 2 beats Pacific Rim at the box office this weekend, I will cut my face with broken glass.

 

[Biojex]

That it does. I haven't had one since the freaks party in 2011/2010 but I had like 3-4 of them. Luckily, I was able to get across the street to where our condo was for comic-con.

Someone was thinking ahead.

 

[Vivek]

Le sigh. Oh well, at least the way Pacific Rim is set up, it's a one and done movie with no real set up for a sequel. They could expand it obviously, but it's a great stand alone film as it is. Kudos to GDT and his team. It's a damn shame it won't get the box office rewards it deserves...but what can ya do.

Yeah I wouldn't mind this being a standalone film, it's just that now there won't any new big mecha vs monsters films for a while.

Hopefully Del Toro still gets to make big budget films. He and Legendary are in good terms now. Legendary has parted ways with WB and is now with Universal.

So I am hoping Hellboy 3 will happen eventually as Universal did the last one and Legendary has expressed early interest, despite Del Toro recently saying the sequel may not happen due to budget. (His interview was before Legendary's partnership with Universal)

 

[Biojex]

Yeah I wouldn't mind this being a standalone film, it's just that now there won't any new big mecha vs monsters films for a while.

Hopefully Del Toro still gets to make big budget films. He and Legendary are in good terms now. Legendary has parted ways with WB and is now with Universal.

So I am hoping Hellboy 3 will happen eventually as Universal did the last one and Legendary has expressed early interest, despite Del Toro recently saying the sequel may not happen due to budget. (His interview was before Legendary's partnership with Universal)

Yeah, That could hurt the chances for future potential movies of this nature. We still have Godzilla next year, so there is hope.

Hopefully this won't scar GDT too much, leaving him with no studios willing to back him anymore. I guess if M. Knight Shyamalan can still get work, A talented director like GDT shouldn't have a problem. Zach Snyder too, has had a few less than successful big budget films and he still seems to be doing well (though I don't think they came in with as big a loss as PR)

Hellboy 3 needs to happen, but personally I want At the Mountains of Madness to happen. And apparently legendary has expressed interest in funding it. Hopefully they don't change their minds now...

 

[The Josh]

Someone was thinking ahead.

 

[rushmore223]

Le sigh. Oh well, at least the way Pacific Rim is set up, it's a one and done movie with no real set up for a sequel. They could expand it obviously, but it's a great stand alone film as it is. Kudos to GDT and his team. It's a damn shame it won't get the box office rewards it deserves...but what can ya do.

There have been many movies that have caught fire later on in the video market and went on to have sequels, Austin Powers anyone?

So, if this is truly is a well made film (havent seen it yet) with a good story and fun action, it could find a following after it's theatrical run, plus the US market is just a small slice now a days, if it does well overseas I am sure the studio will greenlight a second one.

 

[jnmx2000]

Pacific Rim Box Office:

Domestic: $38.3 million
International: $53 million
Total worldwide opening: $91.3 million

People seem to have quite the excuses for not watching Pacific Rim.

And then there are those that state the movie is not original enough (and then will watch another nth sequel of Pirates and Transformers) and that it borrowed from various anime, as if all mecha genre supposed to be limited only to anime. Though the movie is influenced by the mecha anime genre, it didn't rip off and display elements directly from existing works. The movie and its design is more original than any of the previous summer blockbusters of this year.

Also f@** Grown Ups 2.

Yea I'm not sure where the unoriginal comes from, this is the most original film of probably the last 5 or more years. It borrows some elements of anime shows but it's not a direct translation of any particular one. The closest thing I can think of to this film is probably godzilla vs mechagodzilla 2 (the 90s film, not terror of mechagodzilla) lol

 

[NASEDO]

I'm going to check this out tonight. I'm not a Del Toro super fan, I think he's over-rated. I did like Hellboy, but I'm glad he didn't do the Hobbit. I was hoping Pacific Rim would do good in the Box Office for Hopes of Hellboy 3, but I guess that's not going to happen now.

 

[JonWes]

Hellboy 3 needs to happen, but personally I want At the Mountains of Madness to happen. And apparently legendary has expressed interest in funding it. Hopefully they don't change their minds now...

Yeah, me too.

Transformers 4 will hit the $1 billion mark next year.

So... the point is... ? That's a highly successful franchise going back over 25 years. Hasbro has kept Transformers in the minds of adults and kids alike almost constantly that whole time.

My point was that spectacle and SFX isn't enough. That's partly why studios are relying so heavily on established IPs. That's one reason I wanted Pacific Rim to do well. Even if it's heavily homaging other things, at least it was a new IP.

 

[Darth Zangetsu]

I loved this film.
**** Bayformers.
**** Grown Ups 2
**** stupid people.

 

[greygoose]

My point was that spectacle and SFX isn't enough. That's partly why studios are relying so heavily on established IPs. That's one reason I wanted Pacific Rim to do well. Even if it's heavily homaging other things, at least it was a new IP.

The sad thing is that if this movie had been called Transformers 4:Optimus Prime vs Kaiju, a film by Michael Bay, it would have done a lot better at the box office.