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Where the Data Ranks 2017’s Comic Book Films. Justice League Crosses $650 Million

2017 has been a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films and dive into the numbers… not opinions.

Maybe the lesson of the year is to not count a film down? With what can only be described as a disappointing opening, Justice League continues to fight at the box office adding $6 million over the past week. While the film is lagging other DC films at the same point of time, it’s also earning much more at the foreign box office when it comes to percent. It passed Suicide Squad‘s earnings at the foreign box office and is now second for DCU films behind Batman v Superman. The film is earning a little over 65.5% of its dollars from the foreign box office. The DCU on average has earned 58%. The higher percentage is partially due to lower domestic earnings, but the film is definitely not to be counted out at the worldwide box office. It’s $16 million behind Man of Steel and could possibly pass its worldwide earnings. It also moved past Thor: The Dark World the past weekend for worldwide earnings and will likely pass Big Hero 6.

Thor: Ragnarok added an estimated $1 million to its domestic total which is now $311.4 million. Worldwide the film has earned $848 million. It’ll end the year at #7 for earnings. The film is about $15 million behind Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and it’s possible it might pass it.

My Friend Dahmer continues to gain and now sits at $1,296,753 about a $7,000 increase.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle has slowed down and right now is fighting to pass the $400 million mark. It stands at $395.5 million. The film has earned more than the original at the international box office with $295.3 million compared to $286.1 million but trails domestically with $100.2 million to the original’s $128.2 million. It opens in Japan this January which should push the film across the $400 million mark.

2017 has been a record year for comic adaptations. With over a month to go the films have earned $2.353 billion domestically beating the previous year’s $1.901 billion. Internationally, films have earned $3.729 billion beating the previous record of $3.215 billion set in 2014. Worldwide comic adaptations have earned $6.081 billion beating the 2016 record of $5.026 billion. “Profits” too have seen a record year with $4.403 billion versus 2016’s record of $3.812 billion.

We’ll continue to report on 2017’s statistics until all dollars are in, at least another month, if not more.

Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. On average DC films earn $316.9 million domestically while Marvel earns $313.2 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $486.4 million and DC lags behind with $435.3 million. This will change a lot over the next few weeks and traditionally DC films out earn Marvel films domestically.

Already, the year is an interesting one with five clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Thor: RagnarokWonder Woman, Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year. My Friend DahmerJustice LeagueKingsman: The Golden Circle, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area. ValerianWilson, Ghost in the Shell, and Blade of the Immortal are generally disappointments. Marvel’s Inhumans… got no clue and tough to debate since it’s a television show primarily with a limited film engagement.

Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers. With a new film opening the averages have dipped.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.358 billion
Total International Gross: $3.733 billion
Worldwide Gross: $6.091 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.667 million
Total “Profit”: $4.413 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $147.4 million
Average International Gross: $266.6 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $380.7 million
Average Budget: $128.2 million
Average Profit: $252.4 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

Where the Data Ranks 2017’s Comic Book Films. Justice League Nears $650 Million

2017 feels like it’s shaping up to be a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films and dive into the numbers… not opinions.

Maybe the lesson of the year is to not count a film down? With what can only be described as a disappointing opening, Justice League continues to fight at the box office adding $12 million over the past week. While the film is lagging other DC films at the same point of time, it’s also earning much more at the foreign box office when it comes to percent. It passed Suicide Squad‘s earnings at the foreign box office over the past weekend and is now second for DCU films behind Batman v Superman. The film is earning a little over 65.5% of its dollars from the foreign box office. The DCU on average has earned 58%. The higher percentage is partially due to lower domestic earnings, but the film is definitely not to be counted out at the worldwide box office and will likely settle in the $650 million range possibly eking out a slight profit.

Thor: Ragnarok was #18 for the weekend and added $814,000 to its domestic total to bring that to $309.1 million and $844.5 million worldwide. It’ll end the year at #7. The film is about $19 million behind Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and while it’s possible it might pass it, it won’t likely.

My Friend Dahmer continues to gain and now sits at $1,289,452 about a $50,000 increase.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle has slowed down and right now is fighting to pass the $400 million mark. It stands at $395.5 million. The film has earned more than the original at the international box office with $295.3 million compared to $286.1 million but trails domestically with $100.2 million to the original’s $128.2 million.

2017 has been a record year for comic adaptations. With over a month to go the films have earned $2.353 billion domestically beating the previous year’s $1.901 billion. Internationally, films have earned $3.729 billion beating the previous record of $3.215 billion set in 2014. Worldwide comic adaptations have earned $6.081 billion beating the 2016 record of $5.026 billion. “Profits” too have seen a record year with $4.403 billion versus 2016’s record of $3.812 billion.

Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. On average DC films earn $316.3 million domestically while Marvel earns $313.2 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $486.4 million and DC lags behind with $434.7 million. This will change a lot over the next few weeks and traditionally DC films out earn Marvel films domestically.

Already, the year is an interesting one with five clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Thor: RagnarokWonder Woman, Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year. My Friend DahmerJustice LeagueKingsman: The Golden Circle, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area. ValerianWilson, Ghost in the Shell, and Blade of the Immortal are generally disappointments. Marvel’s Inhumans… got no clue and tough to debate since it’s a television show primarily with a limited film engagement.

Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers. With a new film opening the averages have dipped.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.353 billion
Total International Gross: $3.729 billion
Worldwide Gross: $6.081 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.667 million
Total “Profit”: $4.403 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $147.0 million
Average International Gross: $266.3 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $380.1 million
Average Budget: $128.2 million
Average Profit: $251.8 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

Where the Data Ranks 2017’s Comic Book Films. My Friend Dahmer Crosses $1 million

2017 feels like it’s shaping up to be a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films and dive into the numbers… not opinions.

Maybe the lesson of the year is to not count a film down? With what can only be described as a disappointing opening, Justice League continues to fight at the box office adding $20 million over the past week. While the film is lagging other DC films at the same point of time, it’s also earning much more at the foreign box office when it comes to percent. Its passed Wonder Woman when it comes to international earnings. Suicide Squad is not out of the realm of possibility as well. The film is earning a little over 65% of its dollars from the foreign box office. The DCU on average has earned 58%. The higher percentage is partially due to lower domestic earnings, but the film is definitely not to be counted out at the worldwide box office and will likely settle in the $650 million range.

Thor: Ragnarok was #7 at the box office dropping from last week’s #5. The film earned an estimated $3 million to bring its domestic total to $306.4 million. The film has also earned $535.4 million at the foreign box office bringing its worldwide total to $841.8 million. The film is about $22 million behind Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and has a chance to pass it. It’s also $10 million behind Spider-Man: Homecoming‘s international gross, which was the top for the year as far as comic adaptations.

My Friend Dahmer continues to gain and now sits at $1,246,287 about a $247,000 increase. Blade of the Immortal didn’t do all that much domestically with its total only standing at $150,532, a $5,000 increase from the previous week.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle has slowed down and right now is fighting to pass the $400 million mark. It stands at $395.4 million. The film has earned more than the original at the international box office with $295.2 million compared to $286.1 million but trails domestically with $100.2 million to the original’s $128.2 million.

2017 has been a record year for comic adaptations. With over a month to go the films have earned $2.346 billion domestically beating the previous year’s $1.901 billion. Internationally, films have earned $3.719 billion beating the previous record of $3.215 billion set in 2014. Worldwide comic adaptations have earned $6.065 billion beating the 2016 record of $5.026 billion. “Profits” too have seen a record year with $4.387 billion versus 2016’s record of $3.812 billion.

Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. On average DC films earn $315.7 million domestically while Marvel earns $313.1 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $486.4 million and DC lags behind with $432.8 million. This will change a lot over the next few weeks and traditionally DC films out earn Marvel films domestically.

Already, the year is an interesting one with five clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Thor: RagnarokWonder Woman, Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year. My Friend DahmerJustice LeagueKingsman: The Golden Circle, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area, and ValerianWilson, Ghost in the Shell, and Blade of the Immortal are generally disappointments. Marvel’s Inhumans… got no clue and tough to debate since it’s a television show primarily with a limited film engagement.

Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers. With a new film opening the averages have dipped.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.346 billion
Total International Gross: $3.719 billion
Worldwide Gross: $6.065 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.667 million
Total “Profit”: $4.387 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $146.6 million
Average International Gross: $265.7 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $379.1 million
Average Budget: $128.2 million
Average Profit: $250.8 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

Where the Data Ranks 2017’s Comic Book Films. Justice League Crosses $600 Million While the Year Crosses $6 Billion

2017 feels like it’s shaping up to be a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films and dive into the numbers… not opinions.

Maybe the lesson of the year is to not count a film down? With what can only be described as a disappointing opening, Justice League continues to fight at the box office adding $46 million over the past week. While the film is lagging other DC films at the same point of time, it’s also earning much more at the foreign box office when it comes to percent. It will passed Man of Steel this week and will pass Wonder Woman when it comes to international earnings. Suicide Squad is not out of the realm of possibility as well. The film is earning a little over 65% of its dollars from the foreign box office. The DCU on average has earned 58%. The higher percentage is partially due to lower domestic earnings, but the film is definitely not to be counted out at the worldwide box office.

Rounding out the top five was Thor: Ragnarok which dropped one spot from the previous week. The film earned $6.3 million to its domestic total. The film has earned $301.2 million domestically, $532 million at the foreign box office, and $833.2 million worldwide. The film has now passed Wonder Woman for worldwide earnings.

My Friend Dahmer continues to gain and now sits at $999,331 about a $60,000 increase. Blade of the Immortal didn’t do all that much domestically with its total only standing at $145,920, a $13,000 increase from the previous week.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle has slowed down and right now is fighting to pass the $400 million mark. It stands at $395.3 million. The film has earned more than the original at the international box office with $295.2 million compared to $286.1 million but trails domestically with $100.1 million to the original’s $128.2 million.

2017 has been a record year for comic adaptations. With over a month to go the films have earned $2.332 billion domestically beating the previous year’s $1.901 billion. Internationally, films have earned $3.703 billion beating the previous record of $3.215 billion set in 2014. Worldwide comic adaptations have earned $6.035 billion beating the 2016 record of $5.026 billion. “Profits” too have seen a record year with $4.357 billion versus 2016’s record of $3.812 billion.

Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. On average DC films earn $314.2 million domestically while Marvel earns $312.8 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $486.2 million and DC lags behind with $430.2 million. This will change a lot over the next few weeks and traditionally DC films out earn Marvel films domestically.

Already, the year is an interesting one with five clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Thor: RagnarokWonder Woman, Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year. Justice LeagueKingsman: The Golden Circle, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area, and ValerianWilson, Ghost in the Shell, and My Friend Dahmer, Blade of the Immortal are generally disappointments. Marvel’s Inhumans… got no clue and tough to debate since it’s a television show primarily with a limited film engagement.

Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers. With a new film opening the averages have dipped.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.333 billion
Total International Gross: $3.703 billion
Worldwide Gross: $6.035 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.667 million
Total “Profit”: $4.357 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $145.8 million
Average International Gross: $264.5 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $377.2 million
Average Budget: $128.2 million
Average Profit: $249 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

Where the Data Ranks 2017’s Comic Book Films. Justice League Crosses $550 Million While the Year Nears $6 Billion

2017 feels like it’s shaping up to be a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films and dive into the numbers… not opinions.

Maybe the lesson of the year is to not count a film down? With what can only be described as a disappointing opening, Justice League continues to fight at the box office adding $86 million over the past week. While the film is lagging other DC films at the same point of time, it’s also earning much more at the foreign box office. It will pass Man of Steel this week and possibly Wonder Woman when it comes to international earnings. Suicide Squad is not out of the realm of possibility as well. The film is earning a little over 65% of its dollars from the foreign box office. The DCU on average has earned 58%. The higher percentage is partially due to lower domestic earnings, but the film is bringing the dollars in as noted above and will pass many of the other DC films this week.

Thor: Ragnarok came in fourth for the weekend again adding $9.7 million to its domestic total bringing that to $291.4 million. Worldwide the film has earned $816.4 million. The film is now just behind 2002’s Spider-Man which earned $821.7 million and the film will likely pass Wonder Woman‘s worldwide total which is $821.76 million.

My Friend Dahmer continues to gain and now sits at $939,294. Blade of the Immortal didn’t do all that much domestically with its total only standing at $132,365, a $15,000 increase from the previous week.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle has slowed down and right now is fighting to pass the $400 million mark. It stands at $394.3 million. The film has earned more than the original at the international box office with $294.3 million compared to $286.1 million but trails domestically with 100.1 million to the original’s $128.2 million.

2017 has been a record year for comic adaptations. With over a month to go the films have earned $2.308 billion domestically beating the previous year’s $1.901 billion. Internationally, films have earned $3.663 billion beating the previous record of $3.215 billion set in 2014. Worldwide comic adaptations have earned $5.972 billion beating the 2016 record of $5.026 billion. “Profits” too have seen a record year with $4.294 billion versus 2016’s record of $3.812 billion.

Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. Things have shifted a lot due to the debut of Justice League. On average DC films earn $311.3 million domestically while Marvel earns $312.2 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $485.8 million and DC lags behind with $423.9 million. This will change a lot over the next few weeks and traditionally DC films out earn Marvel films domestically.

Already, the year is an interesting one with five clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Thor: RagnarokWonder Woman, Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year. Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area, and ValerianWilson, Ghost in the Shell, and Blade of the Immortal are generally disappointments. We’ll wait and see about My Friend Dahmer and Justice LeagueMarvel’s Inhumans… got no clue and tough to debate since it’s a television show primarily with a limited film engagement.

Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers. With a new film opening the averages have dipped.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.308 billion
Total International Gross: $3.663 billion
Worldwide Gross: $5.972 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.667 million
Total “Profit”: $4.294 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $144.3 million
Average International Gross: $261.7 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $373.2 million
Average Budget: $128.2 million
Average Profit: $245 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

Where the Data Ranks 2017’s Comic Book Films. Justice League Nears $500 Million While the Year Nears $6 Billion

2017 feels like it’s shaping up to be a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films and dive into the numbers… not opinions.

Maybe the lesson of the year is to not count a film down? With what can only be described as a disappointing opening, Justice League earned an estimated $40.7 million for three days and $59.6 million over five. That brings its domestic total to $171.5 million after ten days. At the foreign box office it added $72.2 million from 66 markets pushing its international earnings over $300 million to $309.8 million. Worldwide the film has earned $481.3 million.

 

Thor: Ragnarok came in fourth for the weekend and earned $16.8 million over three days and $25 million over five. Domestically, the film has earned $277.5 million and $512.6 million at the foreign box office for a worldwide total of $790.1 million. The film has shot past Suicide Squad, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, and Spider-Man 2 for worldwide earnings. It now sits behind Spider-Man‘s $821.7 million and Wonder Woman‘s $821.76 million and currently in #13 in worldwide earnings for a comic adapted film ever.

My Friend Dahmer continues to gain and now sits at $742,113 passing Wilson for this year’s releases. The film how stands at $485,675. Blade of the Immortal didn’t do all that much domestically with its total only standing at $117,545, a $7,000 increase from the previous week.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle has slowed down and right now is fighting to pass the $400 million mark. It stands at $394.1 million. The film has earned more than the original at the international box office with $294.2 million compared to $286.1 million but trails domestically with $99.9 million to the original’s $128.2 million.

2017 has been a record year for comic adaptations. With over a month to go the films have earned $2.268 billion domestically beating the previous year’s $1.901 billion. Internationally, films have earned $3.590 billion beating the previous record of $3.215 billion set in 2014. Worldwide comic adaptations have earned $5.859 billion beating the 2016 record of $5.026 billion. “Profits” too have seen a record year with $4.181 billion versus 2016’s record of $3.812 billion.

Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. Things have shifted a lot due to the debut of Justice League. On average DC films earn $291 million domestically while Marvel earns $309.6 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $483.8 million and DC lags behind with $387 million. This will change a lot over the next few weeks and traditionally DC films out earn Marvel films domestically.

Already, the year is an interesting one with five clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Thor: RagnarokWonder Woman, Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year. Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area, and ValerianWilson, Ghost in the Shell, and Blade of the Immortal are generally disappointments. We’ll wait and see about My Friend Dahmer and Justice LeagueMarvel’s Inhumans… got no clue and tough to debate since it’s a television show primarily with a limited film engagement.

Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers. With a new film opening the averages have dipped.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.268 billion
Total International Gross: $3.590 billion
Worldwide Gross: $5.859 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.667 million
Total “Profit”: $4.181 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $141.8 million
Average International Gross: $256.5 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $366.2 million
Average Budget: $128.2 million
Average Profit: $237.9 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

Where the Data Ranks 2017’s Comic Book Films. Justice League Debuts While Thor Crosses $700 Million

2017 feels like it’s shaping up to be a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films and dive into the numbers… not opinions.

Justice League failed to top $100 million domestically in its opening three day weekend earning an estimated $93.8 million. The film won the weekend but fell short of expectations which saw it earning between $100 and $110 million. The film earned $13 million on Thursday previews which was $2 million more than Wonder Woman. That film earned $103.2 million. It’s the lowest opening for any of the DC Extended Universe films so far.

But, things weren’t all bad as the film also brought in $185.5 million from 65 foreign markets to bring its worldwide total to $278.8 million. The film had the second largest opening ever for a Warner Bros. film in China and it has yet to open in Japan. That happens on November 23. With a reported budget of $300 million, the film will need to earn about $600 million to break even.

Reviews of the film were mixed with a B+ CinemaScore. The audience was 58% male and 69% over the age of 25. We predict the film will earn between $200 and $250 million domestically with $500-$600 at foreign markets to be around $750 million total, a number that’s nothing to sneeze at.

This coming week sees the release of Coco which will likely bump Justice Leaguefrom the top of the box office and add to a narrative of its failure.

Thor: Ragnarok came in third for the weekend and brought in an additional $21.8 million domestically to bring that total to $247.4 million. It also added an estimated $24.1 million internationally to bring that total to $490.7 million and the worldwide total over $700 million. Worldwide the film has earned $738.1 million so far. The movie pass Logan and currently is at #19 in the all time comic earnings. It has also shot pass Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Doctor Strange, Thor: The Dark World, Ant-Man, and the original Thor. It will likely surpass Suicide Squad, X-Men Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man, and maybe Guardians of the Galaxy this week.

My Friend Dahmer expanded in theaters and increased its earnings 2x. The film how stands at $485,675. Blade of the Immortal didn’t do all that much domestically with its total only standing at $110,615, a $12,000 increase from the previous week.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle has slowed down and right now is fighting to pass the $400 million mark. It stands at $393.3 million

Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. Things have shifted a lot due to the debut of Justice League. On average DC films earn $291 million domestically while Marvel earns $309.6 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $483.8 million and DC lags behind with $387 million. This will change a lot over the next few weeks and traditionally DC films out earn Marvel films domestically.

Already, the year is an interesting one with five clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Thor: RagnarokWonder Woman, Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year. Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area, and ValerianWilson, Ghost in the Shell, and Blade of the Immortal are generally disappointments. We’ll wait and see about My Friend Dahmer and Justice LeagueMarvel’s Inhumans… got no clue and tough to debate since it’s a television show primarily with a limited film engagement.

Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers. With a new film opening the averages have dipped.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.162 billion
Total International Gross: $3.444 billion
Worldwide Gross: $5.606 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.667 million
Total “Profit”: $3.928 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $135.1 million
Average International Gross: $246 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $350.4 million
Average Budget: $128.2 million
Average Profit: $222.1 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

Antony Johnston and Sam Hart Talk Atomic Blonde and The Coldest City

Out this week on blu-ray is Atomic Blonde, the big screen adaptation of the graphic novel by writer Antony Johnston and artist Sam Hart. The graphic novel was originally published by Oni Press under the title of The Coldest City.

We got a chance to talk to Antony and Sam about the movie, comic series, what it’s like to see your creation on the big screen, and if we’ll see a sequel.

Graphic Policy: How does it feel to see a comic you created on the big screen?

Antony Johnston: It feels amazing. It’s very exciting and surreal at the same time. Mainly exciting to see something I came up with at my desk 10 years ago out of my head and Sam brought to life at his drawing table, is up on the silver screen and millions of people have watched it. It’s extraordinary.

Sam Hart: Yup, same here.

GP: What were your involvement with the creation of the actual film? Were you hands on at all?

AJ: I was a Co-Producer of the movie so I had a little involvement. Most of the actual business of selling the rights was handled by Oni Press who shopped it around. Charlize’s (Theron) production company was interested. The production company was looking for something like this book at the time for herself to star in. Talks began. When things actually got moving, and it was apparent the movie was really going to happen, then I was sent the screenplay and then I was consulted on casting and when we were shooting I visited the set. I gave my notes on the screenplay and saw a rough cut of the movie.

I wasn’t there day to day but I gave notes and my thoughts and feedback on the movie as it was going. That was gracious of them because they didn’t have to have me involved in that way but they wanted me involved. I was grateful to be involved.

It was a great experience to see if all from the inside and the care of putting the movie together.

GP: Sam were you involved at all? The visuals of the film are amazing.

SH: They’re amazing. I wasn’t involved at all. But I was very happy with what they did.

GP: The soundtrack of the film really stands out. A lot of creators have said they listen to music when creating comics. When you were originally making it, were you listening to music at the time?

AJ: Amazingly no. I listen to music all the time when I’m working. I’m usually working to classical or ambient. I’m not one of those people who make playlists for a book. I never have though I know some do. The soundtrack was as much a surprise and delight to me as everyone else. It’s a fantastic soundtrack. I loved it.

SH: Same here. It didn’t occur to me to create a playlist at the time I was working on the artwork. It was a brilliant idea for the film people.

GP: Though the comic came out 10 years ago it feels like we’re back in a Cold War sensibility. You told a story about the Cold War and 30 years later and the story is still relevant.

AJ: That just goes to show you things move in cycles doesn’t it? You’re right, when I was writing the story the Cold War was seen as retro and quite unfashionable and the question was whether anyone would be interested in this story of Cold War spies? The answer is yes, nine years later it’s on everyone’s lips. History itself moves in cycles and creators should make in something they’re pasionate about because trying to predict what’s going to be in fashion is a fool’s game.

SH: Yeah, a bit on life going in cycles. When I was drawing the book, my first daughter had just been born and my second daughter is to be born in a week or two. It’s a different cycle but similar feeling for my life.

GP: Congrats!

AJ: One comic child and one movie child.

GP: That’s actually an interesting thing. Atomic Blonde is part of that beginning of seeing multiple kick-ass women on the big screen, Wonder Woman being another example this year. As a father of two daughters, how do you reflect on that?

SH: It feels amazing and two really good examples to show my daughters in what they can do with their lives. It’s an amazing feeling and two good examples.

AJ: I think it’s always interesting where one of the things where it’d be nice to reach as a society is where not every female character on the screen has to be a role model. So we can have enough of them where it’s ok for them to be a bit broken and not very nice. Unfortunately, we’re not quite there, but wouldn’t it be nice?

GP: It’d be nice if I didn’t have to ask that question at all and it was an afterthought.

With the film, the ending is differnet than the graphic novel. What are your general thoughts?

AJ: It wasn’t run by me. I did read the screenplay and I gave feedback. I didn’t want to have people feeling like I was standing over the shoulder because that’s no way to make an adaptation. I make adaptations myself for YA books and other short stories so I’ve seen the process from the other side of the fence. It’s no fun if you feel that the original creator is watching over your shoulder. So I was deliberately hands off. I said to the film makers that we made the best graphic novel we can and now it’s your job to make the best movie you can.

The ending was part of that and you can see why they did it. They’re hoping to make this a franchise and without spoiling the original for anyone that hasn’t read it, the original doesn’t leave a lot of room for sequels and a franchise. It’s totally understandable. The way they handled it was really well fashioned.

SH: The way they did it, I thought it was really well made and it plays with people’s expectations with people who have read the graphic novel.

GP: Sam, how does it feel as an artist to see real live people as your creations?

SH: It’s pretty amazing. It’s also amazing to see what changes they did for example with Percival. They kept the character personality but visually very different. Totally respectful of the character. Both versions make sense. For Lorraine it was interesting to me because I based the visual on my grandmother so watching the movie I’m imagining it’s my grandmother on screen.

GP: With the film out, is it possible we’ll get a sequel since there’s a second book? And how about a third book in the series?

AJ: There is a second book, I have nothing to announce at the time as to whether that’ll be adapted. I am working on a third book and the third book will focus once again on Lorraine. But that’s all I can say at the moment. There will be a third book at some point. Who knows, but keep an eye out.

GP: Is there a moment for each of you that really stands out from the film?

AJ: Apart from when our names are on screen?

GP: That could be the answer.

AJ: It’s hard to pick out a moment because the whole thing, because it’s the first work of mine that made it through the process. The whole thing blows me away. I do have favorite moments but they’re little touches of acting. There’s a look Møller gives Lorraine at one point a raised eyebrow without a word expresses so much. Little touches like that for me make the movie. I’m so familiar the big stuff is spectacular but the little moments of acting craft that you only spot after watching three or four times are what makes it for me.

SH:The same. At the end when you see “The Coldest City” on the credits was nice. The last time I saw the movie I noticed at Percival’s death scene they let the cigarette fall to the floor which is a call back to the beginning.

GP: Thanks so much for chatting and your time!

Where the Data Ranks 2017’s Comic Book Films. Domestic Earnings Cross $2 Billion

2017 feels like it’s shaping up to be a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films and dive into the numbers… not opinions.

Thor: Ragnarok repeated at the top of the box office with an estimated $56.6 million over the weekend. The film also added $76 million to its international total as well.

The film has earned $211.6 million domestically, $438.5 million internationally, and $650.1 million worldwide. That domestic total in ten days is more than the first two films’ entire domestic run. It will easily pass Doctor Strange‘s $232 million which opened the same weekend last year. It has also passed the worldwide totals of the first two films.

My Friend Dahmer expanded in theaters and increased its earnings 6x. The film how stands at $243,207. Blade of the Immortal didn’t have as much domestically with its total only standing at $98,581.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle has passed Superman Returns’ worldwide total.

Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. On average DC films earn $339.8 million domestically while Marvel earns $307.5 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $480.7 million and DC lags behind with $437.4 million. There’s still work for DC when it comes to the international film market and it’ll be interesting to see how the new Thor and Justice League impact these totals.

Already, the year is an interesting one with three clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Thor: RagnarokWonder Woman, Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year. Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area, and ValerianWilson and Ghost in the Shell are generally disappointments. We’ll wait and see about My Friend Dahmer and Blade of the ImmortalMarvel’s Inhumans… got no clue and tough to debate since it’s a television show primarily with a limited film engagement.

Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers. With a new film opening the averages have dipped.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.030 billion
Total International Gross: $3.206 billion
Worldwide Gross: $5.236 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.367 million
Total “Profit”: $3.859 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $135.3 million
Average International Gross: $246.6 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $349.0 million
Average Budget: $113.9 million
Average Profit: $235.1 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

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