Green Lantern Sequel IS Coming!

[thunderbolt]

If the dvd's sell, it didn't help Superman Returns all that much. They've got to appeal to people beyond us dorks to get big money.

[The Bat]

Don't forget that DVD & Bluray sales and rentals are LARGE part of the profits from movies. Some movies actually do better on DVD then they did at the theater(The Matrix). WB may be able to re-coop a lot of their cash from there.

[thunderbolt]

The box office here and abroad does not bode well for Hal, it dropped 66% this weekend. Its doing a lot worse in foreign markets. The biggest problem is that it has to clear 300 million just to break even. Even if it does get an acual sequel and not a reboot I imagine WB will look hard at the factors of its soft performance: director, star, script, Johns, etc.

From Box Office Mojo

1 N Cars 2 BV $68,000,000 - 4,115 - $16,525 $68,000,000 - 1
2 N Bad Teacher Sony $31,000,000 - 3,049 - $10,167 $31,000,000 - 1
3 1 Green Lantern WB $18,350,000 -65.5% 3,816 - $4,809 $89,311,000 $200 2
4 2 Super 8 Par. $12,100,000 -43.6% 3,424 +16 $3,534 $95,186,000 $50 3
5 3 Mr. Popper's Penguins Fox $10,300,000 -44.2% 3,342 +3 $3,082 $39,448,000 $55 2
6 4 X-Men: First Class Fox $6,600,000 -44.7% 2,633 -742 $2,507 $132,815,000 $160 4

[The Bat]

All I can say Joe, is that really hope you're wrong. With the origin story now out of the way...and the FANTASTIC teaser ending with Sinestro, everything is set up perfectly for a sequel.

[thunderbolt]

I'm still waiting for the promised Superman Returns sequel. Dane, this is damage control plain and simple. Why would WB come out and say otherwise right now and further sink this movie. I'll believe it when I see it.

[The Bat]

Apparently WB isn't going to be deterred by the Box Office take on this first movie...and they plan on forging ahead with sequel! YaHoo!

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Warner Bros. To Pursue ‘Green Lantern’ Sequel - The Hollywood Reporter

I like Nordling's final statement in the article..." Stick with what Geoff Johns has done with the character and the audience will come."