I bet you've been wondering why we haven't seem any reviews for Warner Bros. and Martin Campbell's upcoming comic book adaptation
Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds, Mark Strong and Blake Lively. That's because all reviews are embargoed until June 16. Yes, no reviews until only one day before the film is released. In many cases this is definitely not a good sign and who knows what are the reasons for doing that. This could change, but it won't matter that much since the film is coming out this week.
Plus, I came across this report over at The Motley Fool (Investing Community), about the recent tracking for upcoming films. They go into details about superhero adaptations and their box-office success. One of the things they said about
Green Lantern is this:
"A successful debut for Green Lantern would give DC the credibility needed to build franchises around other Justice League names. What would a successful debut look like? Right now, $60 million seems like all that we investors can hope for. Yet that may not be good enough. According to The New York Times, Warner has spent close to $300 million producing and marketing Green Lantern. DC and Warner Bros. wouldn't spend that much if they didn't believe Ryan Reynolds' Emerald Knight would prove to be as attractive to this summer's moviegoers as Robert Downey Jr.'s Golden Avenger was in 2008."
There you go. I'm pretty sure
Green Lantern won't be a a box-office bomb or anything like that. $60 million opening weekend is pretty good. Take
First Class for example. Some fans are saying how it's not doing well, and yet it made more than $220M in one week. Sure, it's not a huge hit, but it is definitely enough for a possible sequel. And it only started playing worldwide. So, what do you think about all this?