'08 Summer Superhero Films Poll
 

What I want to know is which superhero movie do you think will make the most money and why.

If you're one of probably millions who believe The Dark Knight will, then state whether you think Iron Man will do better than The Incredible Hulk or vice versa, too. I'm pretty certain that TDK will make the most, given the advantages it had that IM and TIH didn't have and Ledger's passing will only provide more support to see TDK.

So which will it be?
The Dark Knight? (I believe comes out in July)
The Incredible Hulk? (comes out in June)
or Iron Man? (comes out in May)

If you wanna state like which one you think will be the best if say the answers to both questions are different, be my guest. I'd just like to see these three movies discussed.

Are you kidding? A sequel to a phenomenal movie with huge names on the billing and one of the stars is dead?

TDK will bury the competition.

I don't think there's any question on this one. For starters, Batman is the one character of the three that's most accessible to the general public. Add to that that it's a sequel to what was a very successful reboot to the Batman film franchise and now, unfortunate but true, the Heath Ledger situation is going to draw some extra heads from people who probably wouldn't have seen the movie otherwise.

That said, as good as I expect The Dark Knight to be, I am really excited for Iron Man.

Technically Iron Man and Incredible Hulk are one film in 2 parts since Tony Stark is in both films....

My vote is for The Dark Knight. Altho Im definatly gonna see Iron Man.

A cameo crossover does not make them the same movie.

Batman vs Marvel's Dick Cheny and a green goliath whose last movie tanked?

Hmm...

As I excited as I am for Iron Man, I know The Dark Knight is going to blow it out of the water, in both quality and box office revenue.

I'm for The Dark Knight. Let's hope its just as amazing as the first one was.

I think Batman WILL make the most bread, no question.

But I am really curious to see how this Hulk will be, especially since it's based on the TV Show.

It's only influenced by the original television show, as well as the Bruce Jones run on the comics

Can't say I wasn't expecting The Dark Knight to be the most common answer, I too believe that.

But I am curious as to what you guys think will do better between Hulk and Iron Man?

Iron Man has Robert Downey Jr, Gwenyth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

The Incredible Hulk has Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, and Tim Blake Nelson (not a well-known name but has appeared in a lot of big-name movies) with a cameo of Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark.

For those of you who don't know, The Incredible Hulk is supposed to be a reboot, like Batman Begins was to the other Batman films before it. Meaning, it won't be anything like Ang Lee's Hulk flick, Ed Norton has played a huge role in writing, producing, and doing some behind-the-scenes stuff as well because he is a big Hulk-fan. What they're trying to do is make the Hulk less cerebral (like 03's Ang Lee flick) but at the same time, not fall too far back on the "Hulk Smash!" "Hulk Smash!" stuff.

I regretfully say that I think Iron Man will make more than The Incredible Hulk, but that I think I'll like Hulk better than Iron Man. A: Because I just like the Hulk more than I like Iron Man, B: I have total faith in Ed Norton's decisions, and C: Edward Norton is a perfect choice for Bruce Banner (although Downey Jr is also very well-cast for Stark).

Dark Knight has the advantage of coming after a very good first movie. Batman Begins did very well at the box office, even if it wasn't a Spider-Man like phenomenon. Throw in Batman facing his #1 enemy, and I'm sure odds are it will be the movie of the summer.

Iron Man will do well, but Iron Man does not have the same name recognition as Batman or Hulk. Both Marvel movies could end up being good given the people involved, but Hulk might get hurt by the stigma of the 2003 movie. I'm not a fan of Downey, but judging by the trailer he might be one of the best comic book casting decisions ever.

WTF are you smoking?

I thought it was Sam Jackson as Nick Fury who's making an appearance in both films. And no, that does not mean they're connected.

Dark Knight all the way.

Iron Man will be a first and The Hulk will have something to prove considering the last time there was Hulk film it was'nt that successful.

===HERO

So by that logic, Kevin Smith only made 1 film (2 if you can't Jersey Girl), because Jay and Silent Bob are in all of them? Ok, makes perfect sense.:lol:

I would bet anything that Batman will see the most success. Now after the death of Heath Ledger, there will be a lot more buzz about the movie. Iron Man and The Hulk won't be able to touch The Dark Knight. I am very excited for Batman because the first was great. I didn't get excited about the Iron Man trailer like everyone I know did. I didn't have a nerdgasm watching Iron Man fly with those jets. It just doesn't look that great. Then The Hulk...the last movie tainted the character. I'm not excited to see him on the big screen again. I don't really care about the other 2 at the moment, but I'm sure I will once summer rolls around.

It means they could be teasing a team up movie down the line.

Or it could mean they want to create some semblance of continuity in the marvel films.

Or it could mean they want a sense of continuity, which might lead to a team up film like the Avengers down the line.:)

Either way, it's a nice touch IMO. I heard rumors before that Daredevil wanted to do a tie in to Spider-Man but Sony put up a fuss about it.

I believe it is all leading up to an inevitable Avengers movie. Captain America and Thor are getting movies next year, then Hulk and Iron Man will probably have sequels the following year.

I think Wolverine is a member of the Avengers and he's getting a movie in the next year or two.

Does this have to be asked lol? :lol:

TDK is gonna become film of the year, regardless if one of its stars tragically passed away.

Just the fact that The Joker is gonna be in it is enough to secure a box-office hit! :D

Well, I agree with everyone in that TDK is going to be the big money maker for the year.

As far as which is going to make more money, Iron Man or Incredible Hulk, I think IM will take the lead there. It will be the first IM movie, and the trailers are creating some serious buzz among a lot of people (I know I'm excited). I really think that TIH will be good, but unfortunetly, it's got the stink of the 03 film to deal with, so I'm worried that despite how good it might be, it might not make a lot of money. I could be wrong and hopefully it will be a hit, but I still see Iron Man taking the 2nd place prize in the battle of these comic movies.

What does everybody think about how Hellboy II will hold up against these other 3 comic movies?

I think Hellboy II might make more than TIH, but not as much as IM. The first Hellboy wasn't exactly a box office smash, but it was liked more than Hulk was, so that's why I see it making more money than TIH, but it doesn't have the "first movie" curiosity that IM has. So, I think it will be like this:

1. The Dark Knight
2. Iron Man
3. Hellboy II
4. The Incredible Hulk

Of course, this is just the comic movies. I'm sure the next Indiana Jones movie will be right up there with TDK.

I keep forgetting that there is going to be a Hellboy II. I liked the first one a lot. I think Hellboy II will at least do respectable numbers, depends on what it opens against. I think that they can hype it at as being "from the director of Pan's Labyrinth" could help it out a bit. While Hellboy might not be the most well known comic book character, being backed by a director that has received that much acclaim has got to help.

The thing about Hellboy is that he is a Dark Horse Comics character, and not very many people know about them. If I were to ask a random sample of kids at my high school who Hellboy is, I'd bet only like 1/4 or 1/3 of the people would say anything that would imply they know much about the character.

The only other Dark Horse Comics superheroes I know are the Mystery Men, and not many people know of that movie, either. I loved that movie, it spoofed other superhero movies with flying colors!

The problem TIH has right now is that it's not advertising AT ALL! It needs to get something out there! And by something, I mean a teaser trailer, a short clip, ANYTHING! All anybody has are a couple shots of Ed Norton and a concept drawing of the Hulk. Meanwhile, The Dark Knight is released a month after TIH and the net has been swarming with Ledger/Joker pics and teasers and trailers and featurettes and everything for the last four of five months! The marketers over at Marvel or whoever need to start convincing the regular Joe Moviegoers out there that The Incredible Hulk is a REBOOT and NOT A SEQUEL!

My vote is for Batman because of the success of the first movie and the death of Heath. I am like Rose however. I am more excited for the Iron Man movie. I was skeptical of Robert Downey Jr, but the trailer has definitely gotten me excited. I never saw the first Hulk bc I heard how bad it was, but I might make it a point to go see this one if I hear good things. I think it's cool they're finally doing small crossovers. I'm sure it's a test to see how the crossovers are received for a possible crossover movie (ie Spiderman and Xmen or something like that - oh idea for new thread). I am definitely excited about Hellboy 2 as well. Cowbell is right though. I hadn't heard of Hellboy until the first movie.

My thing with the Batman movie is that I don't want to hype it up too much for myself, because that can sometimes be asking to be disappointed. So I want to think of Iron Man and Hulk of having a good chance of being just as good as Dark Knight.