Has Guardians of the Galaxy already won August

[Leolead]

Until Marvel Studios announced that they were adapting the comic into a movie, I had never heard of Guardians of the Galaxy, and I say that as a cinema/geek enthusiast, so for casual film fans, it’s going to be even more Worse

it’s fair to say that a large portion of viewers had heard of The Hulk, Thor, Captain America and Iron Man, even if only in passing, but the same cannot be said for these characters.

If The Avengers were all home-run comic book properties, Guardians is more of a cult project, having nowhere near the same level of commercial success as the above, and as a result, featuring characters that the majority of Comic fans couldn’t even begin to name. There is little brand recognition to the casual audience, and given that they account for most of Marvel Studios’ revenue, it is an important demographic without which the film will surely flop.

A movie about an unknown group of superheroes that includes a talking raccoon and a tree that's sort of a person won't be a box office hit no matter how many Marvel fanboys watch its trailer online. As films like "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," "Kick-Ass," and "Watchmen" have proven, being big as a comic book or graphic novel does not guarantee a box office hit.

It's not 'Iron Man' In any argument about whether a lesser-known comic book character will break through and become a successful movie franchise you must address Iron Man. That character was not as well-known as Spiderman or Wolverine outside the comic book world and the movie became a sequel-spawning hit.Iron Man was less known to non-comic book fans, but he's not the complete unknown the various Guardians are. Plus a rich guy in a robot suit is a lot more accessible than a talking tree voiced by Vin Diesel (whose talking skills are not great in the first place)

Under the Disney banner, Marvel has not had a movie not become a major hit. All of the films in the Iron Man/Avengers universe -- which "Guardians" is based in -- have been massive successes. Much like sister-studio Pixar, the Marvel brand name carries some clout and a certain part of the audience will see anything that carries the Marvel imprint. "Guardians" however does not have the built-in audience of kids that Pixar has. Yes Pixar has a reputation for producing quality films, but that's not the only reasons its movies are a hit. Put the Pixar brand on a film and you are basically telling parents it's OK for them to take their kids and kill two hours watching a movie that they probably won't hate. "Guardians," with its PG-13 rating, won't be the same no-brainer for parents. It also won't be a film that kids demand to be taken to because unlike "Spiderman" or "Iron Man," the Guardians don't have a cartoon and kids don't know who they are unlike TMNT Whose Cartoon is very popular on nick

Turtles are winning here.

TMNT is just as much of a high selling and iconic franchise as Transformers was in 2007. I AM NOT SAYING THIS SERIES WILL BE THE NEXT TRANSFORMERS. But the Turtles are absolute icons of pop culture for several generations, including mine. Everyone had TMNT sheets, toys, and other merchandise. More so than even Power Rangers or Transformers, when I was young (and especially among my older brother's generation.) Nostalgia for that era is also super, duper high, as most of those folks start to hit the late 20s. Plus, this isn't an animated film like 2007. That's like saying Star Wars Episode VII will fail because the Clone Wars animated movie wasn't a hit. It just doesn't work like that. This is a big-budget live action movie with a solid trailer. If it's fun, I say it does 150. One of my bold predicts of the summer. Now, that alone will be enough to top GOTG,I say TMNT is a will be a much bigger hit than most expect.*

I Could see guardians making Some good bucks but beating TMNT. No. especially since guardians is unknown all it has going for it is. 1 the marvel logo, 2 rocket and groot which will attract kids, 3 marvel logo,

Go green machines!!