'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Scores Extremely Rare 100 in Test Screening

Should probably post this to be fair:

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But because the Marvel testing process is not as random as other studio procedures, the 100 score for Guardians 2 is not necessarily able to be compared to other non-Marvel movies. And testing, of course, is a complicated process and not indicative of a movie’s box office performance or reviews.

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but I find it hilarious how the initial hype is always awesome for Marvel compared to DC.

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Ummm, hype for BvS is that it would be the greatest comic book film of all-time. That the mere presence of Batman and Superman on the screen would make it one of the most important films ever. It was supposed to change EVERYTHING for DC and people were talking about it beating Avengers take at the Box Office.

And Zack Snyder does make films with great trailer material, regardless of how good the movie is, the trailer was pretty exciting (that's kind of the problem, Snyder's films are like trailer moments strung together by weak films, but that's another discussion).

The hype was massive and far higher than any Marvel film not named Avengers or Civil War, and it was still higher than those two.

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Should probably post this to be fair:

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You don't think the best score in it's 9 year history is a good measure of how this movie will be received by the public?

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Kurt Russell

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I kind of dig that we've seen nothing of Russell, I want to be completely surprised.

Maybe we get him in the last trailer, one single line.

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such a high standard

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This is an audience score, not a "Film Quality in Relation to Citizen Kane" score

To that point, Iron Man 3 was RT certified fresh with 79%, and made $1.22 billion

Avengers was RT 92% and made $1.52 billion

That's good company to be in. They were enjoyable films for a general audience that made a ton of money. Honestly, that's what Marvel is aiming for. Films that audiences can enjoy and WANT to enjoy.

GotG has a good shot at crossing $1 billion

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This is an audience score, not a "Film Quality in Relation to Citizen Kane" score

To that point, Iron Man 3 was RT certified fresh with 79%, and made $1.22 billion

Avengers was RT 92% and made $1.52 billion

That's good company to be in. They were enjoyable films for a general audience that made a ton of money. Honestly, that's what Marvel is aiming for. Films that audiences can enjoy and WANT to enjoy.

GotG has a good shot at crossing $1 billion

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Fair enough, but 'extremely rare 100' implies something significantly different than 'a little better than Iron Man 3.'

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Fair enough, but 'extremely rare 100' implies something a significantly different than 'a little better than Iron Man 3.'

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Like I said - LINK

yep, Batman and Superman are both way bigger than anyone that had appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to that point. Spiderman is probably the only Marvel character who can compare to the popularity of Batman or Supes.

ETA: Don't know where those other figures came from but here are the top-11 superhero movies unadjusted:
1. Marvel's Avengers - 1.5B
2. Marvel's Avengers 2 - 1.4B
3. Marvel's Iron Man 3 - 1.2B
4. Marvel's Captain America 3 - 1.1B
5. WB's The Dark Knight Rises - 1.08B
6. WB's The Dark Knight - 1B
7. Sony's Spider-Man 3 - 891M
8. WB's Batman v Superman - 873M
9. Sony's Spider-Man - 822M
10. Sony's Spider-Man 2 - 784M
11. Fox's Deadpool - 783M