As I posted on another thread, Super 8 was an above average movie that was just a few pieces away from being put in the great category.  The movie fizzled at the end and just kind of lost it's emotional punch, but it was quality entertainment, and the child actors deserve a lot of credit for making the movie what it was.  Solid two hours at the theater, but I will most likely never watch it again.

And you COMPLETELY Igonore the fact that GREEN LANTERN opens next week to maybe help boost the numbers. . wow. .   MARVEL BIAS here I see  ;-P

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Super 8 did about what I expected really. I think the biggest thing that hurt it is that the film really belongs in the era it tries to capture. It's an ok little drama/thriller but it just seems dated. Plus the film turned into exactly what I didn't want (bad govt. people/good e.t.) sort of thing. Instead of an aien/monster film it's more of a drama in the end

I expected First Class to have a stronger hold but it still held ok.

POTC, I personally find it amazing how well is doing worldwide. I thought it fell way short of expectations

GREEN LANTERN baby, that's all you need to know for next weekend. I'm hoping it does THOR numbers at least. Somewhere between 65-75 I think that's very possible, like THOR the character may not be Superman but with about 50 years in comic books with his own book most of the time the fan base is there and Reynolds like Hemsworth should attract the opposite gender to a degree.

I really enjoyed Super 8. It felt so much like an old Spielberg pic. It was just the kind of movie I needed. I felt like a kid again watching the movie.

I hate to be the one to say this but don't expect too much from Green Lantern.

30-40 millions would be good.... when you compare to Thor I'd say the difference is what you get with perfect casting of the lead vs not-so-perfect.

 yeah I think the child actors really deserve the credit. They all did a great job, especially with most of them being newcomers. I hope to see them grow into big time actors oneday. Although that one kid in there (the pyro kid) has some serious teeth issues...lol  Maybe he'll grow out of that.

Xmen was pretty decent. Better then a lot of movies I see. But extremly flawed it was no X2 or even close. All the points are there I just didn't feel it. 

I am sure Green Lantern will crush everyone else by at least double. It feels a little like iron man for me but that was the same for Thor. Good, quality movie but not iconic. i am sure WB/DC will kill for Iron Manesque numbers.

POTC is extremly strange has any movie before it crossed the 200mill mark and been tripled outside of  North America? With the fizzle of Panda and Xmen i think its safe to say Transformers will be number one this summer domesticly at least.

One last thing 3D has ruined movies. While I neither love or hate Avatar I didn't feel clubbed over the head by 3D shots. Thor was craptacular slowmos towards the cameras. It is such a gimmic to get an extra few million.

I really enjoyed Super 8. It almost felt like "Goonies: The Next Generation." This had Spielberg's fingerprints all over it even though JJ was the director. I enjoyed the kids more than the overall story. It almost felt like The Wonder Years; there was a story arc for the movie, but the kids were much more interesting. I thought the ending was pretty weak, and while I liked JJ's use of lens flare in Star Trek I really thought it pulled focus from the picture in this movie, especially the scene where the kids go to shoot at the train station. The blue flares all over the place were very distracting to me. It worked in Star Trek but not in this movie.

Looking forward to GL. GL will likely pull $55-60 million in its opening weekend. I'm really hoping it does well so DC/WB greenlights some properties other than Batman.

I think Transformers is going to end up at the summer's #1 movie, and don't forget Cars 2. That movie's going to rake in the bucks big time as will the last HP film. I don't expect Captain America to be up there with the big boys when all is said and done. It'll probably tap out in the $170 million range.

I give Super 8 a C minus.  It was Stand By Me meets E.T. thrown in with a little Close Encounters and the Cloverfield Monster...and man does Abrams love his lens flares.

Abrams was leg humping Spielbergs leg too much.  As much as I like Stevie, I have a serious problem with the end of his movies sometimes.  From the T-Rex sneaking in through the back window to save the humans from the Raptors to the tank buster plane that saved the soldiers in Private Ryan...and there are others.  My point is I hated the ending of Super 8 and reminded too much of a Spielberg ending. 

It did about what I thought it would do, considering the budget it will be a success.  I think Transformers will be the next 100 mil weekend.

GL will probably get 60-65million. I also think Transformers and Harry Potter are gonna be the mega summer blockbusters hitting near or over the 100million mark opening weekend.