Pacific Rim sequel likely as it does well internationally.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/pacific-rim-9m-opening-in-china-biggest-ever-for-warner-bros-sequel-likely/

apparently this movie is doing real well internationally, it already made back all its money and broke records in China as it was the biggest box office opening warner bros ever had in china. and it hasn't even opened in Japan yet

from the article above.

The latest development is the 3D sci-fi actioner’s Wednesday opening in China to a record-breaking $9M from an estimated 5,700 digital 3D screens, 117 digital 3D IMAX screens, and 22 China Giant Screen sites. That’s a new high for any Warner Bros release and 23% bigger than for any Harry Potter film including 3D Harry Potter 7B. Pacific Rim grossed a huge 70% of the Top Five market share there. This is after the pic broke through to become the #1 film internationally on July 19-21 as it rolled out into less than half the global territories. Pacific Rim releases in Spain, Brazil and Japan on August 9th.

im going to be real shocked if this movie doesn't do well in japan off all places, but real glad that its turning a profit now,

hope they fully confirm and give del toro the full greenlight to do a sequel, as the idea floating around (spoilers for those who havent seen it) sounds pretty interesting.

That is indeed a question.

@video_game_king: seems to have been a fluke* with the website as i didn't select it to be a question. but i went back and fixed it.

Fantastic, glad to hear this. I could definitely go for more of that brand of nuts.

Excellent news.

I would think it'd do super well in Japan. Kojima loved it, although he is buddies with Del Toro and his friend and co-worker (Yoji) apparently made the Japanese poster for Pacific Rim.

Praise be to glorious China, seriously.

really good news. I think I want to go see this next week.

Awesome. Del Toro definitely deserves the success.

hooray!

Fuck yeah.

The secret here isn't to call it Pacific Rim 2. You need to make a darker edgier title for the second one but still tie it to a body of water, wait I got it.

Laurentian Abyss

I'll see myself out.

AWESOME

I love this movie. It was the first popcorn movie this year where i felt like a little boy again when watching!:) Good to hear it's not depended on the us boxoffice.

It's opening on friday here in Norway, can't wait!

edit: And it's been the case for some years now that American movies aren't as depended on the US boxoffice anymore, international is where it's at.

Saw it on Sunday and loved it. So, so stupid in the best way possible.

What I would give for Kojima to somehow collaborate with Del-Toro on a second film.

The stuff surrounding PR is almost better than the movie itself.

Take for instance, this fan-made japanese trailer done in classic TOHO Godzilla style.

or this sketch of Del-Toro by Yoji done as a Metal Gear style portrait.

THANK THE FUCK GOD.

I went to see the movie yesterday but ended up retaining exactly zero information from the movie since the people I was beside did nothing but make Pewdiepie-esc jokes about the movie and wouldn't shut up. But what I did retain was how fucking awesome it was.

I don't watch a lot of movies but I do wanna see this sometime. I think it opens tomorrow here so I guess I should make some sort of plan to go see it.

Probably it is a bit too early to celebrate. Reading that article further it seems like the writer is speculating that chinas box office income will make the sequel possible.

If one reads a little further:

No one is yet saying this movie is going to turn a profit due to the high cost of its Industrial Light & Magic CGI which sent the budget to $180M-$220M.

Also:

Through Tuesday, the pic’s foreign cume is $144.7M from 52 territories and its worldwide total is $229M.

I dont think that the budget includes the cost of marketing. The movie probably has to make anywhere between 200 or 300 million dollars in profit until Warner Brothers will consider a sequel.

......oh, that's nice.

Oh man, this is such good news. The ideas del Toro has for the sequel sound incredible. The sequel MUST be made. I won't have it any other way. Though I would actually prefer if he did Hellboy 3 first.

I hope they have better characters to back up the visuals this time.

At least someone in this world has some fucking sense.

I just regret that there will be no more Stacker Pentecost :(

@renegadedoppelganger: Also, you made my day with that trailer

.....I bet the chinese jaeger survives in the sequel

well, i know its taboo to talk about this site again, but screened has data showing that it already made 37 million in profit

http://www.screened.com/pacific-rim/16-203469/

@aegon: That must be Metal Gear Gyspy! That's a sweet poster!

This is some awesome news! Loved the heck out of Pacific Rim!

North America needs to re-evaluate it's taste in movies. That is all.

@veektarius: that's got to be one of the best character names in any movie.

This movie is gonna sell bonkers in Japan. I am really happy that there is a chance that they will be making a sequel to it.

I saw it in D-BOX and MY GAWD it was the best movie experience I had ever had. Way better than any IMAX movie, if you have not watched Pacific Rim in D-BOX DO IT NOW!! The film was made for that format.

Hopefully there will be Japanese jaeger in the sequel.

@corvak

I wouldn't say it is all bad since a strong argument could be made the best movies of the summer were Furious 6 and Pacific Rim. Hollywood is still making "crazy good summer movies" but they are also dropping bad ones too.

I like the Gappa The Triphibian Monster nod.

I kinda don't want a sequel - The first film issues aside was completely whole in its camp stupidity and bravado.

That being said i'll be damned if i wouldnt immediately rush out for another opportunity to jump into more monster mashing!

Can't wait.

Best movie of the summer, right infront of Man of Steel with Wolverine a bit behind those two. Best Summer in years!!!!

I haven't even seen Iron Man 3 yet! Can't be that bad. I ain't paid to be a critic, so why go into a movie super critical like many other people.

this is stellar news!

LMAO! nice one...

Edit: I got to save that gif now..

That's good to hear. People were talking shit about the movie thinking it was some transformers knock off for no reason. Never seen people be so wrong.

Oh hell yeah. Loved the hell out of Pacific Rim.

Del Toro is seriously so adorable.

Just look at him! Glad it did well, would love to see another one.

It's pretty cool to see that movies are becoming less and less dependent on the box office for the u.s. Also awesome to see Del Toro getting the credit he deserves. But mannn I don't want his next movie to be a sequel to this, he has way cooler ideas.