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GTA 4 May Hurt Iron Man Movie

by Chris Faylor, Mar 12, 2008 9:14am PDT

The April 29 release of Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, X360) may cause some problems for Paramount and Marvel's Iron Man film, Next Generation reports.

According to Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey, the highly anticipated game "could dampen the potential from Iron Man's theatrical release."

The movie, which stars Robert Downey Jr. (pictured left), is slated to arrive on May 2, a scant three days after GTA4.

Last fall, several Hollywood executives blamed the arrival of Bungie's Halo 3 (X360) for a 27% drop in ticket sales and the lackluster performance of The Heartbreak Kid, causing some to fear the repercussions of Grand Theft Auto IV's eventual arrival.

"The audience on this game is the 18-to-34 demographic, similar to what you'd see in cinemas," Hickey noted at the time.

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GTA4 is for kiddies, Iron Man is for men.

Mar 15, 2008 6:18am PDT

GTA4 is for kiddies, Iron Man is for men. : poopster2

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I'm a little surprised at all the venom and anger. They're just pointing out that the two major releases are aiming for the same demographic and that there's just a limited amount of time and money for alot of them.

Moreover, I think they may even be looking at the fact that even the GTA IV playing/ironman skipping crew will lower opening weekend numbers which, stupid as it sounds, may mean lower revenues later on. That is, if Ironman opened with the biggest opening weekend ever, beating Spiderman 3 or whatever, that headline would make news outlets everywhere and fan the hype flames even more. If it opens with a "paltry $85 mil", it'll be seen as kind of a blow.

Mar 12, 2008 9:50pm PDT

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I'm a little surprised at all the venom and anger. They're just pointing out that the two major releases ... : edgewise
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- Who in hell bases their movie watching motivation on that? "Oh, I will see the movie that made $150 M ... : Mad Brahmin Disease

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By: GeorgeB3DR x Show Full Post

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Hollywood should blame shitty movies and not games.

Mar 12, 2008 9:24am PDT

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Hollywood should blame shitty movies and not games. : GeorgeB3DR
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Well, I for one know I'll be sitting on my couch playing GTA IV. That's one lost customer to the videogame industry.

WHO ELSE IS IN?

Mar 12, 2008 9:17am PDT

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- Make that two : -sk-
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- I'll watch it for sure, but perhaps not opening weekend. It looks awesome, and you all know it. I'll just... : rustified
- I'm in. Really don't care to see Iron man anyways. : ant_hillbilly
- I'll be sitting at my desk waiting for them to announce the PC version already. : Kazomir
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  Nothing could keep me the fuck away from Iron Man...except maybe a real Iron Man. : Evil Benius
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- I for one will have my xbox w/ TV set up at the back of the theatre with cookie monster eyes on each. nya... : focusdaily

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Fortunately, no one really cares. Hollywood is destroying our childhood one movie at a time. Then they release crappy game movies and make them suck to. Yea we get the picture, if you made a good movie based on videogames, then people might want to play those games. So lets make them suck more and get a quick payout. Movies are going the way of video arcades. Now people can watch high quality stuff at home without the annoyances theatres offer.

Mar 12, 2008 11:33am PDT

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Fortunately, no one really cares. Hollywood is destroying our childhood one movie at a time. Then they re... : Sayj3000
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  Until someone releases the GTA movie and destroys your adulthood memories! : zehh
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    Thats ok, the Final Fantasy movie got the job done. : Sayj3000
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      Oh come on, Spirits Within was pretty tight. : Legolas5
      
      Yeah, but i'd rather have seen a more Final Fantasy like movie honestly. Something more similar to Beowul... : Sayj3000
      
      That movie was all about the Uncanny Valley. : pulse2115
  - or hl! : focusdaily

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The increase of "meteors will destroy the world stories" is the real cause for the lackluster performace of hollywood movies.

Mar 12, 2008 11:57am PDT

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- I thought that ended when Armageddon and Deep Impact came out in the late 90's? : deadhorse

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By: Postal x Show Full Post

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"A 27% in ticket sales"

might want to fix that wording, Chris!

Mar 12, 2008 9:34am PDT

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"A 27% in ticket sales" might want to fix that wording, Chris! : Postal
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Not sure how it will hurt the film. I'm certain people can stop and save to head out to see a movie for two hours.

Mar 12, 2008 1:59pm PDT

Not sure how it will hurt the film. I'm certain people can stop and save to head out to see a movie for t... : aggro crag

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By: shredomatic x Show Full Post

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Well considering it costs half the price of a video game for two people to go see a movie and get popcorn these days, it's not really a surprise.

I'll wait for the DVD.

Mar 12, 2008 12:06pm PDT

Well considering it costs half the price of a video game for two people to go see a movie and get popcorn... : shredomatic

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I didn't realize there was such a big overlap in the target demographics for Halo 3 and Heartbreak Kid.

Mar 12, 2008 11:29am PDT

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I didn't realize there was such a big overlap in the target demographics for Halo 3 and Heartbreak Kid. : algernoN8
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- what die hard FPS fan is into romantic comedies? Besides the movie sucked, it appeared in previews (an... : dedgecko

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oh geez this is just stupid. yeah after GTA4 release, life as we know it will just end.

Mar 12, 2008 11:33am PDT

oh geez this is just stupid. yeah after GTA4 release, life as we know it will just end. : Ziz

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hahah I think it's hilarious that someone is so clueless they are blaming a video game for people not wanting to see that awful looking movie.

Mar 12, 2008 9:38am PDT

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hahah I think it's hilarious that someone is so clueless they are blaming a video game for people not wan... : NastyJack
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- NastyJack, I got a feeling that your whole family's going down. But for now, I gotta study. : Degenerate
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  You have the worst taste in everything. : dilutedq
  - Also the PS3 is for newbs. : NastyJack
- I felt that way when I watched the first trailer, but I gotta admit, the second trailer is bad ass. : mystifier
- I agree blaming games is stupid, but that movie looks AWESOME. : thetangent
- Iron Man is going to be great : Sexpansion Pack
- Yo dudes. I was talking about the Heartbreak Kid. Not Iron Man which does indeed look badass. : NastyJack

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The Braves didn't win the world series last year. I blame video games.

Mar 12, 2008 11:16am PDT

The Braves didn't win the world series last year. I blame video games. : jabuck

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What a bunch of fucking babies. Your movies suck, it's not GTAIV's or Halo's fault. Theres no way an oscar winner would lose out, nor would a huge epic must see like LOTR. Just your shitty comedies, mediocre comic books and 100th will ferrel clone movies.

Solution? Stop making shitty movies.

Mar 12, 2008 10:12am PDT

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What a bunch of fucking babies. Your movies suck, it's not GTAIV's or Halo's fault. Theres no way an osca... : avatar_58
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  To be fair, Iron Man looks pretty cool so far. : MaxPete82
  - No doubt, but if you are blaming games before the thing even releases something tells me they are less th... : avatar_58

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Ah, poor Robert looks so sad :(

Mar 12, 2008 9:52am PDT

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- They took that picture right after filming had wrapped up and they told him Gwyneth Paltrow had already l... : Degenerate

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It only works if the movie is decent down to bad. If the movie looks great, and from all the trailers this movie does look great, then it will still sell fine. Maybe the opening weekend won't be as hot as it would be otherwise, but the people who want to see this movie will go see it within a few weeks. Video games are fun, but you can only play them for so long. Even if you play GTA4 for 20 hours in a weekend, you still have time to go see a movie. This all assumes that you really want to see the movie. The ticket sales that come from "I don't have anything to do this weekend lets see a movie" will be gone, but then again, at over $30 for tickets and popcorn and soda for 2, nobody does that anymore anyway.

Mar 12, 2008 10:06am PDT

It only works if the movie is decent down to bad. If the movie looks great, and from all the trailers th... : exigence7

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By: Awun x Show Full Post

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The HeartFuckingBreak Kid? are you kidding me, the 27% drop is sales is not mostly because of Halo 3, it is because the movie was of no interest to a lot of people. Hell it probably is not even the same demographic.

Now Iron Man.... ok the same demographic, but I will still go see it opening night (midnight probably)

Mar 12, 2008 9:33am PDT

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The HeartFuckingBreak Kid? are you kidding me, the 27% drop is sales is not mostly because of Halo 3, it... : Awun
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- Indeed, I somehow doubt that the same people (18-24 year old males pumped up on Mountain Dew) are the sam... : Schnapple

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By: jtthe2nd x Show Full Post

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I can't imagine pulling myself away from doing my laundry to go to a theater and watch a movie called 'The Heartbreak Kid'.

Mar 12, 2008 9:22am PDT

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I wonder if this means the studio realizes the movie sucks already and they're making excuses.

Mar 12, 2008 9:24am PDT

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I wonder if this means the studio realizes the movie sucks already and they're making excuses. : rythex
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Oh shit. I was really pumped to see this movie. I didn't realize it was being released on the same day as GTA IV. Guess I'll have to wait for the DVD. :/

Mar 12, 2008 9:30am PDT

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- can't watch DVD, TV taken with GTA4. sorry : Deathlove

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By: Jonathan x Show Full Post

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This sounds like an analyst who said something stupid last year and can't back out of it. Some how I don't think The Heartbreak Kid was going to be big anyway. I certainly plan to make time for both Iron Man and GTA:IV.

Mar 12, 2008 9:30am PDT

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- Somehow i don't think heartbreak kid appeals to the same audience as Halo. : flasher 907

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I'm looking forward to both the game and the movie (decidedly more so the game, though).

Mar 12, 2008 9:31am PDT

I'm looking forward to both the game and the movie (decidedly more so the game, though). : mizterd99

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