Seeing as 2012 is still young, I still have the ability to make this post. This post is going to go over my picks for the most profitable films. Not my most anticipated films, but the ones I believe will garner the most money worldwide.
10) The Woman in Black: One of my two dark horse candidates, Daniel Radcliffe moves on from the Harry Potter franchise and has a perfect chance to get rid of the HP cloud he's stuck under with this film. Coming out on February 3, I say to watch out for this horror-thriller because it could be a sleeper in this year of great films.
9) Les Misérables: Hosting an all-star cast, Les Misérables is an adaptation of the extremely popular musical of the same name. Though it is coming out very late in the year, I believe that the star power (Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway) will make up for it.
8) The Amazing Spider-Man: Debuting on July 3, this is the first film of the rebooted Spider-Man series. Starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone (great casting choice by the way; she's gonna be a great Gwen), sadly this movie feels like the clunker for the 2011 summer: Green Lantern. For some reason, I don't believe that this movie will live up to the hype. It'll still do great in the box office, but I hope I'm wrong about the quality of the film.
7) Skyfall: The newest installment in the James Bond series, Skyfall is due to come out in either late October or early November and is my number 1 dark horse film for the 2012 film year. Though I've enjoyed the newer Bond films, I am more fond (surprisingly) to the Sean Connery and Roger Moore versions and I hope they bring back some of the silliness that made those versions so much fun to watch.
6) Prometheus: Though I don't know too much about this film, the hype around it is positive and many people seem pumped for it. Coming out on June 8, Prometheus is very loosely tied to the original Alien franchise, which is one of the reasons that I believe Prometheus will do well in the box office.
5) The Avengers: The past few years of Marvel movies finally pay off in the most star-studded line up possibly ever. The Avengers finally team up on May 4 to take down Loki and the Skrulls (and the Red Skull?) in one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Even with all the star power, I'm expecting this movie to be a huge hit and it is one of the three films I plan on seeing at midnight.
4) The Hunger Games: The other movie that I really don't know much about but I'm hearing a lot of hype surrounding it. Adapted from the critically acclaimed novel of the same name, The Hunger Games arrives in theaters on March 23. I've heard that this is a hot movie, so I'm going to believe the hype and expect it to do pretty well in the box office.
3) The Hobbit-An Unexpected Journey: Can I get a heck yes for this film? The trailer blew me out of the water and I can't believe that we have to wait until December to see the first of two films detailing Bilbo's adventure before the Lord of the Rings. Though it is the last movie to come out this year (December 14), I have no fear with the Hobbit and I predict that it will be a huge hit just before the proposed end of the world. This is the second movie that I will be waiting to see at midnight, which will be fun during the winter.
2) The Twilight Saga-Breaking Dawn Part II: It hurts to write this so I'll write as little as I can on it. It'll make a shit load of money because fan girls will go see it 3-4 times. I won't be seeing it because TWILIGHT IS CRAP!!!!!
1) The Dark Knight Rises- Ah, yes. This movie here is going to be fucking awesome. Not only will it be the highest grossing film this year, but I expect it to break, no, shatter records. The last hooray for Nolan and Bale as they try to top the Dark Knight which, while it is a daunting task, I can totally see TDKR doing it. The moment I saw this trailer, I pooped my pants, changed them, and watched it again. Debuting July 20, I am already guaranteeing that I'm going to see this movie at least 3 times. Trust me, I'll be posting more about my excitement for this movie when the time gets closer.
Alright, that's my movie list for the highest grossing films of 2012. Come the last week in December or the first week of January, 2013 (if we are still here), I'll come back to this list and see how well I did.
Until next time, have fun and be safe.
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