Biggest Films of 2012

2012 is going to be a big year for films with Pixar hoping to make a strong return with Brave after the critical misfire of Cars 2, the return of Peter Parker in the reboot The Amazing Spider-Man, the biggest crossover of all time in The Avengers, a prequel to one of the most beloved film series of all time in The Hobbit and the epic conclusion to the saga of Batman in The Dark Knight Rises. As you can see, 2012 is going to enormous with movies expect some to be contenders to even beat Avatar (either The Hobbit or The Dark Knight Rises) and other movies look to leave an impact on the box office and hopefully with critics as well. Of the films I just gave you, the ones that will probably be best received critically are either Brave, The Hobbit and The Dark Knight Rises. Brave looks to bring back Pixar to form after Cars 2 focused on style over substance while The Hobbit returns us to Middle-Earth almost ten years after Peter Jackson's beloved trilogy was released to sweep the Oscars three years in a row (with the ROTK winning 11 awards including Best Picture) and finally The Dark Knight Rises finishes off the story that started in Batman Begins (one of the superhero genre's greatest) and continued in The Dark Knight (one of the greatest films ever in general) and is probably the best contender for 2012's biggest film. Hype has been overwhelming and this film is definitely my most anticipated film of next year and I think it's safe to say it is currently the most anticipated film of all time. I'm predicting Brave will open to around $70 million, considering its an original film while The Hobbit will probably gross around $120 million in its opening weekend. The Dark Knight Rises looks to have an opening gross of $200 million and it will easily have the biggest opening weekend of all time. Besides the three films I just mentioned, I'm guessing 2012's third biggest hit will be The Avengers, a crossover from Iron Man, Thor, Hulk and Captain America which kicks off the summer movie season. The film will gross about $140 million in its opening but in the end, The Hobbit will outgross it eventually. Also looking to gross lots is The Amazing Spider-Man which isn't as hyped but still receiving positive feedback from fans based on trailers, posters and Comic-Con footage. I'm guessing it will open to around $90 million-$110 million but word of mouth may make it more popular and it should gross about $270 million domestically. The final Twilight film also looks to open big but due to the majority of climatic events occuring in Breaking Dawn Part 1, the sequel apparently several epic battles added just for the film that will kill off a lot of important characters. This makes me think Breaking Dawn Part 2 will open less than Part 1 with a gross of $110 million, but negative word of mouth among fans will make people stop seeing it but still, it's a wild card considering it is the finale to a series with a huge fanbase. Another film with lots of buzz lately is Ridley Scott's Prometheus, which should bring tons of Alien fanboys so this film should open to $50-60 million, considering a lot of the mainstream public won't know what it's all about. GI Joe, Men in Black III and Battleship should have solid openings with Men in Black looking to have the strongest opening with about $70-80 million while Battleship looks to have negative feedback from some who call it a Transformers rip-off or just believe the film is laughable, so this may be 2012's biggest flop while GI Joe should be decent with some positive buzz that it will redeem the franchise. The Hunger Games also looks to be big with a $70 million opening gross, considering it has the potential to become the next Harry Potter or Twilight but it still opens in March. Another big March film is Disney's John Carter which will have tons of fanboys and trailer feedback has been favorable but many won't know what the film is all about and the book was written almost a century ago, so popular sci-films like Star Wars and Avatar have borrowed from it but many might think it is a rip-off. James Bond should also open big to about $70 million for his latest adventure Skyfall while The Expendables 2 will probably gross around a $30-40 million opening due to the fact it can't be taken seriously due to laughable additions to cast like Chuck Norris. The Bourne Legacy could open to a $45-50 million weekend due to the fact Matt Damon is gone but it should do well because it is still a Bourne film and it could be 2012's big late summer surprise like Rise of the Planet Apes was this past year. So comment, tell me what you think will be big, tell me OW predictions, critical predictions, domestic and worldwide gross predictions and tell me what you're all looking forward to in 2012!