So as is tradition with this time of year, today I’m gonna be talking about the movies
that I think will make the most money in 2017.
Now note upfront that I’m talking about the worldwide grosses here, not the domestic
ones.
Also, I feel like I need to say here, these are predictions.
Some of these are going to be wrong.
But that’s the point of making a list like this.
I’m just saying this because I always get comments like, “man, you really screwed
this up, you should redo this list.”
Re-doing the list would kinda defeat the whole purpose of it.
Alright, with all that said, let’s get into it.
At number 10 is Coco.
Now as I do every year, a Pixar film is going to make it onto the list.
And this year, I kind of rolled a dice with which film would make it.
And in the end I went with the new property over the established franchise, which might
sound crazy.
But then you look at what that franchise is, and you see that it’s the Cars franchise.
And despite an admittedly interesting looking teaser, the Cars films are generally regarded
as Pixar’s worst and fall towards the bottom of the box office ladder.
Take that information and add on top of it the fact that Inside OUt, which was an entirely
new and original property, made 800 million dollars, and then you might have an idea as
to why I put Coco here.
Then again, if this isn’t beloved like Inside Out, it could very easily pull a Good Dinosaur,
so we’ll have to wait and see.
Coming in at number 9 is Thor: Ragnarok.
Marvel movies generally speaking make the top 10 list regardless, so this was going
to be here no matter what.
And even though the Thor movies are towards the bottom of the MCU in terms of quality
for a lot of people, I think this could be another MCU movie that’s universally adored,
like an Avengers or a Civil War.
And I think that good word-of-mouth will get this movie above the average 500-600 million
dollar rung of the MCU solo movies.
Plus this is doing what I’m hoping the Marvel movies will do going forward and have 1 or
2 heroes teaming up for one film, so i think that’ll get even more fans in.
At the number 8 spot I have Justice League.
A while back, a Justice League movie would’ve been the top of my list, no question.
I mean, if Avengers makes 1.5 billion dollars, imagine what Justice League will do.
But the DCEU has proved that that isn’t necessarily the right mindset.
Did Batman v Superman make a lot of money?
Yes.
But a film about Batman and Superman should’ve 100% made a billion dollars, and it didn’t.
So this all comes down to if this gets positive reviews or not.
At this point I don’t really know.
Based on the track record and the people involved with this probably won’t get very good reviews,
but then again it does seem like DC is trying to correct some of the mistakes they’ve
made….so….I don’t really know.
Thus I’m gonna put it at the number 8 spot.
Clocking in at number 7 is Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Now look, all the Spider-Man movies, even the bad ones, make about 700 million dollars.
So this is already much guaranteed to be in the top 10.
However, this is a Spider-Man film that people are actually really looking forward to, which
at this point in the franchise seemed kind of unlikely to me.
But, thanks to a deal between Marvel and Sony and a fantastic introduction in Civil War,
people are super pumped for this.
It’s also gonna feature Tony Stark, and maybe….Black….Widow?
Which is just gonna bring in more fans.
Ultimately, it’s a superhero movie that people are looking forward to.
It’s gonna make a lot of money.
At number 6 I’ve got Transformers: The Last Knight.
Now, I’m really hoping that this film ends up lower on the list.
This is one of the few times where I would be more than fine with being wrong.
While the Transformers movies have been doing less and less business domestically, this
list is about the worldwide grosses, and Transformers have been doing better and better on that
front.
Mainly thanks to one country in particular.
However, I’m so hoping that this will be the one where it turns around, where Transformers
doesn’t make a billion dollars.
But the odds are this will definitely be decently high on the list, so thus I have it at the
number 6 spot.
And who knows, maybe this’ll be the one they turn it around and make a great Transformers
film….I doubt it though.
Coming in at number 5 is Despicable Me 3.
Illumination Entertainment kind of came out nowhere in the past few years with their Despicable
Me/Minions franchise and their most recent film The Secret Life of Pets.
Pets made over 800 million, Despicable Me 2 made 900 million, and Minions made over
a billion dollars.
So of course I’m gonna put this towards the top of my list.
I mean, the Minions alone are just so marketable and are beloved by everyone.
And by everyone, I mean really not everyone anymore, but still.
The large majority of the film-going world that helps a film make a ton of money still
loves the Minions and this franchise, so I imagine this next entry will do extremely
well at the box office.
Now for the number 4 spot, I’ve got Beauty and the Beast.
I can imagine this movie making a billion dollars, especially if it’s good.
1) Disney’s live-action remakes make a ton of money.
Like, a lot.
And 2) I haven’t seen this kind of weird, extreme online hype for a movie in a while.
Like, every announcement that’s made about this film, whenever a picture comes out, everyone’s
talking about it.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but both of the trailers for this film broke the record for
the most trailer views in the first 24 hours.
That’s….impressive.
I don’t really know what it is, maybe it’s Disney, maybe it’s Emma Watson, maybe it’s
the fact that Beauty and the Beast is a beloved property, I don’t know.
Point is, people are hyped, and I think this is gonna be a surprisingly huge release.
At number 3 is Fast 8.
Now this time around I’m gonna try to be more aware of this franchise.
And what I mean by that is in 2014 when I was making my 2015 list, I sort of just dismissed
the Fast and Furious franchise.
And then Furious 7 came out of nowhere and made a billion dollars!
So this time, I’m not gonna underestimate this.
And if this is another good entry (and with F. Gary Gray on board I think it will be),
then not only the large Fast and Furious fanbase but also just regular movie-goers will head
out, once again in droves, to see this.
Now coming in at the runner up spot is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
This is pretty self-explanatory.
I mean, it’s Marvel, it’s Guardians of the Galaxy, what are you expecting.
The first film was a massive break-out hit, a film with pretty unknown characters was
the highest grossing movie domestically in 2014, and made 700 million dollars worldwide.
Now that the Guardians are a household name and the first film is widely regarded as one
of the best superhero movies in recent memory, yeah, I’m assuming this sequel is gonna
make a ton of money.
Now before I get to my number 1, here are a few other movies that could potentially
make it into the top 10.
Cars 3.
These movies make a lot of money, so this one will probably continue that trend.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
If this is good, I think this could blow up since the first movie has quite a big following
now.
Wonder Woman.
It’s a superhero movie, especially if it’s good, it’ll make a ton of money.
The Lego Batman Movie.
This is the one that I think is most likely to sneak into the top 10.
It’s an animated kids movie, it’s Batman, and it also looks like it’s going to be
incredible.
Logan.
The X-Men movies usually make quite a bit of money, and this movie does have a lot of
hype around it.
Although based on the rating, this could have a bit of an uphill battle.
And finally, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
These movies have almost been making more and more money with each entry, with the last
two making a billion each, so this will probably do quite well despite Johnny Depp’s recent
publicity problems.
And finally, number 1, you all probably saw it coming, I’m going Star Wars: Episode
VIII.
I mean, do I really need to explain this?
The last film made 2 billion dollars.
Everyone’s super excited for this.
It’s freaking Star Wars.
It’s gonna be the biggest movie of the year and based on the creative behind this, this
will probably also be a great film, so that should just help it make more and more money.
So those were the movies I think will make the most money in 2017.
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