Can Gladiator 2 live up to the hype? Bovada Vegas online sportsbook issued some early numbers for a sequel that some have been clamoring over a decade for. Let’s take a look at this sequel and the chance it can succeed at the box office. Honestly, this may feel more like a coin toss. Below we have some solid Gladiator 2 Best Bets.
The Gladiator 2 Best Bets got filled with some unexpected debate when the trailers started to surface. One of the first things was the most obvious question. Why was a Gladiator sequel even needed? After all, some things are left to reminiscence about later. Any remake and/or sequel always gets held at a standard which is a level or two higher than the original.
Fairly or unfairly, the movie that comes out in 3 1/2 months will be looked at differently. The good news for this movie is that Ridley Scott has returned to direct the sequel. Considering the original grossed a whopping $465.4 million at the box office, it became the second highest money maker of 2000. That is pretty impressive for a movie that had a budget of $103 million and extreme expectations.
Now, that is the reality ladies and gentlemen. As always, some are going to love the newer version and some are not because they long for the older version. Like we mentioned before, what is working against a huge opening weekend may be that sentiment of why would people want to see this sequel?
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So, can Gladiator 2 beat an even higher bar? One cannot go too far against what Ridley Scott can produce as far as a film. However, this budget was astronomical and the movie is trying to sneak in an opening right before Thanksgiving weekend and Black Friday. Now, this is not an easy needle to thread. The Gladiator 2 Best Bets point to a few other things too.
Now, the red flags here are a little obvious. Maximus was forced into slavery and seeks revenge. In the sequel, there is a Roman General who trained under Maximus. He fights Lucius (the main character in Gladiator 2). Add in two emperors (brothers), a power broker of slaves, and people tired of the corruption. One gets the recipe of a movie that seems to have a little too much going on at once.
So, screenings and trailers are what we have to go on. Fans of the first film do get a nod to the original. The concern is this. Did Ridley Scott, at 86, deliver his fast ball here? Simply, numbers predictably are starting to moving in the Under direction. There even lies a chance that this film will largely disappoint. While I will not go that far, I think the opening weekend could have been set at a different time. Hence, take a shot at the Under.
Okay, a couple Gladiator 2 props may be worthy of consideration in the Gladiator 2 Best Bets. Bluntly, this seems straight forward. If one is wondering, there are props for the first animal to appear right down to how many deaths will occur in the opening ten minutes. As the film gets closer to its opening date, there will probably be a few more betting options as well.
Alright, first things first, what might be the first animal to appear. Everyone keeps thinking the lion. Naturally, it makes sense with gladiators to have the lion. Ironically, the tiger is the early favorite at +250 while the lion roars in at +300. That is a mild surprise. However, the tiger is very significant here even when compared to the lion. It really is between these two mighty cats.
Yes, we have the lion in a slight upset here. A potential flashback in the trailer and previews led us to this conclusion. Okay, how about the amount of deaths in the first ten minutes? This is harder. Some thought Scott may ease everyone in easy here with no deaths at all. However, the feeling is someone is going to die early and that might be several in number.
Again, this will not be a super violent opening but the feeling is Scott went for capturing the audience. That means someone or a few people will die early in the film to set the tone. Therefore, for the Gladiator 2 Best Bets, picking 1-10 deaths feels like a reasonable pick and it is at a solid number to boot.
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