In many recent movies, those with a plot seem to bomb in the US and explode overseas, Captain America and Thor are two examples. America wants explosions and effects with no thought required.
Captain America did really good business in Europe, actually. I saw it in Berlin; good film.
And the villains weren’t just your garden-variety boring old Nazis; they were super-duper Nazis! None of that wimpy “Heil Hitler!” for them. Oh no, it was nothing less than “Hail HYDRA!”.
And Hugo Weaving was great, as was the Captain. I enjoyed it: good film, and well-written to boot. Didn’t see Thor, but I’ll have to check it out.
Lot’s of movies do better internationally than domestically. Good example; Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away”, which grossed over $200 million in Japan alone BEFORE opening in the USA.
“In many recent movies, those with a plot seem to bomb in the US and explode overseas, Captain America and Thor are two examples. America wants explosions and effects with no thought required.”
Wait, I don’t get it. Are you saying Captain America and Thor weren’t just about explosions and effects?
Uhhh...I guess we saw different "Captain America" films...
So Thor and Captain America are the thinking man’s movie that those overseas have the deep mental capacity required, while we sit around running our spoon through our apple sauce?