I am not yet ready to serve the naysayers that implied that “Pacific Rim” would be a flop a juicy slice of humble pie, though I am warming up the oven.

Guillermo Del Toro’s love letter to Saturday afternoon monster features finished first in 50 territories, and hasn’t yet been released in China, Brazil, Spain and Japan.  It’s still up in the air as to whether or not the film will be profitable, but I wouldn’t bet against it.

When all is said and done, I expect that it will earn somewhere in the ballpark of $400-500 million, which I hope will indicate to Legendary that there’s enough interest to warrant a sequel.