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Kinda a useless stat... especially when they launch it on a Wednesday... and just before a long weekend (in Canada).
I remember when weekend hauls used to be based on a Friday to Sunday tally... and ticket prices used be be $5... or even $8... not $12.50 and up.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I was about to point that out as well.Quote:
Originally posted by Spore:
Kinda a useless stat... especially when they launch it on a Wednesday... and just before a long weekend (in Canada).
I remember when weekend hauls used to be based on a Friday to Sunday tally... and ticket prices used be be $5... or even $8... not $12.50 and up.
There are alternate lists that compensate for inflation.... Starwars CRUSHES everything else on those lists.... It made 420mil in 1977 dollars. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Either way, I just shows how dominant a CLASSIC, EVERYMAN hero like Spiderman can be over the crappy rehashed bullshit that seems to dominate so many of the movies out there.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I remember seeing one of those lists that adjusted the final grosses for inflation. I think Gone With the Wind was the only one above Star Wars.Quote:
Originally posted by Baimun:
There are alternate lists that compensate for inflation.... Starwars CRUSHES everything else on those lists.... It made 420mil in 1977 dollars. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Could be so... the list I'm looking at is only inflation adjusted for movies released since 1970.
You're right... Gone With the Wind was released in 1939... over 65 years, it's made 198 million in the US and 390 mil worldwide.
Adjusted for inflation it's 1187mil verses 1026mil of Star Wars.
Now lets compare those two within the first 30 years since their release....... [img]wink.gif[/img]
Of course, there are more people in the states and more movie theaters than before. Also the world release is faster so are the revenues........
Is there any old movie still been shown at an specific theater ?
Kind of a Guinness record breaker ?
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Then why didn't Spawn do better?Quote:
Originally posted by Baimun:
Either way, I just shows how dominant a CLASSIC, EVERYMAN hero like Spiderman can be over the crappy rehashed bullshit that seems to dominate so many of the movies out there.
honestly.... the uber-testosterone-assasin of Al Simmons wasn't immediately likeable or identifyable.... and then the "living in the alleys whilst a blue face clown mocks you" might have missed a few people....
... and by the time you get to a "green glow and the hero wins?... I think... oh wait... bzzrrrt" ending and alot of people walked out thinking "well that LOOKED pretty cool, but I don't get it."
....and there's no reason to believe it won't break all records since the reviws so far have been great. [img]smile.gif[/img]
I'll be contributing to the box office.
i was going to take of work tomorrow and go see it but i have to go to a funeral instead... [img]frown.gif[/img] but hopefully it will be this weekend, i can't wait [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
The current records are:
Spiderman $114 million (3,615 theatres)
Shrek 2 $108 million (4,163 theatres)
Harry Potter PoA (3,855 theatres)
I don't know how many theatres Spidey 2 will open in, but even if it does about the same ($31,700 per theatre), and opens in 4000 theatres, it will still make at least 127 MILLION DOLLARS this weekend. [img]eek.gif[/img]
<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ June 29, 2004 12:02 PM: Message edited by: Baimun ]</font>
It will definitly break the record......there is no competition either
Holy Shit.... this is a 5 day weekend.....
... the first movie made that $114 in THREE days....
... Spiderman 2 could potentially break $200 Million in five days. [img]eek.gif[/img]