New Opening Day Record

Originally posted by tabby999
am i the only one that thinks orlando bloom has only one facial expression, i always though Nic Cage had the most limited range of emotions...maybe Keanu Reeves (sp?)

I think that title belongs to Curtis Jackson (50 Cent), lol.

Anyway, still I didn't expect it to surpass Spider-Man's record considering many predicted something between 110-116 million.

Wonder what kind of legs this movie will have. lol

Kinda sucks about Superman though. 🙁

The first film had very strong stability after its initial release which is where the bulk of its profits originated from.

Indeed it does, I was hoping it would retain significant force but ultimately the release date could have been better articulated.

Superman can still have a sucessful DVD release though, so here is hoping. 🙂

Although it takes much more than that for a film of these production proportions. On the flip side, it seems Bryan Singer/Warner remain very optimistic a sequel will be produced.

That's a SH**LOAD of money for any movie! Imagine how much the third one will make, what with the second having a cliffhanger ending and all. I saw it twice in the theater this weekend, and I had to show up an hour and a half early to get tickets because every showing was sold out.

ugh...I hate all the attention this movie is getting..I'm so sick of it...the first one was only good the first couple of times..then it just got annoying..I don't think I'll see the second one 😐

Originally posted by AstroFan
Superman can still have a sucessful DVD release though, so here is hoping. 🙂

oh well, it doesn't really matter that it didn't do that well, its just because pirates came out the week after..and so many fangirls went to see it. But as long as you liked Superman thats all that really matters right? I like it more that Pirates.

Great! A Titanic overhype film with hot looking pirates. Oh, the times we're living.

This will only means more Jerry Bruckheimer's movies for the future.

Originally posted by .Dance_Inside.
oh well, it doesn't really matter that it didn't do that well, its just because pirates came out the week after..and so many fangirls went to see it. But as long as you liked Superman thats all that really matters right? I like it more that Pirates.

Its not all fangirls, I didnt even notice any when I went.

awesome.glad to hear it broke the opening day record of that crappy sith movie. 💃I sure hope sm3 doesnt break the record.that would suck.

Originally posted by Murray
That's a SH**LOAD of money for any movie! Imagine how much the third one will make

3rd one is coming out memorial day weekend to which is a huge movie weekend. Also the 2 sequels cost about 450 mill to make combined.

Pirates Record Grows to $135.6 Million
Source: Exhibitor Relations
July 10, 2006

The actual weekend box office figures show that Walt Disney Pictures' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Bill Nighy, opened even bigger at $135.6 million for the weekend. Estimates had the number at $132 million.

The sequel, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinski, easily broke Spider-Man's $114.8 million opening weekend record from 2002. It also set the biggest single day and opening day in box office history on Friday with $55.8 million.

"Dead Man's Chest" indeed crossed the $100 million mark in two days, which has never been done before - the previous fastest time was three days.

The movie cost about $225 million to make. The third installment, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, hits theaters on May 25, 2007.

ugh that makes me sick. It definetly was thousands of fangirls going out to see "that new movie with johny depp and orlando bloom." It's sad sequels will be decided by these chicks

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Great! A Titanic overhype film with hot looking pirates. Oh, the times we're living.

This will only means more Jerry Bruckheimer's movies for the future.

Very sad indeed, 🙁

Originally posted by 113
ugh that makes me sick. It definetly was thousands of fangirls going out to see "that new movie with johny depp and orlando bloom." It's sad sequels will be decided by these chicks

you realise at $8 a ticket that like 17 million people saw this movie this weekend. Fangirls alone arnt gonna make this happen.

Originally posted by forumcrew
you realise at $8 a ticket that like 17 million people saw this movie this weekend. Fangirls alone arnt gonna make this happen.

Fangirls+children=Big weekend

Remember girls bring their boyfriends and children bring their parents.

Originally posted by TheFilmProphet
Fangirls+children=Big weekend

Big, but not biggest ever. It may sound crazy, but maybe people actually like the movie.

Originally posted by AstroFan
Big, but not biggest ever. It may sound crazy, but maybe people actually like the movie.

Maybe, but like I said girls bring their boyfriends and children bring their parents. 😉

Plus a little high production marketing never hurts, sometimes fails and sometimes succeeds exceedingly.

Originally posted by TheFilmProphet
Fangirls+children=Big weekend

Remember girls bring their boyfriends and children bring their parents.

indeed. the smart move to make when marketing a film is to make it appeal to 14 - 25 yr old girls/women. if they want to go, they'll drag along their boyfriend or atleast one friend, whereas if you market a movie to the same age spectrum with guys, a chick will just tell them to see it on their own, they'd never go see that stupid movie.

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Great! A Titanic overhype film with hot looking pirates. Oh, the times we're living.

This will only means more Jerry Bruckheimer's movies for the future.

and thats not a bad thing, Team America World Police was a Bruckheimer piss take and we could all use a few more TA's around