Originally posted by roughrider
It was No. 1 again this weekend, adding another $50 million in the past week, bringing it to $441 million domestically. It's going down at a slow rate, not dropping off dramatically. It still has a good shot.
How big could Tropic Thunder and The Clone Wars open at this week?
I say this....if TDK remains #1 after Clone Wars and Tropic Thunder then yeah, Titanic is gonna go down.
I like how everyone is going with the Inflation argument and ticket sales numbers when it comes to the success of TDK. It's just gibberish...if we go by ticket sales then Titanic lost a long time go with Gone with the Wind and therefore should not even be consider champ at all.
Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
I say this....if TDK remains #1 after Clone Wars and Tropic Thunder then yeah, Titanic is gonna go down.I like how everyone is going with the Inflation argument and ticket sales numbers when it comes to the success of TDK. It's just gibberish...if we go by ticket sales then Titanic lost a long time go with Gone with the Wind and therefore should not even be consider champ at all.
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Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
I say this....if TDK remains #1 after Clone Wars and Tropic Thunder then yeah, Titanic is gonna go down.I like how everyone is going with the Inflation argument and ticket sales numbers when it comes to the success of TDK. It's just gibberish...if we go by ticket sales then Titanic lost a long time go with Gone with the Wind and therefore should not even be consider champ at all.
Yes, it's true. Star Wars, adjusted for inflation, also sits higher than Titanic but below Gone With The Wind. This sort of race should always be prefaced as "The Modern Box Office Champ." It's a lot of the media who hype things up, distorting the fine print.
Originally posted by WrathfulDwarfeven if its #2 or 3... they still have a good chance
I say this....if TDK remains #1 after Clone Wars and Tropic Thunder then yeah, Titanic is gonna go down.I like how everyone is going with the Inflation argument and ticket sales numbers when it comes to the success of TDK. It's just gibberish...if we go by ticket sales then Titanic lost a long time go with Gone with the Wind and therefore should not even be consider champ at all.
Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
I say this....if TDK remains #1 after Clone Wars and Tropic Thunder then yeah, Titanic is gonna go down.I like how everyone is going with the Inflation argument and ticket sales numbers when it comes to the success of TDK. It's just gibberish...if we go by ticket sales then Titanic lost a long time go with Gone with the Wind and therefore should not even be consider champ at all.
yeah good point.I mean come on,if were going by the inflation argument then yeah,no way in hell should titanic be at number one.it DID lose a long time ago to Gone with the wind if they are going to use that argument and should not be ranked number one at all. 😆
The rankings with inflation is used.
1 Gone with the Wind MGM $1,430,476,000 $198,676,459 1939^
2 Star Wars Fox $1,261,086,700 $460,998,007 1977^
3 The Sound of Music Fox $1,008,300,900 $158,671,368 1965
4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $1,004,328,700 $435,110,554 1982^
5 The Ten Commandments Par. $927,480,000 $65,500,000 1956
6 Titanic Par. $908,688,900 $600,788,188 1997
7 Jaws Uni. $906,798,000 $260,000,000 1975
8 Doctor Zhivago MGM $878,879,000 $111,721,910 1965
9 The Exorcist WB $782,826,200 $232,671,011 1973^
10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $771,720,000 $184,925,486 1937^
11 101 Dalmatians Dis. $707,414,100 $144,880,014 1961^
12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $695,118,900 $290,475,067 1980^
13 Ben-Hur MGM $693,840,000 $74,000,000 1959
14 Return of the Jedi Fox $665,940,600 $309,306,177 1983^
15 The Sting Uni. $631,131,400 $156,000,000 1973
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $624,044,300 $242,374,454 1981^
17 Jurassic Park Uni. $610,337,400 $357,067,947 1993
18 The Graduate AVCO $605,845,500 $104,901,839 1967^
19 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $600,566,700 $431,088,301 1999
20 Fantasia Dis. $587,947,800 $76,408,097 1941^
21 The Godfather Par. $558,771,800 $134,966,411 1972^
22 Forrest Gump Par. $556,102,900 $329,694,499 1994
23 Mary Poppins Dis. $553,527,300 $102,272,727 1964^
24 The Lion King BV $546,801,100 $328,541,776 1994^
25 Grease Par. $544,606,000 $188,389,888 1978^
26 Thunderball UA $529,584,000 $63,595,658 1965
27 The Jungle Book Dis. $521,653,800 $141,843,612 1967^
28 Sleeping Beauty Dis. $514,546,500 $51,600,000 1959^
29 Shrek 2 DW $503,040,600 $441,226,247 2004
30 Ghostbusters Col. $500,772,700 $238,632,124 1984^
31 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox $499,549,600 $102,308,889 1969
32 Love Story Par. $495,586,900 $106,397,186 1970
33 Spider-Man Sony $491,952,000 $403,706,375 2002
34 Independence Day Fox $490,423,600 $306,169,268 1996
35 Home Alone Fox $479,558,100 $285,761,243 1990
36 Pinocchio Dis. $477,215,600 $84,254,167 1940^
37 Cleopatra (1963) Fox $475,658,900 $57,777,778 1963
38 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $475,422,100 $234,760,478 1984
39 Goldfinger UA $469,404,000 $51,081,062 1964
40 Airport Uni. $468,067,900 $100,489,151 1970
41 American Graffiti Uni. $465,257,100 $115,000,000 1973
42 The Robe Fox $463,418,200 $36,000,000 1953
43 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $457,568,800 $423,315,812 2006
44 Around the World in 80 Days UA $457,476,900 $42,000,000 1956
45 Bambi RKO $451,084,100 $102,247,150 1942^
46 Blazing Saddles WB $447,650,800 $119,500,000 1974
47 Batman WB $445,718,700 $251,188,924 1989
48 The Dark Knight WB $445,370,700 $445,370,695 2008
49 The Bells of St. Mary's RKO $444,235,300 $21,333,333 1945
50 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $435,690,000 $377,027,325 2003
51 The Towering Inferno Fox $434,539,700 $116,000,000 1974
52 Spider-Man 2 Sony $425,923,900 $373,585,825 2004
53 My Fair Lady WB $424,800,000 $72,000,000 1964
54 The Greatest Show on Earth Par. $424,800,000 $36,000,000 1952
55 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $424,023,100 $141,600,000 1978^
56 The Passion of the Christ NM $422,710,300 $370,782,930 2004^
57 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $420,018,000 $380,270,577 2005
58 Back to the Future Uni. $418,078,600 $210,609,762 1985
59 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $408,023,400 $341,786,758 2002^
60 The Sixth Sense BV $407,660,200 $293,506,292 1999
61 Superman WB $406,095,500 $134,218,018 1978
62 Tootsie Col. $402,879,900 $177,200,000 1982
63 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. $402,377,100 $126,737,428 1977
64 Finding Nemo BV $398,869,300 $339,714,978 2003
65 West Side Story MGM $396,269,600 $43,656,822 1961
66 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $395,863,900 $317,575,550 2001
67 Lady and the Tramp Dis. $394,603,000 $93,602,326 1955^
68 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $393,474,900 $132,088,635 1977^
69 Lawrence of Arabia Col. $392,115,500 $44,824,144 1962^
70 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox $389,891,500 $112,892,319 1975
71 Rocky UA $389,683,000 $117,235,147 1976
72 The Best Years of Our Lives RKO $389,400,000 $23,650,000 1946
73 The Poseidon Adventure Fox $388,705,900 $84,563,118 1972
74 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $387,303,800 $314,776,170 2001^
75 Twister WB $387,191,900 $241,721,524 1996
76 Men in Black Sony $386,686,100 $250,690,539 1997
77 The Bridge on the River Kwai Col. $385,152,000 $27,200,000 1957
78 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World MGM $381,437,900 $46,332,858 1963
79 Swiss Family Robinson Dis. $380,960,600 $40,356,000 1960
80 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest UA $380,092,300 $108,981,275 1975
81 M.A.S.H. Fox $380,084,200 $81,600,000 1970
82 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $379,012,300 $179,870,271 1984
83 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $378,556,800 $310,676,740 2002^
84 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox $373,005,400 $219,195,243 1993
85 Aladdin BV $371,291,800 $217,350,219 1992
86 Ghost Par. $364,373,800 $217,631,306 1990
87 Duel in the Sun Selz. $361,224,500 $20,408,163 1946
88 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV $358,594,200 $305,413,918 2003
89 House of Wax WB $357,766,000 $23,750,000 1953
90 Rear Window Par. $356,511,600 $36,764,313 1954^
91 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $353,362,500 $229,086,679 1997
92 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $349,868,800 $197,171,806 1989
93 Spider-Man 3 Sony $346,313,200 $336,530,303 2007
94 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $344,487,100 $204,843,345 1991
95 Sergeant York WB $340,712,200 $16,361,885 1941
96 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. $340,596,300 $260,044,825 2000
97 Toy Story 2 BV $338,682,600 $245,852,179 1999^
98 Top Gun Par. $337,371,900 $176,786,701 1986
99 Shrek DW $334,817,700 $267,665,011 2001
100 Shrek the Third P/DW $332,101,300 $322,719,944 2007
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Hopefully with WB bumping the next Potter flick to the summer, TDK will remain in IMAX throughout the end of the year. If it can pull 3-4 mil every weekend, it stands a good shot of taking the record.
Especially if the WB has no more large releases and can use their marketing for a "go see it again!" "Best reviews of the year" type campaign either now or around December.
There is a shot.
After four weeks as the #1 movie in the country, the reign of Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight finally came to an end, but not before it amassed enough money to pass the unadjusted gross of George Lucas' 1977 sci-fi classic Star Wars to become the 2nd highest grossing movie domestically with an astounding five-week box office gross of $471.5 million! (Star Wars' unadjusted gross of $461 million included a number of re-releases since its debut thirty years ago.) While it has a long way to go if it wants to pass the long-held box office record of James Cameron's Titanic, it's more than likely The Dark Knight could become the second movie to ever make more than $500 million domestically. (Quite ironically, the continued success of Nolan's Batman film knocked George Lucas' new animated Star Wars: the Clone Wars, the first movie in the franchise to be distributed by Warner Bros., down to third place for the weekend as well.)
Originally posted by Endrict Nuul
After four weeks as the #1 movie in the country, the reign of Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight finally came to an end, but not before it amassed enough money to pass the unadjusted gross of George Lucas' 1977 sci-fi classic Star Wars to become the 2nd highest grossing movie domestically with an astounding five-week box office gross of $471.5 million! (Star Wars' unadjusted gross of $461 million included a number of re-releases since its debut thirty years ago.) While it has a long way to go if it wants to pass the long-held box office record of James Cameron's Titanic, it's more than likely The Dark Knight could become the second movie to ever make more than $500 million domestically. (Quite ironically, the continued success of Nolan's Batman film knocked George Lucas' new animated Star Wars: the Clone Wars, the first movie in the franchise to be distributed by Warner Bros., down to third place for the weekend as well.)
To be honest, I can't see why anyone over the age of about 12 would want to see the Clone Wars. Will Lucas stop before he bleeds that franchise (yes, FRANCHISE) dry of every once of originality and inspiration it once held???