The Dark Knight - [spoilers ahead, ye be warned] - Page 16

BarTopDancer · 07-27-2008, 08:51 PM

Irvine Spectrum had it on 5 screens + IMAX. IMAX was sold old yesterday (except for their 1am show).

What were the records for Titanic? I thought they were shattered awhile ago.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-27-2008, 08:59 PM

Titanic ended up with over 600 million domestic revenue, no one's beaten that. Other movies have beaten most of the short-term records (individual day and weekend records), but Titanic still holds the total gross records. It was #1 for 15 weeks, it's biggest weekend was something like 7 weeks after the release.

BarTopDancer · 07-27-2008, 09:04 PM

Oh wow.

Maybe. I'd love to see this shatter that.

Alex · 07-27-2008, 09:06 PM

I doubt Titanic has anything to worry about but if next weekend is strong enough, maybe.

Even with a huge second weekend number this was still a 40%+ drop over the previous weekend (and Friday was down 60% from the opening Friday). Do that again and through next weekend and TDK is up to about $387 million. Another week with a similar drop it is at $422 million and slim changes at making it anywhere close to $600 million.

But then it really doesn't have any genre competition coming. Other than The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor there aren't any new action movies out until Labor Day.

Titanic got where it did with amazing legs. I can't imagine TDK having anything clsoe to that staying power, but then it started with a huge head start over Titanic. Where TDK is the fastest to $300 million, Titanic is the 16th fastest, but only 3 of the 15 films that make it to $300 faster than Titanic made it as far as $400 million, none made it to $500 million. It'll be interesting to watch from a pure horse-race perspective but I think Titanic is safe.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-27-2008, 09:11 PM

Yeah, odds are low. But hey, I'm willing to help the hype for the greater good, even if it's unlikely greater good.

At the very least, I'll see it in the theater again. Can't hurt.

BarTopDancer · 07-27-2008, 09:12 PM

Why did Titanic do as well as it did. The ending wasn't a surprise, it wasn't anything special in terms of story. Was it the special effects?

Ghoulish Delight · 07-27-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Why did Titanic do as well as it did. The ending wasn't a surprise, it wasn't anything special in terms of story. Was it the special effects?

Hype and throngs of teenage girls.

Gemini Cricket · 07-27-2008, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Why did Titanic do as well as it did. The ending wasn't a surprise, it wasn't anything special in terms of story. Was it the special effects?

Not sure.
It had a love stories for the ladies, the action and the special effects for the dudes and it was linked to a huge historical event that got old people (my grandmother for crying out loud) to go to the theatre. Personally, I thought is was crap.

alphabassettgrrl · 07-27-2008, 09:57 PM

Saw TDK tonight. Ok, no real plot, but no worse than other comic movies, based solely on "get the bad guy". I liked some of the individual bits. Overlapping multiple intricate edge-of-the-seat plots at the end kind of bored me. I know they need a climax but come on.

The growl was annoying. The interplay between the Bruce character and his Batman identity never ceases to entertain me. I liked when he wrecked the Lamborghini to protect the snitch and then was casual about it. Husband liked Fox's response to the blackmail threat- "good luck". Yeah. Not terribly impressed by Maggie Gyllenhal. As always, I love Alfred. Always loyal, always calm, always on the ball. I hope they bring back Fox. I was glad they wrecked the machine. I'm sad they wrecked the Batmobile. I had issues with some of the bits of the motorcycle stuff. Um, gravity still works, even with Batman. I loved watching him soar. I love his gadgets. I love how he's so quick to appear and disappear.

JWBear · 07-27-2008, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Not sure.
It had a love stories for the ladies, the action and the special effects for the dudes and it was linked to a huge historical event that got old people (my grandmother for crying out loud) to go to the theatre. Personally, I thought is was crap.

Don't get me started on the historical inaccuracies....

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07-27-2008, 09:06 PM	#154
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I doubt Titanic has anything to worry about but if next weekend is strong enough, maybe. Even with a huge second weekend number this was still a 40%+ drop over the previous weekend (and Friday was down 60% from the opening Friday). Do that again and through next weekend and TDK is up to about $387 million. Another week with a similar drop it is at $422 million and slim changes at making it anywhere close to $600 million. But then it really doesn't have any genre competition coming. Other than The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor there aren't any new action movies out until Labor Day. Titanic got where it did with amazing legs. I can't imagine TDK having anything clsoe to that staying power, but then it started with a huge head start over Titanic. Where TDK is the fastest to $300 million, Titanic is the 16th fastest, but only 3 of the 15 films that make it to $300 faster than Titanic made it as far as $400 million, none made it to $500 million. It'll be interesting to watch from a pure horse-race perspective but I think Titanic is safe.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Yeah, odds are low. But hey, I'm willing to help the hype for the greater good, even if it's unlikely greater good. At the very least, I'll see it in the theater again. Can't hurt. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Saw TDK tonight. Ok, no real plot, but no worse than other comic movies, based solely on "get the bad guy". I liked some of the individual bits. Overlapping multiple intricate edge-of-the-seat plots at the end kind of bored me. I know they need a climax but come on. The growl was annoying. The interplay between the Bruce character and his Batman identity never ceases to entertain me. I liked when he wrecked the Lamborghini to protect the snitch and then was casual about it. Husband liked Fox's response to the blackmail threat- "good luck". Yeah. Not terribly impressed by Maggie Gyllenhal. As always, I love Alfred. Always loyal, always calm, always on the ball. I hope they bring back Fox. I was glad they wrecked the machine. I'm sad they wrecked the Batmobile. I had issues with some of the bits of the motorcycle stuff. Um, gravity still works, even with Batman. I loved watching him soar. I love his gadgets. I love how he's so quick to appear and disappear. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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