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Ghostooze
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 what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? After Dark Knight, Dark Knight Rises, and Inception, I think it's fair to say Nolan's name is now associated with big event type movies. What if the The Prestige was made now, with Nolan credit the way it is. I have to think it would have made more, but how much? 
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Dr. Lecter
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? Pure speculation, but certainly more than $100 million.
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MadGez
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? Yeah good point it would be much much bigger. I'd say $40/$150m.
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zingy
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? 208/620
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Magic Mike
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? I think it definitely would have done 100 Million.
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Chippy
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? It's still a movie about magic... It would've been close to $100 mil though.
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? Magnus wrote: Chippy wrote: It's still a movie about magic So was Harry Potter. correction, it's still a movie about parlor tricks. Fantasy makes magic interesting, in real life, it's not so much. I agree with Chip, the profile would put it near 100m but it's too niche to ever go 150m+ imo _________________Mr. R wrote: Malcolm wrote: You seem to think threatening violence against people is perfectly okay because you feel offended by their words, so that's kind of telling in itself. Exactly. If they don't know how to behave, and feel OK offending others, they get their ass kicked, so they'll think next time before opening their rotten mouths.
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Thegun
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? Bigger question, what would have Inception had made in 2006 in October. Maybe 120 million.
I just don't see really anything marketing wise any year that makes the Prestige open higher than 25 million.
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Magic Mike
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? Michael A wrote: Magnus wrote: Chippy wrote: It's still a movie about magic So was Harry Potter. correction, it's still a movie about parlor tricks. Fantasy makes magic interesting, in real life, it's not so much. I agree with Chip, the profile would put it near 100m but it's too niche to ever go 150m+ imo I don't see why it couldn't do 100 Million. Maybe not 150 Million though. On paper nobody would have thought a movie like Black Swan would either.
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Bradley Witherberry
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? Sure The Prestige would make more dough due to the Cult of the Nolanites, but it could still never hope to be half the movie that The Illusionist was.
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David
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? One element of The Prestige which seems to frustrate a lot of people and may have been an even larger concern if the film were a huge, huge hit: the fact it's set up as a film which, no matter how complex or twisty it becomes, will remain defined by sleight-of-hand and realistic misdirection, but then it resolves itself by introducing an over-the-top, unrealistic element of fantasy/science fiction.
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Thegun
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? Magnus wrote: David wrote: One element of The Prestige which seems to frustrate a lot of people and may have been an even larger concern if the film were a huge, huge hit: the fact it's set up as a film which, no matter how complex or twisty it becomes, will remain defined by sleight-of-hand and realistic misdirection, but then it resolves itself by introducing an over-the-top, unrealistic element of fantasy/science fiction. nah. _________________Chippy wrote: As always, fuck Thegun. Chippy wrote: I want to live vicariously through you, Thegun!
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David
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? Thegun wrote: Magnus wrote: David wrote: One element of The Prestige which seems to frustrate a lot of people and may have been an even larger concern if the film were a huge, huge hit: the fact it's set up as a film which, no matter how complex or twisty it becomes, will remain defined by sleight-of-hand and realistic misdirection, but then it resolves itself by introducing an over-the-top, unrealistic element of fantasy/science fiction. nah. _________________1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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David
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? David wrote: Thegun wrote: Magnus wrote: David wrote: One element of The Prestige which seems to frustrate a lot of people and may have been an even larger concern if the film were a huge, huge hit: the fact it's set up as a film which, no matter how complex or twisty it becomes, will remain defined by sleight-of-hand and realistic misdirection, but then it resolves itself by introducing an over-the-top, unrealistic element of fantasy/science fiction. nah. _________________1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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David
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? David wrote: David wrote: Thegun wrote: Magnus wrote: David wrote: One element of The Prestige which seems to frustrate a lot of people and may have been an even larger concern if the film were a huge, huge hit: the fact it's set up as a film which, no matter how complex or twisty it becomes, will remain defined by sleight-of-hand and realistic misdirection, but then it resolves itself by introducing an over-the-top, unrealistic element of fantasy/science fiction. nah. _________________1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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David
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? Seriously. There's just no way.
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choubachou
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? Bradley Witherberry wrote: Sure The Prestige would make more dough due to the Cult of the Nolanites, but it could still never hope to be half the movie that The Illusionist was. That's because Illusionist is ONE movie that cannot be seperated in 2.
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DP07
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? I think Spielberg and M Night have been much better publicized.
I'm guessing a bit more. I think Inception grossed on its own strength. Prestige was a different game in terms of marketability.
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SquareMaster316
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? The illusionist was garbage in every measurable facet, a poor man's, watered-down Prestige-lite... for dummies.
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? 200m+
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Algren
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? It doesn't matter when it was made because you can still tell the twist within the first 5 minutes. What The Prestige needs is to be better made!
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Re: what would The Prestige make if it was Nolan's next? The concept would still be a tough sell, but Nolan and Bale are much bigger now. 40/150 ball park seems logical.  That killed me. _________________Ari Emmanuel wrote: I'd rather marry lindsay Lohan than represent Mel Gibson.
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