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Jonathan
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 Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch Dunno if this has been mentioned yet, but the Cinemark @ Seven Bridges' IMAX in Woodridge (Nearest to Chicago on Fandango) is sold out for the entire weekend. Same for Regal Lincolnshire 20 & IMAX (Second closest to CHI), except for the 5:00AM and 1:30AM showing on Saturday and Sunday. 
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Mannyisthebest
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch Quote: TORONTO - Advance ticket sales for "The Dark Knight" have broken a record and are closing in on $1 million, Cineplex Entertainment said Thursday.
"In the weeks prior to its opening we saw a surge in advance ticket sales and have scheduled additional screenings," said Cineplex president Ellis Jacob. The film was set to open at midnight Thursday night.
Hype for the Batman film has been fuelled by the accidental drug overdose death of Heath Ledger, who plays the Joker. The film has also received largely favourable reviews from critics.
Woh it has already gotten like 1/9th or 1/10th of its opening weekend and it has not opened yet and this is only counting Cineplex theaters. So in Canada it has gotten 1/10th of the record opening weekend a day before it fully opens and from one theater chain. _________________The Dark Prince 
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Corpse
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch Biggestgeekever wrote: Corpse wrote: Any idea how many theatres are having midnight showings?
Because, while it may seem crazy, if that number is 2500+, it could indeed challenge Sith. It seems to be outperforming HP5 (2nd biggest midnights ever), which had 2100 theatres show midnights, and it made 12M.
3000+ of Sith's 3600+ TC had midnights, BUT!, it couldn't fully max those midnight showings out due to opening in May and not in the middle of summer. So if a studio is able to get enough midnights for their movie in theatres, it's not impossible to beat. HP5 for instance probably could have challenged SIth's record if it would have had 3000 theatres show midnights like Sith. Nikki Finki reports that roughly 3,000 theaters will have midnight shows so.....yeah.  Are you serious!? Because if that is true, or even close to the actual number, there's a very good chance it can challenge Sith. _________________Japan Box Office “Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.”
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
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Libs
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch There are an indescribable number of midnight sellouts around here. I've never seen anything like this.
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Mannyisthebest
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch I think The sellouts will be rather closer to Sith then we Think.
It has 1 million already from one cinema chain in Canada and midnight shows are not that popular here.
I think 12 million is assured and 16 million looks right.
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Joker's Thug #3
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 & IMAX in Dublin, Ca has sold out all 10 midnight regular shows and its IMAX midnight and 3am shows (actually every IMAX showing on Friday and Saturday is sold out except one 6am and 1am)
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Chippy
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch While buying my tickets... EVERY person waiting in line was buying TDK tickets. Except for this one guy who kept asking people what "Meet Dave" was about...  _________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Mannyisthebest
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch I think ROTS record is in serious danger...
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Keyser Söze
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch Joker's Thug #3 wrote: Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 & IMAX in Dublin, Ca has sold out all 10 midnight regular shows and its IMAX midnight and 3am shows (actually every IMAX showing on Friday and Saturday is sold out except one 6am and 1am) wow. I will be there tonight. It will be absolute mayhem. I hope to be there by 11PM.
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Chippy
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch shawmanus wrote: Joker's Thug #3 wrote: Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 & IMAX in Dublin, Ca has sold out all 10 midnight regular shows and its IMAX midnight and 3am shows (actually every IMAX showing on Friday and Saturday is sold out except one 6am and 1am) wow. I will be there tonight. It will be absolute mayhem. I hope to be there by 11PM.  Good luck with that! _________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Joker's Thug #3
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch shawmanus wrote:
wow. I will be there tonight. It will be absolute mayhem. I hope to be there by 11PM.
My friends are crazy, they want to go 3:20Am showing...why? "We've been to midnight showings before, this is something different" whatever, I'm going one way or another. _________________"People always want to tear you down when you're on top, like Napoleon back in the Roman Empire" - Dirk Diggler
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Keyser Söze
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch Munk·E wrote: shawmanus wrote: Joker's Thug #3 wrote: Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 & IMAX in Dublin, Ca has sold out all 10 midnight regular shows and its IMAX midnight and 3am shows (actually every IMAX showing on Friday and Saturday is sold out except one 6am and 1am) wow. I will be there tonight. It will be absolute mayhem. I hope to be there by 11PM. Good luck with that! I am seeing it in iMax. Hopefully we will have separate line. WHat do u suggest. Go now.
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Chippy
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch I'm leaving my house at 9:30/9:45. I live about 5 minutes away.
Any later than 10:30... and your seats are going to suck.
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batnanna
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch My brother thinks going at 10 pm is riduculous. I think it's cutting it way too close, I'd go at 9 if everyone else was willing to.
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Chippy
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch I'm bringing cards... you know... to play poker or something while I wait.
Or my DS!!!
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neo_wolf
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch Looking at everyones reports and tracking here i have to say that anything less than 15mill for midnights would be shocking.
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batnanna
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch It's 8 now and I think I'll just take a shower and leave.
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch Batnanna wrote: It's 8 now and I think I'll just take a shower and leave.  It's only 6 here  _________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Mannyisthebest
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Jonathan
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch That's 36,000 tickets an hour, or probably close to $330,000, assuming it's most adults in bigger cities buying in advance. This is surreal.
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Barrabás
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch How much has it made already?
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Biggestgeekever
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch It's almost unfathomable that a sequel to a film that grossed "only" $205 Million could be challenging the biggest film franchise of all time. This is a game changer opening if there ever was one.
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Barrabás
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch The Dark Knight wrote: Waker of Winds wrote: How much has it made already? According to Variety, over 69 Million dollars. And it's sold out until Labor Day. Omg waaat?!
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch Omaha, NE numbers leading up to the midnight opening. Sell-outs in bold.
AMC Oak View 24
12:01 | 12:01 | 12:01 | 12:01 | 12:01 | 12:01 | 12:01
Star Cinema
12:01 (IMAX) | 12:01 | 3:15 (IMAX)
20 Grand
12:01 | 12:02 | 12:03
Twin Creek Cinema
12:01 | 12:02| 12:03 | 12:04
Village Pointe Cinema
12:01 | 12:02 | 12:03 | 12:20
Cinema Center
12:01
Once again -- this is frickin' Omaha.
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Re: The Dark Knight pre-sales and sellout watch Waker of Winds wrote: The Dark Knight wrote: Waker of Winds wrote: How much has it made already? According to Variety, over 69 Million dollars. And it's sold out until Labor Day. Omg waaat?! Hes kidding _________________Ari Emmanuel wrote: I'd rather marry lindsay Lohan than represent Mel Gibson.
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