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My Final Predictions (its a little bit higher)

Opening Day- $41.1M
Opening Weekend- 3DAY- $96.2M
Opening Weekend- 4DAY- $137.3M

Second Weekend (Memorial Day)
3DAY- $53M -44.9%
4DAY- $66M -31.4%

Domestic Gross- $328M (3.40)
Overseas Gross- $399M

WW Gross- $727M

Midnight Showings- $11M


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all $ are in millions.

                Op- Opening   Memorial  3day  3day 3day Dom- Over WW  Mult  Mid-
                en- Weekend   Weekend   2nd   OW % OW   es-  seas Ttl w/o   nig-
                ing (thu-sun) (fri-mon) wknd  of   Mult tic  Ttl      OD    ht
                Day 3day 4day 3day 4day drop  Ttl  iply Ttl 
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Algren            ?   65   ?    ?   ?      ?  22%  4.6  301    ?    ?    ?     ?
MG Casey         46   91 136   51   ?    44%  32%  3.1  285  386  625  2.6     ?
Korrgan           ?  105   ?    ?   ?      ?  31%  3.2  338    ?    ?    ?     ?
Nebs             46  116 162   77  91    34%  23%  4.3  500  531 1031  3.9    15
matatonio        41   96 137   53  66    45%  29%  3.4  328  399  727  3.0    11
Snickety Snack 2  ?   87   ?    ?   ?      ?  29%  3.4  297    ?    ?    ?     ?
Dr. Lecter       44  102 146   54   ?    47%  28%  3.5  358  410  768  3.1    12
Amer              ?    ? 138    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?  406    ?    ?    ?     ?
BJ               48  115 163   64  83    44%  23%  4.4  502  598 1100  3.9    18
ShadyMilkman      ?  102   ?    ?   ?      ?  25%  4.0  405    ?    ?    ?     ?
neo wolf         44  112 156    ?   ?      ?  33%  2.9  330    ?    ?  2.6     ?
RogueCommander   44  108 152   59  71    45%  27%  3.8  405  600 1005  3.3     ?
Daniel Raedts     ?    ?   ?    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?  525    ?    ?    ?     ?
ChipMunky        40  115 155   71  90    38%  21%  4.7  537  463 1000  4.3     ?
DP07             44  106 150   43  54    59%  33%  3.0  317  395  712  2.6    14
Maverikk          ?    ? 125    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?  350    ?    ?    ?     ?
hans             46   91 137   52  65    43%  25%  4.0  360  390  750  3.5     ?
jb007             ?   96   ?    ?   ?      ?  21%  4.8  462    ?    ?    ?     ?
Riggs27           ?   94   ?    ?   ?      ?  29%  3.5  327    ?    ?    ?     ?
Samweis Gamdschie ?   93   ?    ?   ?      ?  32%  3.1  291    ?    ?    ?     ?
Nazgul9          40   95 135   47   ?    51%  27%  3.7  350  400  750  3.3     ?
MikeQ.           43   93 136    ?   ?      ?  31%  3.2  300    ?    ?  2.8     ?
FILMO            41   98 139    ?   ?      ?  25%  4.0  388  462  850  3.5     ?
want2write       35   95 130    ?   ?      ?  29%  3.5  330    ?    ?  3.1     ?
insomniacdude    45  105 150   60  78    43%  22%  4.6  480  350  830  4.1     ?
Ragnarok         45   90 136   39  47    57%  31%  3.3  296  324  620  2.8    15
El_masked_este.. 42   95 137    ?   ?      ?  33%  3.1  290    ?    ?  2.6     ?
Squee             ?   87   ?    ?   ?      ?  27%  3.8  327    ?    ?    ?     ?
Impact           47  112 159   68  90    39%  29%  3.5  390  510  900  3.1     ?
revolutions      41   95 136   50  62    47%  29%  3.4  325  500  825  3.0    10
moviedude        43   98 141   44  55    55%  31%  3.2  315    ?    ?  2.8     ?
scottb           45  113 158   58  70    49%  27%  3.7  415  505  920  3.3     ?
Zingaling        45  101 146   55  68    46%  29%  3.4  348  400  748  3.0    11
Futureboy         ?  103   ?    ?   ?      ?  30%  3.4  345  465  810    ?     ?
Killuminati510    ?    ? 120    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?  355    ?    ?    ?     ?
BKB The Man      52  108 160    ?   ?      ?  32%  3.1  340    ?    ?  2.7     ?
Jon Lyrik         ?    ?   ?    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?  290    ?    ?    ?     ?
rusty            33  105 138    ?   ?      ?  26%  3.9  410    ?    ?  3.6     ?
nghtvsn          43  108 151   64  81    41%  26%  3.8  415  502  917  3.4     ?
Terminator1997   36  101 137    ?   ?      ?  23%  4.3  434  510  944  3.9     ?
addrOck           ?    ? 125    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?  400    ?    ?    ?     ?
Legend of Jam    35  105 140    ?   ?      ?  29%  3.5  363    ?    ?  3.1     ?
Positive Jon     43  105 148   63  76    40%  27%  3.8  395  427  822  3.4     ?
Amos             40   96 136   52   ?    46%  28%  3.5  340  380  720  3.1     ?
Steve            38   97 135    ?   ?      ?  31%  3.2  315    ?    ?  2.9     ?
Erendis          38   86 124    ?  75      ?  26%  3.8  325  350  675  3.3     ?
baumer72         43  110 153    ?  70      ?  28%  3.6  400  550  950  3.2     ?
JMorphin         40  100 140    ?   ?      ?  31%  3.2  321    ?    ?  2.8     ?
StarWars         39   97 136   56  73    42%  24%  4.1  397  454  851  3.7     ?
TonyMontana       ?   78   ?    ?   ?      ?  31%  3.3  255    ?    ?    ?     ?
The Dark Shape   37   93 130   72   ?    23%  27%  3.8  350  380  730  3.4     ?
Archie Gates     40  115 155    ?   ?      ?  33%  3.0  350    ?    ?  2.7     ?
loyalfromlondon  47  123 170    ?   ?      ?  26%  3.8  470    ?    ?  3.4     ?
Mesjarch         46  108 154   74  93    31%  25%  4.0  435  470  905  3.6     ?
RB652             ?    ? 138    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?  405    ?    ?    ?     ?
Raffiki          43  104 147   74  85    29%  25%  3.9  410  590 1000  3.5     ?
Vovanik          37   82 119    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?     ?
dolcevita        38   91 129    ?   ?      ?  24%  4.1  375  325  700  3.7     ?
torrino          41   92 133   42   ?    54%  30%  3.4  310    ?    ?  2.9     ?
BOYFRESH         40  113 153   72  87    36%  25%  4.0  450  525  975  3.6     ?
KC               45  105 150   50  65    52%  26%  3.9  410  600 1010  3.5     ?
Flava'd‡         44  107 151   60  77    44%  26%  3.8  410  560  970  3.4     ?
MadGez           41  108 149    ?  74      ?  25%  4.0  437  370  807  3.7     ?
~~~Archangel~~~  41  106 147    ?   ?      ?  23%  4.3  460  500  960  4.0     ?
choubachou       38   90 128    ?   ?      ?  38%  3.5  319  376  695  3.1     ?
Buffjedi          ?    ?   ?    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?  560  440 1000    ?     ?
Ivan K           40   92 132    ?   ?      ?  29%  3.4  315    ?    ?  3.0     ?
Kali Ariel       44   95 139    ?   ?      ?  27%  3.7  350    ?    ?  3.2    16
neostorm         51   94 145   47  59    50%  23%  4.3  401  425  826  3.7     ?
Snrub             ?    ?   ?    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?  289    ?    ?    ?     ?
Chris            44   98 132    ?   ?      ?  26%  3.8  375    ?    ?  3.4     ?
newfoundglorysp  32   79 111   43  56    46%  29%  3.4  270  500  770  3.0     9
alex young       41   90 131    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    14
junio            45   99 144    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?     ?
bradley with...  48  118 166   68  88    42%  23%  4.4  518  582 1100  4.0     ?
xiayun           45  105 150    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?     ?
Jeff 42          44   98 142   50  63    49%  28%  3.6  350  400  750  3.1     ?
rolandka19       42  100 142    ?   ?      ?  28%  3.6  358    ?    ?  3.2     ?
Lucky            36   90 126    ?   ?      ?  28%  3.6  325  375  700  3.2     ?
Animosity Reigns 43  105 148   51   ?    51%    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    15
deathawk         50  126 176    ?   ?      ?  24%  4.1  515    ?    ?  3.7     ?
Scott Vasquez    50  107 157    ?   ?      ?  25%  4.0  425    ?    ?  3.5     ?

Premiere          ?    ?   ?    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?  400    ?    ?    ?     ?
BoxOfficeReport  40  100 140    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?     ?
BoxOfficeGuru    40  107 147    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?     ?
BoxOfficeMojo    38   94 132    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?     ?
BoxOfficeProp... 34   93 127    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?     ?
NaturalFlux7     44  102 146    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?     ?
The Numbers-med. 43  110 154    ?   ?      ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    ?    10 

================================================================================
average          42  100 143   57  73   -44%  27%  3.7  376  456  848  3.3    13

Low              32   65 111   39  47   -23%  21%  2.9  255  324  620  2.6     9
High             52  126 176   77  93   -59%  34%  4.8  560  600 1100  4.3    18
================================================================================

TPM actual       29   65 106^  51  67   -22%  15%  6.6  431  493  924  6.1     ?
AOTC actual      30   80 110   48  60   -40%  26%  3.9  311  339  650  3.5     8



^ 106 is a 5-day total as TPM opened on wednesday.  AOTC opened
on thursday and ROTS will also open on thursday.


opening weekend 3-day is fri-sun and 4-day is thu-sun.
memorial day weekend 3-day is fri-sun and 4-day is fri-mon.


Click here for boxoffice stats for Episode I
Click here for boxoffice stats for Episode II
Click here for Episode I vs. Episode II weekend showdown
Click here for Episode I vs. Episode II daily showdown


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Thu May 19, 2005 5:39 am
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BJ wrote:
DP07 wrote:
Final predictions:

Midnight - 14m
Opening day - 43.99m
3 day - 106m
4 day - 149.99m

Second weekend (3 day) - 43m (-59.4%)
4 day - 54m

Third weekend - 16.5m (-61.6%)

Multiplier - 2.575
Domestic - 317m
Overseas - 395m
International - 712m


legs = way to bad :down: what on earth makes you think the best star wars film in over 20 years is just going to fall like a stone [-X that prediction is hilarious and yes BJ thinks its imposible. 400m+ says BJ, and he has high hopes for a 500m gross :smile:


My belief that quality doesn't make that much of a difference when it comes to the legs of franchise films of this nature. :wink: Really, it is conventional wisdom that quality will have a major effect, however, what clear evidence is there to suggest that it does? These films overwelmingly are frontloaded regardless of WOM (From X2 to Kill Bill Vol. 2). When they are not (TPM) it is appearent that some other factor other then WOM must have been at play.

I'll go into more detail on this in the weekend wrap-up article. :wink:

As far as factors that will cause frontloading, there is the fanbase. It's true that it's been there for TPM and AOTC, however, neither of those opened in nearly 3,600+ theaters or with 9,400 prints. That will have a major impact as the film will meet the demand right away, which is good for opening weekend, but bad for legs (I might add though that it's good for the film overall). Furthermore, this film will appeal less towards families given that it is darker and with a PG-13 rating. Competition for that audience will also be far greater this time around with Madagascar, which will hurt the second weekend. The family audience is the most important when it comes to legs, so that will also prove to have an impact. The competition in the second week will also take screens away from ROTS. How often do two films of that size open on the same weekend? Finally, the trend from TPM's multiplier of over 6 to AOTC's of 3.5 should mean a lower multiplier for ROTS. That is normal though as nearly all franchises get more frontloaded over time.

Hey BJ, I remember when we were comparing our similar predictions for The Ring Two a few months ago. We were wrong about the opening, but we nailed the legs. :wink: You should know better. :razz: :wink:


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At this point, I wouldn't rule out $400 million. If it gets around $150 million for the 4-day, and has legs like Attack of the Clones, that's still over $400 million. I'm not going to say anything right now and set it up for a dissapointment, but it's not out of the question.

Anyone still think 2005 is doing badly? :wink:


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Zingaling wrote:
At this point, I wouldn't rule out $400 million. If it gets around $150 million for the 4-day, and has legs like Attack of the Clones, that's still over $400 million. I'm not going to say anything right now and set it up for a dissapointment, but it's not out of the question.

Anyone still think 2005 is doing badly? :wink:


In a way yes. Even if we say that it gets 400m, it still would be shy of Shrek 2.

Although I think the weak numbers this year are related to the number of wide releases.


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Zingaling wrote:

Anyone still think 2005 is doing badly? :wink:



Of course it is. Even if SW3 substitutes for Shrek 2, are you seeing any HP3 in June and a $373m monster in July?

Also, I'm trying hard to look for surprises like F9/11 and The Notebook, and frankly, it's hard to find any potential blockbuster like Bounre Supremacy.


And oh yeah, this year still had no Passion. That's a $370m hurdle to overcome.


I hate this year. So bloody boring. SW3 is the only major thing we had, and it might fall short of 3 2004 releases.

And no Pixar :cry:

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Ivan K wrote:
Of course it is. Even if SW3 substitutes for Shrek 2, are you seeing any HP3 in June and a $373m monster in July?


Well, there is War of the Worlds coming out in late June. That should easily do HP3 numbers.

And there are always surprises... If you see them coming they are not surprises anymore.


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junio wrote:
Ivan K wrote:
Of course it is. Even if SW3 substitutes for Shrek 2, are you seeing any HP3 in June and a $373m monster in July?


Well, there is War of the Worlds coming out in late June. That should easily do HP3 numbers.

And there are always surprises... If you see them coming they are not surprises anymore.


junio, WOTW = 2005's SM2. It opens on almost the same date during ID4 Wknd.

Guys,


Advance 'Star Wars' tickets sold at record rates



LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movie fans dressed as Jedi Knights, wookies and droids lined up for hours on Wednesday for sold-out midnight showings of the final "Star Wars" movie, as record advance ticket sales promised one of the biggest film openings of all time.

"Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" was set to debut at 12:01 a.m. Thursday with some 9,400 prints showing in nearly 3,700 North American theaters, making it the widest release for any of the six installments in the "Star Wars" saga.

Only two other movies, "Shrek 2" and "Spider-Man 2," have opened wider [box: they mean print count; SW3's 9,400 prints are third behind Shrek 2 and SM2].

"Revenge of the Sith," the third and final "prequel" to the original 1977 "Star Wars" film, features the story of how a promising young Jedi, Anakin Skywalker, turns to the dark side of The Force and becomes the evil Darth Vader.

It is the first "Star Wars" in the series to be rated PG-13, a more restrictive classification than the PG label carried by the others, due to a higher level of violence.

But "Sith," distributed by 20th Century Fox, also has generally enjoyed a much warmer reception from critics than either of the last two prequels.

Box office analysts said they expected "Sith" to easily gross $35 million to $40 million domestically on its first day alone, and at least match the $110 million opening weekend tally of its immediate predecessor -- "Episode II -- Attack of the Clones."

"It's a forgone conclusion that $100 million is going to be achieved by the end of the weekend," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracking service Exhibitor Relations. "The question is just how high can it go."

"Clones," which also opened on a Thursday, ranks as the most successful "Star Wars" opening yet. But the first prequel in the series, "Episode I -- Phantom Menace," went on to generate a bigger box office in the long run, grossing more than $922 million worldwide.

Collectively, the first five "Star Wars" films have grossed $1.8 billion in the United States and Canada and a total of $3.8 billion globally.

Hollywood executives are counting on the latest "Star Wars" to shake the industry out of a 12-week box office slump. Optimism about the blockbuster potential of "Sith" came largely from brisk advance ticket orders.

Retail ticket service Fandango reported that it was selling four "Star Wars" tickets per second on Wednesday, making "Sith" its hottest title ever.

Likewise, the nation's two biggest movie theater chains each reported record advance ticket sales for "Sith," surpassing previous benchmarks set by "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."


"The majority of our midnight shows are sold out this evening, but we are adding capacity as we speak," said Dick Westerling, spokesman for No. 1 exhibitor Regal Entertainment.

Both Regal and No. 2 AMC Entertainment said they were scrambling to open additional screenings to handle the overflow demand from fans who miss the midnight showing, as costumed "Star Wars" devotees lined up hours ahead of time to get the best seats.

"Spider-Man 2" boasts the biggest first-day box office ever, $40.4 million, while "Shrek 2" holds the record for highest single-day gross -- $44.8 million earned in its fourth day of release.

The original "Spider-Man" is the all-time weekend box office champ, grossing nearly $115 million in its first Friday-through-Sunday frame.

Reuters/VNU


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/starwars_dc

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So what will that mean for the weekend numbers? Industry insiders are predicting a four-day opener in the range of $125 million-$160 million -- with the potential to best some impressive numbers. The biggest Thursday opening day, according to Nielsen EDI, was $42.5 million for Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Matrix Reloaded" in May 2003, which included Wednesday night previews starting at 10 p.m. "Reloaded" also holds the distinction of being the best four-day opener, with $134.3 million. Industry insiders are predicting that "Sith" could surpass both figures.

Another record in "Sith's" sights is DreamWorks' "Shrek 2" mark for any one day: $44.8 million during the first Saturday of its May 2004 release. But with the boxoffice in the doldrums for the past three months, no one is betting on anything.

At this year's ShoWest convention, Lucas did call the final installment of his epic adventure "Titanic in Space," but the likelihood of "Sith" reaching $600 million in total domestic box office is remote, even for the likes of Darth Vader.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050519/med ... _dc/nc:786

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Just in from CNN:

Exhibitors in Mexico are expecting/hoping for an opening of $9m in Mexico.


Incredibles $6m
SM2 $10.43m
Shrek 2 $10.9m
HP3 $7.4m
The Passion $7.9M
ROTK $5.1m
Reloaded $5.8m
TTT $5.9m
AOTC $$3.4m
Spider-Man 1 $12.9m :shock:


You can see that $9m would be huge, esp. given AOTC's pathetic sum (it opened after SM's monstrous gross).

So yeah, this is fantastic news from Mexico.

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Ivan K wrote:
Just in from CNN:

Exhibitors in Mexico are expecting/hoping for an opening of $9m in Mexico.


Incredibles $6m
SM2 $10.43m
Shrek 2 $10.9m
HP3 $7.4m
The Passion $7.9M
ROTK $5.1m
Reloaded $5.8m
TTT $5.9m
AOTC $$3.4m
Spider-Man 1 $12.9m :shock:


You can see that $9m would be huge, esp. given AOTC's pathetic sum (it opened after SM's monstrous gross).

So yeah, this is fantastic news from Mexico.


whats that? for the day or for the weekend?

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hans wrote:

whats that? for the day or for the weekend?


The weekend, of course.

Outside of the USA, only the UK and Japan, though rarely, have daily numbers that are
:shock:-worthy.

Btw, I think it's not impossible for the film to make $300m WW in its first week.

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I'm so content with the movie that my possible dissapointment with it's gross completly dissapeared.

Whatever it gross, it's fine with me.


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The film has been leaked online:

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/s/nm/2005051 ... iracy_dc_5


16,000 downloads, sheesh

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Wow. Sad news. I've pirated a few movies from time to time, but Star Wars? How can you even enjoy watching a two-bit theater-cam copy of that? I'd pay the $5.50 or whatever for that anytime rather then pirating it.

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Wow. Sad news. I've pirated a few movies from time to time, but Star Wars? How can you even enjoy watching a two-bit theater-cam copy of that? I'd pay the $5.50 or whatever for that anytime rather then pirating it.



That's what baffles me. I mean, this is a movie-going experience, not just a film.

It's the same with SM2, ROTK, etc.

And plus, the quality is bound to be crap. What a waste of time and hard drive space.

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Is the deadline already over?

If so, I'll post my predictions nevertheless:

Opening Day - 53.0m
Opening Weekend - 104.2m
Opening Weekend (4-Day) - 157.2m
Memorial Weekend - 49m
Memorial Weekend (4-Day) - 61m
3-Day 2nd Weekend Drop - 53%
Domestic Total - 391m
Multiplier: 3.752
3-Day % of Total: 26.6%
Overseas Total: 440m
Worldwide: 831m
Midnight Previews: 14m
Multiplier without Opening Day: 2.752


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But to each his own I suppose, eh? In the long run I don't think this is going to hurt the film's gross very much at all.

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Ivan K wrote:
RogueCommander wrote:
Wow. Sad news. I've pirated a few movies from time to time, but Star Wars? How can you even enjoy watching a two-bit theater-cam copy of that? I'd pay the $5.50 or whatever for that anytime rather then pirating it.



That's what baffles me. I mean, this is a movie-going experience, not just a film.

It's the same with SM2, ROTK, etc.

And plus, the quality is bound to be crap. What a waste of time and hard drive space.


What an experience it was indeed, the people downloading this pirated crap are missing out on a fun time because they are cheap and lazy.

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1. Titanic - $600.8m
2. Star Wars - $461.0m
3. Shrek 2 - $441.2m
4. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial - $435.1m
5. The Phantom Menace - $431.1m
6. Spider-Man - $403.7m
7. Revenge of the Sith - $380.3m
8. Return of the King - $377.0m
9. Spider-Man 2 - $373.6m
10. The Passion of the Christ - $370.8m


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What an experience it was indeed, the people downloading this pirated crap are missing out on a fun time because they are cheap and lazy.


:oops:

Lazy I am, cheap not so, just don't have money. :D

Anyway, planning to see it couple more times in theaters for sure...quite a feat for me as haven't seen any movie twice in theater. Not counting 1997 OT.


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Prequel Trilogy vs Other Trilogies (only completed trilogies above the current total of the PT are listed)

The first dollar amount is the total gross of all three movies in that trilogy, the second dollar amount is the minimum amount Revenge of the Sith has to gross at the US box office in order for the Star Wars prequel trilogy to top that particular trilogy. In other words if Revenge of the Sith grosses over $319 million at the US box office, the Prequel Trilogy will become the top grossing trilogy of all time unadjusted.



1. Star Wars OT - $1,060,779,251 - $319,014,214 (Could easily happen)
2. Lord of the Rings - $1,033,551,625 - $291,786,588 (Very likely to happen)
3. Harry Potter - $828,439,167 - $86,674,130 (Will do it in 2 or 3 days)
4. Jurassic Park - $767,326,501 - $25,561,464 (Probably already done it)


Top Trilogies Worldwide

Same as the chart above but this one compares worldwide box office numbers. So if Revenge of the Sith grosses over $1,342.6 million worldwide the Star Wars prequel trilogy will overtake the Lord of the Rings trilogy to become #1.

1. Lord of the Rings - $2,916,600,000 - $1,342,600,000 (not gonna happen)
2. Harry Potter - $2,637,100,000 - $1,063,100,000 (Very unlikely)
3. Jurassic Park - $1,902,100,000 - $328,100,000 (gonna happen very soon)
4. Star Wars OT - $1,788,900,000 - $214,900,000 (Could happen this weekend)

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1. Titanic - $600.8m
2. Star Wars - $461.0m
3. Shrek 2 - $441.2m
4. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial - $435.1m
5. The Phantom Menace - $431.1m
6. Spider-Man - $403.7m
7. Revenge of the Sith - $380.3m
8. Return of the King - $377.0m
9. Spider-Man 2 - $373.6m
10. The Passion of the Christ - $370.8m


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Nebs wrote:
scottb wrote:
What an experience it was indeed, the people downloading this pirated crap are missing out on a fun time because they are cheap and lazy.


:oops:

Lazy I am, cheap not so, just don't have money. :D

Anyway, planning to see it couple more times in theaters for sure...quite a feat for me as haven't seen any movie twice in theater. Not counting 1997 OT.


Last movie I saw more then once in theaters was The Phantom Menace which I saw three times.

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1. Titanic - $600.8m
2. Star Wars - $461.0m
3. Shrek 2 - $441.2m
4. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial - $435.1m
5. The Phantom Menace - $431.1m
6. Spider-Man - $403.7m
7. Revenge of the Sith - $380.3m
8. Return of the King - $377.0m
9. Spider-Man 2 - $373.6m
10. The Passion of the Christ - $370.8m


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If Episode III makes over $50 million today, I'm pretty confident it won't make more than $85 million for the 3-day weekend. Everyone is seeing it today, and it's going to throw off the normal balance of a normal 4-day.


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MG Casey wrote:
If Episode III makes over $50 million today, I'm pretty confident it won't make more than $85 million for the 3-day weekend. Everyone is seeing it today, and it's going to throw off the normal balance of a normal 4-day.


Not everyone is seeing it today. Hardcore fans either watched it last night or their going today. I'm sure the average family or child will wait until the weekend. It's the fans who are impatient. If it goes over $50 million today, I see around $100-$110 million for the weekend.


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I am currently trying to broker a deal with God: if it grosses $50m on day 1, it will not gross less than $90m during the weekend.

That would be just very annoying and stressful and stuff.

Hey, after that tsunami, he owes us :grin:

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MG Casey wrote:
If Episode III makes over $50 million today, I'm pretty confident it won't make more than $85 million for the 3-day weekend. Everyone is seeing it today, and it's going to throw off the normal balance of a normal 4-day.


Not everyone is seeing it today. Hardcore fans either watched it last night or their going today. I'm sure the average family or child will wait until the weekend. It's the fans who are impatient. If it goes over $50 million today, I see around $100-$110 million for the weekend.


Yeah plus most people I've talked to who have seen it at the midnight showings are planning on seeing it 2 or 3 times atleast.

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1. Titanic - $600.8m
2. Star Wars - $461.0m
3. Shrek 2 - $441.2m
4. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial - $435.1m
5. The Phantom Menace - $431.1m
6. Spider-Man - $403.7m
7. Revenge of the Sith - $380.3m
8. Return of the King - $377.0m
9. Spider-Man 2 - $373.6m
10. The Passion of the Christ - $370.8m


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