And, on top of that, the fact that Sith avoided the horrendous, Phantom Menace WOM it could have recieved is just another good reason for those fans last night to watch it again, and again, and... again.

Horrendous WOM?

The Phantom Menace had some of the best legs of any blockbuster in recent history.

If Sith matches TPM's legs, it would end up with $650-750m domestic.

One more thing. If people will hear that a movie broke some records and that it has good WOM then they will go and check it.

Basically; all of day ones audience is pretty much going to see it again, ontop of that theres the massive audience who stayed away from the fanatic thursday who will see it over the weekend. Its gonna be bigggg

Plus what other movies will they see this weekend? As has been said many times there is no Spider-Man type movies this time or even a movie like The Mummy to steal interest away from ROTS.

I know a bunch of people who are going to wait a week or two before seeing it.

It had great legs, but sooooo many fans were dissapointed. The fact is... The Phantom Menace was very family friendly. I don't think the average moviegoer was dissapointed by The Phantom Menace, and actually enjoyed it so much, it made the WOM seem better than it actually was. I know tons of people (and almost everyone here included) that think The Phantom Menace was crap.

Not sure if it's been covered here but what's the midnight record?

Couldn't have said it better.
Every bastard that downloads a movie or music or whatever needs to be punished. Don't *$^@# with art/entertainment.

I believe it's Return of the King with, like, $10 million. I might be wrong, though...

After seeing the movie it's really hard for me to say what kind of legs it will have. On the one hand, the huge amount of buzz and positive WOM should bring in people over the next few weeks who may have skipped AotC in the theaters. On the other hand, it's such a dark, depressing movie that repeat viewing may not be as strong as I previously thought.

Didn't one of the Matrix sequals do the Midnight shows also?

Of course it did! Check the daily gross at BOM or thenumbers.com

Indeed. Return of the King holds the record with $8 million. :wink:

Not anymore.

That is true. It now belongs to RoTS.

For all intents and purposes, the opening day record is in the process of being broken, as we speak. The film has already entered the top 50 opening days based solely on Previews.


1 Spider-Man 2 $40,442,604 | 4,152 | $9,741
2 Spider-Man $39,406,872 | 3,615 | $10,901
3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $38,268,295 | 3,855 | $9,927
4 The Matrix Reloaded $37,508,303 | 3,603 | $10,410
5 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $34,450,834 | 3,703 | $9,303
6 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $32,333,203 | 3,672 | $8,805
7 X2: X-Men United $31,247,979 | 3,741 | $8,353
8 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones $30,141,471 | 3,161 | $9,535
9 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $29,631,453 | 3,682 | $8,048
10 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $28,542,349 | 2,970 | $9,610
11 The Passion of the Christ $26,556,573 | 3,006 | $8,835
12 Austin Powers in Goldmember $26,452,351 | 3,613 | $7,321
13 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $26,159,972 | 3,622 | $7,223
14 Planet of the Apes $24,612,000 | 3,500 | $7,032
15 The Matrix Revolutions $24,311,365 | 3,502 | $6,942
16 Hulk $24,284,065 | 3,660 | $6,635
17 The Day After Tomorrow $23,504,430 | 3,425 | $6,863
18 The Mummy Returns $23,381,875 | 3,401 | $6,875
19 Rush Hour 2 $23,108,000 | 3,118 | $7,411
20 The Lost World: Jurassic Park $21,605,385 | 3,281 | $6,585
21 Signs $20,884,660 | 3,264 | $6,398
22 X-Men $20,785,000 | 3,025 | $6,871
23 The Incredibles $20,503,078 | 3,933 | $5,213
24 The Village $20,382,664 | 3,730 | $5,465
25 Finding Nemo $20,208,056 | 3,374 | $5,989
26 Bruce Almighty $20,114,325 | 3,483 | $5,775
27 Batman Forever $20,046,461 | 2,842 | $7,054
28 2 Fast 2 Furious $19,664,160 | 3,408 | $5,770
29 8 Mile $19,574,765 | 2,470 | $7,925
30 Van Helsing $19,519,430 | 3,575 | $5,460
31 Hannibal $19,297,000 | 3,230 | $5,974
32 Scooby-Doo $19,204,859 | 3,447 | $5,571
33 Jurassic Park III $19,024,360 | 3,434 | $5,540
34 Pearl Harbor $18,698,412 | 3,214 | $5,818
35 Men in Black II $18,599,621 | 3,557 | $5,229
36 The Bourne Supremacy $18,436,125 | 3,165 | $5,825
37 Scary Movie 3 $18,397,000 | 3,505 | $5,249
38 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $18,214,211 | 3,359 | $5,423
39 I, Robot $18,072,179 | 3,420 | $5,284
40 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider $18,066,000 | 3,308 | $5,461
41 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $17,981,900 | 3,312 | $5,429
42 Monsters, Inc. $17,806,294 | 3,237 | $5,501
43 Independence Day $17,406,144 | 2,880 | $6,044
44 XXX $17,311,194 | 3,374 | $5,131
45 Troy $17,053,740 | 3,411 | $5,000
Star Wars: Episode III- ROTS (PREV.) $17,000,000 | 2900 | $5,862
46 Bad Boys II $16,883,057 | 3,186 | $5,299
47 Die Another Day $16,619,731 | 3,314 | $5,015
48 American Pie 2 $16,478,940 | 3,063 | $5,380
49 Alien vs. Predator $16,442,987 | 3,395 | $4,843
50 Batman Returns $16,071,282 | 2,644 | $6,078

I remember when ID4's Thursday used to be special


Now a blockbuster almost passed it just based on Previews. And it's not even been 10 years.

Anyways, it's got this record in the bag. Biggest Thursday.


1 The Matrix Reloaded $37,508,303 | 3,603 | $10,410
2 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones $30,141,471 | 3,161 | $9,535
3 Spider-Man 2 $23,812,920 | 4,152 | $5,735
4 Independence Day $17,343,388 | 2,880 | $6,022
5 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $17,019,987 | 3,703 | $4,596
Star Wars: Episode III- ROTS (PREV.) $17,000,000 | 2900 | $5,862
6 Men in Black II $16,493,214 | 3,557 | $4,637
7 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $15,455,171 | 3,622 | $4,267
8 The Passion of the Christ $14,781,316 | 3,006 | $4,917
9 Men in Black $14,206,708 | 3,020 | $4,704
10 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $13,986,220 | 3,703 | $3,777
11 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $13,878,712 | 3,622 | $3,832
12 Toy Story 2 $13,143,034 | 3,236 | $4,062
13 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $12,784,656 | 3,703 | $3,453
14 Meet the Fockers $12,330,000 | 3,518 | $3,505
15 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $12,307,918 | 2,970 | $4,144
16 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $12,258,000 | 3,672 | $3,338
17 Meet the Fockers $12,172,280 | 3,518 | $3,460
18 How the Grinch Stole Christmas $12,034,560 | 3,134 | $3,840
19 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines $11,875,296 | 3,355 | $3,540
20 Jurassic Park III $11,589,750 | 3,434 | $3,375
21 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $11,020,009 | 3,359 | $3,281
22 The Incredibles $11,011,689 | 3,933 | $2,800
23 The Matrix Revolutions $11,003,481 | 3,502 | $3,142
24 Titanic $10,850,000 | 2,711 | $4,002
25 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl $10,486,019 | 3,023 | $3,469
26 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $9,703,767 | 3,359 | $2,889
27 Pokemon: The First Movie $9,620,578 | 2,901 | $3,316
28 Shrek 2 $9,158,767 | 3,737 | $2,451
29 Spider-Man 2 $9,137,510 | 4,152 | $2,201
30 Unbreakable $8,900,000 | 2,708 | $3,287
31 Terminator 2: Judgment Day $8,879,970 | 2,274 | $3,905
32 Cast Away $8,835,686 | 2,774 | $3,185
33 Catch Me If You Can $8,711,240 | 3,156 | $2,760
34 Mission: Impossible II $8,486,311 | 3,653 | $2,323
35 Titanic $8,465,000 | 2,674 | $3,166
36 Armageddon $8,444,487 | 3,090 | $2,733
37 Die Another Day $8,407,810 | 3,324 | $2,529
38 Cheaper by the Dozen $8,356,814 | 3,307 | $2,527
39 Shrek 2 $8,213,208 | 4,163 | $1,973

So huge already.

Poster on HSX says $46m for ROTS, inside source that apparently is legit.

$46 million? That's it. Can't be. Can it?

Sure it can, and it's a fantastic number if you ask me.

Yes it is. I'm being sarcastic.

$29 million without midnight showings.

ROTK had $28 million without midnight showings.



Oh well, great for my prediction! I predicted $46.5! \:D/

If $46m is correct with $17m coming from midnight showings, I think it will fall short of $100m for the three-day.