The Da Vinci Code prediction thread The Da Vinci Code prediction thread
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Squee
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dolcevita wrote: Squee wrote:
Remember that time we totally won that bet on whether or not Narnia would make over 200 million?
 And War of the Worlds not making 200? You have to admit, we were alot closer than the piss-poor b.o. predictor's on the rest of this site who were guessing it would make 300+ millions! You gettin' that Da Vinci Code 300 Million+ vibe Squee? Are ya'? Ill have to wait and see! I've only seen one trailer. _________________Setting most people on fire is wrong.Proud Founder of the "Community of Squee." 
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zingy
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Not sure if it's been said already, but The Da Vinci Code is officially rated PG-13 (for disturbing images, violence, some nudity, thematic material, brief drug references and sexual content), though it's a heavy one.
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Bradley Witherberry
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ChipMunky wrote: I wish a book I wrote could be on the best sellers list for over 3 years...  Next time write a popular book, instead of a good book...
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DP07
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It's tracking very well on the yahoo buzz index. 25-30 and it doesn't have the internet audience of stuff like X3. I think 350m might be possible.
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Michael.
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It has all the perfect elements of a blockbuster in story, style, material, stars, production team, budget, the whole lot. Everything about this movie points to vast success. I'd be dissapointed if it didn't open well above $50m.
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Jeff
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Zingaling wrote: Not sure if it's been said already, but The Da Vinci Code is officially rated PG-13 (for disturbing images, violence, some nudity, thematic material, brief drug references and sexual content), though it's a heavy one. That's quite a rating descriptiont there.
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Jeff
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bradley witherberry wrote: ChipMunky wrote: I wish a book I wrote could be on the best sellers list for over 3 years... Next time write a popular book, instead of a good book... Good point as Da Vinci was really a very poorly written book.
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Michael.
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RogueONE wrote: bradley witherberry wrote: ChipMunky wrote: I wish a book I wrote could be on the best sellers list for over 3 years... Next time write a popular book, instead of a good book... Good point as Da Vinci was really a very poorly written book. aaaach!
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A. G.
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RogueONE wrote: bradley witherberry wrote: ChipMunky wrote: I wish a book I wrote could be on the best sellers list for over 3 years... Next time write a popular book, instead of a good book... Good point as Da Vinci was really a very poorly written book. Ehh Brown is at least better than Stephen King, who is pretty much the worst popular writer of our era on a line by line basis.
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Jeff
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The thing about Da Vinci Code and even Angels & Demons (which I liked much more) is that they ask you to accept a truly ludicrous storyline and then try to bring everything back down to earth with this amazingly well researched material. Its sort of the fusion of two worlds, the amazing research that makes the story that much more real, and then this ludicrous storyling, that ends up being the books downfall.
Brown did a great job at research, no doubt, but he really isn't a "gifted" writer by any stretch of the imagination.
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Libs
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RogueONE wrote: The thing about Da Vinci Code and even Angels & Demons (which I liked much more) is that they ask you to accept a truly ludicrous storyline and then try to bring everything back down to earth with this amazingly well researched material. Its sort of the fusion of two worlds, the amazing research that makes the story that much more real, and then this ludicrous storyling, that ends up being the books downfall.
Brown did a great job at research, no doubt, but he really isn't a "gifted" writer by any stretch of the imagination. I liked Da Vinci Code and hated Angels & Demons.
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Michael.
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I have had two copies of Angel and Demons and Deception Point and ive STILL not read either. I started with Deception Point but you know, I just dont have the time or energy to read books right now. Hell i barely get to see movies.
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Opening: $60M
Final: $200M
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Jonathan
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According to the Cannes website, this is 152 minutes long.
No surprise there. . .
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Felicity Titwank wrote: I have had two copies of Angel and Demons and Deception Point and ive STILL not read either. I started with Deception Point but you know, I just dont have the time or energy to read books right now. Hell i barely get to see movies. Take the time and read A&D, its a far superior book to DaVinci.
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DP07
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Positive Jon wrote: According to the Cannes website, this is 152 minutes long.
No surprise there. . . I sort of wish it were longer.
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Chippy
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The Da Vinci Code:
Opening Weekend- $71.1 mil
Final Total- $305.7 mil
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Rolling Thunder
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65/240
This will no doubt have a tremendous opening, but it's still an adult-oriented movie based on a book that not everyone liked (and many find highly controversial). I see solid legs, but nothing approaching a 4.0 multiplier. Of course, I also grossly underestimated Passion of the Christ, so I may just be all hot air here. 
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zingy
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 The Pope wants Catholics to boycott The Da Vinci Code...
Quote: The Vatican stepped up its offensive against "The Da Vinci Code" on Friday when a top official close to Pope Benedict blasted the book as full of anti-Christian lies and urged Catholics to boycott the film.
The latest broadside came from Archbishop Angelo Amato, the number two official in the Vatican doctrinal office which was headed by Pope Benedict until his election last year.
Amato, addressing a Catholic conference in Rome, called the book "stridently anti-Christian .. full of calumnies, offences and historical and theological errors regarding Jesus, the Gospels and the Church."
He added: "I hope that you all will boycott the film."
The movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures division Columbia Pictures, stars Tom Hanks and premieres next month at the Cannes film festival in France. Sony Pictures is the media wing of Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news).
Amato said the book, written by Dan Brown, had been hugely successful around the world thanks in part to what he called "the extreme cultural poverty on the part of a good number of the Christian faithful."
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A. G.
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Zingaling wrote: The Pope wants Catholics to boycott The Da Vinci Code... Quote: The Vatican stepped up its offensive against "The Da Vinci Code" on Friday when a top official close to Pope Benedict blasted the book as full of anti-Christian lies and urged Catholics to boycott the film.
The latest broadside came from Archbishop Angelo Amato, the number two official in the Vatican doctrinal office which was headed by Pope Benedict until his election last year.
Amato, addressing a Catholic conference in Rome, called the book "stridently anti-Christian .. full of calumnies, offences and historical and theological errors regarding Jesus, the Gospels and the Church."
He added: "I hope that you all will boycott the film."
The movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures division Columbia Pictures, stars Tom Hanks and premieres next month at the Cannes film festival in France. Sony Pictures is the media wing of Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news).
Amato said the book, written by Dan Brown, had been hugely successful around the world thanks in part to what he called "the extreme cultural poverty on the part of a good number of the Christian faithful." That's the best thing that could have happened to the box office prospects of this movie.
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Zingaling wrote: The Pope wants Catholics to boycott The Da Vinci Code... Quote: The Vatican stepped up its offensive against "The Da Vinci Code" on Friday when a top official close to Pope Benedict blasted the book as full of anti-Christian lies and urged Catholics to boycott the film.
The latest broadside came from Archbishop Angelo Amato, the number two official in the Vatican doctrinal office which was headed by Pope Benedict until his election last year.
Amato, addressing a Catholic conference in Rome, called the book "stridently anti-Christian .. full of calumnies, offences and historical and theological errors regarding Jesus, the Gospels and the Church."
He added: "I hope that you all will boycott the film."
The movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures division Columbia Pictures, stars Tom Hanks and premieres next month at the Cannes film festival in France. Sony Pictures is the media wing of Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news).
Amato said the book, written by Dan Brown, had been hugely successful around the world thanks in part to what he called "the extreme cultural poverty on the part of a good number of the Christian faithful." ha _________________The Force Awakens
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neo_wolf
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Archie Gates wrote: Zingaling wrote: The Pope wants Catholics to boycott The Da Vinci Code... Quote: The Vatican stepped up its offensive against "The Da Vinci Code" on Friday when a top official close to Pope Benedict blasted the book as full of anti-Christian lies and urged Catholics to boycott the film.
The latest broadside came from Archbishop Angelo Amato, the number two official in the Vatican doctrinal office which was headed by Pope Benedict until his election last year.
Amato, addressing a Catholic conference in Rome, called the book "stridently anti-Christian .. full of calumnies, offences and historical and theological errors regarding Jesus, the Gospels and the Church."
He added: "I hope that you all will boycott the film."
The movie, which is being released by Sony Pictures division Columbia Pictures, stars Tom Hanks and premieres next month at the Cannes film festival in France. Sony Pictures is the media wing of Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news).
Amato said the book, written by Dan Brown, had been hugely successful around the world thanks in part to what he called "the extreme cultural poverty on the part of a good number of the Christian faithful." That's the best thing that could have happened to the box office prospects of this movie. Yep, it worked wonders for the last temptations of christ....
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Jonathan
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neo_wolf wrote: Yep, it worked wonders for the last temptations of christ.... OW:55 Total:155 Good thing this film has a great release date, is Rated PG-13, has been called "The Most Anticipated Film of the Year" by more then one major magazine, and just plain has more appeal.
Opening: 77.9
Total: 269.5
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Positive Jon wrote: neo_wolf wrote: Yep, it worked wonders for the last temptations of christ.... OW:55 Total:155 Good thing this film has a great release date, is Rated PG-13, has been called "The Most Anticipated Film of the Year" by more then one major magazine, and just plain has more appeal. Opening: 77.9 Total: 269.5 53/240. no way a film that has NO appeal to kids, little appeal to teens, no action or special effects, makes 250 million in the SUMMER season. defiently would during the holiday season, but i just dont see it for the summer.
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The power of the Da Vinci Code! It's a headline story right now on Yahoo's front page, talking about the movie's controversy. It still has a number of weeks until its release as well, but is just THAT talked about:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060429/ap_ ... g_da_vinci
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