yea .. different experiences i guess. absolutely no one has even mentioned it to me about the film coming out. when people talk to me about the book, and i tell them, i'll just wait for the movie next month, they just dismiss it ..

Yeah, not much talk from the people I know, other than it it might be worth checking out over Memorial Day, or even on DVD. I think a lot depends on whether or not people know what the book is about. I have a ton of friends who know little more than the title, so those folks won't be rushing out on opening weekend to see it. I do think this will have tremendous legs with good WOM.

It's so bizarre that you guys should say people don't know the book.

The extremely dumb blonde in my class at school had even read the book, and i left school like nearly two years ago now. More people in my English class had read it than Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, and we are talking about 16 year old kids (at the time) here. My copy of Da Vinci has been handed around to 5 people. I don't even know whos got it now.

I don't think he ever said that they don't know the book. the majority seem to know "of the book" and that its controversial ...


Many say this will be like Passion. I say no.

I agree. Passion was dealing at the very core of religion, which brought everyone out of the woodwork. The DVC is definitely controversial, but I think many still look at this as a fictional work, and I expect the B.O. to reflect something more in-line with that.

passion was also quite christian friendly. from everything i've heard about da vinci, it is qite the opposite. say bye bye to repeat viewings.

What? No its not. How can you make that judgement based upon what you have "heard"

The Da Vinci Code deals with a conspiracy that has a core at the vatican. It isnt out condeming christianity. If you think people are too stupid to see the difference between that fact and fiction then im wondering why Dukes of Hazzard didn't gross $400m+

Where do you live bABA???At least here they do advertise the shit out of Da Vinci Code. If I wouldn know better I would say Jesus Christ is comming for the second time.
See..I think the book was mediocre or not even that..but it seems that a lot of people did like it and will go and see this movie.
So I guess over 150 is a lock.
I would maybe join a club like "X3 and MI3 will each gross more then Da Vinci".

But no one you know outside the forums can read! (or they'd be posting on this forum! Can't argue with that logic)

by your own statement, da vinci applies negativity, passion did not. da vinci will not have even close to the same appeal that passion did with the passion crowd.

in other words, they'll be less 'passionate' about the film.

haha

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=14345

Here is another summer preview article, with Da Vinci making the cut for big 3 of the summer along w/ Superman and POTC 2. I just don't see how running on buzz like that this can slip to bottom of the top 15 of the year, it will be much higher in the rankings...

i think everything youve said about this movie is wrong wrong wrong! CHOKE!

sad then cause almost everyone i know who knows 'off the movie' thinks the same thing.

huh?

sorry, i meant "of the book', not "off the movie"

thinks the same thing about what?

blah .. forget it.

This film will top out at about 155mill. This will not get the christian $$$, no devout christian is going to want to spend money on a film about how the church kept secret jesus having kids with mary magdalena, remember the last film that even hinted at that bombed at the b.o. oh, and the book is very anti-catholic, that is for sure.

That must be why the book did so poorly...

Under 180 or 190 maybe, but not under 150. No way, I say.

Do you realize how popular this book is?

Controversy made the book as big as it is, but since now people know what its about it wont do the $$$ many are expecting.Even i bought the book to read what all the fuzz is about, the film wont be getting my money.

I suppose, but remember it is a fictional novel. Most people should be able to separate their faith from their entertainment and just view the movie as that (entertainment, not faith). The book is enormously popular, and the movie will do well simply based off of that. You didn't see the Harry Potter movies do badly because the church banned those, did you? I don't think the church is as influential as you think.

Harry potter doesnt try to prove jesus had kids with magdalena, and it doesnt try to make the church into villains.Plus, the church is split on HP but are unanimus with DVC.

I don't think your argument holds much weight. It's not like the book benefited heavily from the Christian audience. Most of its readers, and fans, are non-Christians, or are not devoted Christians, and so wouldn't let the book's supposed anti-Christianity affect their viewing of the movie. The fact is that the book is very popular, and the movie will do well because of it.