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Author:  mark66 [ Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:56 am ]
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I was thinking that I will post some historical data from my archive here from time to time...

First up is THE EXORCIST's 1973 opening week:

The horror classic did $1,871,649 in 24 theaters - adjusting to $12m opening week in 24 theaters

Movie had major re-releases in 1976, 1979 and 2000 bringing the total to $233m ($1.3b adjusted)
Author:  Rev [ Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:46 pm ]
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the 2000 Re-release was my first time watching it in theaters
Author:  Shack [ Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:50 pm ]
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Random observation today scrolling over adjusted grosses - I didn’t know The Firm was this big: 403 million adjusted. Must have been peak Grisham popularity.
Author:  MadGez [ Fri Oct 06, 2023 12:06 pm ]
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Yes the bool came out 2 years before and was huge. The Pelican Brief and The Client were both in release as books when The Firm came out. Grisham was huge.

Interestingly - just minutes ago i read that Grisham is releasing a sequel to The Firm in 2 weeks called The Exchange.
Author:  O [ Fri Oct 06, 2023 1:16 pm ]
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The early 90s really was special for adult fiction blockbusters highlighted by Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park. He also co-wrote the screenplay for Twister so was the writer of Jurassic Park 1 (1993), Twister (1996) and The Lost World (1997).
Author:  Thegun [ Fri Oct 06, 2023 1:20 pm ]
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Of all the sequels I’d love to see Cruise and Scorsese reread for another Hustler/ color of money. Vinnie matured could be interesting (Cruise and Newman were so good in real life only one shot was faked)
Author:  mark66 [ Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:01 pm ]
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I'm surprised people claim that there are no opening numbers for THE EXORCIST II - THE HERETIC even though this extraordinary bad sequel delivered the fifth biggest opening weekend of all-time: $6,735,000 on 703 screens.

BTW, the same weekend THE DEEP delivered the fourth biggest opening weekend with $6,835,540 on 731 screens.
Author:  Skyblade [ Sun Oct 08, 2023 1:12 pm ]
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Shack wrote:
Random observation today scrolling over adjusted grosses - I didn’t know The Firm was this big: 403 million adjusted. Must have been peak Grisham popularity.


Also during one of Cruise's hotter streaks, and I thin this was Gene Hackman's first post-Oscar role. I remember an article around the time citing him as the chief of example of the value of a high rent support staff--actors who aren't draws and of themselves, but their involvement sends a message to audiences that this cast is stacked
Author:  MadGez [ Mon Oct 09, 2023 7:59 am ]
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mark66 wrote:
I'm surprised people claim that there are no opening numbers for THE EXORCIST II - THE HERETIC even though this extraordinary bad sequel delivered the fifth biggest opening weekend of all-time: $6,735,000 on 703 screens.

BTW, the same weekend THE DEEP delivered the fourth biggest opening weekend with $6,835,540 on 731 screens.


The Deep would have substantially outgrossed Excorsist II. How much did The Deep end up making and what did it rank in terms of domestic grosses at the time? I knew The Deep was big but not THAT big (Ow). Thanks for sharing.
Author:  Thegun [ Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:41 am ]
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I read it opened to 8.1 but only grossed 47, but crossed 100 ww. But it one of the biggest marketing campaigns, the same as it budget so it took like 2 years to turn a profitt
Author:  mark66 [ Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:29 pm ]
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A little clarification how movies were released in the old times...

Event movies were usually released in one huge theater in the big cities. These theaters had much higher ticket prices than the national average and movies could play there for months or even years. These exclusive releases were called "Showcase" releases.
Usually a couple of months later a movie expanded to other theaters and the suburbs, usually only a few* markets at the same time. This second wave of release was called "Roadshow" engagements and the ticket prices were lower than the national average.

THE GODFATHER was revolutionizing** this strategy, as it became the first movie to be released in TWO Showcase theaters per city, leading to an opening on 323 screens and the first ever opening weekend of $5m and the first ever opening week of $10m.

*Producing prints in the old times was much more expensive than in the 1980s and 1990s, that's why prints were shipped from market to market to save money. The smaller the market, the worse the prints were of course.

**The next movie to revolutionize distribution was 1974's THE TRIAL OF BILLY JACK, but that's another story...
Author:  Shack [ Sat Jun 07, 2025 12:17 pm ]
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Going through previous August and Septembers was fun because there is movies I totally forgot existed.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is the rare 20 million opener I have ZERO memory of it coming out.

I saw House with a Clock in Its Walls and Abominable names and assumed random horrors. But no - House is actually that Jack Black magic movie and Abominable is a yeti CGI. And speaking of icy animations, Smallfoot was a decent animation opener (27 mil in 2018) that nobody cares about.

I remember No Good Deed with Elba, but there was a black audience thriller called The Perfect Guy with no well known actors that opened to 25 mil in 2015? (would adjust to 34)

What is the Dolphin Tale franchise - the first had a 19/72 performance in 2011 (adjusts to 27/103) leading to a sequel? (15/42 in 2014, would still adjust to over 20 mil opening)
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