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06-08-04, 12:41 AM

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Posted By jaeufraser

Of course there are numerous examples of films...

Of course there are numerous examples of films that follow the trend of diminishing returns. I'm doing this off memory so some of my numbers might be a little off.

Ghostbusters 1 - 215m...

Forum: Movie Talk

06-07-04, 11:20 PM

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Posted By jaeufraser

I'm sorry, but what exactly are you basing this...

I'm sorry, but what exactly are you basing this on? In general, box office trends do not support sequels out grossing their originals. In recent years, there have been some changes in that, and...

Forum: Movie Talk

06-07-04, 07:17 PM

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Posted By jaeufraser

Yes, some films do outgross their originals. ...

Yes, some films do outgross their originals. LOTR, Austin Powers, Mission Impossible, Shrek, X-men. And yes, studios do in general spend more on their sequels. My point is, unless the studios are...

Forum: Movie Talk

06-07-04, 05:08 PM

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Posted By jaeufraser

Really? Who came up with that idea? Rarely do...

Really? Who came up with that idea? Rarely do most sequels outperform their predecessors, so I can't imagine any studio expecting that to be the case. I'm pretty sure the Hollywood logic is that a...

Forum: Movie Talk

06-06-04, 09:19 PM

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Posted By jaeufraser

Some people are insane. They want to bag on...

Some people are insane. They want to bag on movies left and right. HP3 will end up grossing at minimum 600 million worldwide. Gee, what a failure. And not to mention it's a wonderful movie...but...

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