Anybody think the R rating could hurt Reloaded's sucess?
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Anybody think the R rating could hurt Reloaded's sucess?
I mean, most if not every teenage male would probably have some kind of intrest in this movie. But how many parents would be up to taking their kids to it? Plus, lets say they sneak in, the money would go to the pg13 movie, not the Matrix so it could/should make more money then it turns out in the long run.
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caiman is right.
Because of it's R rating, the audience will be (pun intended, I guess) more restricted.
I wouldn't use the word hurt, really. The R rating might hinter it's box office success.
Because of it's R rating, the audience will be (pun intended, I guess) more restricted.
I wouldn't use the word hurt, really. The R rating might hinter it's box office success.
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I agree, it will probably do at least as well as the original. And if you think anyone under 17 does not get into R rated movies you are mistaken. Kids get their parents/homeless people to buy tickets for them, or just get tickets sold to them (what happened to me when the first one came out). As for the concern that kids will sneak into the movie after buying tickets to other movies, this will most likely not happen in the first week of the movie. Ticket takers will probably be setup outside the Matrix theatre to avoid any jumping, this was the case when I went to see the Star Wars re-releases a couple of years ago.
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Originally posted by Brain Stew
Kids get their parents/homeless people to buy tickets for them, or just get tickets sold to them (what happened to me when the first one came out).
Kids get their parents/homeless people to buy tickets for them, or just get tickets sold to them (what happened to me when the first one came out).
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No. this movie is not geared for kids so why the hell should they cater to the younger crowd? this film was made for the audiance that it has, and trust me, it has a big audiance.
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Maybe I'm just old (is 22 really that old?) but I never needed anyone to take me to an R-rated movie (unless the theatre that was showing a particular film was really far away). I just walked up to the counter bought mt ticket and saw the movie. No parent or other adult needed. No questions asked.
I really don't see how the rating will hurt the film's sales appart from limiting the slots available for TV spots and what film they can show the trailer just before.
I really don't see how the rating will hurt the film's sales appart from limiting the slots available for TV spots and what film they can show the trailer just before.
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Well, after Columbine, a lot of people got persnickity at the movie theatre industry and they now you have 16 year olds acting like Nazi's at the ticket counter. Just give me the ticket!!
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The movie would do better with a PG-13 rating, that's a fact. But it will still do great with an R, since a lot of people who discovered the first movie 4 years ago when they were 13 or 14 can now go see it all by themselves.
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Originally posted by Groucho
The movie would do better with a PG-13 rating, that's a fact. But it will still do great with an R, since a lot of people who discovered the first movie 4 years ago when they were 13 or 14 can now go see it all by themselves.
The movie would do better with a PG-13 rating, that's a fact. But it will still do great with an R, since a lot of people who discovered the first movie 4 years ago when they were 13 or 14 can now go see it all by themselves.
Also, here's something to think on about R-ratings.
I had an easier time getting into R-rated movies in seventh grade than I did when I was 16.
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Hey guys. . .let's say I was 16. What could I do to get in, besides sneaking in? If I went up to the ticket counter and bought one ticket with my mom next to me. . .would they sell?
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Hey guys. . .let's say I was 16. What could I do to get in, besides sneaking in? If I went up to the ticket counter and bought one ticket with my mom next to me. . .would they sell?
Hey guys. . .let's say I was 16. What could I do to get in, besides sneaking in? If I went up to the ticket counter and bought one ticket with my mom next to me. . .would they sell?
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Damn. . .that might be a problem.
I'm going to get my ticket for opening day today, I don't think I'll have any problem getting it. . .but on opening day, when I go in with my ticket, if they see that I have already bought the ticket. . .they wouldn't stop and ask for ID, would they? I guess I won't shave for a few days before hand (my facial hair grows quickly), so I'll look a year or two older.
I'm going to get my ticket for opening day today, I don't think I'll have any problem getting it. . .but on opening day, when I go in with my ticket, if they see that I have already bought the ticket. . .they wouldn't stop and ask for ID, would they? I guess I won't shave for a few days before hand (my facial hair grows quickly), so I'll look a year or two older.
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Man, I'm glad I'm 20. But still, I don't remember having any problems getting into the original Matrix. It's really not hard to do. Just have someone older than you buy the tickets. At my theater they only check ID when you purchase the ticket, not when you actually go into the theater.
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Yeah, I didn't have any trouble getting into the original Matrix either, and the person I was with was 16. Everything has gotten strict since then however, which is really unfortunate for near borderline age guys like myself.
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My dad was with us to the first scary movie, the woman who was checking tickets would not let us in until our dad got up to our line (I was like 14 or 15). So some will check for id even up at the counter.
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Of course it will. It'll still rake in the $, but being R will hurt sales.
A lot of theaters, especially the big chains, won't sell R rated tickets to anyone under 17, so even if these kids see the movie they'll likely buy a ticket to something else (and that movie gets the $) and sneak in.
I say it'll make $200 some million.
A lot of theaters, especially the big chains, won't sell R rated tickets to anyone under 17, so even if these kids see the movie they'll likely buy a ticket to something else (and that movie gets the $) and sneak in.
I say it'll make $200 some million.
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I'm just happy it's R, and not "lets increase the ticket sales" PG-13. e.g., X2, and many others (probably T3. ***** that gonna pull it down, I fear.)
BTW, I'm a ticket taker at a movie theater and always let people into R movies, no matter how old they look. My bosses tell me to card people who look young, but that usually starts a fight, and I dont wanna get stabbed over my part-time job.
BTW, I'm a ticket taker at a movie theater and always let people into R movies, no matter how old they look. My bosses tell me to card people who look young, but that usually starts a fight, and I dont wanna get stabbed over my part-time job.
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Will the R rating hurt the movie? It's hard to say, probably, but honestly this movie is going to break ever R rated movie record on the book so quite honestly...who cares? It wouldn't be the same movie if it wasn't R rated, so it's hard to say.
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Originally posted by Josh Hinkle
I say it'll make $200 some million.
I say it'll make $200 some million.
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Originally posted by nchhabra
I think it will break $300 million. I don't think the R rating will have a significant impact on its box office numbers.
I think it will break $300 million. I don't think the R rating will have a significant impact on its box office numbers.
But I don't get the "it wont have a significant impact on its box office" idea.
It will have an impact. The rating is limiting the audience quite a bit. Sure, some teens will drag their parents, others will find ways to sneak in, etc., but a bunch of 8th graders bored can't go to the movies and just stroll into Reloaded.
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I don't think a bunch of 8th graders SHOULD be allowed to do that. It's rated R for a reason. The content on the film should warrent the rating and I really don't believe it will get negativily effected because it isn't open for a wider audiance level. It's not like it's a kids film that is rated R, it's a film for adults that is rated for it's designed target audiance. the kids who will see it will be taken by the parents. simple as that.
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All I'm saying is this:
Matrix: Reloaded would make more money if it was PG13.
The pre-17 teens make up 30% of the movie going audience. Ignoring the influence 30% can have is foolish.
Matrix: Reloaded would make more money if it was PG13.
The pre-17 teens make up 30% of the movie going audience. Ignoring the influence 30% can have is foolish.
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Originally posted by Corvin
All I'm saying is this:
Matrix: Reloaded would make more money if it was PG13.
The pre-17 teens make up 30% of the movie going audience. Ignoring the influence 30% can have is foolish.
All I'm saying is this:
Matrix: Reloaded would make more money if it was PG13.
The pre-17 teens make up 30% of the movie going audience. Ignoring the influence 30% can have is foolish.