View Poll Results: What records will it break?
Weekend (Spiderman $114M)
9
7.89%
Opening Day (Spiderman 2 $40.4M)
7
6.14%
Single Day (Shrek 2 $44.7M)
3
2.63%
All three
40
35.09%
At least two
18
15.79%
Maybe one
13
11.40%
None
18
15.79%
Depends upon how many times twikoff goes to see it.
6
5.26%
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Will EIII:ROTS break Box Office records?
04-28-05, 01:57 AM
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Well, I don't think it's going to break 114 million in an opening weekend. Maybe if opening day was ona Friday and the film is very, very good. But you have to remember, opening on a Thursday always will affect the weekend totals, negatively I might add. Though I do believe it adds to the box office in the long run.
I can only see it breaking 40 million opening day, and even with some luck, 44 million on a single day. But opening weekend is out of reach.
I can only see it breaking 40 million opening day, and even with some luck, 44 million on a single day. But opening weekend is out of reach.
04-28-05, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Terrell
Well, I don't think it's going to break 114 million in an opening weekend. Maybe if opening day was ona Friday and the film is very, very good. But you have to remember, opening on a Thursday always will affect the weekend totals, negatively I might add. Though I do believe it adds to the box office in the long run.
I can only see it breaking 40 million opening day, and even with some luck, 44 million on a single day. But opening weekend is out of reach.
I can only see it breaking 40 million opening day, and even with some luck, 44 million on a single day. But opening weekend is out of reach.
So while I don't expect it to break any of the opening day/weekend records, from a per-theater average perspective, I expect it to come close.
04-29-05, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jediwindu
Yeah TomOpus I too am from San Diego and have noticed that the AMC theaters near Fashion and Mission Valley just keep on adding more midnight shows. In a way it is real crazy.
I'll be stopping by Mission Valley this weekend to pick up my ticket. I'm gonna see if they know if they will use the DLP theater.
Today I went and saw Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe and there was the trailer for ROTS in DLP. It's not often a trailer gets a rousing ovation... so the public is getting primed for this.
04-30-05, 12:21 AM
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I have my doubts it'll break box office records.
For a couple of reasons:
1. Spider-Man incredibly lucked out because the movie came out the first weekend of May 2002, in a way a "feel good" movie that got audiences to watch in droves.
2. Given the tepid public and critical response to the first two Star Wars prequels, I'm not sure if Revenge of the Sith will bring in the large number of viewers that can break Spider-Man's first-weekend record.
1. Spider-Man incredibly lucked out because the movie came out the first weekend of May 2002, in a way a "feel good" movie that got audiences to watch in droves.
2. Given the tepid public and critical response to the first two Star Wars prequels, I'm not sure if Revenge of the Sith will bring in the large number of viewers that can break Spider-Man's first-weekend record.
04-30-05, 01:48 AM
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The local AMC has 6 midnight screenings sold out. 6 out of 9.
I think when the early reviews come in next week is when we'll really be able to get a feel for how big this can really get.
I think when the early reviews come in next week is when we'll really be able to get a feel for how big this can really get.
05-01-05, 04:42 PM
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I like ROTS chances for the weekend record more than the other two...there is nothing, absolutely nothing competing with it...I wouldn't be surprised if it got 75 percent or more of total box office sales that first weekend.
05-01-05, 04:50 PM
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None. After the last two films, I know several people who are waiting for the DVD or bypassing this entirely...some of whom were die-hard fans before 1999.
05-19-05, 01:44 PM
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I don't think there was any doubt of whether or not it would be a blockbuster. (Just try keeping people away.) But I don't think it will beat Spider-Man's opening weekend. Eventhough it's a far superior movie.
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05-19-05, 01:51 PM
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i voted "none" but after seeing the midnight show last night it's got a shot to make some major money. we had 4 sold out shows and they added another one and it was sold out in 20 minutes....20 friggin minutes. there where still people wandering around looking for someone selling tickets.
05-19-05, 04:20 PM
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Thread just started... RotS breaks record for midnight showings - $17 million
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=423348
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=423348
05-19-05, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by TomOpus
Thread just started... RotS breaks record for midnight showings - $17 million
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=423348
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=423348
05-20-05, 02:27 PM
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I predicted all three, the weekend will be tougher because of the Thursday opening, but it will still do it. As I also stated at the beginning of this thread, the box office will surprise a lot of people. Its the final Star Wars and its brillant, very good combo. The word of mouth with episodes 1 and 2 were mixed, people and critics are loving this film.
05-20-05, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Daytrip
though to be fair that really isn't an accurate take on what the total box office will be......the fanaticals will be out in force but that doesn't mean John Q. Public will be
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05-20-05, 03:14 PM
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What do you have to say now ?
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05-20-05, 03:57 PM
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Goldberg should've used the "Make Votes Public" option so all the people who picked "All Three" could 
the ones who didn't.
From post #10
the ones who didn't. From post #10
Originally Posted by Rogue588
I'll go with all three.
'Star Wars' Grosses $50M in Single Day
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The last of the "Star Wars'' movies has done what no movie in history has ever accomplished - sold $50 million worth of tickets in a single day.
"Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith'' grossed $50,013,859 from showings at 3,661 theaters and more than 9,000 screens around the country Thursday, including special midnight shows, according to box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
That beat the one-day record set in May 2004 by "Shrek 2,'' which sold $44.8 million on a single Saturday - its fourth day in theaters.
The George Lucas film, which features the transformation of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into the evil Darth Vader, also beat the opening day record held by "Spider-Man 2,'' which grossed $40.4 million when it opened on a Wednesday last June.
"Fifty million is a good opening weekend, let alone a single day,'' said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations. "This is the box-office equivalent of a 100-year flood.''
It is almost assured the film will push well past the $100 million mark for its opening weekend.
The only question is - how far?
"The sky's the limit on how well this film could do,'' Dergarabedian said.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The last of the "Star Wars'' movies has done what no movie in history has ever accomplished - sold $50 million worth of tickets in a single day.
"Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith'' grossed $50,013,859 from showings at 3,661 theaters and more than 9,000 screens around the country Thursday, including special midnight shows, according to box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
That beat the one-day record set in May 2004 by "Shrek 2,'' which sold $44.8 million on a single Saturday - its fourth day in theaters.
The George Lucas film, which features the transformation of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into the evil Darth Vader, also beat the opening day record held by "Spider-Man 2,'' which grossed $40.4 million when it opened on a Wednesday last June.
"Fifty million is a good opening weekend, let alone a single day,'' said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations. "This is the box-office equivalent of a 100-year flood.''
It is almost assured the film will push well past the $100 million mark for its opening weekend.
The only question is - how far?
"The sky's the limit on how well this film could do,'' Dergarabedian said.
05-20-05, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiGonJosh
I think it can break all three of those records, and ya know why?
It doesn't have fuckin Spider-Man to compete with, in fact, it doesn't have anything in the vacinity to compete with! It will rule the box office!
$400mil is a sure thing.
It doesn't have fuckin Spider-Man to compete with, in fact, it doesn't have anything in the vacinity to compete with! It will rule the box office!
$400mil is a sure thing.
I never imagined $50mil opening day! Even that was above what I thought it could do! Could $500mil be a possibility? Maybe.
05-22-05, 02:30 PM
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Box Office Mojo is predicting $108M for the Fri/Sat/Sun tally of Episode III.
Looks like it's $6M shy of topping Spiderman's $114M opening weekend.
I voted for At least two, and it looks like I was right (if you count the records on the original poll).
Looks like it's $6M shy of topping Spiderman's $114M opening weekend.
I voted for At least two, and it looks like I was right (if you count the records on the original poll).
05-22-05, 02:36 PM
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Just the Amstar Theater alone in Macon, GA. sold out 7 screens for the midnight showing alone. It has it on four screens now. They opened up the last two screens Wednesday afternoon around 2 pm and sold the last two out by 11pm.
I am not sure what the other theater did for Macon.
I voted all three and I still think it has a shot at the weekend total, but even if it fails $6 million short and pulls in $106 million that is incrediible considering a $50 million opening day.
I am not sure what the other theater did for Macon.
I voted all three and I still think it has a shot at the weekend total, but even if it fails $6 million short and pulls in $106 million that is incrediible considering a $50 million opening day.
05-22-05, 02:40 PM
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Records Broken
-Biggest Single Day
-Biggest Opening Day
-Biggest Thursday
-Biggest Two-Day Total
-Biggest Three-Day Total
-Biggest Four-Day Total
-Biggest First Three-Days of Opening
-Fastest to $100 million (tied with "Spider-Man" and "The Matrix Reloaded"): 3 days
-Fastest to $150 million: 4 days
-Biggest Single Day
-Biggest Opening Day
-Biggest Thursday
-Biggest Two-Day Total
-Biggest Three-Day Total
-Biggest Four-Day Total
-Biggest First Three-Days of Opening
-Fastest to $100 million (tied with "Spider-Man" and "The Matrix Reloaded"): 3 days
-Fastest to $150 million: 4 days
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05-22-05, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiGonJosh
Records Broken
-Fastest to $150 million: 5 days
-Fastest to $150 million: 5 days