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Old 01-24-10, 12:08 AM
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Slightly OT but it does relate to box office... has anyone kept their 3D glasses (not the IMAX ones) and used them again? Or do theaters charge the extra 3.50 no matter what?
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

The theaters will charge you the surcharge no matter what.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Of course you could always keep the glasses from before, pay for a 2D movie & walk into the 3D movie.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Originally Posted by resinrats
Of course you could always keep the glasses from before, pay for a 2D movie & walk into the 3D movie.
pfttt.... comon now,this movie is worth it to see in 3D for the price of admission,you are getting your monies worth that is for sure.
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I've never done the walk into 3D after paying thing. Avatar was the first 3D movie I've ever gone to. I would never do it myself. It was thought of just shooting the shit before the movie started. I'm sure lots of people come up with 'schemes' but never actually do them.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

$36m for Avatar this weekend, down 15.9%. $552.8m total US.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

That's right in line with the predictions from BoxOffice.com.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

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$36m for Avatar this weekend, down 15.9%. $552.8m total US.
How do they know the outcome before the weekend is over? It's only Sunday morning for Pete's sake (or do they only count Friday evening and Saturday?).
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

There are also pre-sell ticket info from places like Fandango and MovieFone, etc. These prediction folks do this week in, week out, and are usually within a few million of projections.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

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How do they know the outcome before the weekend is over? It's only Sunday morning for Pete's sake (or do they only count Friday evening and Saturday?).
They take early numbres for Friday and Saturday and project for Sunday.

These are estimates, and they're usually within a couple hundred thousand of being right.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Originally Posted by RichC2
They take early numbres for Friday and Saturday and project for Sunday.

These are estimates, and they're usually within a couple hundred thousand of being right.
I was wondering that too.....thanks for clearing that up. I'm off in a couple of hours to see it for the 2nd time.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

This is a truly sad state of american cinema moviegoers just do care about this once great art form eye candy is not art.
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Originally Posted by cranberries fan
This is a truly sad state of american cinema moviegoers just do care about this once great art form eye candy is not art.
This represents a truly sad state of grammar (and communication, in general).
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This represents a truly sad state of grammar (and communication, in general).
Yeah, but I think it's funny that even a movie that a lot of the critics like gets the old "the success of this movie is why America is doomed" treatment.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Originally Posted by cranberries fan
This is a truly sad state of american cinema moviegoers just do care about this once great art form eye candy is not art.
I think someone needs a hug.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Originally Posted by TomOpus
I think someone needs a hug.
It's gotta be a joke... i hope...
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Originally Posted by Artman
It's gotta be a joke... i hope...
I bet it's not.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Originally Posted by Joe Schmoe
How do they know the outcome before the weekend is over? It's only Sunday morning for Pete's sake (or do they only count Friday evening and Saturday?).
They've been doing this for years. Taking estimates from Friday and Saturday. And factoring in Sunday.

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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Ok sorry about my grammar but I for one would like to think that somewere,someone cares about american cinema.

That is to say the lack of caring about a country at time would pride itself in making memorable films.

They just don't care anymore it's all about dollars and cents not the craft and I will say american cinema is now dead.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Originally Posted by cranberries fan
Ok sorry about my grammar but I for one would like to think that somewere,someone cares about american cinema.

That is to say the lack of caring about a country at time would pride itself in making memorable films.

They just don't care anymore it's all about dollars and cents not the craft and I will say american cinema is now dead.
You need to add a "funny" picture from The Hangover to really drive your point home.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Originally Posted by cranberries fan

That is to say the lack of caring about a country at time would pride itself in making memorable films.
That line was supposed to clarify things?
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Wow.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Originally Posted by cranberries fan
Ok sorry about my grammar but I for one would like to think that somewere,someone cares about american cinema.

That is to say the lack of caring about a country at time would pride itself in making memorable films.

They just don't care anymore it's all about dollars and cents not the craft and I will say american cinema is now dead.
You either know nothing about 'american cinema' or never liked 'american cinema' to begin with.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

I'll start by saying I have not seen Avatar (and have no desire to)

While the box office numbers are impressive it must be noted this movie is definately the beneficiary of good timing.
Just looking at what it has gone up against for the last 6 weeks, the competition for mass audience viewership is just laughable.
The only competition this movie has had is the choice of staying home in the winter and not seeing anything.
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Re: Box Office: Jan 22-24th Titanic and Dark Knight both go down?.

Originally Posted by musick
I'll start by saying I have not seen Avatar (and have no desire to)

While the box office numbers are impressive it must be noted this movie is definately the beneficiary of good timing.
Just looking at what it has gone up against for the last 6 weeks, the competition for mass audience viewership is just laughable.
The only competition this movie has had is the choice of staying home in the winter and not seeing anything.
And what did Titanic and The Dark Knight compete against?


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