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Bradley
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Looks like "Clones" has its work cut out for it.
Spider-Man shatters records
posted 05-05-2002 05:14 PM PT (US) dgoldwas
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Yeah, we're all over this one. Poor POTTER...
We'll see how sustained SPIDER-MAN is, though.... it might have a huge opening, but then drop off drastically (though I somehow doubt that)....
Dan
posted 05-05-2002 05:16 PM PT (US) Bradley
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Originally posted by dgoldwas:
it might have a huge opening, but then drop off drastically (though I somehow doubt that)....Well, it won't drop off for at least 2 weeks. Then there's some other movie coming out Star Wars something or other...
posted 05-05-2002 05:22 PM PT (US) dgoldwas
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Originally posted by Bradley:
Then there's some other movie coming out Star Wars something or other...Yeah - and Episode 1 pissed off enough people so that I doubt it will open as well as that one did.. although this looks to be a far superior film. (To Episode 1... not necessarily to Spider-Man)
Dan
posted 05-05-2002 05:26 PM PT (US) Bradley
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You're probably right, Dan, but just the fact that Jar Jar Binks has only a cameo in Clones upgrades it over Menace in my book.
posted 05-05-2002 05:42 PM PT (US) Crono/Kyp
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Originally posted by dgoldwas:
Yeah, we're all over this one. Poor POTTER...Danny boy, you have my number when your ready to talk about this and not slam my boy Harry all over the board.
--Brian "I am a Harry Potter Fan so deal with it" Costa
posted 05-05-2002 08:25 PM PT (US) dgoldwas
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Originally posted by Crono/Kyp:
Danny boy, you have my number when your ready to talk about this and not slam my boy Harry all over the board.--Brian "I am a Harry Potter Fan so deal with it" Costa
Brian, I call it like I see it. And poor little POTTER is gonna have to just deal with this the reality that it lost this one. When places like CNN use the term "trashed" when referring to Spider-Man's take over Potter, that it's just too funny to leave alone.
Dan
posted 05-05-2002 10:17 PM PT (US) mtodd
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I was thinking, if Sony was depending solely on theater sales to recoup the cost of the film (130M +50M for advertising) they would need to make 332M to come out with a minor profit of about 4M. If you assume they take a 55% cut. If you factor in licensing deals and international business, Sony could make many many millions in profit.Mark
posted 05-06-2002 08:05 AM PT (US) dgoldwas
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Originally posted by mtodd:
Sony could make many many millions in profit.Sorry for my blistering sarcasm, but that comment takes the "Most Obvious Statement of the Week" award.....
Dan
posted 05-06-2002 08:33 AM PT (US) JeffBond
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I doubt very much Spider-Man will drop 50% next weekend, and even if it did, it's still a huge hit (note this did TWICE the business X-Men did its first weekend). Audiences in a very wide range like this movie a LOT--it will get repeat business and most importantly it will get business from women through next weekend and until AOTC opens.
posted 05-06-2002 11:15 AM PT (US) mtodd
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Originally posted by dgoldwas:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by mtodd:
[b]Sony could make many many millions in profit.<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>Sorry for my blistering sarcasm, but that comment takes the "Most Obvious Statement of the Week" award.....
Dan
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Bitch!
Actually you are right. Spidey's obviously going to make a zillion dollars (I wonder if any of the actors have backend deals?) I just was noting how insane the numbers are getting for a big movie nowadays. Its almost surreal.
Mark
posted 05-06-2002 01:51 PM PT (US) dgoldwas
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quote:
Originally posted by mtodd:
I just was noting how insane the numbers are getting for a big movie nowadays. Its almost surreal.Yeah, it's also convenient that movie tickets cost $9.... "ooh - look how much money we made!"
Bah!
Dan
posted 05-06-2002 01:54 PM PT (US) PeterK
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Just in case the box office returns weren't going to make the studio its millions and millions, Sony's backup plan appears to have worked somewhat....
posted 05-06-2002 02:51 PM PT (US) HadrianD
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Originally posted by PeterK:
Just in case the box office returns weren't going to make the studio its millions and millions, Sony's backup plan appears to have worked somewhat....Oh my, what big feet Tobey has
posted 05-06-2002 03:18 PM PT (US) Bradley
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Originally posted by PeterK:
Just in case the box office returns weren't going to make the studio its millions and millions, Sony's backup plan appears to have worked somewhat....OK, $10K for a costume boot I might be able to understand, but $6K for Tobey Maguire's directors chair? A chair who's only major contribution to the film was keeping Tobey's butt from hitting the ground? It only proves P.T. Barnum was right all along, there IS a sucker born every minute.
posted 05-07-2002 07:30 AM PT (US) jonathan_little
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Originally posted by PeterK:
Just in case the box office returns weren't going to make the studio its millions and millions, Sony's backup plan appears to have worked somewhat.... posted 05-07-2002 01:04 PM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB