taking (well over) 4 times as much as Iron Man.
Which isn't terribly surprising, as a video game costs roughly 4 times what a movie ticket does.
True, but you'd think there would be more people willing to shell out ten bucks for a movie ticket than up to sixty bucks for a video game. So it's still impressive that the game made so much.
Okay, see, I was seriously imagining that the "problem" would be that people would be so engrossed in playing the game that they wouldn't leave the house to go to the movies.
That's the way I read the story. I'm fairly certain the story I read actually said that.
Okay, see, I was seriously imagining that the "problem" would be that people would be so engrossed in playing the game that they wouldn't leave the house to go to the movies.
That's what I thought they meant too -- and seriously? Anyone who's that insane about GTA had it for 3-4 days by then. If they can't take a couple hours' break for something almost as breathlessly anticipated as the game, they're probably not the getting-out-of-the-house-much audience to begin with.
it did fall about $15 million short of predictions.
it did fall about $15 million short of predictions.
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That doesn't actually seem like that much of a shortfall for a blockbuster movie. Or am I (again) hopelessly clueless?
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Can someone remind me what "GTA" stands for? Because all I'm coming up with is "G____ Transit Authority," and I'm reasonably sure it's not a videogame about how much fun it is to take the subway.
it did fall about $15 million short of predictions.
What do you mean? I read they were only predicting $70 million. Unless by "predictions" you mean that every new movie is expected to break the latest record.
Can someone remind me what "GTA" stands for? Because all I'm coming up with is "G____ Transit Authority," and I'm reasonably sure it's not a videogame about how much fun it is to take the subway.
Grand Theft Auto.
It's so cute that you're clueless.
Iron Man actually exceeded expectations, according to what I read. Maybe Laga is referring to "Grand Theft Auto."
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Perhaps our theatre chain forecasted high but we were hoping for $115 mil; 75% of what Spider-Man 3 did this same weekend last year.
The studio line is that it exceeded expectations, although in reality I think it was probably slightly short of what they were hoping. (It was 4000+ prints in the US alone, after all). That said, it's certainly nothing they can grumble about - it's sequel numbers.
I actually didn't think about the idea GTA may engross people so much they don't other things. In between my first and last post I was playing GTA, also.
