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.
All right, yes, date and shop and hang out and go to school and save the world from unspeakable demons. You know, I wanna do girlie stuff!
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Laga - May 05, 2008 10:14:36 am PDT #5491 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Kevin - May 05, 2008 10:20:28 am PDT #5492 of 10000
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
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.
Steph L. - May 05, 2008 10:22:03 am PDT #5493 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yeah, this article: [link] says Iron Man was predicted to make $60 million, possibly $70 million at best, and it got a little over $100 million domestic and $96-ish million overseas.
Not too shabby.
Grand Theft Auto. It's so cute that you're clueless.
Quiet, you! (But thanks for the info....I was kind of close, right? In that...it's about...vehicles...? Shut up!)
Polter-Cow - May 05, 2008 10:24:03 am PDT #5494 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
(But thanks for the info....I was kind of close, right? In that...it's about...vehicles...? Shut up!)
All right, try MGS.
Steph L. - May 05, 2008 10:27:13 am PDT #5495 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
try MGS.
Metropolitan-Governed Sewers.
Laga - May 05, 2008 10:31:30 am PDT #5496 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
some of the most fun I ever had playing video games was driving a city bus. OK yeah, I was driving it the wrong way on Lake Shore Drive.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 05, 2008 10:35:00 am PDT #5497 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't think cracking the 9-figure mark in 3 days would be anything to be disappointed about for any movie, considering it did better than Matrix Reloaded and a bunch of the Harry Potter movies over the same span.
Laga - May 05, 2008 10:37:57 am PDT #5498 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
from our perspective it fell really short of predictions because our theatre only got one print and the theatre two blocks away was showing three prints on four screens.
Polter-Cow - May 05, 2008 10:39:52 am PDT #5499 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Metropolitan-Governed Sewers.
Hee hee hee. Not even close.
I don't think cracking the 9-figure mark in 3 days would be anything to be disappointed about for any movie, considering it did better than Matrix Reloaded and a bunch of the Harry Potter movies over the same span.
It's the second-biggest non-sequel opening ever.
Dana - May 05, 2008 10:41:48 am PDT #5500 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Metal Gear Solid!
That's the one where the guy gets an exclamation point over his head, right? When we do the Video Games Live concert, they have a guy who prowls around on stage in costume, and then he's surprised by something, and the exclamation point pops up over his head. It's cute.