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.
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
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Laga - May 05, 2008 10:37:57 am PDT #5498 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
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.
Polter-Cow - May 05, 2008 10:43:09 am PDT #5501 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That's the one, Dana. I love the exclamation point and the accompanying sound effect.
(Also, it appears over the guard's head, not Snake's.)
Kevin - May 05, 2008 10:47:03 am PDT #5502 of 10000
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
It's lead character is called Solid Snake. (!!!!)
Gris - May 05, 2008 12:03:39 pm PDT #5503 of 10000
Hey. New board.
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.
I'm surprised it wasn't. I had no problem imagining scores of thousands of people saying "Oh, Iron Man looks pretty cool. I'll go next weekend. This weekend is totally GTA time."
'swhat I'd've done if there'd been a new Final Fantasy game.
Atropa - May 05, 2008 12:06:51 pm PDT #5504 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
they're probably not the getting-out-of-the-house-much audience to begin with.
Bwah-hahahahahahaha!
He did leave the house this weekend. And did stuff around the house that was NOT playing GTA4. I swear.
Frankenbuddha - May 05, 2008 1:09:44 pm PDT #5505 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Metropolitan-Governed Sewers.
That's Grand Theft Sewer Urchin.
Jessica - May 05, 2008 1:18:22 pm PDT #5506 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
GTA V: CHUD City
Nutty - May 05, 2008 2:26:34 pm PDT #5507 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
the theatre two blocks away was showing three prints on four screens.
So...how does this work? Do they have a mirror to split the projection of one of the prints so that two screens can show it at once? And is one of the viewings thus completely flipped left/rightways??
Or else I am imagining an hilarious caucus of the poor employees, finishing the reel on one screen, rewinding it, running down the hall to the next screen, and starting it up, just in time to do the same thing for the next reel that finishes. Like musical chairs!