Serenity drops to 4th!!!
POSTED BY: nakedandarticulate
UPDATED: Thursday, October 6, 2005 14:12
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It's funny. I loaned the Firefly DVD to a friend of mine I rarely see on Tuesday evening. I know him to be a diehard scifi fan, but one who hasn't ever seen Firefly. He told me he was planning on seeing Serenity, but it wasn't a rush thing. I urged him to check out the DVD first and he'd get all freaky about it like me. Wednesday evening, he informed me that he'd stayed up all night tearing thru the DVD and was off to go see the movie. He is predictably blown away (as are we all). Another one is bitten. And he is telling everyone he works with and all his friends with the same nutty enthusiasm I had (even asked me permission to loan out the DVD).
I think all of you are jumping to conclusions way too soon. The BDM is different from other films. It has us (it's own personal cult following). The other movies have big name actors that can draw in the crowds, but they can't keep them coming back again and again. Frankly the plots are dull and just a rehash of the same old played out story lines. That's why this movie is different, and that's why it'll soar past the 80 million dollar mark. The buzz has begun.
This is EXACTLY how Star Wars (the first movie) started out. Slow burn, that turned into a raging inferno. Have faith.
XG
No such thing as gravity. The "Earth-that-was" just sucks.
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Originally posted by XeroGravity:
This is EXACTLY how Star Wars (the first movie) started out. Slow burn, that turned into a raging inferno. Have faith.
XG
No such thing as gravity. The "Earth-that-was" just sucks.
There's a lot of truth there. Adjusted for inflation Star Wars made less than $5 million opening weekend but a month later it made (adjusted for inflation) about $21 million in one weekend. It stayed #1 for almost a year making more every weekend than it did its first only starting to drop in December. Remember it opened in May. Though there was one drop in its third or 4th week to #3 but then it rose right back up. All figures and info are from boxofficemojo.com.
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Originally posted by Early:
$68,479,335 to go. I know that sounds like a lot, but realize that the 5th Element, a far inferior movie, grossed $17,031,345 opening weekend and only $63,820,180 domestically. But worldwide (and Serenity hasn't opened in most of Europe yet) it grossed $200,100,000. Thats a total of $263,920,180. We need $183,920,180 less than a movie like 5th element made. We can do it. Have faith. And go see the movie more.
The difference, however, is that the 5th Element, though inferior, was a Luc Besson film, and Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, Leon, and even Taxi, which was remade as a Queen Latifah and What's-his-face stinker)is HUGE internationally. I don't think we can rely on 100-million-plus internationally, but I hope you international browncoats can prove me wrong.
Like a lot of you, I am watching the movie again this weekend to help push up Serenity's take, and hope that the plethora of positive critical reviews will bring out the Firefly virgins who will watch a movie that doesn't have a Jodi Foster or other bankable, recognizable stars.
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Keep in mind that some of us are still waiting at the starting gate, because the BDM hasn't made it here yet. I'm in Bermuda, and they can't even tell me when it's going to arrive here. And we Browncoats are ready to lock and load!
Regards,
Ocelot Wreak
"I figure you're here 'cause you need some whacko who's willing to stick his finger in the fan. So who are we helping?" - Keith Szarabajka
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Quote:The thing about trends is there are always exceptions, esp for a unique movie that has a lot of word of mouth. Check out these stats.
Originally posted by Giantevilhead:
If Serenity goes by current trends, it'll only make about $25 million in the US, meaning that it'll need to make $55 million overseas.
Evolution: opened at $13.4 mil, $38 mil domestic, $98 worldwide total
Mars Attacks: 9.3 mil, 37.7 dom, 101.3 ww
Galaxy Quest: 7 mil, 70 dom, 90.6 ww
There's Something About Mary: 13.4 mil, 176 dom, 369 ww (took 8 weeks to get to #1)
Fish Called Wanda: 4.8 mil, 62 dom (10 wks to #1)
Big Fat Greek Wedding: 3 mil, 241 dom, 368 ww (never made it to #1, but stayed in theatres for 51 wks)
Pulp Fiction: 9.3 mil, 107.9 dom, 213.9 ww
If they can do it, then certainly browncoats can do it. We need to hold.
Can't Take My Gorram Sky
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