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Here are the all-time opening weekend records (source). I cut it off at $100M+;
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1 Pirates of the Caribbean: DMC $135,634,554
2 Spider-Man $114,844,116
3 Star Wars: Episode III - ROTS $108,435,841
4 Shrek 2 $108,037,878
5 X-Men: The Last Stand $102,750,665
6 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $102,685,961
Here all the all-time (domestic) figures;
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1 Titanic $600,788,188
2 Star Wars $460,998,007
3 Shrek 2 $441,226,247
4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial $435,110,554
5 Star Wars: Episode I - TPM $431,088,301
The next few months will see the following films open;
Spiderman 3
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Shrek The Third
Do you think any of these films will challenge the numbers above?
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Last edited by abomb; April 23rd, 2007 at 10:51 AM.
this will, no doubt, be THE BIGGEST SUMMER OF ALL TIME, box office wise. It's almost to the point of ridiculousness how many GINORMOUS sequels to really successful movies are coming out:
The HEAVY HITTERS:
Shrek 3 (more than likely, the winner this summer - the kiddies will see to it)
Pirates 3
Spiderman 3
Potter 5
The next wave:
Die Hard 4
Ocean's 3
Rush Hour 3
Bourne 3
Smaller Waves:
Fantastic Four 2
Evan Almighty
Other Sequels:
28 Weeks Later
Hostel 2
hell, even Daddy Day Care 2, Daddy Day CAMP is coming out this summer. Not to mention Transformers, The Simpsons and ANOTHER Halloween.
all in all, that's 16 freaking sequels, prequels or remakes of some form or another... and it's pretty disgusting. But, I guess to expect anything else from Hollywood during summertime is pretty naive at this point.
for me, the movie I look forward to themost is Knocked Up. Love Apatow and Co. - they can do no wrong comedy wise right now.
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The difference with these sequels, is that for the most part, they are going to be really good.
and this is based on what exactly?
I expect Spidey, Shrek and Pirates, and probably Bourne 3 and Potter 5 to be good, but who's to say any of the others will be? I mean, Bruce Willis STILL playing John McLane with that hack Wiseman directing? FF2? The first one was awful, why will the 2nd be any different? Evan Almighty? I LOVE Steve Carrell, but word on this is that it's an out of control turkey that the studio really monkeyed around with (yes, somehow the studio monkeyed with a turkey), Ocean's 3? Ocean's 2 wasn't all that good. And on and on and on.
they'll all make money, no doubt, but success at the box office doesn't mean quality in the theater.
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this will, no doubt, be THE BIGGEST SUMMER OF ALL TIME, box office wise. It's almost to the point of ridiculousness how many GINORMOUS sequels to really successful movies are coming out:
The HEAVY HITTERS:
Shrek 3 (more than likely, the winner this summer - the kiddies will see to it)
Pirates 3
Spiderman 3
Potter 5
The next wave:
Die Hard 4
Ocean's 3
Rush Hour 3
Bourne 3
Smaller Waves:
Fantastic Four 2
Evan Almighty
Other Sequels:
28 Weeks Later
Hostel 2
hell, even Daddy Day Care 2, Daddy Day CAMP is coming out this summer. Not to mention Transformers, The Simpsons and ANOTHER Halloween.
all in all, that's 16 freaking sequels, prequels or remakes of some form or another... and it's pretty disgusting. But, I guess to expect anything else from Hollywood during summertime is pretty naive at this point.
for me, the movie I look forward to themost is Knocked Up. Love Apatow and Co. - they can do no wrong comedy wise right now.
I agree with a lot of what you say, but to say that Apatow can do no wrong comedy-wise with only one directing job under his belt is going a little overboard.
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I expect Spidey, Shrek and Pirates, and probably Bourne 3 and Potter 5 to be good, but who's to say any of the others will be? I mean, Bruce Willis STILL playing John McLane with that hack Wiseman directing? FF2? The first one was awful, why will the 2nd be any different? Evan Almighty? I LOVE Steve Carrell, but word on this is that it's an out of control turkey that the studio really monkeyed around with (yes, somehow the studio monkeyed with a turkey), Ocean's 3? Ocean's 2 wasn't all that good. And on and on and on.
they'll all make money, no doubt, but success at the box office doesn't mean quality in the theater.
Well, you yourself named 5 sequels that will be good, and I would throw Rush Hour 3 into that mix as well. I can't think of a year that has had this many good sequels.
Open (all-time rank) Total (all-time rank)
Spiderman $114,844,116 (2) $403,706,375 (7)
Spiderman 2 $88,156,227 (11) $373,585,825 (10)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl $46,630,690 (73) $305,413,918 (22)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135,634,554 (1) $423,315,812 (6)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90,294,621 (9) $317,575,550 (17)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $88,357,488 (10) $261,988,482 (31)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $93,687,367 (7) $249,541,069 (38)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $102,685,961 (6) $290,013,036 (26)
Shrek $42,347,760 (88) $267,665,011 (30)
Shrek 2 $108,037,878 (4) $441,226,247 (3)
So which franchise is going to be behind Potter after this summer?
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Rank Franchise Total Gross # Movies
1 Star Wars $1,882.80 6
2 James Bond $1,440.10 22
3 Harry Potter $1,119.10 4
4 The Lord of the Rings $1,060.70 4
5 Batman $916.30 6
6 Spider-Man $777.30 2
7 Jurassic Park $767.30 3
8 Star Trek $755.60 10
9 Pirates of the Caribbean $728.70 2
10 Shrek $708.90 2
Last edited by abomb; April 23rd, 2007 at 01:01 PM.
Potter will most likely pass James Bond as the 2nd biggest series of all time, but it will be really hard for any of the others to surpass it. If HP didn't have a movie this summer, than Spider-Man has a good chance, but not with Order of the Phoenix coming out.
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I agree with a lot of what you say, but to say that Apatow can do no wrong comedy-wise with only one directing job under his belt is going a little overboard.
take a look at everything he's exec. produced, written and directed over the last FIFTEEN years Chap - it's all comedy gold or at the least silver (except Kicking and Screaming - that was awful). Besides that, Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Undeclared, Freaks and Geeks, Larry Sanders Show, 40 Year Old Virgin, the Critic, the Ben Stiller Show, etc, etc. That's a incredibly long stretch of solid to top notch comedy - no one else wokring today in either medium can boast that. The guy does big, broad, smart and small comedy. I think to say the guy only has "one directing job under his belt" and to write offmy opinion as a little overboard sounds like tunnel vision in regards to Apatow. His body of work is astounding for a comedic writer/producer/director.
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