http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-star-wars-force-849854
>only 57 million
>completely frontloaded
>only 72.7 million in TWO DAYS from international markets
PEOPLE ACTUALLY THOUGHT THIS WOULD BEAT AVATAR!!
I know what you're thinking
>That is a huge record!! Beat Harry Potter that had 43.5 million!!
Harry Potter ended only making 381 domestically
Star Wars will only hit 400-500 if it's lucky
nobody wants to go watchhan dieagain!!
>>63789108
>>63789108
>Domestically
>>63789601
nobody is stupid enough to think that it would beat avatar internationally
avatar made fucking TWO BILLION in only foreign markets
>>63789601
>Caring about spics and chinks
I love how this board insist on making a successful movie fail regardless.
Because you can't like what I dont, right?
>>63789531
>>63789108
Can someone explain to me how the fuck James Cameron did it with Avatar ?
>>63789108
Just imagine writing this out. Actually caring this much about something that won't effect you in the slightest. Imaging the kind of person who wrote this.
>>>>only
>>63789108
>>63789717
Technological advancement. Same story with Episode IV, though Cameron's movie didn't have its heart, so it won't have its influence either.
CAMERON FAGS ON SUICIDE WATCH
>>63789717
Extreme mass appeal. Pushed it to every worldwide market. Spectacle of visuals is main selling point. Easy money.
>>63789108
I never actually watched Avatar.
I don't get it. What was the appeal?
How did it do it?
Abatap we need you now
>>63789760
Cameron's movie had a heart, but it was an environmentalist one. People prefer to pretend to be space adventurers than tribesmen trying to save an alien tree, which is understandable.
>>63789108
>only $72.7 million in two days
seems pretty low, but it's the middle of the week. definitely not stellar, though.
>suddenly there are avatar fans on /tv/
I thought it was "mindless crap"?
Haven't you learned by now? Only Cameron can beat Cameron.
>>63789705
not to mention caring about the box office, which is irrelevant and retarded to be quite frank (tbqf)
>>63789108
I actually saw Avatar in theaters because it was new and different. Force Awakens isn't new and different but just a paint by the numbers New Hope rehash so I don't plan on seeing it.
I, for one, believe that the theater experience has become so shitty that people don't want to go as much as they used to want to. Noisy, rude, inconsiderate people. FUCKING BABIES. Everyone have has a blue ray player and a big screen TV now.
You get the same experience, if not better, at home. Especially with something like Star Wars where you'll have faggots clap when Chewwy comes on screen. No normie wants to deal with that.
>>63789783
>making $3 billion from a single movie
>easy
yeah just spend enough on CGI, right? dude you need to get a job running a studio
>Star Wars will only hit 400-500
Is this nigger sierious?
>>63789717
Marketed on the success of Cameron's past works plus there was a long, drawn-out marketing campaign based on the unknown. A 15 minute sneak preview (that you had to pay to get in) 4 months before release really hyped people up because no one was allowed to fully explain what it was. Add to that the hype behind the advancements in technology they harped on for over a year, etc...
It was a perfect combination of everything falling into place at the perfect time.
>>63789865
jimposting is a thing. it's just that talking about a 6-year old, relatively straightforward film becomes unnecessary.
>>63789886
Box office success is the only thing people can brag about with star wars. Other than that, it's a meritless franchise.
It's not even anywhere near the best at box office success either. Say what you want about Jim's films, but when he makes a "soulless cashgrab" movie at least he has the decency to make it the highest-grossing movie of all time.
avatar redditors on suicide watch
>>63789896
>new and different
>3D Pocahontas with blue people
>>63789942
>Other than that, it's a meritless franchise
It is by far the most culturally influential franchise in America and you'd have to be deluded to think different.
Also Episode IV made more than Cameron's movies adjusted for inflation, in addition to inspiring Cameron to become a filmmaker.
>>63789923
>>63789903
>>63789803
>>63789783
I love reading people trying to credit everything except the movies for Avatar and Titanic making so much money. It's like they'd rather blame evil wizardry than accept Cameron knows how to tap into a long-lost Old Hollywood sensibility.
>>63789803
Avatar was marketed as this groundbreaking 3D movie, remember that 3D movies were relatively new when Avatar came out, peope were curious to see 3D on the big screen, and it actually had great 3D effects compared to most movies.
Add to that the simple Pocahontas story that every pleb can understand and you've got a hugely succesful movie.
STAR WARS WILL BREAK 3 MILLION MARK MY WORDS AVATARKUCKS
>>63789923
There's also the fact that the story was as simplistic and naive as possible so no one could really complain about it without looking like they were trying too hard to be intellectual or clever. Cameron got it, he just knows how to appeal to absolutely everyone in a way that no one quite understands.
>>63789649
How? I don't get it
it will never outgross avatar, the number one film of all time that changed cinema forever
cry more faggots
>people thinking Star Wars was going to make Avatar money after the audience got burned THREE TIMES with the prequels
Was never going to happen. Lucas ruined everything.
>>63789803
>How did it do it?
like 2.7 billion in box office
>>63789999
>Episode IV made more than Cameron's movies adjusted for inflation
lmao???
>>63790038
I can see the tears on your red greasy face redditor
>>63789999
>It is by far the most culturally influential franchise
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>Also Episode IV made more than Cameron's movies adjusted for inflation
No it didn't. I cite sources:
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films
>1) Gone with the Wind, $3,440,000,000, 1939
>2) Avatar, $3,020,000,000, 2009
>3) Titanic, $2,859,550,770, 1997
>4) Star Wars, $2,825,000,000, 1977
>>63789108
>earned more than harry potter in a weekend in just one day, BEFORE it even had a wide release
>def a flop
0/7, try again
>>63790078
>>63790114
Gone with the Wind was in theater for like 5 years. It doesn't count
>>63790078
Don't forget to mention that the figure cited there for Titanic excludes the gross from its rerelease, which actually puts it above star wars when added to the total.
>>63789108
>>63789858
>has literally been 16 hours since the movie came out.
>2 days
This is the intelligence of the average shitposter. Literally fucking retarded
>>63790078
Literally 7 (SEVEN) movies can't even beat Avatar
Fucking pathetic
>>63790163
it's been out since Wednesday internationally.
Please please I hope it will ends with just $500 000
>>63790114
please point to a more influental franchise
>>63789108
It made $120 mil on presale tix alone
>>63790208
No, it hasn't. The pre-release was on Thursday night.
>>63790033
3d was around in the 40s
Doesn't all the SW hype seem fabricated? Like people are only so excited about it because they're being told that they should be excited about it.
>>63790277
You're a retarded fucking cunt.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496/releaseinfo
>>63790261
Haven't you heard of refunds?
>>63790078
>World Wide
This meme just won't die
>>63789717
"Avatar is gonna change the world with 3D!!"
3D tickets cost twice the price of a regular ticket.
KABOOM !
>people think James Cameron can be beaten
>>63790310
>SW hype seem fabricated
It's just like how it works with video game sales. Media blackout, massive hype all to get you money early before you learn it's shit.
The flop awakens.
>>63790321
>believing domestic gross is relevant
>2015
China has already cucked you out of the biggest box office market, dumb clap.
So...why do we care? do we get some of the money or what?
Both movies are shit.
>>63789108
star wars failed because it's for nerds
>>63790314
Holy shit. If you honestly believe any significant number of people are going to refund their STAR WARS ticket, you are severely mentally unstable.
>>63790321
>muh domestic gross
Kill yourself.
>>63790448
>STAR WARS
I like this meme where you act as if star wars is a bigger deal than it actually is.
>>63789988
>>3D Pocahontas
>not dances with wolves
plebian
![latest[8].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/7dJPgDo.jpg "latest[8].jpg")
>>63790448
omg yes that would be like getting your ticket to the interracial breeding grounds refunded!
>neckbeards literally defending Star Turds
Lmao I wish based Jim would holocaust you all
>>63789108
>nerds fighting about which movie will make the most money
top kek
>>63790040
Because foreigners are retarded.
>>63790261
so what you're not going to put double the asses in the same seat.
>tfw i am actually going to see it for the second time tomorrownot that i would like i was only really drunk and not remember anything from it
>>63789821
no one will even know who ur talking about cuz my newfags my ledditsfags feelsbadman
>>63790040
Repeat viewings. It is how both Titanic and Avatar got such insane numbers. You need regular people to go to the theater multiple times for a single film. Star Wars will not have this. It will take the number 3 place, MAYBE edge out Titanic, but Avatar is truly next level shit.
>>63790885
Because no female lead and gorillas.
I can't wait to see how badly the new ghostbusters is going to flop.
>>63790221
Why ? Who cares, it doesnr effect you directly either way
>>63790977
Whenever I read a reddit thread I just imagine a bunch of people jacking off to their own opinions
Reminder that the Thursday viewing began late at like 7 pm
>>63790040
because avatar was legitimately enjoyable despite what you greasy nerds think
also the graphics were cool, the setting was fresh
it wasnt some tired sequel #6881
some parts were a bit too hollywoody but the music all that was great
I watched avatar twice in theatres
>>63791223
Whenever I read a 4chan thread I just imagine a bunch of people jacking off
>>63790977
> felt like a movie where you can watch it 100 times
> says this about literally the laziest and most shallow movie of all time
hold me /tv/
>>63791172
>Because no female lead and gorillas.
Didn't Jackson's King Kong do well?
>>63791368
I'd say it's more rewatchable for autists than Avatar is, for example, because with a Star Wars movie you've got all the easter eggs and nods to the other movies to look out for.
>>63791246
Exactly. And HP made the 43.5 million with midnight screenings alone.
>>63791312
Thanks, anon.
>it wasnt some tired sequel #6881
Uh-oh, people will call you out now because it just was "Fern Gully/Dances with Wolves/Pocahontas/Smurfs in Space"
!
It's funny that they can't grasp the fact that JC is on top of the BO with two (2) completely new IPs.
>>63791368
just remember that people like that are their own worst enemies
>>63790184
That's from only one movie
>>63791326
you're not wrong
anybody got pictures of Rey crawling around in the Falcon vents?
>>63789108
why do you care about box office are you actually receiving any of the money for this?
>>63790937
Avatar was my first 3D movie.
And I was really disappointed, but thing is I think it was the same for a lot of people.
>>63791511
Avatar was rewatched because people literally wanted to live on Pandora
Plus the visuals were like nothing before or since even without 3D. The way it used colors was like an overstimulation of part of the brain.
Plus it (like the original Star Wars and also like Titanic and Gone With The Wind and The Sound of Music) ends on an emotional high, while TFA ends with us going "oh is that Luke?"
$57 mil on Thursday opening is insane though OP. Avatar didn't even pull those numbers opening night. Avatar didnt even do that great on its first week. It only got where it was due to theaters keeping it longer than usual. If it didn't get to stay longer then it wouldn't have got to where it was now.
>>63791581
what were you disappointed by, exactly?
I didnt expect it to be citizen kane or anything story wise; not every movie needs to be that
I just expected it as entertainment for the masses and it delivered way beyond what is the hollywood median
>>63791881
>It only got where it was due to theaters keeping it longer than usual.
they kept it longer because people kept going to see it and theatre chains get to keep a higher % of the ticket price in that situation for all movies.
>>63791881
they kept it longer than usual because the ticket sales werent letting up
also you cannot compare avatar and star wars for opening. Avatar isnt a sequel in a well established francised that spanned decades. Avatar didnt have this level of hype and marketing.
>>63789922
He doesn't know anything about money or profits so he probably is
i made this same thread nearly 20 minutes earlier
>23 replies
>>63790157
And Avatar was in theaters for almost a year. It doesn't count either
>>63790033
People also wanted their blue waifus
>>63792034
You clearly are worse at starting threads than OP.
>mfw reading this thread
Will reddit, contrarians, le m'critics wannabes and shills ever go away?
>>63791963
>>63791961
So what makes you think Star Wars won't stick around longer also?
>>63792034
You need to hype your threads. Throw in a ton of baseless predictions and hyperbole.
>>63789108
Confirmed bomb
I don't want the movie to bomb but I want it to be very underwhelming. That way Disney won't pull this bullshit advertising campaign all over again when the next flick comes out of their pipeline.
Seeing Star Wars everywhere from produce sections to lipstick commercials was beyond obnoxious.
>>63792246
Because the casual movie goer won't come back countless times like with Avatar. Plenty of normal people just want to stay relevant and not to be "left out". Of course there are the die hard SW fanboys, but they are a minority.
>>63792246
does THIS particular movie feels like it has any rewatch value?
once you know how the paper thin plot plays out, why watch it again and waste your time/money?
>>63791209
Becaue then they will stop give a shit about Star Wars
>>63792288
thanks senpaitachi
will do in the future
>>63789108
so there is still hope
>>63789683
>where all the money comes from
>>63790312
>Literally 3 countries which had release 1 day before the rest of the world.
>It's released for two days already you retarded fucking cunt!
>>63789108
NO JJ YOU WERE THE PROMISED ONE YOU TOLD US IF WE PUT A NIGGER & STRONK INDEPENDENT WOMYN IN AS THE MAIN CHARACTERS UNTOLD PROFITS WOULD BE OURS
that $57m domestic is not part of the $72m "international"
its $130 million total world wide
>>63792750
Why do you think JJ was pulled from the project :^)? Disney knows.
This crap will not make 2B the drop off from week 1 to week 2 will be huge and won't have the longevity that Titanic and Avatar had. Hell if you go back and look at how they got to 2 billion you'll be impressed, it's just a small drop off every week with an increase of how many people saw it from week 1 to week 2.
I can't wait to taste the tears of avatarfaggots and cameroncucks when Star Wars makes 900M domestically
>>63792750
That's why Finn will die in the next movie.
The Chinamen demand the negro's head on a pike.
>>63792750
Rogue One is for the international market.
No negros, only whites and chinks.
Bad word of mouth is going to hurt it though
>Another Death Star
>Han
>Luke literally in 1 minute non speaking cameo
>Leia's wooden acting
>Chewie does fuck all
>R2D2 does fuck all
>C3P0 only one who turns in a 10/10 performance
>>63790260
Lego
or does that not count because it's mostly merchandising... just like star wars
>>63790348
The new movie was actually decent unlike the new Battlefront game though.
>>63789803
>I never actually watched Avatar
ok
>I don't get it
are you fucking retarded
Avatar will still be #1
But the sequels of it are gonna tank.
>>63793019
People eat up the nostalgia stuff though.
>>63792802
This. You guys are fucking stupid. It has already reached or almost reached its full budget in one fucking day
>>63793208
It exceeded its budget before it came out. The toy sales alone made it hit bank.
>>63793208
>its full budget
Does that include the half a billion dollars Disney spent on slapping Star Wars on everything from mascara to apples?
>>63793309
I meant its film budget. The advertising budget won't take long for them to reach
>>63793293
This.
Like Disney gives a fuck if it beats Avatar. If it happened they be happy, but the toys are bringing in the cash. As long as there is a positive liner growth between movie and toy, they are happy.
>>63793208
they only reap a fraction of overseas box office sales compared to domestic
its structured diffrent
>the galaxy has all them twi'lek girls
>Disney prefers using whites mostly
And this is why Avatar wins.
>>63789803
great 10/10 visuals
a story that easily spans cultures and doesnt require a backstory to understand
you dont even need to have good english/reading to understand it, its not complicated
strong protaganists, strong emotions, the love story and anti capitalism / return to nature message makes everyone happy
people wanted to LIVE on pandora. It was as if the visuals awakened some tribal ooga booga instinct in people
>>63793356
advertising cost is more than actual film budget
they need 800+ mil to start break even on film, not even franchise
suck it JJ you hack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hddYB-FbD5M
>>63793543
>GRRM criticizing someone else's writing
>>63793479
>doesnt require a backstory to understand
it actually has a more complicated backstory than Star Wars episode IV did. it just does a really good job of dramatizing it so you don't actually notice you're watching exposition.
>>63790078
Its more impressive for Star Wars when you consider how much more limited global distribution for films was back in the 70s
>>63793479
>>63789803
avatar's pandora represented a simpler way of life, and that simpler way of life is what stressed, overworked modern city dwellers just do not have
it was escapism:the movie with super graphics
>>63793511
Star Wars is a major franchise
they spent half a billion on advertising, but not only will they easily make this back on the film itself, they'll make billions on toy sales and other advertising companies wanting to use star wars likeness to sell their own shit
>people being this bloodthirsty on either side about fucking movies
Fags
>>63793511
LOL
Hugo's marketing budget was south of $150 million and is widely considered to be one of the if not the largest of all time
>>63793543
Fuck GRRM. How can one person be so dissapointing.
>>63790157
>Gone with the Wind was in theater for like 5 years.
Yes, it does.
I don't get this obsession.
>kek it will only be the 7th most successful movie of all time, Star Wars btfo
pathetic.
>>63793611
>evil white man invade for resources
>white soldier and local girl fall in love
>they defeat the army and reclaim way of life
the whole "avatar" thing is easily understood in eastern culture with the whole reincarnation and "everything has souls" belief they already have
the shadow of western colonism/interference can still be felt in asia and africa, china still had emperors less than 100 years ago
>>63790157
there were less theatres back then
all of this BO arguing and adjusted for inflation means dick
the only true test is actual number of tickets sold
>>63789531
Can't Slam the Cam
>>63793610
Hey, he used to be better before SoIaF.
Avatar actually did something new. Something that all the old cinema fags got interested to see the new stuff. Who really cares for starwars?
>>63793019
>underestimating the stupidity of the same audiences that made Avatar and Titanic record holders.
>thinking acting details matter
Tell me, I am having trouble remembering - what was DiCaprio's character's first name in Titanic? Was it Jeff? John? Joe? If only it had been in the dialog a couple more times....
IT'S NOT FAIR! STAR WARS CAN'T BEAT AVATAR!!
>>63793882
i thought it was a ripoff of pocahontas?
>>63793947
Waybe Star Wars will be beaten by Ghost in the Shell (maybe)
>>63793882
>did something new
>pocahontas: ayyy lmao edition
>>63793309
>spent
Full retard. Disney gets paid when other people slap SW on things. So far they've booked $240 million in licensing fees and it all drops straight through to DIS' bottom line.
You are pretty new at this aren't you?
>>63789717
It was released twice, and the second time it had the 3D hype.
>>63793975
>GITS with a white lead when it was japanese animu
no fucking thanks
dragonball was ruined as fuck
now GITS and Akira will be too
>>63789896
This
>>63793969
>>63793981
Yes all there is to movie is the story.
>>63794061
what else was original? the fact it was cat hippies?
>>63789108
Are you fucking retarded?
>Other 100 Million from Premiere and Midnight Screenings
>OP believes anything outside of muh murrica!!!11 is not important.
>Adds up to 172 Million Worldwide
It's gonna get to Top 5 screencap this.
>>63793944
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Titanic
:^)
>>63789988
>>63794153
Nice one reddit
>>63794061
>terrible dialogue
>cheesy acting
>cornball concept
>unobtanium
do you have a life size cardboard standup of james cameron in your bedroom?
>>63794215
it was a movie made for the pleb masses
and it succeeded
it didnt need a complicated plot with 2 hours of exposition
it had tension, romance, explosions, graphics, and it ended on a high note without being overly cheesy
>>63790260
lord of the rings
Batman
Unless youre ignoring adaptations
>>63794215
>unobtanium
People seriously complain about this?
Can't take a joke?
Sorry Abrams, but that trick only works once.
>>63794273
congratulations, you just described star wars
>>63794325
if lucas did that you guys would crucify him
>>63793543
>>63794109
Top 5 means nothing considering 3-5 are all movies that came out in the last 3 years. Not to mention the fact the 3rd place movie is 500 million less then 2nd and 1 billion less then 1st.
>>63794332
Funny, because Jim wrote the script in the early nineties before Pocahontas was even released.
>>63794404
if you adjust for inflation those 3 dont even make the top 20
3D imax ticket prices are insane
>>63794434
That means he had read Poul Anderson's "Call Me Joe."
>>63789821
where my lithcuck at
>>63793628
It's less impressive when you realise that VHS wasn't around then and it was rereleased at least 5 times. Also the fact that the original theatrical run in 1977 only made $410m of its eventual $775 gross, ~$250m of which came from the release of the special edition in 1997, at a much similar dollar to 2015.
All that and it still didn't even manage to beat Avatar or Titanic.
>>63794366
no
starwars TRIED to have all of that but it was wooden, rushed and forced, with no room for the elements to grow
it wasnt believable
explosions were good, but there was literally no tension and i didnt feel the love romance wise. The villian was non menancing, a lame emo faggot.Handies in the most underwhelming way ever. Not some badass fight. Not a final hurrah. Just a few seconds of feigned shock on his face.
story was rehashed shit and there was nothing that could have saved it
>>63790321
>money made in america is more important than total money made
lmao only america could think this
>>63794582
gee its a good think you spoilered that one name
>mfw this entire thread
>>63794499
Reminder:
"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: ‘It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to." —Jim Jarmusch
>>63794118
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRqK96LehXE
>>63794332
> that trick only works once
>>63795608
>ignoring half the movie
>no Samuel l Jackson
Won't make shit in black market or overseas market I can tell you that right fucking now
>Episode VII is confirmed rehashed garbage that is underperforming drastically
>Disney shills trying to bully people into seeing it
/pol/ was right all along
>>63789717
He got in on the IMAX and 3D craze at exactly the right time.
>>63797301
Holy fuck his chin is trying to escape his head
>>63789717
>White Male main character to please the international market
>Beautiful alien race to please women and teens
>Action scenes to please Dudebros
>3D and Technological advancement to please nerds and manchildren
>Simplistic plot that everyone can follow.
I don't care about Star Wars and certainly don't dislike it enough to wish for a box-office failure, but I would have loved if it had been the case.
Just to see what the studios would do.
>"Fuck, the safest investment possible didn't work, what are we supposed to do now?"
>>63792409
So you never actually left your house this whole time and are just bitching about things other anons posted on here to bitch about?
Nice neckbeard.
>>63797301
Wait tmwhay,hppemd dto hateful 8 ? I thought it was coming out pretty soon
>>63792409
Yeah the star wars shilling was really annoying. I don't care to see that shit even with shit I'm hyped for
>>63791541
all i have is this, i like to imagine cumming on her teeth while she makes that xenomorph smile.
>>63797411
>>63789108
>opening day box office
So, I may as well pirate this since it isn't even as good as Twilight shit.
>>63799158
hawt
>>63799158
His jaw the absolute madman
>>63789803
What's funny now is this guy would have made a scarier fallen annikin Skywalker if they had let him age a bit
episode 7 is just for starting a story
episode 8 will make the 3 billion mark, middle of the trilogy and improves on the 7th one as well as leaving a decent cliffhanger like in ESB
episode 9 will be riding on the success of the other two and will be overacted, over cgi'd and similar to the prequels more than anything with all the money disney would throw to make a decent 3rd trilogy finale
>>63794291
how dumb is you?
>>63789108
They picked a very bad time to start making new star wars movies. By this time people are sick of reboots, sequels and the marvel cinematic universe, already cringing at the prospect of a DC cinematic universe. They make new Star Wars and it's just cashing in to them, myself included.
Star Wars was officially over after Ep. III.The Sith rose and fell. Making them fucking rise again just looks like fanfiction by now.
>>63793543
>as long as theirs still a nickle to be made
BRAVO GRRM
>>63789108
>Halo 2 made 125mil$ day one
>GTA made over a 800$ day one
Why do people still make movies?
>>63789108
>didn't break $100 million on opening night
AHAHAHAAHAHAHA, HOLY SHIT! WHAT A FUCKING FLOP
STAR WARS FAGS ARE ON SUICIDE WATCH! IF YOU AREN'T, MCFUCKING KILL YOURSELF!
>>63789108
How much is it from $20 IMAX 3D?
>>63790310
>Doesn't all the SW hype seem fabricated? Like people are only so excited about it because they're being told that they should be excited about it.
Yeah, and they're trying to fit in. I get that feeling too.
>>63794434
>Funny, because Jim wrote the script in the early nineties before Pocahontas was even released.
And it still lines up because they're both massively cliche stories.
>>63790310
Pretty much. In my country it was all "BAAAH WAHH NEW STAR WARS" and I saw interview of people who were queuing to the 1st projection and most of them didn't even know what star wars is.
>>63790184
And George Lucas thought Titanic was just those once in a lifetime things
>>63794625
Dat dollar doe
>>63794394
HEAVY SHIT
>>63789531
AHAHAHAHA
I LOVE CAMERON
REALLY HOPE HE ENDS UP MAKING MORE MONEY THAN DISNEY
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Are you guys forgetting the HUNDRED FUCKING MILLION in presale domestically?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-force-awakens-advance-849156
Thats $157 million by opening day, people.
>itt Avatar made 2.7 billion opening day
This new star wars movie would be doing better if they didn't cast a nigger in it.
Not even joking, nobody wants to see that shit.
>>63790937
How was it that avatar got number one yet has not in any way had a lasing cultural effect like star wars?
No one really talks about it outside of how much it made. Of anything all they speak of is the ridiculous plot.
>>63792802
What about the $100m pre sales?
>>63805393
bait
>>63805699
they dont count it officially till the showtime of the ticket
so a ticket for say monday wont post till then even if it was purchased a month ago
the $100m is there, it will be accounted for.
wait, hold up, is that REALLY all big names movies draw in a single day? didnt that gta game or whatever make a billion in 24 hours? when did this switch places?
Movie would be soaring if JJ had cast the room full of white people
>>63805897
im guessing this is b8 or you are a total moran
tell me which it is before i answer the obvious
I just saw Titanic on tv.
It's still incredibly good except for >current year Pullman
Very satisfying will watch again around christmas CY +1
>>63805993
...a moran, and it really is true? shit man, i dunno. i guess thats why spacey and all that started cameoing in call of duty games or whatever it was? more money, same shit?
>>63806086
jesus christ
a movie is released on 3500 to 4000 screens with maybe 10 to 20 showings per screen per day
video games are available to everyone the day its released at 4 to 6x the price per movie ticket.
>>63806366
yeah, so why bother?
3.5 BILLION dollaridoos.
Remember these words.
>>63806456
>>63806366
holy cow, okay, i was looking it up and also found out the entire starwars franchise was purchased for 4 billion bucks. and some sweden fatty makes 2.5 billion for a badly programmed java program he wrote himself from a stolen idea.
of course everyone assuming im shitting on movies, im not. im blown away by the revelation of this, and kinda disappointed. what happened? something thats been around my entire life and is a huge massive franchise is now getting beaten by stupid mobile games? why? who do i need to kill to change this?
>>63806456
are you daft, son?
the film will gross close to $2 billion at the box office when its done
then everyone will buy it again when its available digitally and on blu-ray. add a couple billion more there. then they will release a special edition directors cut in the theater and make another $500 million. and release it digitally again and make another billion
then they will sell tens of billions of dollars in merchandise, and this is one film of the new trilogy.
>>63806617
dude they make 5 to 10x as much after the box office. the BO is just the starting point
The Dark Side compelled me to take a piss during the movie.
I left right as Han and Leia were getting mushy about their son as Han was preparing to sneak onto Star Killer. Got back right before Finn captured the Stormtrooper captain.
So what did I miss?
What did Han and Leia say about their son and relationship?
How did they sneak onto Star Killer?
>>63806617
also that $4 billion was for all of lucasfilm, not just the star wars franchise
if you think microsoft is going to turn a profit on minecraft any time soon you are completely delusional.
>>63806766
i know THAT, but that call of auto whatever made roughly 3 billion in what, 2 years? 2.7 billion is what, this starwars movies estimated profits? who do we kill?
>>63806899
who cares if microsoft does, the fat man made 2.5 off of them.
again, everyones assuming somehow im like, arguing FOR gaming. im not, im asking how the hell some fat man made almost as much as the ENTIRE lucasfilms worth. it shouldnt be this way, man
>>63807036
no, its profits will be quadruple that when you include merchandise which is what this franchise is all about.
box office numbers are gross sales. they will only profit on a fraction of the box office numbers. get over the box office numbers already
minecraft generates about $300m a year. microsoft valued it based on being able to use it to leverage xbox sales and xblive subs. also the fat man as you like to call him took in around a billion after all said and done. he owned 70%. kudos to him for suckering microsoft though
now back to disney and lucas. disney got an amazing deal. lucas wanted the franchise in the hands of a studio he trusts to continue his legacy. he could have gotten more
