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Darth Id said:

But anyway: is it possible that what I mistook for a phoned-in, bored-sounding Australian is actually a vibrant, nuanced and energetic Kiwi accent?  Maybe the switch improved ESB after all!?!?!?

(PS- I assure all that my mistake was in no way influenced by exposure to any cartoon regarding 'The Clone Wars'.)

No, it was still rubbish :)

(PS- I assure all that I was in no way influenced by exposure to the advertising that paid for the cartoon regarding 'The Clone Wars'.)

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In Finland TPM 3D has pretty much flopped. In 1999 it was the most watched movie with 439 496 viewers. Now in two weeks it has been seen by 6 936 viewers. In its first week it finished at 7th place and on second week it isn't even in the top 10. For example the latest Mission: Impossible movie had 13 928 viewers last week (from the total of 106 601, it was released 3 weeks ago) to give you some perspective.

Edit: maybe a better example would be Lion King 3D which has now been seen by over 15 000 people here. I guess 3D releases of old movies aren't that popular here, but to be fair, both were just released on BD just last year.

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A couple multiplexes near me aren't showing it anymore, or have cut the number of showings down. With all the new stuff coming out this weekend and next month, there won't be enough screens to go around.

Where were you in '77?

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LexX said:

In Finland TPM 3D has pretty much flopped. In 1999 it was the most watched movie with 439 496 viewers. Now in two weeks it has been seen by 6 936 viewers. In its first week it finished at 7th place and on second week it isn't even in the top 10. For example the latest Mission: Impossible movie had 13 928 viewers last week (from the total of 106 601, it was released 3 weeks ago) to give you some perspective.

Edit: maybe a better example would be Lion King 3D which has now been seen by over 15 000 people here. I guess 3D releases of old movies aren't that popular here, but to be fair, both were just released on BD just last year.

Does winter weather play any part in movie attendance there?

Where were you in '77?

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SilverWook said:

LexX said:

In Finland TPM 3D has pretty much flopped. In 1999 it was the most watched movie with 439 496 viewers. Now in two weeks it has been seen by 6 936 viewers. In its first week it finished at 7th place and on second week it isn't even in the top 10. For example the latest Mission: Impossible movie had 13 928 viewers last week (from the total of 106 601, it was released 3 weeks ago) to give you some perspective.

Edit: maybe a better example would be Lion King 3D which has now been seen by over 15 000 people here. I guess 3D releases of old movies aren't that popular here, but to be fair, both were just released on BD just last year.

Does winter weather play any part in movie attendance there?

I don't think so. You probably would need to be in the business to know if there are any differences between seasons. Spring probably could be busier time. But really, I just don't think there is any interest to watch the PT here again besides kids. Also there aren't that many 3D theatres here, either, but still.

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It will have to over take Gone With The Wind first.

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LexX said:

In Finland TPM 3D has pretty much flopped. In 1999 it was the most watched movie with 439 496 viewers. Now in two weeks it has been seen by 6 936 viewers. In its first week it finished at 7th place and on second week it isn't even in the top 10. For example the latest Mission: Impossible movie had 13 928 viewers last week (from the total of 106 601, it was released 3 weeks ago) to give you some perspective.

Edit: maybe a better example would be Lion King 3D which has now been seen by over 15 000 people here. I guess 3D releases of old movies aren't that popular here, but to be fair, both were just released on BD just last year.

Lion King and Beauty and the Beast were both released on 3DBD either just after or a couple months before the theatrical release as well.

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'Star Wars: Phantom Menace' Crosses $1 Billion Mark at Box Office

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-episode-i-phantom-menace-box-office-294680

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/

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 I just cant wait for the good ones to come out. Will Star Wars retake its rightful spot at the top of the all time box office?

Considering worldwide it would have to make $2 billion, I would guess no.

If you're talking about domestic, it would have to make $300 million.

Although, adjusted for inflation, it would only have to make $200 million. That's still a lot. Given, when Star Wars SE was released, it made $235 million adjusted, but I just don't see that happening again.

My guess is it'll make somewhere upwards of $100 million. How much exactly will probably depend on inflation in 2015.

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These listings are all a little silly IMO, it's not even the same film that is going to be screened.

I wonder is Star Wars/ANH still on the 2nd place after Gone With The Wind adjusted for inflation, if you're taking away the SE income?

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xhonzi said:

LexX said:

In Finland TPM 3D has pretty much flopped. In 1999 it was the most watched movie with 439 496 viewers. Now in two weeks it has been seen by 6 936 viewers. In its first week it finished at 7th place and on second week it isn't even in the top 10. For example the latest Mission: Impossible movie had 13 928 viewers last week (from the total of 106 601, it was released 3 weeks ago) to give you some perspective.

Edit: maybe a better example would be Lion King 3D which has now been seen by over 15 000 people here. I guess 3D releases of old movies aren't that popular here, but to be fair, both were just released on BD just last year.

Lion King and Beauty and the Beast were both released on 3DBD either just after or a couple months before the theatrical release as well.

Actually Lion King 3D will be released here in April on 3DBD and Beuaty and the Beast 3D wasn't shown theatrically here, but it was released on 3DBD in December.

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These listings are all a little silly IMO, it's not even the same film that is going to be screened.

I wonder is Star Wars/ANH still on the 2nd place after Gone With The Wind adjusted for inflation, if you're taking away the SE income?

Yes, it would be. 

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DominicCobb said:

msycamore said:

These listings are all a little silly IMO, it's not even the same film that is going to be screened.

I wonder is Star Wars/ANH still on the 2nd place after Gone With The Wind adjusted for inflation, if you're taking away the SE income?

Yes, it would be. 

 That is impressive. :)

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1anakin said:

'Star Wars: Phantom Menace' Crosses $1 Billion Mark at Box Office

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-episode-i-phantom-menace-box-office-294680

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/

Don't hate the messenger. 

Just another nail in the coffin. RIP OOT.

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TheBoost said:

1anakin said:

'Star Wars: Phantom Menace' Crosses $1 Billion Mark at Box Office

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-episode-i-phantom-menace-box-office-294680

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/

Don't hate the messenger. 

 I just cant wait for the good ones to come out. Will Star Wars retake its rightful spot at the top of the all time box office?

Considering worldwide it would have to make $2 billion, I would guess no.

If you're talking about domestic, it would have to make $300 million.

Although, adjusted for inflation, it would only have to make $200 million. That's still a lot. Given, when Star Wars SE was released, it made $235 million adjusted, but I just don't see that happening again.

My guess is it'll make somewhere upwards of $100 million. How much exactly will probably depend on inflation in 2015.

hmm.. so TPM did overtake "the sting" to become #16

on the adjusted for inflation list:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

not bad at all.. #15 is return of the jedi, good company

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This brings up an interesting point. I don't think movies that are re-released with changes should be considered the same film and lumped together in box office sales. In my opinion, The Phantom Menace has not made $1 billion, it made $924 million worldwide, and The Phantom Menace 3D (with digital Yoda) has made $76.4 million as of Feb 2012. 

If they had just re-released the plain old 2D Episode I in theaters, it wouldn't have made NEARLY $76.4 million by now. It seems slippery, to me, this lumping together of re-releases.

The same goes for Titanic 3D and Beauty and the Beast 3D. They should count as separate releases as far as gross totals go.

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This makes me think I would love to see Gone With The Wind on an IMAX.

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Gone With The Wind and The Wizard of Oz both had reissues horribly cropped into widescreen, and those mutilations are part of their gross to this day. So, this isn't quite a new issue after all.

On the other side of the same coin, if Episode IV leaps past Episode I in it's 3D release, we probably won't mind that very much. ;)

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Thank god we finally have proof that there's only a few haterz out there and it's widely beloved just like Shrek 2 and DaVinci Code. Because everyone who ever bought a ticket for a movie also loves it for the rest of time. 

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Saw it today.  The only SW films I've seen on the big screen in the past were ESB ('97), AOTC, and ROTS, but seeing as how I was born in '92, ROTS is really the only one I could remember the big-screen experience of (I'm a life-long fan, I guess I just didn't know about the Special Editions except for my dad taking me to see ESB, and I was too scared of Darth Maul being cut in half to see TPM, lol).

 

ANYWAY, no matter the content of the movie itself, seeing "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...." in a theater, along with all of the music and sounds I love so much in such amazing presentation, was AMAZING.  Phantom Menace or not, it was still Star Wars.  I know Adywan had commented that the sound mix was very poor, but for my presentation every lightsaber clash caused the speakers to vibrate, and hearing Duel of the Fates fill the entire auditorium made chills go down my spine.

 

I don't mind the prequels as much as most here (they aren't anywhere near the quality of the OOT, but on their own they aren't AWFUL, just compared to the originals they are).  So seeing a movie I've known so well for so many years in such a grand format was extraordinary.  Very, very exciting!

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   ^This

    I had major doubts about 2D to 3D conversion. They were dispelled. Suddenly, I was noticing many details in the background not registered before. The 3D made the CGI seem even more substantial. Some of the space shots gave me vertigo :) The sweeping visuals were enhanced. The logos and crawl were spectacular against the depths of space.

    In all, it was nice to see those enhanced visuals with the magnificent JW themes.

    Looking forward, I think AOTC will definitely be a worthwhile experience :)

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I think the kids that grew up with the PT will have an easier time dealing with it than those of us that were adults during The Great Disappointment of '99.

I was 7 when Jedi came out, so the Ewoks never really bothered me.  At that age, you could have had Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy appear in the Lapti Nek scene and I would have accepted it.  When I came out of the theater in 83, I probably would have told you it was the best of the three.

When I got older, I realized that it was actually the worst of the three and that those criticisms that my parents and other adults had about the film were totally correct.  (I remember my mother groaning about how stupid "Leia is my sister" was.)

Even though I know the Ewoks were a calculated marketing scheme, they still don't bother me.  I don't love them, I don't hate them.  Perhaps they've even grown on me a bit more now that I see how much worse it can get.  I'd rather watch an Ewok than a Gungan any day.

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rpvee said:

I was born in '92, ROTS is really the only one I could remember the big-screen experience of

Oh man, I feel old.

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thejediknighthusezni said:

   ^This

    I had major doubts about 2D to 3D conversion. They were dispelled. Suddenly, I was noticing many details in the background not registered before. The 3D made the CGI seem even more substantial. Some of the space shots gave me vertigo :) The sweeping visuals were enhanced. The logos and crawl were spectacular against the depths of space.

    In all, it was nice to see those enhanced visuals with the magnificent JW themes.

    Looking forward, I think AOTC will definitely be a worthwhile experience :)

I felt I saw the the opposite.

My 11 year old son and I went last week (orange wednesday, 2 for the price of one!). To me a lot of the 3d conversion defocused the backgrounds to achieve the 3d effect. I spent half the time lowering my glasses to see if any effect had been implied and a lot of the time there wasn't. I usually watch the episodes at home with my hd projector on a 106" screen and honestly felt the picture in my house was much better. When the 3d effect did work it was ok. The crawl looked great as space looked deep and vast, R2 looked rounded and objects and characters didnt look like cardboard cutouts which was a surprise but for the most part I was left questioning the resolution of the picture as it really felt like I was watching a badly upscaled dvd.