tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post3676794871993760836..comments2024-02-17T14:57:50.954-05:00Comments on The Verdant Dude: Let's cut the crap.Verdant Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-76642971310669593862008-12-31T20:41:00.000-05:002008-12-31T20:41:00.000-05:00Wow.... I'd never looked at from the point of act...Wow.... I'd never looked at from the point of actual number of tickets sold. You make a very valid point about that being a better gauge for most popular movie. After all, it's the number of people that went to see it, not how much they paid.marty mankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424325358409904371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-91662424557973787732008-12-30T23:07:00.000-05:002008-12-30T23:07:00.000-05:00I have nothing to add other than i utterly hated T...I have nothing to add other than i utterly hated Titanic-think it's a pile o'shit.Paticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412270073568754882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-50022836695744049802008-12-30T21:54:00.000-05:002008-12-30T21:54:00.000-05:00I half expected to see Spiderman on the list.I half expected to see Spiderman on the list.pure evylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545185784186786104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-73387941529044188382008-12-30T17:34:00.000-05:002008-12-30T17:34:00.000-05:00The hubby and I have had this discussion several t...The hubby and I have had this discussion several times. I think it is why you see a lot of movies now dubbed as the "Top Grossing" Film(s) of the "Year" or "Decade" now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-68783184806387759842008-12-30T17:12:00.000-05:002008-12-30T17:12:00.000-05:00Zibbs - I prefer "Beer, the movie", and no way I a...Zibbs - I prefer "Beer, the movie", and no way I am seeing that nutjob's movie.<BR/><BR/>Candy - I thought The Wizard of Oz got robbed that year at the Oscars. :)Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-15361572385805197272008-12-30T16:35:00.000-05:002008-12-30T16:35:00.000-05:00Gone with the Wind..my all time favorite. An unpar...Gone with the Wind..my all time favorite. An unparalelled epic film. <BR/>Thanks for the interesting stats! Happy New Year!Candy's daily Dandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-11721878558400659382008-12-30T14:11:00.000-05:002008-12-30T14:11:00.000-05:00What about "Hamburger the movie"? And on this subj...What about "Hamburger the movie"? <BR/><BR/>And on this subject, don't see Valkerie.Dr Zibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570006777738622727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-50722307953460519062008-12-30T13:00:00.000-05:002008-12-30T13:00:00.000-05:00Dawg - When I saw it in the theaters, I almost scr...Dawg - When I saw it in the theaters, I almost screamed out "SINK ALREADY!!!". I freakin' hated it. Then I saw it again on DVD and kinda liked it. I'm still a bit torn.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-82839126404265984972008-12-30T12:57:00.000-05:002008-12-30T12:57:00.000-05:00You know what really killed me about Titanic?It's ...You know what <I>really</I> killed me about <B>Titanic</B>?<BR/><BR/>It's not like it was a mystery ending... you <B><I>knew</I></B> the boat was going to sink.New York City's Watchdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477204582052535988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-79237272803497876672008-12-30T12:56:00.000-05:002008-12-30T12:56:00.000-05:00Bruce - The Exorcist is my favorite love story of ...Bruce - The Exorcist is my favorite love story of all time. ;)Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-46453752929919030962008-12-30T11:11:00.000-05:002008-12-30T11:11:00.000-05:00I do find "The Sound of Music" and "Snow White" to...I do find "The Sound of Music" and "Snow White" to be interesting inclusions in the list. The rest don't surprise me. <BR/><BR/>I think that what you might be seeing here is the recidivism of the female viewer. While some die hard fans will see the Dark Knight more than once, woman and children will pay to see something like, over and over and over, ad infinitium. That is probably where the true money powerhouse of a film lays. Many of these top grossing films are 'love' stories, not action pictures.Bruce Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-45532721815452079262008-12-30T10:39:00.000-05:002008-12-30T10:39:00.000-05:00Holly - it is a great film, isn't it?Avitable - ye...Holly - it is a great film, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Avitable - yeah, I considered some of that. Still, with the population levels of the country at the time GWTW was released, I'm amazed at how much business it did.<BR/><BR/>Heff - yeah, music sales go on units. Right?<BR/><BR/>Dawg - and considering how long it took for that fucking boat to sink!<BR/><BR/>Becky - finally somebody got the point of the post. ;)Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-88011265636514259662008-12-30T10:23:00.000-05:002008-12-30T10:23:00.000-05:00you have the hots for julie andrews, don't you?you have the hots for julie andrews, don't you?hello haha narfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07172128004814968237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-33534201742847703082008-12-30T10:10:00.000-05:002008-12-30T10:10:00.000-05:00Because of inflation it does makes sense to count ...Because of inflation it does makes sense to count tickets instead of dollars. The truth is though that the movie studios have been increasingly relying on DVD sales for a profit.<BR/><BR/>If we had no DVDs, movies would stay in theaters longer (meaning the actual theaters may actually MAKE money on showing a film instead of relying on concessions) and re-releases would happen more often.<BR/><BR/>To be honest, I'm surprised <B>Titanic</B> made the list at all considering when it was released.New York City's Watchdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477204582052535988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-15149149275464423652008-12-30T10:07:00.000-05:002008-12-30T10:07:00.000-05:00Another factor to be taken into consideration woul...Another factor to be taken into consideration would be population at the time of the movie release wouldn't it ?<BR/><BR/>I've always applied that thought when looking at music album sales as well.Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396114362826135207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-3752760370043796462008-12-30T00:57:00.000-05:002008-12-30T00:57:00.000-05:00The problem being that movies used to stay in thea...The problem being that movies used to stay in theaters for months at a time. Now that there are more movies being made each year and so much money being made on that first opening weekend, phenomena like The Dark Knight and Titanic are much fewer between. And both of them were juggernauts, but Titanic was just much bigger than TDK.<BR/><BR/>The cost of a movie ticket has also gone up slower than almost any other product, which means that trying to calculate the value of a ticket now vs. then would be difficult.Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-28235947644070702082008-12-30T00:47:00.000-05:002008-12-30T00:47:00.000-05:00huh. well. um. nothing to report here about movie ...huh. well. um. nothing to report here about movie grosses or whatnot. <BR/><BR/>But, I must say, my favorite movie in all of this is the sound of music. My favorite scene is the puppet scene. All that clean fun. All that yodeling. We just watched a bit of that movie last night. It's a fantastic film!<BR/><BR/>We've been running around singing do re me and yodeling. heck, we even polka some nights. I have a table top mirror ball and everything to make it all disco like. hee-hoo!<BR/><BR/>Yeah, you may have an exciting life with your valiant bar fights... but mine is crazy. Good crazy. <BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Mrs. HallMrs. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360433416733092249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-25608385324069462892008-12-30T00:43:00.000-05:002008-12-30T00:43:00.000-05:00WLC - never too soon. The Joker would love a joke...WLC - never too soon. The Joker would love a joke like that. Me too!Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-85203950756846171552008-12-30T00:38:00.000-05:002008-12-30T00:38:00.000-05:00Why So Serious Earl? With stats like these, it ma...<B><I>Why So Serious Earl? With stats like these, it makes me think that you are a joker the likes of which Heath Ledger would die for. <BR/><BR/>Too soon?</I></B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com