Ask Mike: The Biggest Box Office
Hey Guys,
Last weekend, “Iron Man” rocked the box office for over $100 million. Even for a summer blockbuster, that’s an impressive amount of money. Time will tell if “Iron Man” ends up approaching the glorious grosses of “Titanic,” “Star Wars,” and… “Gone with the Wind”?
Yep, “Gone with the Wind.” I asked the community for help in tracking down the highest grossing movie adjusted for inflation. This was sort of a dirty trick on my part as I already knew the answer. Forgive me.
Anyway, as you’ve probably guessed by now, the title belongs to “Gone with the Wind.” According to filmsite.org, the 1939 Civil War epic is the most successful movie ever made, bringing in well over a billion bucks in today’s dollars. Number two is the original “Star Wars,” while “The Sound of Music,” “E.T.,” and “The Ten Commandments” round out the top five.
One might think more recent films like “Spider-Man or “Lord of the Rings” might make the cut. They’re definitely up there, but not in the top five. Inflation is indeed a powerful thing. Just ask Greenspan.
Do you think any of this summer’s crop of flicks has a chance to one day topple “Gone with the Wind”? The new “Indiana Jones,” perhaps? Got any other predictions on this summer’s box office? Leave a note below. I promise — I really do give a damn.
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I think indiana jones might actually get there to the top because fans have been wating forever and shia lebough help it even more plus its a summer film.
Gone with the wind?!? haha.
Hmm. Good question.
I don’t think anything could possibly match “Gone With The Wind’, but I am really excited for Pineapple Express with James Franco.
Seems like an interesting movie…and it’s with James Franco so of course I’m going to see it!
Big deal. Fact is “Iron Man” was the first superhero movie to come out and there wasn’t really any other movie to compete. It may make its money, but will it ever match the longevity of “Titanic” or Gone with the wind?” I really doubt it, and I expect it to blow down due the plethora of “other” super hero movies like “Batman”( Ledger’s last role ) and “Hell Boy” to mention a few…
Iron man was good, but not good enough to overtake the likes of Star Wars, Titanic, Gone with the Wind. Movies are movies anymore, you either seen it all before , or it’s too much going on in the movie itself for you to really appreciate it. No matter what the critics choices are, I prefer Star Wars(all 6 movies) over anything else. I grew up on Luke and simply adored Darth Vader. nothing can ever touch that. Pulp Fiction a close 2nd though.
I doubt anything will ever touch “Gone with the Wind”
Back in 1941 when the movie was first released going to the movies was a big thing.They didn’t have the chioces of entertainment that we do now. The cost of a movie ticket is pretty high now as well. Most people fuse that it cost too much for the ticket then when they for the drink and popcorn. Wow! There’s too many other things out there now that are more fun and much cheaper to do.
This will be interesting to watch!
The problem with most movies is that they don’t always cater to all audiences. While some people will like the action of Indiana Jones, others will forgo that particular movie in favor of something like “The Children of Huang Shi”, which comes out the same day. Time will tell if any of this seasons movies top “Iron Man” in sales, or even *gasp* top the first installment of “Spiderman”. While I “liked” the Spidey series, I thoroughly enjoyed Robert Downey Jr’s performance in Iron Man. I have heard some scut about people not liking the movie. Well, EXCUSE ME, but movie going experiences are not always about non-stop action. Dialogue, wit, plot lines, etc, etc. all have a major role in a movie (let alone any work of literature) and when someone can actually pull it off in a script revolving around a comic book!, well hot diggity, beam me up and grab the popcorn, I’m there!!
I don’t think anything could top Gone With the Wind! A classic!
I think the deathly hallows part 2(2011) will be pretty high up there since its the last installment
just wait until Indiana Jones comes out.
Here it is I grew up loving S wars but never known Gone With The Wind ?1970’s I never ,don’t reminber having to think Is this Love or IRON MAN////////Sly!Ramboooo!! Still Hot!!!!
Iron man will continue to do well. It just goes to show that Americans long for down to earth hero movies, good vs. bad. It doesnt take a rocket scientist to know that Robert Downy is a acomplished actor and he will re estiblish his hollywood stardom. This movie no doubt will spawn a host of sequels. And yes, batman is in touble, and yes they already made a batman with the joker.
As a theatre manager and a former player of the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX), I know a little bit about the box office. The one thing I can tell you is that it is highly unlikely the attendance figures for Gone With the Wind, Star Wars, and the other top films will ever be matched.
The main reason is most of these films came out before there was such a think as home theatre, DVD, and even VHS. Before people could watch movies at home, the only place it was possible to see these movies was in the theatre on the big screen. Especially for Gone With the Wind which came out before there was such thing as television.
When Star Wars and ET were released, it was possible for a top movie to play for more than six months at a particular theatre. And in some cases more than a year. Then these films would come back for periodic re-releases. Now there is so much emphasis on the opening weekend that even the biggest movies are basically done in theatres 4-6 weeks after their release.
Today many people have large screen TVs in their homes with sound systems that rival theatre sound. And in the comfort of their living room, they are free from the high cost of going to the movies and all the distractions like crying babies, obnoxious kids, and people on cell phones. And given that most movies are on DVD within 3-5 months, more an more people find that going to the movies just isn’t worth it.
For all these reasons, it is highly unlikely that any new movie will ever match the highest grossing films of all time (adjusted for inflation). For that matter, it’s unlikely that any release in the foreseeable future will even be able to top the $600 million made by Titanic just 10 years ago.
But all is not doom and gloom for theatres. The new digital 3D technology is simply amazing. Within the next 2-3 years, movie goers will be able to enjoy this amazing experience in their home town. And film makers are stepping up to the plate by offering more and more 3D titles. In fact, I believe there will be about 8 of them in 2009. Plus this digital 3D technology will allow theatres to offer alternative content such as live Monday Night Football, boxing, concerts, and so much more – all in 3D.
Highest-grossing in the US and Canada, adjusted for inflation are.
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
The Sound of Music (1965)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Titanic (1997)
Jaws (1975)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Exorcist (1973)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
The Sting (1973)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Graduate (1967)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Fantasia (1941)
The Godfather (1972)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Lion King (1994)
Grease (1978)
Gone with the wind… haha.
I would just like to comment that a movie like _Iron Man_ is just another example of the way that male writers, directors, and characters essentially dominate pop culture in the U.S., in spite of so many people’s protestations to the contrary. The fact that even the title character’s name indicates he is a “man” – Iron Man – is telling; it takes the “man” as the universal and default whom everyone, including women, is supposed to be able to identify with. On the other hand, men are not asked to identify with an _Iron Woman_. The woman is “special,” not universal. _Spider-Man_, _Indiana Jones_, _Lord of the Rings_ – all the same. I’m going to guess – I would be surprised if I was wrong – that the female character in _Iron Man_ is some kind of love interest peripheral to the plot (again, heterosexual privilege). “Iron Man” could never be gay.
So to imply that a film like _Gone With the Wind_, which at least tracks some real-life tribulations of a female main character, is silly, is rather annoying to those of us familiar with feminist theory.
That’s the power of superhero as a Billionaires!
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I definitely think that with new movies there will also be a potential for them to be the new “gone with the wind” movie of our era. One of the reasons Iron Man made so much money, was because of its references to pop culture (black sabbath), a massive media advertising plan, making the bad guys in the movie relevant to the iraq war, having gratuitous violence, and an strong emphasis on the carefree psychotic attitude from the hero. personally, i think this reflects the views of the average citizen in the world and how they view what success in life constitutes of. money, fame, and destruction.
oh my god..
Hey,
I looked up the top 10 most expensive videos of all times, and Cleopatra with elizabeth taylor came in number 1. It made alot of money in the first week but not as much as they thought. I just though i’d share that piece of info with you LOL
i dont like ethier of the movies!!!!!!!
To topple Gone with the Wind, a movie must also shatter the record of films like Star Wars and Titanic which is not even in the top 5 of the inflation-adjusted list. It’s more difficult for the box office to replicate the success of such past films nowadays because of alternative forms of entertainment such as television (cable, satellite), DVDs, video games, internet, etc. Case in point — Grand Theft Auto 4 has just sold over $500 million in a week. I think interactive entertainment will continue to gain popularity throughout this century as it matures, competing with static forms of entertainment such as movies and television. Or how about some interactive cinema like one episode of Futurama depicted? “If you wish to see the Iron Man blown to pieces by his arch rival, press one! If you wish to see a cliché vanilla stock happy ending, press two! If instead you want to check out the big fat smile on the producer’s face from getting your cash, press six!”
Ya…IronMan was a great movie! But it really didnt have much of any competition…so naturally its gonna rock the box offices. But Gone with The Wind…now thats a lot of money. It wont even touch Gone with the wind. I doubt anything will in our lifetime considering the movie pitches that have been accepted by production companies (Little Man, Norbit, etc..)
I don’t think Iron man or any other movie will ever surpass “Gone With the Wind.” Here’s why. Back then, a lot more people would go to the theater for entertainment because back then, hardly anybody had a television set, there was no internet or dvd’s, and so technology was not as advanced as it is today. The point is that with today’s advanced technology like television, the internet, dvd’s, etc. a lot less people go the theater today because the majority of us in this country now have home entertainment to keep us occupied as opposed to seventy years ago when people didn’t have any of those things. Thus then, because of the advancements in technology, a lot less people go to the theater today when compared to seventy years ago when a lot more people would go. And so it is doubtful that any movie in the present or in the future will ever surpass “Gone With the Wind,” because technology will only keep on improving and a lot more people will enjoy that technology in the comfort of their homes.
I definitely agree that probably nothing this summer will be able to take on the Top 5. But there are quite a few fantastic movies coming out. Iron Man seems to be drawing so much attention because there haven’t been any Super Hero movies out yet, and we all know the public craves them. Iron Man is also appealing not just because it’s based on a comic but because it seems original as well, and appeals to many different age levels.
Another appealing movie coming soon is Prince Caspian. By the commercials, it will not be following the book strictly, as it did in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. But it does seem more exciting and gives the public something close to the insanely popular Lord of the Rings movies. Who will be able to resist?
And of course, a close contender will be the Indiana Jones movie, as it is the first one to be made in 20 years. Shia La Beouf is becoming quite and action-y actor and definitely attracts all different ages.
But what summer is complete without Pixar? Wall-E will be arriving soon and it looks incredibly wonderful. As with most Pixar films, it looks as promising as ever.
You’ve got to be kidding, idk what ppl see in that stupid movie Iron Man it is just another “superheroe” .
And even though I haven’t seen Gone with the wind i dont think that little movie Iron Man will compare with “The most famous movie” or something like that
Wow you said “I really do give a damn” you ARE human, and i dont think any of the summer movies will maybe Indiana Jones.
Iron Man was pretty mediocre IMO. I don’t think it’s going to stay around for long. I don’t mind plot development, but when it’s that clumsy I’d say just stick to fight scenes. I thought the part where he kept talking to his robots was kind of weird.
Indiana Jones will make bank, but it’s a gamble to stray from the Bad guys = Nazis formula which has served the series so well. They made that mistake once in The Temple of Doom, but hopefully the Soviets will be a suitable replacement in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Isn’t the Ten Commandments like an hour long for each commandment? Maybe it grossed so high because they had to charge everyone for tickets three times.
No, Iron Man won’t come close to Titanic, It will top off between 300-250 million domestically, while it’s a great summer movie, Titanic was considered a classic and had a broader appeal.
Uhmm, sorry man, but that list is just the adjusted domestic gross (In America). Worldwide Titantic takes it home with $1.8 billion made at box office.
They don’t have a worldwide adjusted.
Here is a list of unadjusted. Gone With the Wind was re-released in 1998 and with both releases in 1930 and 1998 it grossed $400.million worldwide. So, you can’t adjust the whole amount from 1939. You would have to see what it grossed in 1998, adjust them seperately, and then add them. I assure you it would be a few hundered million below Titantic.
1 Titanic Par. $1,845.0 billion 1997
2 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $1,119.3 billion 2003
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest BV $1,066.2 billion 2006
4 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone WB $976.5 million 2001
5 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End BV $961.0 million 2007
1939 I meant….
Why can’t we just see which movie had the most ticket sales?? Instead of money, we should see how many people saw the movie, no? :\ idk
Indy gonna be good, but it unlikly that it will ever trump over Gone with the wind. Ironman will defintaly be on the list by the time this is over.
I was surprised Made of Honor didn’t make more.
But I agree with the Iron Man thing,
I haven’t seen it, but it looks good.
Kinda reminds me of Fantastic 4 for some reason.
I remember when I went to see Made of Honor and the line for Iron Man was all the way to the back of the parking lot!!!
I don’t want to jinx anything but I think The Dark Knight may have a chance…
Nice parting shot with the “give a damn.”
Just so other people get it, Gone With The Wind was the first popular big screen movie to have a swear word in it =O
Clark Gables famous line: “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
I believe that Indiana Jones is going to be a hit, but I have a feeling it’s not going to be as big as Lord of the Rings… no predictions yet just because I have not heard of another THRILLING movie like Iron Man…
I always wanted to see that movie Gone With the Wind but never got around to it ..i always liked super hero movies and Indiana Jones i think might be a box hit i hope
Of course ticket sales for movies keep reaching record highs. TICKET PRICES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF. I think it would be more enlightening to calculate percentages against the budget used to make each movie.
I think The Dark Knight will have a better weekend than Iron Man, but I don’t think either stands a chance to make it into the top five.
you should see iron man it is the best movie i have ever seen
I think Gone With The Wind (GWTW) came out in a time when the only way to see the movie was by going to the theater. With being able to rent (or buy) many (if not all) movies now, or see them on cable movie channels or even on TV, not as many people go to the theater to see a film. So I think any movie will have a tough time beating GWTW.
In fact, if you look at the gross on a per-capita basis (on the number of people that could have seen it vs. did see it), then I think GWTW may never be beaten. There will be more and more people in the world, and that means more dollars. So even if some film grosses more, adjusted for inflation, it still may not get a higher percentage of people seeing it in the theater.
I don’t think any movie will ever topple those giants you mention. The fact is people today have much busier lives and many prefer to wait instead of watching a movie while it’s in the theater. Only real fans would watch a movie on opening week. I know a lot of people who like to wait at least to see the ratings the movie gets before deciding whether or not they’d like to watch it. In the past, such widespread access to movie ratings weren’t available either. Movies just aren’t what they used to be.
I loved Harrison Ford since l was three years old. And l’m the same age as Drew Barrymore. So E.T. is near and dear to my heart. But “Gone With The Wind” is my favorite movie ever. Robert Downey Jr. is a wonderful actor and l wish him the best in all that he does.
I Doubt there will be Another Movie To Jump up in the Ranks of The Movies you have Mentioned IF you are going to Include The rate of Inflation. My Reasons are
A. The Ridiculous Prices at the Movies these days
B. Most of your Movie Buffs are getting their own Home theaters (and or Giant Flat Screen TVs) these days and you only have to wait another 3 – 4 Months before the Dvd is released
C. and Again the RIDICULOUS Prices at the Movies These Days!
Another Point I would Add is that I remember With Titanic, Star Wars, Jaws and even Airplane Those were Movies that people would pay to go see More than Once. You know Back when it was AFFORDABLE. (I saw Titanic 23 times Myself Uuuugghhh! Shhhhh Don’t tell! ( rolls eyes)!
I just recently Purchased My own Giant Flat Screen TV This Week… However I did Manage to Go See Iron Man today and Even Though I did Love the Movie ( despite costing 40 dollars for 2 Tickets, 2 Cokes, and 2 nachos ggrrrrrrrrr) ! I would definitely Wait on the Dvd before Seeing it again.
Well, in the department of greatness it might reach the tipping point but however,it might NOT reach up to ‘97 Titanic money pot,reaching over 1.8 BILLION dollars.But,if it has the plot,graphics,well developed characters and a story line that grabs my attention
it might be just as good as those “classics”.
Iron Man was good, but not good enough to take down the likes of Gone With the Wind and Star Wars, considering the fact that both have been around for 30+ years.
Indiana Jones maybe, but nothing else this summer will match it.
When Gone with the Wind came out in 1939, that was the only show in town..certainly not the case in today’s multimedia landscape, if Spiderman, StarWars, or Titanic and the like can’t generate the excitement to do it, surpass Gone with the Wind, i can’t imagine the film that will, but that’s the one to make i guess, but Indiana Jones has no chance plz lol
Gone with the wind… NO WAY!
I always thought Star Wars would be it, as, it’s just got so many popular movies.
Are we talking U.S. box office or international box office, because I was under the impression that Titanic was the highest grossing movie of all time internationally.
And for those who have not seen GWTW, I assure you it is well worth your time.
it’s quite confusing..
but i hope titanic would made the cut…
and it’s just money..
Hold on. Didn’t each new Harry Potter film break the record for biggest box office money spinner. I think the fourth one absolutely annihilated the charts. It got something ludicrous like 35 million dollars in its first weekend or something didn’t it?
The top film that earned the most money after adjusting for inflation AND population and per capita ticket purchasing rates is ” THE SOUND OF MUSIC.” “Gone with the wind” was # 8 on the list. And, to be fair a second list comparing their box office grosses from only their initial release was compiled. “Gone With the Wind” fell to # 23 on this list.
This second list is important because of the rapid release of movies on VHS and DVD, for the last 25 years popular films have not been re-released in theaters. This puts them at a disadvantage when comparing them to older films whose box office gross includes the receipts for multiple re-releases. For example, Gone With The Wind was re-released 6 times and the box office gross of $200 million accredited to it includes money from all these releases. It’s modern counterpart, Titanic, only had a single release from which to earn money.
http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/mostpopularmovies.html
This information provided by “Kate” in the last answer, as of May 11, 2008 @ 7:32 A.M. Central time, in the question put to the community.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080509132812AAEAroi&pa=FYd1D2bwHTHzJbplEu4zSIFEniIEVFrCqapJj7np.rX0dg–&paid=asked&msgr_status=
I’ve never seen GWTW in its entirety, it looks like a serious chick flick to me, not to mention a bum number! When I went to see Iron Man, it was a big deal becaus the cinema is so expensive now. £14 for two tickets, before concessions of which I don’t partake. Fortunately the parking was free. The coming attractions certainly whet my appetite and I considered looking into an unlimited ticket, but then it occured to me it might be cheaper and more convenient to save up for my own home cinema, I mean pulling out all stops with HD big screen, surround sound, furniture etc.
I LOVED IRONMAN at first i didnt want to go see it, because i dont like robot movies but it wasnt robot at all I LOVED IT I WOULD SEE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN seriously best movie ever made. go see it there will be a second hopefully the way it ended!!!!!
It doesn’t come out this summer, but I really REALLY think the best seller Twilight by Stephenie Meyer has a chance to be in the top five. But it comes out in Decemeber.
[ I want a street answer mike!! ] a want a poem about the solar system NOW!!
No matter how of a movie Ironman is, it will never take down big movies like Titanic and Star Wars. The new Indiana Jones is going to be the movie that makes the most money in the box office this year.
I agree with those saying the new Indiana Jones film will break blockbuster records. Fans have been waiting too long for one more Jones movie.
I think the number of cheap American dollars something makes is pretty irrelevant. It will cost 100M USD for a loaf of bread in the future, then movie studios will be making hollow boasts about how their latest predictable superhero movie grossed hundreds of trillions and is therefore superior to classics from the past.
It says nothing about how many people watched and enjoyed it
I was the guy that made the first reply to Mike’s question. I was POSITIVE it was Star Wars but I guess I’ve been proven wrong. Now I feel like crap THANKS!
i havent seen ethier but it looks good i thought that speed racer looked bad and it proved that it was look at the numbers
After having seen all the credits, it better have made $100 million to pull off a hefty profit.
One reason movies aren’t as popular as they were 60 years ago is because, let’s face it, it was that long ago they actually had origional stories to tell. A lot of films to coume out in the last 15 years or so jusr re-hash previously used story lines or adapt slightly other stories to seem new.
Besides, during Iron Man a few times I almost laughed out loud becasue Bo Bridges was “The Dude” in The Big Lebowski. How can you take a villian serious when the actor did a role of an aging hippie with penchant for white russians???
Despite the first 2 weeks success of Iron Man, I am absolutely confident it will not even come close to reaching the all time block buster rankings such as Gone With the Wind (1939) and Star Wars (1977). Adjusted for inflation from 1939 dollars to 2008 dollars, Iron Man or Indiana Jones or anyone else would need to rake in $1,390,067,001 (that’s $1.39 Billion) in global box offices sales to take out the #1 1939 classic, and $1.225+ Billion to take out Star Wars (1977). These two movies where a phenomena and nothing else has ever come close.
I’m also waiting for the Indian Jones sequel…but I don’t think it’ll beat any of the top five. If you adjust box office earnings with inflation!
This is all irrelevant nowadays!! We can watch movies on DVD, on TV, the Internet, etc. we have so many ways to obtain a movie that going to the cinema isn’t the main option anymore!! Back then there wasnt much choice so going to see it was the main option for them but now we now have other forms of entertainment which means our lives are very busy. Other movies may be more successful due to popularity but statistically that movie will stay at no.1 because times have changed and we no longer live like they did so there’s no way we’ll beat it.
People especially in 2nd and 3rd world countries would rather watch a pirated DVD costing a buck than pay 6 bucks to get into a cinema. pirating has greatly influenced box office sales and quite frankly a lot of people would rather watch a movie from the privacy and comfort of their own homes than rush to the premier of a film. Also for those who would say that pirated DVDs are of a lower quality they are mistaken because screeners of movies are leaked and sold on the bootleg market which is almost the same quality as the movie you watch in the cinema. The only thing you’re really missing out on at a cinema is a lineup to buy tickets and the big screen and a more expensive fee to watch a movie.
About the prices, i was speaking in terms of prices in Trinidad not America so it costs about 1USD to buy a pirated movie and about 6USD to see it in a cinema.
today… there are no those big movies that will create the history some day…. or, there are only few…. movies like star wars, 2001. space odissey, ben hur or gone with the wind were the moveis that brought something new, never seen before…. they were master pieces of their time… today, it’s hard to find a good movie that is also different and new in something…
For the record, here’s the inflation-adjusted list, at the URL I’ve included: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm
I think that back in the GWTW days ( which by the way, is my favorite movie of all time) people did not have the entertainment options they have today. I think the movie industry was not churning out blockbusters every other month. Actors and actresses were something of a novelty, just like today, only that in modern times, anybody is a celebrity for just about nothing. (uh, Paris Hilton has made movies). As for the recent blockbusters, well, I think Indiana Jones has a shot but again, not in the same degree. You may see it go big due to the age of the original dating over 20 years, but as far as the mass following, it doesn’t even come close.
Well first of all, much to my continual dismay, the largest grossing movie of all time is “Titanic” (over $600 million in a single release). Those other lists that incorporate inflation fail to take into account the fact that back when “Gone With The Wind” hit the silver screen, there wasn’t much else to choose from. IF you went to see a “moving picture”, it was “Gone With The Wind”. “Titanic” did what it did in modern times with many other choices at the box offices. I know of women that inexplicably went to see it 6 times during it’s theatrical run!
The lists that incorporate inflation for decades past take into account the percentage of the population that went to see the movie. Back then, of the % of the population that could afford a movie, everyone was sure to see “Gone…” sice there were many “wanna-be” movie makers at that time and there was a new release every week. And most times a movie only played for 1 week and a new one went up the next week. So what happened when an actual GOOD MOVIE hit the screens is that everyone either chased the good movie around the larger cities, or they cried havoc to the theater owners to keep “Gone…”. Because then, just as now, most people would rather watch a good movie over and over again rather than a poor movie once. Hence, today’s huge success of pay TV movie channels such as HBO.
The new Indiana Jones will do somewhere between the new Star Wars movies and the latest Rocky installment. It won’t be breaking any records though it will give George Lucas a nice profit, as usual.
So despite recessions, despressions the Entertainment business still booms.Well even if one attends a movie, do theatres refund money? Is there a way for the public to say NOT! a good movie, because despite what is said they still have your money. I mean every movie can’t Share the #1 spot but still they are making money. At what point can one make a statement that this is a bad movie and I want my money back?
WOW, Indie Jones is gonna rock!!!!
I can’t wait!!!
i have loved those movies since I was a small child!
Finally I can live again!
Does this list take into account that movies like Star Wars, Gone With the Wind and Snow White have had several releases to the theaters and not all money is from the original release? Not all $200 million from Gone With The Wind is from 1939. I’d like to see the formula.
Yeah Mike I suppose it’s a cool diversion to talk about movies, but tell me… what’s going on with all of the y/a glitches lately. Shouldn’t that be the real topic of today? The 1×5″ box that you can’t read the answer behind, no avatars, not being able to delete your own question, not being able to add to the comments, the glitch in the thumbs up and down. THESE are the real issues we should be seeing in your ASK MIKE section… not some meaningless fluff abour movies. When is some serious programming attention going to be given to y/a?
I own Star Wars and Gone With The Wind. Love them. Titanic, not so much, because I knew how it ended, lol. My 13-year-old son loved “Iron Man.” I haven’t seen it yet. I do love the song by Black Sabbath though, ha. ha. My only hope is that Robert Downey Jr. is making good use of his second chance at a film career, because he is a very good actor and it would be a shame if he were to screw this up again. Most people don’t get one chance, let alone two.
By the way, to another earlier poster, the “Dude” in the aforementioned “Big Lebowski” was Jeff Bridges, not Beau (Bo).
I really enjoyed Iron Man. I am glad Robert Downey Jr got a second chance..and his personality matches Tony Stark’s (Iron Man) very well. The movie was well done, with a little bit of everything for any fan. The choice for Nick Fury (an officer of S.H.I.E.L.D) was perfect as well. I think Samuel L. Jackson and Downey will make an amazing team.
I am really looking forward to the fourth Indiana Jones film as well. However, I do not think it will do as well as Iron Man on the opening weekend.
Well, I think that Gone with the Wind and Star wars are definitely classics that worth to be in the top 5 of best movies…a timeless story, compelling scenario, dazzling actors…
I don’t think they can be compare to ‘Ironman” or any new blockbusters…they are rather commercialy orientated and target a specific public…. I can’t wait for the new India Jonhes to be released but Harrison Ford seems quite old, despite some serious IT correction…and the trail gave me a sense of deja v….I am waiting also for the release of the new Sex and the City !!!
indiana jones betes titanic anytime,but titanic just makes me cry and et is dumb