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Author Topic: Harry Potter turnout Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 11-18-2002 08:31 PM                     quote: That's why Variety used to post all-time movie rentals either by decade or adjusted for inflation. Another poor way. Example: In the late thirties, United Artists (the distributor) got 35 percent of the boxoffice. MGM was able to get as high as 50 percent for their A pictures. However, GWTW did significantly better than that. The studio was able to get a then unprecedented 70 percent for the first run engagements (source: David O'Selznick's Hollywood). quote: You can charge what the market will bear and if a film can be priced higher (even if it's not done today), it deserves the credit for that extra revenue. But that still won't give you what's beng asked here, which is how many actual tickets sold.  |  IP: Logged Charles Everett Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: New Jersey Registered: May 2001 posted 11-25-2002 04:15 PM                     Gotta love that 52.2% second-weekend drop. Harry Potter, hyped to the death, gunned down by 007! At the Reading Cinemas in Manville NJ the lot was filled Saturday and Sunday afternoon thanks to Harry and 007. Per my guess Harry did enough business for 2 prints but not for 3. The AMC Hamilton goes from 6 prints of Harry to 3 on Wednesday. Reading should drop its 3rd print and may double-up its 2nd print.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-25-2002 06:13 PM                        What's so surprising? There were over 8000 prints of "Potter." I think the fact that it still did 42 mil is pretty impressive. (Our drop here was actually lower than the national average. Word of mouth is good, too.)  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 11-25-2002 06:51 PM                        HP2 and Die Another Day will both have a very good Thanksgiving weekend.  |  IP: Logged Michael Brown Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1522 From: Bradford, England Registered: May 2001 posted 11-26-2002 01:45 PM                     When is Thanksgiving?  |  IP: Logged Joe Beres Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 606 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 11-26-2002 01:49 PM                     For us folks in the US, Thanksgiving is this Thursday, November 28. It is celebrated on the fouth Thursday of each November,  |  IP: Logged

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