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Posted by Matt Fields (Member # 3211) on 01-03-2007, 05:37 PM:

No exact numbers are necessary.

At my place, the top five were:

1. Cars
2. Pirates: Dead Mans Chest
3. Talledega Nights
4. Santa Clause 3
5. Ice Age 2

and just to show how redneck we are around here:
7. Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector [Big Grin]

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 01-03-2007, 10:51 PM:

All of my results are based on number of tickets sold, NOT on boxoffice dollars.

2006:

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2. Cars
3. Ice Age: The Meltdown
4. Night at the Museum
5. Happy Feet

For fun, I'm adding our top 10 of all time (beginning in 1979 when I bought this theatre). Again, this is based on ticket numbers, NOT dollars.

1. E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
2. Titanic (1997, played here in March 1998)
3. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
5. Shrek 2 (2004)
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
7. Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (2002)
8. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
9. The Lion King (1994)
10. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

[ 01-05-2007, 02:42 AM: Message edited by: Mike Blakesley ]

Posted by Paul Van Dusen (Member # 3640) on 01-04-2007, 01:19 PM:

I don't have the information in front of me right now, but here's my guesses at our best.

1. Cars
2. Pirates 2
3. Ice Age 2
4. Garfield 2
5. Facing the Giants

Gotta love discount houses. Even the biggest bombs will do well.

Posted by Anslem Rayburn (Member # 1267) on 01-04-2007, 10:04 PM:

1. Cars
2. X-Men III
3. Click
4. Nacho Libre
5. Talladega Nights

Posted by Jeff Lacey (Member # 3217) on 01-04-2007, 10:43 PM:

We are an art/indie/bollywood theater that sometimes plays hollywood fare, so keep that in mind.... [Smile]

The Best Indie/Hollywood Films:

1. The Departed
2. The Queen
3. Inconvenient Truth
4. Good Night, And Good Luck
5. Keeping Up With the Stiens

Posted by Frank Dubrois (Member # 3042) on 01-07-2007, 01:31 AM:

quote: Paul Van Dusen
4. Garfield 2

Are you freakin serious?

Ours:

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2. Cars
3. Happy Feet
4. Ice Age 2
5. Night at the Museum

Posted by Ian Bailey (Member # 1752) on 01-07-2007, 10:44 PM:

I can't believe that you guys made any money out of Nacho Libre or Talladega Nights........I reckon 3 people came to see them in OZ(and 2 of them had Comps!).........what a load of [bs]

Cheers Ian

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 01-08-2007, 02:34 AM:

Talledega Nights did $6million in Australia. Not a hit but not a flop either.

Of course, there's always some places movies just don't work. I think its biggest problem was it was about NASCAR racing. Normally box office poison in Australia. The only reason CARS did so well was it was a PIXAR film. If anyone else had tried it it would have been supporting Talledega in week one.

Posted by Phil Blake (Member # 2012) on 01-08-2007, 04:48 AM:

my top five similar to those listed already

1. ice age 2
2. pirates 2
3. cars
4. walk the line
5. over the hedge

Posted by Matt Fields (Member # 3211) on 01-08-2007, 07:02 AM:

NASCAR is very popular where I live and we usually do well with Will Ferrell movies. A potent combo for around here.

Posted by Trevor Key (Member # 3496) on 01-08-2007, 05:39 PM:

Top Five of 2006:

1. Pirates of the Caribbean
2. Da Vinci Code
3. Cars
4. X-men: The Last Stand
5. Talladega Nights

Borat was just behind Talladega

Posted by Luci Reeve (Member # 3651) on 01-10-2007, 04:10 PM:

Jim may edit this but:
Narnia
Cars
Happy Feet
Talladega Nights
Borat
Inconvenient Truth

Posted by Jim Bedford (Member # 4) on 01-10-2007, 06:03 PM:

As you can tell, Telluride is nothing if not inconsistent! I've learned never to be too surprised when a dog does well or a good film is treated like a dog.

Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 01-15-2007, 04:08 AM:

Cordele, GA
1 Facing The Giants
2 Pirates Of The Caribbean
3 Click
4 Cars
5 Little Man

Posted by Adam Fraser (Member # 1074) on 01-16-2007, 12:04 PM:

1 Pirates
2 Cars
3 Frozen Stupid (locally shot movie w/Ernest Borgnine/played from a HD player on a digital projector)
4 Ice Age 2
5 Talladega Nights