Posted by Justin on 12/06/05 20:33

Derek Janssen wrote on [Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:30:23 -0500]:
> Justin wrote:
>>
>>>>>I think the public has. None of those movies, including F4, did either
>>>>>poorly or so-so at the box office.
>>>>
>>>>Worldwide: $329,471,472
>>>>
>>>>Hmmm, is that poor or so-so?
>>>
>>>Pointless, basically.
>
> (I mean, you just don't WANT to sound borderline-racist about Asian
> countries flocking to see *anything* with an American label on it where
> Stuff Blows Up, but then there's those numbers that don't lie...)

I dunno, Stealth failed pretty bigtime in Asia, as well

>> It wasn't that long ago that 150 million at the US box office was
>> considered a solid hit. No matter the production costs.
>
> Let's see, that would be back when movies were still $7-8, cineplexes
> only averaged 5-6 screens, and and a 2000-screen opening was considered
> "big" because it could only play on one screen at a time?

Or only 1996...

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