It didn't happen close to them, so they don't think about it as much as we do. A theater shooting that happened in the UK, for example, wouldn't have any effect in the US either.
TDK had the perfect storm of interest and was also a BELOVED film. Why in the hell does that mean that the follow-up wouldn't show out opening weekend? I call BS.
Rihanna's album released in November. The only high profile album release this year has been Adele, due to the spillover from 2011 and her sweeping of the Whitney Houston-boosted Grammy Awards in February.
It's taken her 8 top 5 singles, a re-release and two years of absolute, non-stop promotion to get to 2.2 million.Gaga's "disappointing" Born This Way album has still outsold her (with only three top 10 radio singles) and has absolutely annihilated her globally.
The only thing I really hate about BOM/BOT forums is the incessant need for short-cutting movie titles. I hate having to sit and wonder what "TTSS" stands for.