8M TFA Rth Monday number!!! SW7 has surpassed TA1 & F7 for 4th alltime WW!!!

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

I could easily make an argument for Willy Mays as the greatest player of all time. The ultimate 5 tool player.

[TalismanRing]

3 minutes ago, incognitoo said:

Building blocks? That would be something like LEGO I assume?

 

Traditionally made of wood, colored or uncolored.

 

[BadAtGender]

4 hours ago, Baumer said:

 

Well, nothing is a lock to get a best picture nod, I get that.  But the last two films that set the all time domestic record got best picture nominations and in 93 when Jurassic Park did as well, it too got a slew of nods, granted no best picture nod but they rewarded Spielberg with Schindler's List, so no need to go for JP.  I know it's not locked, but imo, it will get a nod.

 

The last five films to set the DOM record got a BP nom. (Avatar, Titanic, ET, Star Wars, Jaws). And probably before that. Did Jaws take the DOM crown from GWTW? Or something else. JP didn't get the DOM crown.

 

However, all of those films were quite different from TFA. None were sequels or (at the time) known to be part of a franchise. All of them had very strong filmmaker visions that guided them that doesn't seem to be the case, here. TFA marks a big change in the nature of the DOM crown. In the past, it signified grand, original films, which the Academy likes to get behind. From here on, it's probably going to be held by franchise ventures. I don't know if they'd be very favorable to that. Only a small handful of sequels have gotten BP noms. (TS3, RotK, TTT, Godfather 3, Godfather 2? Any others?)

 

Additionally, the Academy isn't exactly favorable towards Disney. Only four films that have had BV distribution have gotten BP noms. Two of them were Pixar joints (Up and TS3) and two of them were Dreamworks ventures (The Help and Lincoln). Honestly, I see Inside Out as more likely to get a nom than TFA.

[Dementeleus]

It was rhetorical! I was just illustrating how pointless it is to try and make a definitive declaration about such generational players/movies. The playing field was so different that you can't possible equalize them in a way to make a perfect, objective comparison. The best you can do is compare them to their contemporaries and call them the best of their era.

[misterchief81]

1 minute ago, Jayhawk the Hutt said:

I get what you are trying to say, but that's not really fair at all to Ruth. Unlike Bonds, he didn't break the rules because he couldn't play against non-whites.

 

See what you started Tele.

 

Oh, I know. I agree with you there. It's not he made the rules or chose which era to be born in. That's what makes comparing different eras so hard. In baseball, and box office (wooo, made this post on topic!). You had Ruth playing in a time when there probably wasn't the overall skill/athletic talent there is today. You had guys in the 70's snorting coke, the steroid era, etc. 

 

I do still believe that had Ruth had to play in today's game against all sorts of players, he wouldn't have been the superstar he was back then. 

[Wrath]

1 hour ago, Darth Rallax said:

 

Well, it's the fact that he was a pitcher for his first several seasons that makes his number that much more impressive.  He probably would have hit 800!

 

Plus, that bat size!  

 

The Gone with the Wind analogy is pretty spot on.  He was in his own world.

 

Fun pro-Bonds factoid: Barry Bonds was *intentionally* walked more times during his career, than Albert Belle or Jim Rice had *total* walks in their careers.

[terrestrial]

10 minutes ago, incognitoo said:

As the others already stated. Btw. there is a nice little movie with John Goodman as Ruth out there, might want to look it up if you like Goodman. ;o)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103747/

 

Not into comedy (or even worse: romance, slapstic,...), but thank you for the suggestion

 

BoxOffice ‏@BoxOffice

THE HATEFUL EIGHT took in $1.56M on Monday and has grossed $30.60M to date domestically. #TheHatefulEight

[druv10]

4 minutes ago, Jayhawk the Hutt said:

I could easily make an argument for Willy Mays as the greatest player of all time. The ultimate 5 tool player.

Yep that's why I put "potential". It can easily be argued with Willie Mays, Aaron, and Ted Williams.

[TalismanRing]

7 minutes ago, Jayhawk the Hutt said:

I could easily make an argument for Willy Mays as the greatest player of all time. The ultimate 5 tool player.

 

One can debate as an offensive player but not when there also these stats

 

Pitching

W/L record: 94-46
ERA: 2.28

[Wrath]

3 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

It was rhetorical! I was just illustrating how pointless it is to try and make a definitive declaration about such generational players/movies. The playing field was so different that you can't possible equalize them in a way to make a perfect, objective comparison. The best you can do is compare them to their contemporaries and call them the best of their era.

 

No, I disagree with you, its absolutely possible to make a definitive statement!

 

[#ED]

Any actuals yet?

 

Also, anyone dislike baseball like I do? Because I do.

[terrestrial]

Back to topic????

 

Not sure if I will still be alive to see a change in that one

 

Milestone	Movie	Days	Total Gross to Date
$50 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	1	$119,119,282	Full Chart
$100 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	1	$119,119,282	Full Chart
$150 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	2	$187,413,486	Full Chart
$200 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	3	$247,966,675	Full Chart
$250 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	4	$288,076,417	Full Chart
$300 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	5	$325,438,146	Full Chart
$350 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	6	$363,460,329	Full Chart
$400 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	8	$440,181,717	Full Chart
$450 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	9	$496,913,249	Full Chart
$500 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	10	$540,058,914	Full Chart
$550 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	11	$571,420,943	Full Chart
$600 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	12	$600,949,526	Full Chart
$650 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	14	$651,967,269	Full Chart
$700 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	16	$720,729,671	Full Chart
$750 million	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens	18	$750,208,942	Full Chart

[RichWS]

16 minutes ago, #ED said:

Gitesh counts the .5 for Star Wars but forgot to do it for the 20 blockbusters before it since TDKR.

 

I really don't see the big deal. How many other films made $57M from the half-day since that movie? He might start doing it from now on. 

[Dementeleus]

Just now, #ED said:

Any actuals yet?

 

Also, anyone dislike baseball like I do? Because I do.

 

Baseball and college football?

 

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

Just now, #ED said:

Any actuals yet?

 

Also, anyone dislike baseball like I do? Because I do.

I'm sorry you hate America...

[incognitoo]

8 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

 

Traditionally made of wood, colored or uncolored.

 

Ah, I see. The ones we normally get as first plaything ever in our very early lives. Thanks a lot for explaining. 

Edited January 5, 2016 by incognitoo
correcting typo

[JonathanLB]

It's also especially likely in my opinion that TFA gets a Best Picture nomination given it just got nominated by ACE and by the Art Director's guild, and BP is voted by all Academy members. Not to mention look at the reviews for Avatar. 83%? Titanic is at 88%? I see TFA just fell another percent (what idiot did that...), but it's still at 93%, which is a very good mark compared to some of these other big blockbusters that got nominated. I think a Best Picture nomination is highly likely. How much that affects the box office, who knows, but there are people who avoid non-awards fare, which is hilarious as I mostly avoid anything that is going to get awards attention as 75% of it is terrible, but those people who don't want to miss out on any of the awards nominees will see it.

[terrestrial]

Just now, #ED said:

Any actuals yet?

Also, anyone dislike baseball like I do? Because I do.

posted several already... not sure, since the sport came up page count grows a bit faster than usual

[GiantCALBears]

16 minutes ago, #ED said:

Gitesh counts the .5 for Star Wars but forgot to do it for the 20 blockbusters before it since TDKR.

I'm guessing he's doing it due to 7pm-10pm previews but you guys are saying for previous movies that fit that criteria he isn't? Haven't most of the previous blockbusters on the all time list from the past decade just had midnight showings? 

[terrestrial]

repeat post for Ed, only est seems to be SW 7

 

 

	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	$8,000,000	-63%	4,134	0	$1,935	$750,208,942	3	Disney
	Daddy's Home	$2,211,488	-65%	3,342	71	$662	$96,101,349	2	Paramount
	The Hateful Eight	$1,557,172	-53%	2,474	2374	$629	$30,603,027	2	Weinstein Company
	Sisters	$1,133,125	-61%	2,978	16	$380	$63,017,235	3	Universal
	The Big Short	$810,561	-58%	1,588	3	$510	$33,866,042	4	Paramount

	The Danish Girl	$157,582	-60%	449	9	$351	$6,207,931	6	Focus
	Carol	$116,268	-58%	189	9	$615	$5,098,743	7	Weinstein Company
	Spotlight	$114,365	-58%	385	-95	$297	$27,223,337	9	Open Road
	Krampus	$66,140	-59%	663	-505	$100	$42,343,870	5	Universal

	Anomalisa	$15,918	-49%	4	--	$3,980	$226,550	1	Paramount
	Macbeth (2015)	$7,898	-35%	25	-5	$316	$914,411	5	Weinstein Company
	Secret in Their Eyes	$4,597	-58%	67	-5	$69	$20,123,631	7	STX Entertainment
	Suffragette	$2,099	-53%	21	-2	$100	$4,670,702	11	Focus
	Legend (2015)	$2,085	-29%	13	-6	$160	$1,867,859	7	Universal
	The Letters	$485	-68%	6	-1	$81	$1,632,949	5	Freestyle Releasing
	Woodlawn	$467	-61%	8	0	$58	$14,381,066	12	Pure Flix
	Burnt	$121	-63%	2	-1	$61	$13,597,076	10	Weinstein Company