Tuesday : TFA $7,967,428 #ED was Asleep at the Wheel(He's sicky-poo)

[MovieMan89]

Just now, Telemachos said:

 

Baffling? It's the same general formula that worked for GWTW and TITANIC... sweeping love story set against the broad, epic backdrop of history. It's also a famous novel.

 

I mean, in the context of pre-1970s Hollywood, how many movies would you consider having a "lasting legacy", especially those aimed at adults?

 

Now, if we're talking LOVE STORY, I'm with ya.

I just literally don't know anyone near my age bracket that can tell you what it is. I feel like the vast majority of people today still know what those other 9 are and have seen most of them too. That's basically what I mean, not how could it have been a hit for its time. Just how could it be such a big hit and seem so forgotten among the GA today?

[Dementeleus]

3 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

I just literally don't know anyone near my age bracket that can tell you what it is. I feel like the vast majority of people today still know what those other 9 are and have seen most of them too. That's basically what I mean, not how could it have been a hit for its time. Just how could it be such a big hit and seem so forgotten among the GA today?

 

It makes sense that kids and twentysomethings aren't familiar with it. But then again, given their general lack of interest for anything before they were born (no offense intended), is it that surprising? Anyone who's got a vague interest in classic movies or novels would be familiar with at least the name. I mean, shit, it's an on-going punchline in TRUE ROMANCE.

[Mango]

So is a billion still on?

 

I need it.

[The Panda]

27 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

I would lean heavily towards flop. Those movies are successful because they target a Christian audience as something meaningful to their faith, not as the MCU for Christians. It's like if there had been a Passion 2. Flippity floop flop. 

 

Just you wait, the Christian Cinematic Universe is coming.

 

A big massive mash up of Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas, God's Not Dead, War Room, and Heaven is For Real is coming. 

 

In all seriousness though, I think the big Christian hit this year will be Miracles From Heaven.  It had over 100m Facebook views on one of the videos I saw.  It also opens right before Easter, I think it'll land just over 100m.

Edited January 6, 2016 by The Panda

[WrathOfHan]

When my sister asked what I was watching the other week and I said Lawrence of Arabia, she had no idea what it was  

[Chewy]

11 minutes ago, Mango said:

So is a billion still on?

 

I need it.

 

No, better to accept that it's not happening early

[Dementeleus]

2 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

When my sister asked what I was watching the other week and I said Lawrence of Arabia, she had no idea what it was  

 

Next time, just yell at her "I can't make out whether you're bloody bad-mannered or just half-witted."

[seduh]

good numbers. TFA is going to make around $50 on it's forth weekend (and get the record)

[spazz91]

20 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

It makes sense that kids and twentysomethings aren't familiar with it. But then again, given their general lack of interest for anything before they were born (no offense intended), is it that surprising? Anyone who's got a vague interest in classic movies or novels would be familiar with at least the name. I mean, shit, it's an on-going punchline in TRUE ROMANCE.

 

Idk. I'm in my 20s and I have seen or know the general plotline of all top 15 movies on the adjusted list beside Zhivago. I've never heard of a single person in real life talk about it, whereas every other movie in the top 15 at least there's some chatter.

[terrestrial]

33 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

I just literally don't know anyone near my age bracket that can tell you what it is. I feel like the vast majority of people today still know what those other 9 are and have seen most of them too. That's basically what I mean, not how could it have been a hit for its time. Just how could it be such a big hit and seem so forgotten among the GA today?

Here it is the other way around. Older ones might have seen GWTW on TV, but that it is based on an - even famous - book not a lot of ppl I know are even aware about beside the film fans that saw the documentaries (and maybe some females that read romance a lot?)

but I think all I know out of my generation and a decade younger know Doktor Schiwago (our spelling), at least the movie and the existence of the book or more

I'll have to ask my pupils who knows which ones at least from hearsay....

edit: I'm older than Tele, just in case

 

I took a look in our all-time admission chart, GWTW isn't in the top 100, but Schiwago is #4. The amounts of admissions for our #1 is, why I am curious about the up-coming version, btw

 

1	27.393.531*	MGM	13.12.1968	Jungle Book	Wolfgang Reitherman
2	18.809.599	FOX	08.01.1998	Titanic	James Cameron	WA 3D
3	13.000.000	PAR	14.08.1969	C'era una volta il West	Sergio Leone
4	12.750.000*	MGM	05.10.1966	Doktor Schiwago	David Lean
5	12.565.007	WB	22.11.2001	Harry Potter ....Stone	Chris Columbus

Edited January 6, 2016 by terrestrial

[Orestes]

5 minutes ago, spazz91 said:

 

Idk. I'm in my 20s and I have seen or know the general plotline of all top 15 movies on the adjusted list beside Zhivago. I've never heard of a single person in real life talk about it, whereas every other movie in the top 15 at least there's some chatter.

 

I'm in my 30s, and looking at even the top 50, the only two I have no familiarity with of any kind are Dr. Zhivago and The Robe.

 

Edit: Slightly more familiar with Zhivago, as I'd at least heard of it, but The Robe? Heard of it literally as I was making this post.

Edited January 6, 2016 by Orestes

[RichWS]

I tried watching Doctor Zhivago last year for the first time. I fell asleep an hour in. Granted, I started it around midnight. 

[Water Bottle]

My mom is a part of the GA and one of her favorite movies is Doctor Zhivago.

[Rthmessiah]

1 hour ago, #ED said:

So no 8M. 

Your hard man to please, you always want it and its never big enough

[Dementeleus]

Just now, RichWS said:

I tried watching Doctor Zhivago last year for the first time. I fell asleep an hour in. Granted, I started it around midnight. 

 

[WrathOfHan]

Airport and The Robe are the only ones in the Top 50 I have no idea about

[Orestes]

Just now, Rth said:

Your hard man to please, you always want it and its never big enough

 

For some size queens, it's just never big enough I guess.

[Dementeleus]

Just now, WrathOfHan said:

Airport and The Robe are the only ones in the Top 50 I have no idea about

 

AIRPORT was so big, one of the funniest movies ever was made just to parody it.

[MovieMan89]

28 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

It makes sense that kids and twentysomethings aren't familiar with it. But then again, given their general lack of interest for anything before they were born (no offense intended), is it that surprising? Anyone who's got a vague interest in classic movies or novels would be familiar with at least the name. I mean, shit, it's an on-going punchline in TRUE ROMANCE.

I can kind of buy that, but I also have to call foul on it a bit. Again, I think most of the top grossing adjusted movies still carry a certain reputation among people my age or younger, or at least awareness if they haven't necessarily seen them. Zhivago though I'd argue is just a big missing page in the cinematic archives to my gen and younger on the whole, and possibly even the gen before. Only talking in American terms of course, not other countries. 

[RichWS]

Just made my very first visit to Rth's profile. I learned so much! Sadly, his likes-to-posts ratio has instantly driven me into a deep depression.