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Theaters have been dropping in popularity as DVD sales go up and home theater systems get better -- 3D is trying to pull viewers back to the theater.

I don't think that the theatres are really having any trouble pulling people in

http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/Yearly.cgi

Movies have been historically making more money every year. Sure there has been a few odd years that fair poorly, but lets face it, those were bad movie years too. People like going out for a movie... good or bad. 3D might bring in a few more, but it's not really what makes someone go. Maybe it was for Avatar, but seriously, I probably would have gone to a 2D version too, if I didn't have the choice.

I think it is more hype about losing money from the 'industry' and whine for nothing. It's just lies about people staying home with DVDs or whatever. Blah blah. Pirating, whatever. All the theaters are mostly full when I go. If they are losing money at that, then there is something else seriously wrong.

Movies make money. Lots of it.

I didn't see that for the acting, I went for the magic trick. Why? Because everyone loves magic tricks. It was well worth the ticket and concessions.

Heath's performance was a nice bonus, and I'm going to say the movie's success depended a lot more on it being a pretty well done movie than on a star dying. You need a quality movie in order for a death to boost sales, and it's free advertising at that point. If the movie sucks, all of the death coverage will mention "... who is in the crappiest movie ever, showing now" or some variation like "whose performance in... should have been a warning of personal problems".

So it's only the biggest stars (biggest in hindsight of course) that have the cloud of doom over them.

So why doesn't HSX take this to the logical conclusion?

1: Go through a list like this http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/actors.mv?actors+ByAG
2: See what movies they are "in production" according to IMDB
3: Place bets on who the MAFIAA will knock off just for the publicity
4: PROFIT!!

because we can all agree that the top grossing films ever had absolutely no artisitc value? note, that link goes to inflation adjusted box office numbers. Looking at it the other way, while not a level playing field, would have me agreeing with you.

• 02. Star Wars
• 14. The Empire Strikes Back
• 15. Return of the Jedi
• 18. Raiders of the Lost Ark

• 02. Star Wars
• 14. The Empire Strikes Back
• 15. Return of the Jedi
• 18. Raiders of the Lost Ark

and ye shall receive. Top Grossing Films of All Time in the U.S. Adjusted for Inflation

Entire posting is a flamebait. Anyone who sees it will only like/dislike it based on political views. Since people who hate Bush are more likely to see it, reviews will continue to run positive, but all know that it is nothing but propaganda created by a skilled movie director. Anyone who says otherwise is letting their emotion cloud their thought, or lack thereof.

The Lion King has been toppled by Finding Nemo as the highest grossing animation ever.

Actually, if you click the sort by adjusted tab, the The Exorcist is #13.

I was unable to find any definate statistics as for percentages of movies made. average box office sales etc unfortunately. I can say that no R rated movie is in the top 20 highest grossing films of all time nor was there one for 2003. yet appearently the majority of movies released are rated R. You can also find teh listing of top movies as adjusted by inflation here

i want to know why the female wasnt played by Sigourney Weaver now that would have made for a kick ass movie!

Here you can compare weekly box office results for any movie produced in the last 3 years. They also have some interesting charts that compare past blockbuster movies.

Here you can compare weekly box office results for any movie produced in the last 3 years. They also have some interesting charts that compare past blockbuster movies.

Sorcerer's Stone was the second-highest box-office take worldwide, after Titanic, which ran twice.

CoS is going to make money hand over fist, and is poised to break box office records in Britain.

So yeah, that probably puts it right in there with "Ya Ya Sisterhood 2" or maybe even "XXX^2".

I don't really think WB has anything to fear for their pocketbook on this one getting leaked. Maybe they should fear that JK Rowling will want to renegotiate the contract for the rest of the series based on the outrageous popularity of the initial and sophomore releases.

--mandi

Of course they do, that way, you *always* (well, almost always) have a new >>Blockbuster But are they adjusting for inflation ( in ticket price? )

Uhhhhhh, nope...

I saw Star Wars for $1.50 in 1976. I saw Spiderman for $9.00 in 2002.

Well, this page attempts to adjust for inflation, though it hasn't been updated since mid-May, and therefore does not include this past weekend's numbers (at least, not at the time of this writing):

http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/Top10everad . tml

According to this page, the #1 highest grossing movie of all time is ......... "Gone With the Wind"!!

Star Wars (Ep 4) is #2, Titanic is #6, and Spider-Man is #89 (remember, this doesn't include Memorial Day's numbers yet!)

Actually there was an article on Slate or one of those other MSN-related sites that showed the top-50 all-time highest grossing movies, based on figures adjusted for inflation. The number one movie of all time is (drum-roll please...) "Gone with the Wind". In adjusted figures, this movie grossed about 1.1 BILLION dollars U.S.-- the next closest was Star Wars with about 900 mil.

I can't find the original article but I Googled "top 50 movies gross adjusted inflation" and found this .

I guess what you need is Top 100 Grossing Movies of All Time Adjusted for Inflation.

And it is not BenHur, it is Gone with the wind ...

The list makes a lot more sense with this math, though Titanic still gets ranked too highly. Unfortunately, this is only adjusted with the Consumer Price Index. I think someone should adjust for population growth as well.

Unfortunately, limiting a movie's audience by giving it an R rating never makes it more popular than it would have been with a PG or PG-13 rating. In a listing of the Top-100 highest grossing films of all time (a somewhat decent portrayal of recent movie popularity), your example of the Matrix shows up as number 67, or the 10th highest grossing film with an R rating. You might also notice that the highest grossing R-rated movie is Beverly Hills Cop at number 24.