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THIS IS FUNNY: Return of the King boffo at BO: $100m take in 24
National Business Review ^
| Dec 18, 2003
Posted on 12/18/2003 6:00:32 PM PST by trajanus_red
Return of the King boffo at BO: $100m take in 24 Return of the King, the third installment in Michael Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, has racked up a stunning $US57.6 million (NZD $98 million) opening day box office take.
In the US alone, the film earned $US34.1 million with the balance coming from 19 international markets, including New Zealand. The film broke opening day records in many market territories -- including Great Britain, Germany and Scandanavia, according to Hollywood Reporter>.
Global opening day records set by the film include biggest Wednesday and biggest December day. The film is said to have been the third biggest opening day in history and the sixth biggest single day of all-time, the HR reports.
The film made $US8 million on midnight screenings alone, which took place at 2100 theatres worldwide.
In all, 3703 theatres showed first day prints of the film.
E!Online says the returns officially crown Peter Jackson "the lord of the bling " and notes that, if it maintains its pace, "the film could become the first film to pass the $US1 billion mark worldwide since 1997's Oscar-winning Titanic, which raked in an astounding $US1.8 billion. "
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I was just waiting for the media's Jacko obsession tto betray itself in an LOTR report. Peter-Michael-Peter-Michael....
To: trajanus_red
To: trajanus_red
Can't wait till 10 am tomorrow.
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posted on
12/18/2003 6:05:57 PM PST
by
RobFromGa
(Bring Us Your Talented Individuals, Your Visionaries Yearning to Be Free. Keep the Huddled Masses)
To: trajanus_red
Return of the King...of pop?
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posted on
12/18/2003 6:05:59 PM PST
by
July 4th
(George W. Bush, Avenger of the Bones)
To: ecurbh
ping
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posted on
12/18/2003 6:10:47 PM PST
by
Samwise
(There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.)
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Return of the King, the third installment in Michael Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, has racked up a stunning $US57.6 million (NZD $98 million) opening day box office take.
Wow! Well, I did my part with two viewings yesterday.
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posted on
12/18/2003 6:49:50 PM PST
by
ecurbh
(There's gonna be a hobbit wedding!)
To: trajanus_red
Michael Jackson: Return of the Thing.
D
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posted on
12/18/2003 6:52:26 PM PST
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: BibChr
Michael Jackson: Return of the Thing. Good one!
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posted on
12/18/2003 6:56:07 PM PST
by
Samwise
(There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.)
To: ecurbh
We'll be seeing it again on Saturday. More than glad to help it break the $1.8 billion mark. I wasn't that impressed with Titanic anyway - I thought Leo's acting left much to be desired.
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posted on
12/18/2003 6:58:37 PM PST
by
sneakers
To: Samwise
I'm seeing it this Saturday. Go Frodo!
That said, I'm glad that only TWO members of the cast (Viggo Mortenson/Aragorn and Anthony Serkis/Spegol) have opened their mouths about their anti-war views and anti-US involvement in Iraq. I refuse to let these Demopuke leftist a**hole interfere with my enjoyment of the film.
Tolkien rules!
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posted on
12/18/2003 7:04:06 PM PST
by
Ciexyz
To: trajanus_red
Jacko Buggins?
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posted on
12/18/2003 7:26:10 PM PST
by
Charles Henrickson
(A tagline is a terrible thing to waste.)
To: BibChr
I'm getting to see it later this morning. Much, much sooner than I was expecting. I can't wait.
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posted on
12/19/2003 3:50:58 AM PST
by
MrConfettiMan
(Why is it that our children can't read a Bible in school, but they can in prison?)
To: Ciexyz
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posted on
12/19/2003 4:43:56 AM PST
by
Sam Cree
(democrats are herd animals)
To: trajanus_red
You didn't recognize Jackson in the movie?
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posted on
12/19/2003 6:22:10 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(It's all fun and games until someone gets banned.)
To: Corin Stormhands
What'd Grima ever do to you?
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posted on
12/19/2003 6:36:59 AM PST
by
ksen
(HHD)
To: Samwise
Well: he is the "King of Pop."
Or so I'm told.
To: trajanus_red
Everyone should note that the $100 million figure is in New Zealand dollars.
Still: that's $57.6 million US dollars, and that ain't shabby for opening day.
To: Corin Stormhands
Hey, knock it off.
Grima may have been a traitor, but he had good taste in women (even if the woman in question didn't care for him). He wasn't a pederast.
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