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`The Passion' soars beyond $200 million in second weekend to remain top film
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| 3-8-04
Posted on 03/08/2004 4:23:28 AM PST by truthandlife
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To: truthandlife
The Passion deserves to become the biggest success of all time, and will become so.
For anyone who has not yet seen it, what are you waiting for, Easter.
The most significant film I have ever seen.
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posted on
03/08/2004 6:35:50 AM PST
by
latrans
To: Conspiracy Guy
Happily, we aren't the "small audience" that they thought, right?
Hopefully we all continue to realize the importance of our influence. Not just in the entertainment field, but in politics as well.
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posted on
03/08/2004 6:37:47 AM PST
by
texasflower
(in the event of the rapture.......the Bush White House will be unmanned)
To: truthandlife
I wonder what the passion has grossed in overseas markets?
To: SkyPilot
Profit--well, I read that he's splitting 50/50 with theatres for ticket sales.
Pretty smart--that means, with every sold-out show, that theatre is "losing" some money they might have been making if they got rid of Starsky and opened that theatre room to Passion.
I've been hitting mojo more often than usual--wonder what their hit counts have been lately, with people wanting to see how this particular movie is doing?
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posted on
03/08/2004 6:51:05 AM PST
by
Mamzelle
To: truthandlife
"The Passion propelled Hollywood"
No. Hollywood was not part of this.
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posted on
03/08/2004 6:53:46 AM PST
by
cinFLA
To: MissAmericanPie
It's doing well but not great, so far.
"Its first markets of Australia, Greece, and New Zealand showed that Mel Gibson's film will be one of the 25 biggest releases of the year in most territories at least"
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/2004/10.htm
The article with the link has an interesting analysis of the international prospects. It'll be really interesting to see what it does in Europe.
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posted on
03/08/2004 6:57:07 AM PST
by
Varda
To: truthandlife
Finally saw "The Passion" yesterday. We went to the first showing of the day and there were less than 10 seats empty in the whole theater. I wouldn't be surprised if it again exceeds the estimate.
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posted on
03/08/2004 7:11:42 AM PST
by
cyncooper
("Maybe they were hoping he'd lose the next Iraqi election")
To: billorites
Glad I saw your review. I'd seen the preview a couple months ago and thought it looked kind of good!
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posted on
03/08/2004 7:12:31 AM PST
by
cyncooper
("Maybe they were hoping he'd lose the next Iraqi election")
To: Varda
Thanks for the link, I assume the Passion will be banned in most middle eastern countries and that is a shame. Darkness sure has a strong hold on that area of the world. But it would be interesting to see if that area could grasp the meaning of the film and if so, what the reaction would be.
To: MissAmericanPie
It hasn't really opened there yey. Gibson is tripling the amount of prints for overseas tho.
To: MissAmericanPie
I wonder what effect it will have on the troubles in Northern Ireland. I hope it will bring the two sides closer together.
To: MissAmericanPie
I think The Passion speaks more to those who are fairly familiar with the gospels. Because of that, I suspect the Muslims would not like it.
The Europeans, however, are familiar with the gospels. Maybe this film will call them home. That's my hope anyway.
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posted on
03/08/2004 7:29:07 AM PST
by
Varda
To: CathyRyan
It would be wonderful if this movie ended the fighting in Ireland, I have never understood all the components of that war.
The Catholics want autonomy from England, and also I think they feel they are descriminated against as far as jobs and social standing goes in certain areas of Ireland. I'm sure there is more to it than this but it's hard for me to get a handle on all of it.
To: SkyPilot
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posted on
03/08/2004 7:38:47 AM PST
by
ALOHA RONNIE
(Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.LZXRAY.com)
To: truthandlife
best-picture winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which climbed back into the top 10 with $3.2 million, raising its total to $368.3 millionThe question is, will hollyweird nominate this movie when it passes the lord of the rings..
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posted on
03/08/2004 7:44:18 AM PST
by
The Mayor
(There is no such thing as insignificant service for Christ.)
To: carton253
apparently you never read the book
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posted on
03/08/2004 7:46:11 AM PST
by
The Mayor
(There is no such thing as insignificant service for Christ.)
To: MissAmericanPie
I wonder what the passion has grossed in overseas markets? Passion has not been distributed overseas yet.
But you bring up a good point. Secular Hollywood produces so many bombs, it's hard to keep track of their crap even though we later we see the secular warped weirdos crowing about grosses for the garbage. That's b/c they make money from distributing the films overseas........not from US markets.
We can only conclude if secular Hollyweirdos make money with trash...........an outstanding fulfiling, artistic film like The Passion that is making huge bucks at home will soar through the roof when overseas box office receipts are tallied.
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posted on
03/08/2004 7:58:11 AM PST
by
Liz
To: The Mayor
Why was the book slow, ponderous, and had chatty teenagers disrupting the narrative?
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posted on
03/08/2004 8:14:17 AM PST
by
carton253
(I don't do nuance)
To: cyncooper
Finally saw "The Passion" yesterdayMy husband, daughter and I went to see it yesterday as well.
This is not a movie, it is an experience. The woman playing Mary (Maia Morgenstern) just ripped my heart out. I cannot remember ever seeing a movie, where at the end of it, I didn't want to get up out of my seat. I felt, I don't know, stunned(?).
My husband actually said that he doesn't want it to get any Academy Awards because this goes so beyond being a "movie". My daughter (16) said that she wished it had gone on further. I think she was ready for the "good news" part.
As for blood and gore that the critics are constantly harping on, I thought it was not as much as the critics seem to indicate. Mel cuts away from the torture often, and you are left with the sound of it vs. having to watch it non-stop. Also, the flashbacks are very well placed and give the viewer a break from the violence.
Very well done.
To: CathyRyan
The film may well have an impact on individuals, but it will have no impact on the situation in Northern Ireland as a whole, since the problems there are political rather than religious. The paramilitary groups responsible for the past 30 years of terrorism were fighting over territory and power, not religious doctrine.
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posted on
03/08/2004 8:23:53 AM PST
by
slane
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