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'X Men 3' Hits History Books (DaVinci Code Box Office Down 67%)
Fox News ^ | 05/27/06 | Roger Friedman

Posted on 05/27/2006 7:47:24 PM PDT by Reaganesque

"X Men 3: The Last Stand" took in almost $45 million on Friday and landed in the history books. It is now the second highest opener of all time, right behind "Star Wars: Attack of the Sith."

Insiders are predicting that the Brett Ratner directed third episode in the X Men trilogy could do as much as $150 million over the four day Memorial Day weekend. Word of mouth and "tracking" are so strong that "X Men 3," with no real rivals, should shatter all kinds of records by time the numbers are in officially on Tuesday.

Meantime, audiences may be cooling off to normal levels for "The Da Vinci Code." After a monster first weekend, Friday night's numbers--a respectable $10.2 million--were off by two thirds from a week ago when the movie opened. "Da Vinci" could still have a very good weekend, and luckily it made its money back with that strong start.

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: boxoffice; davincicode; moviereview; xmen; xmen3
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To: Reaganesque

LOL! Yup! That's Leonardo. He was at the Last Supper don't you know.


21 posted on 05/27/2006 8:31:00 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Freedom or a baloney sandwich? A DemocRAT will ALWAYS choose the baloney sandwich.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
It has Wolverine in it. I'll be there.

I was really bummed out that Kurt wasn't going to be in this movie: The interaction between Logan and Kurt was always one of my favorite parts of the comics. I'll be seeing it on Wednesday night.

Mark

22 posted on 05/27/2006 8:31:25 PM PDT by MarkL (When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
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To: em2vn

Didn't read this thread before I saw the movie. Freepmail me what happens after the credits.


23 posted on 05/27/2006 8:32:15 PM PDT by nonliberal (Graduate: Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations)
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To: nonliberal

Did they leave an opening for another movie?


24 posted on 05/27/2006 8:36:36 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: RandallFlagg

The door was open...but not very wide.


25 posted on 05/27/2006 8:40:54 PM PDT by nonliberal (Graduate: Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations)
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To: Southack
"X-Men3 plotline = gun control + abortion + stem cells."

Actually a lot of the X-Men story arcs have been said to relate to gay issues/AIDS... The whole gay gene/"cure" fits right in. If you don't believe me just check out Wikipedia or the web.
26 posted on 05/27/2006 8:41:08 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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To: Reaganesque

I enjoyed the prior X-men movies and will see the latest installment. They're not profound, just alot of fun. I think this latest one is doing especially well because there is literally nothing else worth seeing. Remember the nominees for best picture for last year? I think that says it all. The movie-going public is starved for some old-fashioned entertainment and does not want to be force fed heavy-handed agitprop.


27 posted on 05/27/2006 8:47:57 PM PDT by KamperKen
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To: Mr. Blonde
And even better one more week of movie openings means we are one week closer to the return of Captain Jack.
No one is more pirate-obsessed than my 5-year-old, and according to him it doesn't open until the 7th of July. (Or so he marked the calendar...)
28 posted on 05/27/2006 8:50:26 PM PDT by AnnaZ (Victory at all costs-in spite of all terror-however long and hard the road may be-for survival)
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To: AnnaZ

He is correct. I'm already counting down too although I don't think I put it on the calendar. I have to help with a camp when it opens. I hope those little bastards don't tear up the floor while I am gone, because I won't be there to stop them. :)


29 posted on 05/27/2006 8:53:25 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
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To: KamperKen

I agree. It's not art but, it's a heck of a lot of fun. All in all, a very enjoyable movie.


30 posted on 05/27/2006 8:53:36 PM PDT by Reaganesque
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To: devane617

I have a son named Logan in honor of Wolverine. I took said son to see X-Men 3 on Friday. If you are a fan of the comic books, to say X-Men 3 sucked, is like saying Hurricane Katrina was a light mist, and that The sinking of the Titanic was a small accident.


31 posted on 05/27/2006 8:55:53 PM PDT by chae (R.I.P. Eddie Guerrero He lied, he cheated, he stole my heart)
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To: MarkL

Honestly, don't bother. If you liked the comic books, you won't like the movie.


32 posted on 05/27/2006 8:57:36 PM PDT by chae (R.I.P. Eddie Guerrero He lied, he cheated, he stole my heart)
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To: AnnaZ

True. My 10-year-old can't wait for it either!


33 posted on 05/27/2006 8:58:53 PM PDT by chae (R.I.P. Eddie Guerrero He lied, he cheated, he stole my heart)
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To: chae
I disagree completely. My wife and I are big fans of the comics (I've read and collected comics since the 70s) and I can say that we both thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Yes, it was different from the comics, but that was true of the first two movies as well. The changes in this one were no worse than the changes made in the first two, and in no way detracted from the story, IMHO.
34 posted on 05/27/2006 9:02:40 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes)
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To: Reaganesque

Somebody might want to tell Roger it was "Revenge of the Sith".


35 posted on 05/27/2006 9:07:36 PM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: chae; Mr. Blonde
My little one has downloaded the trailer which he must see every day before breakfast.

Speaking of breakfast, he has already gone through a box of this:



and a bag of these:



Frankly, with five weeks left to go, I don't know if I'm going to make it. (And also, it looks too scary for a 5-year-old!)

36 posted on 05/27/2006 9:20:28 PM PDT by AnnaZ (Victory at all costs-in spite of all terror-however long and hard the road may be-for survival)
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To: Reaganesque
It's not the best movie of all time but alot of fun for a summer movie.

That's all one needs...

Earth to Hollyweird: quit yammering about politics and entertain us, OK?

37 posted on 05/27/2006 9:22:11 PM PDT by BeHoldAPaleHorse ( ~()):~)>)
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To: PzLdr

Roger seems to be very good at some things, like breaking news on Michael Jackson's finances, but he's not very good at predicting what movie or CD is going to be a bit hit. I think he lets politics cloud his judgment. A few weeks ago, he was going on about what massive sellers the new Bush-hating Dixie Chicks and Neil Young CDs would be. Then the other day, he was lamenting about how the record company obviously didn't know how to promote Neil's CD, since it didn't sell very well. I think he's the only one surprised about that. In this column, he's predicting that the next Kevin Smith movie will be huge, so you might want to sell any stock you have in that studio.


38 posted on 05/27/2006 9:23:25 PM PDT by HHFi
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To: em2vn
I saw the movie today and really enjoyed it, but I didn't see all of the end credits. Can you E-mail me privately and tell me what happened?
39 posted on 05/27/2006 9:26:04 PM PDT by Uncle Vlad
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To: AnnaZ

My son and I are going to be in Florida at Walt Disney World when the movie opens, so that should be lots of fun. He was more excied about the Pirates trailer at the beginning of the movie then he was about the movie itself.
It does look pretty scary for a little one tho, you might end up with him hiding his face, and sitting on your lap.


40 posted on 05/27/2006 9:27:58 PM PDT by chae (R.I.P. Eddie Guerrero He lied, he cheated, he stole my heart)
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