Re: The Dark Knight = $158.4 million

Yea and I can remember back in the day (1975) when movies like JAWS stayed in the theaters for 3-4 months or even longer. In todays day, with all the money to be made on the aftermarket(SD DVD / Blu Ray DVD) you see blockbusters like Iron Man being yanked out of the theater and released on DVD four months later. So to compare what was to what is now, well thats not a good comparison.
Bottom line, whatever amout TDK makes, it is no doubt one of the best movies ever made hands down. But thats just my opinion.

Dark Knight will make killer money when it comes out on DVD, Bluray, etc. It should easily dethrone this years top DVD seller I Am Legend. I wonder how much DK will make in total by years end.

Hell, everything was different in the old days. I didn't see JAWS until the next summer in a mom & pop, local theatre in downtown Vancouver, WA. My mother wouldn't let me go because of the R rating and she figured it would be too scary for me.

So yes, back in the old days it was common to re-release the good blockbusters the next summer in smaller venues. Of course, VHS was still years away so it was the only avenue you had to see a repeat viewing. I sometimes miss those old times, because no matter what you were always going to see a repeat movie on the big screen.

Now days we are all spoiled rotten with our own big-screen, hi-def TVs. Sure, it's always better to watch a film at home and save yourself the trouble of restless, noisy crowds, but there was something very special about going to the old dollar theatres of the day. Plus, no cell phones in those times, so the crowd wasn't as bad. It does have some sentimental value, IMO, but long gone are the days of seeing your favorite BB years later on the big-screen. Well, Lucas did re-release his updated Star Wars in the theatre years ago, but it just wasn't the same.

Yes Tim it was a great time back in the day. I can remember(and this is why I think that I am a movie freak) my sister worked at a local theater called the Cinema. And it was common to find me hanging out there watching movies like JAWS over and over again. I think I sall JAWS 26 times that summer. It was a one screen lavish movie theater with a full balcony, remember those, crush velvet drapperies down the sides. It had a a HUGE lobby and a winding staircase that led to the balcony. And best of all I got in for free. Popcorn was way cheep and all the classic candies were there. There were no sandwiches or nachos or french fries to be had. Just sno caps rasinettes and ju ju b's. And every year during the holidays, they would bring back movies like A Christmas That Almost Was'nt. And how about the classical double or triple feature, where you went with your buds and spent a whole day in front of that massive screen. We would come out of the theater after the martial arts movies pretending to be Bruce Lee.
Yea Tim that was a GREAT time, ahhhhhhh the MEMORIES.

Ah yes, the full balcony theatre was the best! There were many of those in Portland and many of them still operate in downtown. The movie experience itself has changed so much from those days. In the old times it was all about beautiful decore and double features! Remeber double features? Now days the seats got more comfortable, but the 19th Century decore expereince has gone to the dogs. I wish I was a millionaire just so I could build a retro style theatre based on those old style movies houses we used to attened. I'd even make sure there was a cartoon short after the previews!

Well said, Tony. Succinct. Concise. To the point. A man of few words.

John

john,

i know that you want to go to the metreon to get your ears blown out by the IMAX speakers.

eddie

Fastest to 200 million (5 days).

Thats 3 days faster than Pirates 2.

The previous record for 5 days was 31 million less at 172 million held by Star Wars Revenge of the Sith.