#26
Posted: 7/19/08 at 2:59am
The mere suggestion that these two films will have comparable box office is ludicrous, at best. Anyone claiming otherwise doesn't have a clue of any sort.
DARK KNIGHT already beats out MAMMA MIA... — Page 2
#27
Posted: 7/19/08 at 3:01am
the analyst I read said 125-132 million for the weekend.
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#28
Posted: 7/19/08 at 11:53am
Holy COW - estimated ONE-DAY figure of just under 66.5 mil!!!
With MAMMA's estimate at under 10, by the way.
With MAMMA's estimate at under 10, by the way.
#29
Posted: 7/19/08 at 12:05pm
Well I can only speak for myself. TDK holds no appeal to me, and since my 5 year old obviously cannot see it I won't be going to see it. I would like to see Mamma Mia, however.
And on a side note, why are they promoting all this batman merchandise (ie: in kid's meals) when it's not a kid's movie. Now of course my kids want to see it.
And on a side note, why are they promoting all this batman merchandise (ie: in kid's meals) when it's not a kid's movie. Now of course my kids want to see it.
KFTC!!!!!
#30
Posted: 7/19/08 at 1:57pm
Saturday update:
TDK is expected to shatter all records and take 155-160 million in one weekend. That breaks the previous record held by Spiderman and POTC.
Mama Mia is on track to collect 20-25 million. But that will probably have longer legs depending on word of mouth.
Saturday Update
TDK is expected to shatter all records and take 155-160 million in one weekend. That breaks the previous record held by Spiderman and POTC.
Mama Mia is on track to collect 20-25 million. But that will probably have longer legs depending on word of mouth.
Saturday Update
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#31
Posted: 7/19/08 at 2:20pm
At that pace it could outsell Pirates opening weekend of 135.6 mil between yesterday and today. That's crazy.
#32
Posted: 7/20/08 at 3:09pm
I saw Dark Knight on Friday and was attempting to see a 1:55 showing of Mamma Mia in Grapevine, TX this afternoon only to be shut out due to it being sold out. For the record, the 1:45 The Dark Night was still selling tickets at 1:40. 
Of course...Mamma Mia was in a 350 seat theatre, while The Dark Knight was in two 1500 seat theatres at the same time - but that is just details.
Of course...Mamma Mia was in a 350 seat theatre, while The Dark Knight was in two 1500 seat theatres at the same time - but that is just details.
#33
Posted: 7/20/08 at 6:32pm
Yes but does Dark Knight leave you smiling and happy and in a great mood?
#34
Posted: 7/20/08 at 6:39pm
Does MAMMA MIA leave you smiling and happy and in a great mood?
For what its worth, the audience I saw DARK KNIGHT with were smiling and happy and in a great mood after having seen it.
For what its worth, the audience I saw DARK KNIGHT with were smiling and happy and in a great mood after having seen it.
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#35
Posted: 7/21/08 at 12:30am
"Yes but does Dark Knight leave you smiling and happy and in a great mood? "
Oh hell yeah it did. MM left me befuddled, though I had much fun with the group I was with and from certain numbers/moments.
Oh hell yeah it did. MM left me befuddled, though I had much fun with the group I was with and from certain numbers/moments.
#36
Posted: 7/21/08 at 1:41am
How can one "beat" the other when they're not even in the same race? Come on now.
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#37
Posted: 7/21/08 at 1:46am
Amen, MissP.
It looks to me like they're BOTH winners.
It looks to me like they're BOTH winners.
#38
Posted: 7/21/08 at 1:49am
They are. They both broke records. 27 million is excellent.
#39
Posted: 7/21/08 at 2:00am
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#40
Posted: 7/21/08 at 2:02am
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#41
Posted: 7/21/08 at 7:27am
"Opening in second place with a solid showing of its own was the Meryl Streep-led musical Mamma Mia! which bowed to an estimated $27.6M for Universal. The PG-13 film averaged a stellar $9,276 from 2,976 locations performing just like last summer's musical hit Hairspray which debuted to $27.5M this very weekend. Mamma, which also stars Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Christine Baranski, played to an audience of adult women with studio data showing that 75% of the crowd was female while 64% was over the age of 30.
It was aimed as an alternative to Dark Knight and the strategy worked like a charm. Streep's The Devil Wears Prada received the same treatment bowing to a similar $27.5M against Superman Returns two summers ago on its way to a sensational $124.7M domestic and $325M worldwide.
Mamma Mia! has already been playing to sell-out crowds overseas over the last two weeks. This weekend, the $65M production bowed at number one in seven new territories including Germany and displayed great holds in existing markets like Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom to total an estimated $26.8M weekend take. That propelled the international cume to $72.6M and the global gross to $100M with much more to come"
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It was aimed as an alternative to Dark Knight and the strategy worked like a charm. Streep's The Devil Wears Prada received the same treatment bowing to a similar $27.5M against Superman Returns two summers ago on its way to a sensational $124.7M domestic and $325M worldwide.
Mamma Mia! has already been playing to sell-out crowds overseas over the last two weeks. This weekend, the $65M production bowed at number one in seven new territories including Germany and displayed great holds in existing markets like Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom to total an estimated $26.8M weekend take. That propelled the international cume to $72.6M and the global gross to $100M with much more to come"
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