DARK KNIGHT already beats out MAMMA MIA...- Page 2

[DG]

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.

[tazber]

Posted: 7/19/08 at 3:01am

the analyst I read said 125-132 million for the weekend.

[DG]

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.

[StockardFan]

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.

[tazber]

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

[frogs_fan85]

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.

[Patronus]

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.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 6:32pm

Yes but does Dark Knight leave you smiling and happy and in a great mood?

[Roscoe]

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.

Updated On: 7/20/08 at 06:39 PM

[jrb_actor]

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.

[miss pennywise]

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.

[DG]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 1:46am

Amen, MissP.

It looks to me like they're BOTH winners.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 1:49am

They are. They both broke records. 27 million is excellent.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 2:00am

Welcome to America in the 21st Century, where EVERYONE is a winner!!!!

[DG]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 2:02am

"My movie is an Honor Student at the BWW School for Bitchy Queen Movie Reviewers!"

[tazber]

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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