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#126

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/27/12 at 11:59pm

All conceivable box office data related to Mamma Mia!:

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=mammamia.htm

#127

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:00am

Mamma Mia's opening weekend worldwide was $55M. Les Miz has $58 from its first two days before it even gets to its first weekend.

#128

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:04am

I don't know about you guys, but I really want to watch Mamma Mia!

#129

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:07am

Jovie really wants us to watch Mamma Mia!

#130

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:12am

Hahahaha

#131

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:21am

In case anyone was curious about ETX (AMC's Enhanced Theater Experience), I was able to catch a screening today and finally felt satisfied with the sound quality. The gun shots and cannons were not ear splitting. I'd recommend this over the regular movie experience. I don't know how it compares to IMAX, will update know if I find myself catching an IMAX screening.

#132

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:22am

#133

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:24am

^ And they're bathed in golden light!!!

The Streep makes a fabulous head whore.

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Updated On: 12/28/12 at 12:24 AM

#134

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:38am

Mamma Mia's opening weekend worldwide was $55M. Les Miz has $58 from its first two days before it even gets to its first weekend.

Sure, Les Miz didn't open on a weekend, but shouldn't its first two days count as a weekend haul? In that case, they both made more or less the same amount in the same amount of time.

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#135

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:39am

And Mamma Mia wasn't competing with the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

#136

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:40am

To a point yes, but how many people had **** to do on Christmas unable to go see Les Miz and are waiting for the weekend so they can see it while they're off work. That's the appeal of the weekend and why they're so focused on them for Movie grosses.

#137

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:43am

Les Miseramma Mia!

#138

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:43am

Les Miseramma Mia!

#139

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:46am

Phyllis, that reminds me, Mamma MIa! opened the same weekend as The Dark Knight, so its opening weekend gross is even more impressive, considering.

TheatreFan4, it's Christmas vacation. College/high school students have it off. (I was surprised at the large amount of teens/twentysomethings in my theater.) Furthermore, many people/families go to the movies on Christmas. That's why movies open on that date.

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Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

Updated On: 12/28/12 at 12:46 AM

#140

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 12:50am

"Sure, Les Miz didn't open on a weekend, but shouldn't its first two days count as a weekend haul? In that case, they both made more or less the same amount in the same amount of time."

Well, Les Mis did more in 2 days what Mamma Mia did in 3...


"Phyllis, that reminds me, Mamma MIa opened the same weekend as The Dark Knight, so its weekend gross is even more impressive considering."

No, it's called counter programming. Obviously TDK and Mamma Mia are two vastly different markets.

#141

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 2:21pm

And it continues to kick box office ass.

#142

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 2:56pm

It's going into the weekend at $39 million domestically. I originally guessed $40-60 million in its first week (total), but it may pass my top range estimate of $60 million. Very cool for a musical film!

It already broke the (current US dollar rate) box office record of a single day for a musical film, and it also broke the all time non-weekend record for an opening holiday film of any genre.

It's starting out of the gate very well indeed.

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#143

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 4:39pm

And non regular theater lovers are going and loving it. That is wonderful.

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Updated On: 12/28/12 at 04:39 PM

#144

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 5:19pm

I just saw it in a a smaller Midwestern town and the theater was pretty full.

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#145

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 6:20pm

So it slips to #2 yesterday behind The Hobbit: $10,120,000
Les Miz: $9,168,120

$104,691,638 to beat Mamma Mia
$131,249,093 to beat Chicago

#146

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 6:24pm

I have to say this (and maybe it belongs on the other thread), but this movie has its flaws, yes.

But what it gets right, it really gets right.

I still can't stop thinking about the first 40 minutes of this film. It's haunting me. Ann Hathaway's brilliant performance is haunting me.

I seriously tear up just thinking about it.

If that translates into good word of mouth, this movie will do much better than I expected.

... meaning "blockbuster."

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#147

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 6:34pm

Sorry to ruin the party folks, but Les Miserables is a huge FLOP. I have a friend who knows someone who has a friend who is an intern at Universal Pictures. According to her, Universal is LOSING money on this pic, because they had to refund most of the $40 million they made so far. Many people who have seen this huge flop are demanding refunds because they didn't know it was a boring, lame, homosexual sung-through musical about cats with AIDS living in the Paris Opera House. They expected a Wolverine prequel but were duped by the misleading advertising.

#148

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 6:35pm

LOL

*love*

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#149

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 6:50pm

They were pissed because the helicopter was cut out weren't they?

#150

Les Mis set to be highest grossing movie musical of all time.

Posted: 12/28/12 at 7:00pm

"Jovie really wants us to watch Mamma Mia!"

Not really...I want the results of the poster to be true: "Les Mis set to be the highest grossing movie musical of all time". It has to beat $600 million world wide. But, I just don't think it will. I hope so, but I just don't see it...