Guest El Satanico Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 Are we talking just box office, or total gross? Including DVD, I bet Star Wars will dethrone it once the original is put out on DVD. just box office
Guest Vern Gagne Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 It would be interesting too see how much some of the old blockbuster like Gone with the Wind or the Wizard of Oz would make using current prices for tickets.
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 Oh shit...I actually know the answer to this. It's the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The only movie I know of that still makes money every week.
Guest Downhome Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 Here is some fun, heh. I personally feel THIS is how the #1 at the Box office should be decided, by having it adjusted for ticket price inflation. It's listed as Rank, Title, Studio, Adjusted gross, Unadjusted gross, Year. Many that are on this list, I'm just totally shocked about... 1 Gone With the Wind MGM $1,181,960,729 $198,655,278 1939 2 Star Wars Fox $1,041,999,630 $460,998,007 1977 3 The Sound of Music Fox $833,129,950 $158,671,368 1965 4 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $829,847,861 $434,974,579 1982 5 The Ten Commandments Par. $766,350,000 $65,500,000 1956 6 Titanic Par. $755,830,302 $600,788,188 1997 7 Jaws Uni. $749,261,086 $260,000,000 1975 8 Doctor Zhivago MGM $726,192,415 $111,721,910 1965 9 The Exorcist WB $646,826,717 $232,671,011 1973 10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $637,650,000 $184,925,486 1937 11 101 Dalmatians Dis. $584,515,918 $144,880,014 1961 12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $573,915,031 $290,475,067 1980 13 Ben-Hur MGM $573,300,000 $74,000,000 1959 14 Return of the Jedi Fox $550,247,550 $309,306,177 1983 15 The Sting Uni. $521,485,713 $156,000,000 1973 16 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $515,629,852 $242,374,454 1981 17 Jurassic Park Uni. $504,552,535 $357,067,947 1993 18 The Graduate Avco $500,592,652 $104,397,100 1967 19 The Phantom Menace Fox $496,430,421 $431,088,297 1999 20 Fantasia Dis. $485,804,348 $76,400,000 1940 21 The Godfather Par. $461,697,010 $134,966,411 1972 22 Forrest Gump Par. $461,414,548 $329,694,499 1994 23 Mary Poppins Dis. $457,363,637 $86,000,000 1964 24 The Lion King Dis. $452,523,409 $327,530,876 1994 25 Grease Par. $449,992,253 $188,389,888 1978 26 Thunderball UA $437,580,000 $63,595,658 1965 27 The Jungle Book Dis. $431,027,494 $135,475,556 1967 28 Sleeping Beauty Dis. $425,154,928 $51,600,000 1959 29 Ghostbusters Col. $413,819,353 $238,632,124 1984 30 Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid Fox $412,763,449 $102,308,889 1969 31 Bambi Dis. $411,892,689 $102,797,150 1942 32 Independence Day Fox $409,860,445 $306,169,255 1996 33 Love Story Par. $409,489,147 $106,397,180 1970 34 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $408,734,761 $234,760,478 1984 35 Spider-Man Sony $403,706,375 $403,706,375 2002 36 Home Alone Fox $395,201,718 $285,761,243 1990 37 Pinocchio Dis. $394,309,501 $84,254,167 1940 38 Cleopatra Fox $393,023,255 $57,777,778 1963 39 Goldfinger UA $387,855,000 $51,081,062 1964 40 Airport Uni. $386,751,009 $100,489,151 1970 41 American Graffiti Uni. $384,428,571 $115,000,000 1973 42 The Robe Fox $382,909,091 $36,000,000 1953 43 Around the World in 80 Days UA $378,000,000 $42,000,000 1956 44 Blazing Saddles WB $369,880,954 $119,500,000 1974 45 Batman WB $368,284,515 $251,188,924 1989 46 The Bells of St. Mary's RKO $367,058,824 $21,333,333 1945 47 The Towering Inferno Fox $359,047,620 $116,000,000 1974 48 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $354,000,000 $141,600,000 1978 49 The Greatest Show on Earth Par. $351,000,000 $36,000,000 1952 50 My Fair Lady WB $351,000,000 $72,000,000 1964 ...I don't know if this is important, but I thought it could be used in this discussion.
Guest El Satanico Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 It's the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The only movie I know of that still makes money every week. Anyone know how much money Rocky Horror has made up to this point?
Guest Downhome Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 It's the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The only movie I know of that still makes money every week. Anyone know how much money Rocky Horror has made up to this point? $112,892,319
Guest El Satanico Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 WELL, it's going to take awhile, but as long as the fans breed fans(their kids) it will eventually surpass Titanic.
Guest Vern Gagne Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 Here is some fun, heh. I personally feel THIS is how the #1 at the Box office should be decided, by having it adjusted for ticket price inflation. It's listed as Rank, Title, Studio, Adjusted gross, Unadjusted gross, Year. Many that are on this list, I'm just totally shocked about... 1 Gone With the Wind MGM $1,181,960,729 $198,655,278 1939 2 Star Wars Fox $1,041,999,630 $460,998,007 1977 3 The Sound of Music Fox $833,129,950 $158,671,368 1965 4 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $829,847,861 $434,974,579 1982 5 The Ten Commandments Par. $766,350,000 $65,500,000 1956 6 Titanic Par. $755,830,302 $600,788,188 1997 7 Jaws Uni. $749,261,086 $260,000,000 1975 8 Doctor Zhivago MGM $726,192,415 $111,721,910 1965 9 The Exorcist WB $646,826,717 $232,671,011 1973 10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $637,650,000 $184,925,486 1937 11 101 Dalmatians Dis. $584,515,918 $144,880,014 1961 12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $573,915,031 $290,475,067 1980 13 Ben-Hur MGM $573,300,000 $74,000,000 1959 14 Return of the Jedi Fox $550,247,550 $309,306,177 1983 15 The Sting Uni. $521,485,713 $156,000,000 1973 16 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $515,629,852 $242,374,454 1981 17 Jurassic Park Uni. $504,552,535 $357,067,947 1993 18 The Graduate Avco $500,592,652 $104,397,100 1967 19 The Phantom Menace Fox $496,430,421 $431,088,297 1999 20 Fantasia Dis. $485,804,348 $76,400,000 1940 21 The Godfather Par. $461,697,010 $134,966,411 1972 22 Forrest Gump Par. $461,414,548 $329,694,499 1994 23 Mary Poppins Dis. $457,363,637 $86,000,000 1964 24 The Lion King Dis. $452,523,409 $327,530,876 1994 25 Grease Par. $449,992,253 $188,389,888 1978 26 Thunderball UA $437,580,000 $63,595,658 1965 27 The Jungle Book Dis. $431,027,494 $135,475,556 1967 28 Sleeping Beauty Dis. $425,154,928 $51,600,000 1959 29 Ghostbusters Col. $413,819,353 $238,632,124 1984 30 Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid Fox $412,763,449 $102,308,889 1969 31 Bambi Dis. $411,892,689 $102,797,150 1942 32 Independence Day Fox $409,860,445 $306,169,255 1996 33 Love Story Par. $409,489,147 $106,397,180 1970 34 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $408,734,761 $234,760,478 1984 35 Spider-Man Sony $403,706,375 $403,706,375 2002 36 Home Alone Fox $395,201,718 $285,761,243 1990 37 Pinocchio Dis. $394,309,501 $84,254,167 1940 38 Cleopatra Fox $393,023,255 $57,777,778 1963 39 Goldfinger UA $387,855,000 $51,081,062 1964 40 Airport Uni. $386,751,009 $100,489,151 1970 41 American Graffiti Uni. $384,428,571 $115,000,000 1973 42 The Robe Fox $382,909,091 $36,000,000 1953 43 Around the World in 80 Days UA $378,000,000 $42,000,000 1956 44 Blazing Saddles WB $369,880,954 $119,500,000 1974 45 Batman WB $368,284,515 $251,188,924 1989 46 The Bells of St. Mary's RKO $367,058,824 $21,333,333 1945 47 The Towering Inferno Fox $359,047,620 $116,000,000 1974 48 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $354,000,000 $141,600,000 1978 49 The Greatest Show on Earth Par. $351,000,000 $36,000,000 1952 50 My Fair Lady WB $351,000,000 $72,000,000 1964 ...I don't know if this is important, but I thought it could be used in this discussion. That's what I was looking for. Thanks Downhome. Too bad I don't like Gone with Wind.
Guest Downhome Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 WELL, it's going to take awhile, but as long as the fans breed fans(their kids) it will eventually surpass Titanic. True, but it would take around 122 years, and I'm sure something will beat Titanic by then.
Guest Downhome Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 I've never even watched Gone With the Wind, and I feel horrible as a lover of film, a screenwriter, and an aspiring filmmaker for this. I really need to check it out sometime.
Guest Sakura Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 30, 40 years from now. "9/11". It will be a huge blockbuster. The plot will be a man and a woman in love are in seperate buildings on that fateful day. That or one of them is on a plane about to ram into one of the buildings and they're talking to their wife/husband on the cellphone.
Guest Lethargic Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 I've never even watched Gone With the Wind, and I feel horrible as a lover of film, a screenwriter, and an aspiring filmmaker for this. I really need to check it out sometime. I've gotten in the mood to watch Gone with the Wind a few times. I've checked it several times from the library. Then the night comes, I pick up the box, flip it over, read the running time of the movie, put it back down and watch something else.
Guest WrestlingDeacon Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 I was going to ask about inflation numbers, so thanks Downhome. I find Gone with the Wind to be a bit overblown costume drama with wooden acting and a weak script that has its reputation built on myth and just the grand scale of the movie. Very much the Titanic of its time. Gable's excellent in it and I would say it's something you should see as a movie buff and aspiring screenwriter. I'm surprised there are no Martin and Lewis films on the adjusted list, all their films did boffo box office.
Guest pochorenella Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 Downhome, I was just about to post that info, too, but you beat me to it. Great post anyway. And I agree with you: This is how the Highest grossing films should be presented, with ticket prices adjusted to inflation. It's very unfair to compare prices in the 70s with the outrage that's going on these days. And for all you Star Wars haters, bite me: SW is #2 on both adjusted and non-adjusted lists. So if you want the measure of a monster movie, this is the one. For more info you can check boxofficemojo.com. This is a terrific site for all movie info.
Guest Mole Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 30, 40 years from now. "9/11". It will be a huge blockbuster. The plot will be a man and a woman in love are in seperate buildings on that fateful day. That or one of them is on a plane about to ram into one of the buildings and they're talking to their wife/husband on the cellphone. Didn't they make a TV movie about 9/11 already?
Guest wildpegasus Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 SPIRITED AWAY beat Titanic in the box office. At least the box office in Japan. Also deserving of praise is Princess Monoke which came very close to beating Titanic in the box office. The one thing you have to remember about movies like Star Wars is that they have been released in the theatres several times. So, perhaps a fairer test would be to adjust the inflation rates only for the movie's first run in the theatres.
Guest Downhome Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 SPIRITED AWAY beat Titanic in the box office. At least the box office in Japan. Also deserving of praise is Princess Monoke which came very close to beating Titanic in the box office. The one thing you have to remember about movies like Star Wars is that they have been released in the theatres several times. So, perhaps a fairer test would be to adjust the inflation rates only for the movie's first run in the theatres. You can't compare the money of two different countries like that. If anything, go on the World Record at the Box Office, and in doing so Titanic is #1.
Guest WrestlingDeacon Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 A lot of movies get multiple releases, Gone With the Wind is number one due to mulitple releases over the years. Hell, I think they even did a small re-release of Titanic right before it came out on video. That's a pretty common practice and I don't think hurts anything.
Guest Mole Posted May 7, 2003 Report Posted May 7, 2003 Gone with the Wind is still on some cinemas in someplaces.
Guest Lil Naitch Posted May 8, 2003 Report Posted May 8, 2003 I remember when I saw it for the second time, some kid passed me saying how it was his NINTH TIME.
Guest Kahran Ramsus Posted May 8, 2003 Report Posted May 8, 2003 To be honest...I think Star Wars will beat Titanic. One of these years you just know that it will get another wide-release ala 1997, and it will pass Titanic.
Guest Mole Posted May 8, 2003 Report Posted May 8, 2003 Yeah, in 2027 when they release it for 50 years. Unless another movie will be Titanic by then, which I bet will happen.
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Posted May 8, 2003 Report Posted May 8, 2003 Titanic 2! ITS BIGGER! ITS HEAVIER! AND IT SINKS FASTER! Coming soon to a theatre near you!
Guest DARRYLXWF Posted May 8, 2003 Report Posted May 8, 2003 It'll most likely be history related. I'm personally waiting for a $300,000,000+ epic on the fall of the USSR, specifically the Berlin Wall.
Guest tank_abbott Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 I hate to say it, but will 9/11 be a "big deal" in 30-40 years? I mean are emotions are all still raw on it, but do you feel badly about Pearl Harbor (The actual event, not the movie)... Its very much in the same vein...
Guest godthedog Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 blech...it's this whole blockbuster mentality of the studios that's making movies so shitty. the most evil thing they ever did was make US buy into it, and actually start to judge a movie based on how much money it makes. it's gotten to where the whole system feeds itself, partly based on this big numbers game. why should any moviegoer give a shit how much money 'titanic' made? do we all stand to make money off of it? of course not. this whole "oh, i hope X movie breaks Y's record with Z amount of dollars" just feeds the blockbuster mentality. the best movies will never make anything close to that much money, because they're not formulaic enough and hollywood won't take the time to saturate the market churning up hype for it. so why even bother thinking about it?
Guest cartman Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 Trust me it won't take 40 years to make a "9/11" movie with some sort of love story twist.
Guest godthedog Posted May 9, 2003 Report Posted May 9, 2003 Somtimes Blockbuster movie's are good. show me a good movie that cost $70 million to make, and i'll show you 20 great movies whose combined costs don't equal half that. i'd rather have 20 great movies than one good movie. hollywood has this "more is better" mentality that's going to come back and bite them in the ass someday (hopefully someday soon). sure they're making more money than they were before, but they're also spending more on production and marketing than ever before (to the point where any given movie needs to make over $100 million just to recoup its investment), and i can't imagine that their profit margins are any bigger than they were in the 40s or the 50s. bigger productions are NOT needed to make boatloads of money. 'pulp fiction', 'halloween', and ESPECTIALLY 'blair witch project' proved that. the hollywood marketing machine can make the public WANT to see just about anything. if they got behind some more original things with smaller budgets, they'd make at least as much money, and since the movie cost less the profits would be bigger. can you imagine the kind of phenomenon that something like 'amelie' could start, if it got the same wide release & advertising chance as 'pearl harbor' or 'gone in sixty seconds'? people were going back to see 'amelie' four to five times, always bringing different people with them, and then those people would come back to see it more times, bringing different people with them. and it cost something like $2 million. THAT is the kind of movie they should get behind.
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