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AinurOlorin
Half-elven
Feb 18 2013, 8:55pm
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This little sniping snippet from Box Off. Mojo tells exactly why 300 million in U.S. America was critical for THIS movie
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and will be for the next one as well. "Despite dominating the end-of-year box office, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey fell to fourth place in January with $65.7 million. Nearing the end of its run, The Hobbit has grossed $294.3 million, and it could ultimately wind up below $300 million. That's a bit of a surprise, considering all three Lord of the Rings movies made more than that, and The Hobbit had a decade of ticket price inflation and the addition of 3D/IMAX premiums working in its favor." Meet, hateraid. For whatever reason, and there are several, there are some facets of the industry that have wanted to paint anything shy of rousing success for this movie as failure. The fact that it is estimated as having already passed 300 million as of today will not put an end to all of that, but it will choke off some of the more obnoxious derisions, by having completely turned the doom predictions that installments like these issued after the first "not as great as expected" week.
"Hear me, hounds of Sauron, Gandalf is here! Fly if you value your foul skins, I will shrivel you from tail to snout if you step within this circle!" "Do not be to eager to deal out death in judgement. Even the very wise cannot see all ends."
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New Box Office Totals
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sauget.diblosio
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Feb 17 2013, 5:58pm
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Not bad, billion looking very easy now//
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Welsh hero
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Feb 17 2013, 6:24pm
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Yeah,
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sauget.diblosio
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Feb 17 2013, 6:29pm
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That would be $2.1m.
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Estel78
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Feb 17 2013, 6:34pm
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Yep.
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sauget.diblosio
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Feb 17 2013, 8:25pm
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Just $145,000 short of $300 million.
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sauget.diblosio
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Feb 17 2013, 6:26pm
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Might very well make it on Monday
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Estel78
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Feb 17 2013, 6:53pm
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Yes it is
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Ham_Sammy
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Feb 17 2013, 7:17pm
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Indeed, and yes. That is my thought. I just commented on that, prior to seeing this.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 17 2013, 8:35pm
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$300m is official
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Estel78
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Feb 18 2013, 4:07pm
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Flop!
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imin
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Feb 18 2013, 4:09pm
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That stopped being funny a long while ago!
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macfalk
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Feb 18 2013, 5:18pm
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CONGRATS!!!
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Silmaril
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Feb 18 2013, 4:33pm
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Should be interesting to see how it does in China.
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Owain
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Feb 18 2013, 5:40pm
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The Hobbit in China.
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ShireHorse
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Feb 18 2013, 7:40pm
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Is there a way to view the site in English?//
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Owain
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Feb 18 2013, 7:48pm
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I'm sorry if you haven't got a translator
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ShireHorse
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Feb 18 2013, 8:26pm
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Ah! Thanks!//
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Owain
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Feb 18 2013, 8:31pm
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Here ya go.
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Steven Van der Berg
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Feb 18 2013, 8:31pm
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Ah! Thank you as well.//
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Owain
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Feb 18 2013, 8:34pm
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Thanks, Steven.
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ShireHorse
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Feb 18 2013, 8:37pm
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Looks like it is getting released there on the same day as "Elavator Cry"
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Steven Van der Berg
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Feb 18 2013, 8:47pm
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I think the hopes are somewhere between...
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Owain
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Feb 18 2013, 8:52pm
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Okay, so 150,000 ~ left to 300 million
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macfalk
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Feb 17 2013, 7:01pm
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Entertainment Weekly said its on pace to hit $300 million on Monday.
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Kimtc
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Feb 17 2013, 11:27pm
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Awesome!
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Elessar
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Feb 17 2013, 11:34pm
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I'll be going tomorrow. I think there are now only 2 showtimes though.
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Ham_Sammy
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Feb 17 2013, 11:51pm
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I'm going on Tuesday
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Glorfindela
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Feb 17 2013, 11:56pm
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By the way
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Glorfindela
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Feb 17 2013, 11:59pm
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Success
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Elessar
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Feb 18 2013, 12:11am
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Very well said King
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MasterOrc
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Feb 18 2013, 12:16am
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Agreed...
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Elessar
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Feb 18 2013, 12:23am
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You would think for those
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MasterOrc
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Feb 18 2013, 12:36am
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Or, preferred sitting for the premiere! //
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Eowyn3
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Feb 18 2013, 12:43am
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I'd take that idea as well. :)
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Elessar
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Feb 18 2013, 12:44am
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We do I have a TORnsib... from China
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Bombadil
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Feb 18 2013, 1:09am
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Hopefully he will report on the buzz. Here's to a great...
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Owain
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Feb 18 2013, 1:38am
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Fantastic idea!
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Elessar
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Feb 18 2013, 12:43am
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It is mainly status. The number of movies that pass 300 million in the U.S.A. per annum is significantly
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 18 2013, 7:13am
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Could it be...
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Arannir
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Feb 18 2013, 7:28am
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Definitely not the first.
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Silverlode
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Feb 18 2013, 9:28am
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From what I remember of the LOTR films
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Glorfindela
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Feb 18 2013, 9:45am
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Maybe the second two movies,
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entmaiden
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Feb 18 2013, 2:22pm
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Not sure...
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Arannir
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Feb 18 2013, 2:41pm
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Entmaiden
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Glorfindela
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Feb 18 2013, 2:42pm
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I dunno about critical
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Estel78
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Feb 18 2013, 4:10pm
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I really meant award-winning.
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entmaiden
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Feb 18 2013, 11:26pm
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Agreed
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Arannir
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Feb 18 2013, 10:53am
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Many?
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Estel78
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Feb 18 2013, 12:47pm
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RIGHT! LotR, Hobbit and Game Of Thrones! nothing more.
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Silmaril
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Feb 18 2013, 1:02pm
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I did not say...
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Arannir
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Feb 18 2013, 1:17pm
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ah, ok.
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Silmaril
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Feb 18 2013, 2:23pm
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Right! Game of Thrones! Even more to Arannir's point, and I am ashamed to have overlooked it
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 18 2013, 10:57pm
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Well...
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Arannir
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Feb 18 2013, 1:15pm
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With regard to effects
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Glorfindela
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Feb 18 2013, 5:16pm
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He is right though. Leading into the era of The Rings movies you had a small handful, most tightly clutched
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 18 2013, 10:15pm
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Don't forget Game of Thrones
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macfalk
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Feb 18 2013, 10:40pm
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your right, GOT is hugely popular
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MouthofSauron
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Feb 18 2013, 10:43pm
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This little sniping snippet from Box Off. Mojo tells exactly why 300 million in U.S. America was critical for THIS movie
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 18 2013, 8:55pm
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Sorry, don't see the hateraid.
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Estel78
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Feb 18 2013, 9:07pm
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Nice!
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Elessar
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Feb 18 2013, 12:09am
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Although I have to work on Monday
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Old Toby
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Feb 18 2013, 12:13am
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What a great idea,
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Eowyn3
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Feb 18 2013, 12:35am
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International Numbers
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macfalk
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Feb 17 2013, 7:04pm
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Look at Japan...
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Arannir
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Feb 17 2013, 7:25pm
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Yes
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macfalk
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Feb 17 2013, 8:05pm
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It would be interesting to hear from someone in China,
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sauget.diblosio
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Feb 17 2013, 8:39pm
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Journey to the West...
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Estel78
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Feb 17 2013, 8:46pm
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WB in general
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Ham_Sammy
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Feb 17 2013, 9:06pm
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New films
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Elessar
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Feb 17 2013, 10:15pm
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True enough
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Ham_Sammy
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Feb 17 2013, 10:29pm
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Oscars
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Elessar
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Feb 17 2013, 10:36pm
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I just saw that!!! Mad that I cannot see the number of theatres it is still in yet, in the U.S.A.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 17 2013, 8:33pm
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Number of theatres
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macfalk
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Feb 17 2013, 8:35pm
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Damn! It held up so well last weekend, and so many other films with more theatre screens have been underperforming it
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 17 2013, 11:23pm
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Oh so close!
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imin
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Feb 18 2013, 12:13am
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Why 300 million for The Hobbit is great and a success
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macfalk
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Feb 18 2013, 10:19am
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December
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Estel78
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Feb 18 2013, 12:39pm
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December is no guarantee for "good legs"
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macfalk
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Feb 18 2013, 12:49pm
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I dont think it really had good word of mouth
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imin
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Feb 18 2013, 12:59pm
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If not good word of mouth, it had "something", IMO //
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macfalk
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Feb 18 2013, 1:02pm
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Yeah with that something being unfavourable in comparison to LOTR trilogy, lol //
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imin
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Feb 18 2013, 1:14pm
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Word of Mouth vs. Read Critics
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Arannir
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Feb 18 2013, 1:21pm
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They have no other friends, haha.
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imin
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Feb 18 2013, 1:36pm
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much less PROMOTION in comparison to Skyfall and Twilight!
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Silmaril
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Feb 18 2013, 2:50pm
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I guess...
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Arannir
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Feb 18 2013, 3:27pm
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And Skyfall was..
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MasterOrc
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Feb 18 2013, 11:44pm
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I am unsure what that has to do with BO or how much marketing it got?
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 12:10am
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Skyfall was....
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 12:22am
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For me its the other way round
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 12:27am
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Interesting
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 1:05am
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Dredd is a difficult one
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 1:13am
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Dredd difficult?
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 1:27am
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Dredd is a difficult one in so much as
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 1:39am
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Dredding
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 2:02am
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Maybe i don't like batman
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 2:07am
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I dunno
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 2:25am
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Ah ok
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 2:40am
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Graphic novels
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 3:01am
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I hope they don't make Superman dark or spiteful. That ain't him.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 19 2013, 2:50am
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There is still one twilight that has made more though
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 2:58am
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The Hobbit is currently #17 worldwide
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macfalk
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Feb 19 2013, 8:31am
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Talking about US domestic
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 11:07am
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It would seem that "Dredd" is a "tough sell" in every country in the world:
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macfalk
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Feb 19 2013, 8:37am
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I agree with this to a degree
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Ham_Sammy
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Feb 19 2013, 12:37am
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I believe the next two films are going to do better
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 12:45am
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That's the same for me
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Ham_Sammy
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Feb 19 2013, 1:00am
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Skyfall has more award buzz, yes
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macfalk
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Feb 19 2013, 12:05pm
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Metacritic and RT scores
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 12:14pm
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I know exactly what the critics thought.
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macfalk
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Feb 19 2013, 12:23pm
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then should i mention RT viewer score which is higher for skyfall?
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 12:33pm
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Is the BO performance of The Hobbit impressive?
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peace1993
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Feb 19 2013, 3:03pm
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Thanks for the post
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 3:09pm
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I think that's spot on
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Ham_Sammy
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Feb 19 2013, 3:14pm
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Yes, I agree
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Old Toby
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Feb 19 2013, 3:19pm
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I thought HFR was pretty good overall
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 3:41pm
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Yes, I do wear glasses
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Old Toby
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Feb 19 2013, 4:01pm
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Ah ok
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 11:32pm
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Cinema viewers like it a lot
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Ham_Sammy
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Feb 19 2013, 3:08pm
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I think it did. I think that is part of what saved it. It had mediocre critical reviews, but as you say
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 18 2013, 10:27pm
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Yeah i was being stupid
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 12:21am
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For some, the tone and density matters. We love the depth, but not everybody does.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 19 2013, 12:49am
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yeah maybe
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 12:55am
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It is a guarantee for better legs (than in other months), though
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Estel78
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Feb 18 2013, 1:06pm
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As you said, "better", not guarantee for "good" //
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macfalk
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Feb 18 2013, 1:08pm
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Sweet
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Elessar
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Feb 18 2013, 11:59pm
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I gotta disagree (surprise!)
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Estel78
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Feb 19 2013, 12:47am
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I'm shocked
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 1:09am
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he is speaking the truth though
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 1:15am
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I don't know about truth
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 1:30am
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I forgot i can't mention the hobbit not meeting expectations
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 1:44am
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"there was no one" and other generalities
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Kirly
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Feb 19 2013, 2:22am
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He didn't mean it personal
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 2:30am
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I was here before the release of the film
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 2:33am
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I was here, and looked at IMDB during the opening week.
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macfalk
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Feb 19 2013, 8:34am
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I don't think there were on here
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 11:08am
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quoted from IMDB
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macfalk
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Feb 19 2013, 11:59am
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Maybe he was referring to North America ;)
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Estel78
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Feb 19 2013, 12:02pm
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Fair enough, but this?
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macfalk
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Feb 19 2013, 12:14pm
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Sure, he went a little overboard. ;) //
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Estel78
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Feb 19 2013, 12:16pm
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...or this
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macfalk
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Feb 19 2013, 12:21pm
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Let's wait till it opens in China. ;) //
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Estel78
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Feb 19 2013, 12:24pm
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Even if it should fail in china, how is 1 billion "off the table" right now? //
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macfalk
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Feb 19 2013, 12:25pm
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I wonder if there are any folk in China who are here
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Old Toby
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Feb 19 2013, 3:08pm
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That is a troll posting, lol
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 12:21pm
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It is alot for a usual blockbuster, but average for a big blockbuster.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 19 2013, 11:11pm
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Yeah i agree
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 11:41pm
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Lol. Indeed. And the old Wizard vies for the hand of the Elf Lady, who is also a vampire
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 20 2013, 4:01am
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AUJ did much better than I expected
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totoro
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Feb 21 2013, 2:31am
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IMDB and RT
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 2:06pm
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Me neither really
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 2:12pm
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IMDB
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 4:12pm
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Back in the day RT was pretty good
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Ham_Sammy
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Feb 19 2013, 3:02pm
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RT
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 4:14pm
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Critics
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Ham_Sammy
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Feb 19 2013, 4:38pm
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Critics/Reviews
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 5:15pm
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Critics who doesn't even try to understand the material...
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macfalk
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Feb 19 2013, 5:22pm
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I'm with ya 110%
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Elessar
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Feb 19 2013, 5:30pm
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I agree
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imin
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Feb 19 2013, 11:34pm
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I'll be interested to see how films two and three open.
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Ataahua
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Feb 18 2013, 5:39pm
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Agreed. I think 2 and 3
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Owain
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Feb 18 2013, 5:42pm
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It's a lock!
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macfalk
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Feb 18 2013, 10:01pm
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Hurrah and Bravo!!!
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Old Toby
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Feb 18 2013, 10:15pm
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Woo Hoo!
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Ham_Sammy
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Feb 18 2013, 11:41pm
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I wonder if it could take down Skyfall next.
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macfalk
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Feb 18 2013, 10:14pm
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