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MasterOrc
Rivendell
Feb 18 2013, 11:44pm
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at best a good movie. Most people I know who saw it all agreed...
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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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