Originally Posted By mawnck Uh oh, here comes another sequel . . . Just for the record . . . saw Monster House today. Not that great. I think Cars is still the Oscar frontrunner.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss i convinced my sister to go to the movies today (she's not a fan of movies) just so I could see Cars for a second time. I enjoyed the film more than I did the first time; where I thought it sagged in the middle before, today I savored every moment and did not feel that the movie was overly long. We got to the theater for the second matinee. It only showing on one screen at my multiplex. I was surprised when we walked in to a more than half-full auditorium.... the first time I saw Cars on opening weekend the theater was only a quarter full (of course it was playing on multiple screens then.) On a side note, I have been going to various stores on an almost daily basis, looking for the elusive "Nitroade" die-cast Car. There are 16 different individual Cars, and a few are "short packed," meaning they are difficult to find. I have yet to find Nitroade. I also notice in my visits that these toys are still flying off the shevles. Once a store gets any stock of the die-cast, they are gone by the next day.
Originally Posted By alexbook FWIW, here's a list of top Buena Vista releases ranked by domestic gross: 1. Finding Nemo 2. ***Pirates of the Caribbean 2*** 3. Lion King 4. Pirates of the Caribbean 1 5. 6th Sense 6. Chronicles of Narnia 7. Incredibles 8. Monsters, Inc. 9. Toy Story 2 10. ***Cars*** 11. Signs 12. Aladdin 13. Armageddon 14. Pearl Harbor 15. Toy Story
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy "Cars" is ONLY number 10?! How sad. ;-) No really, what's sad is that Narnia was so big...*sigh*...
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Had you read any of the books prior to seeing the film though vbdad? I've been so intimately close with these books for nearly 20 years, so that's why I've been so anti-"Narnia" as far as this film version goes.
Originally Posted By DlandDug TDG, I have been reading and rereading The Chronicles of Narnia since before you were born. I loved the film and cannot wait for the rest of the series. (Except for "The Horse and His Boy.")
Originally Posted By seanyoda With the weekend actuals in, "Cars" is at $229,485,636 domestic. "X-Men: The Last Stand" is still playing in 332 theatres and is now at $232,937,297 domestic. By this time next week "Cars" should catch "X-Men" and take the number 2 spot.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <TDG, I have been reading and rereading The Chronicles of Narnia since before you were born. I loved the film and cannot wait for the rest of the series. (Except for "The Horse and His Boy.")> Wow...well I know it's not strictly "if you read the books you won't like the movie", but I still find it amazing people can love the books as much as me yet still love the film. My sister and I were both extremely disappointed and let down by it, and felt so empty afterward. We used to make fun of the BBC series because of the low-budget effects and some poor acting, but we agree the BBC at least got the "feel" for Lewis's stories right---at least, the way we felt growing up with them. We much prefer the charming, intimate little world of Narnia as opposed to the effort at a grand, sweeping epic we saw. And what have you got against "The Horse and His Boy"? That's one of the best books in the series! (much better than "The Magician's Nephew" or "Prince Caspian", IMO)
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Had you read any of the books prior to seeing the film though vbdad? I've been so intimately close with these books for nearly 20 years, so that's why I've been so anti-"Narnia" as far as this film version goes< Have read the entire series, however not in the last 20 years. And while I admit the movie didnot cover the book like Peter Jackson did for lotr ( although I have some issues there also- especially at the end) - I thought they did fairly well
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Cars finally dipped below the $1mil mark by bringing in "only" $642,106 on Monday, its 46th day of release.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Anyone want to still call this a disappointment and try and argue the point that the Cars franchise will be worth a huge sum of $$$ to TWDC going forward?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss It will be the #2 film of the year behind Pirates once it passes X-men in the next week or so. I notice that Superman Returns went over as well as Krytonite does with the Man of Steel comparatively, and if it's production budget of $260mil is to be believed, it won't make any money on domestic numbers alone. After 27 days, it's pulled in $179mil. To put that into perspective, after 27 days Cars did almost $193mil.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros So Cars had 14 million more? It doesn't seem THAT bad, but then again, Cars was a whole heck of a lot cheaper to produce than Superman was.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss What it means is that Cars has performed well, and Superman Returns has not. I wrote in #214 that Cars just had it's first sub million-dollar day. Well guess what? So did Superman. But Cars has been in the theaters three weeks longer than Superman.
Originally Posted By leemac ^^ I really do blame the Warner Bros. marketing team for their appalling summer. Poseidon, Superman and Lady in the Water have all underperformed spectacularly and I think a lot has to do with the poor marketing message. Especially for Superman. Sad for a studio that used to generate so much hype from movies like Batman. Cars has had tremendous staying power. That really is testamony to the enduring appeal of Pixar.
Originally Posted By seanyoda With 7 weeks under its belt, "Cars" has taken in $232,181,886 domestically. "X-Men: The Last Stand" is at $233,115,252 domestically (with 9 weeks under its belt). After this weekend, "Cars" will be the number 2 film in domestic take for the year.
