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Interesting stat - Endgame and Avatar do not even crack the top 10
Posted on 7/23/19 at 10:59 am
Posted on 7/23/19 at 10:59 am
Toss out the ticket prices and just going with tickets sold.
Avatar was around 97 million tickets and Endgame is currently around 95 million tickets sold.
10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Estimated admissions: 109 million tickets
9. The Exorcist (1973)
Estimated admissions: 116.5 million tickets
8. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Estimated admissions: 124.6 million tickets
7. Jaws (1975)
Estimated admissions: 128 million tickets
6. The Ten Commandments (1956)
Estimated admissions: 131 million tickets
5. Titanic (1997)
Estimated admissions: 143.5 million tickets
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Estimated admissions: 147.9 million tickets
3. The Sound of Music (1965)
Estimated admissions: 157.2 million tickets
2. Star Wars (1977)
Estimated admissions: 178.1 million tickets
1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Estimated admissions: 201 million tickets
This is not to ruffle the feathers here and more of if we will ever see a new movie break into the top 10 in today's world. Some of the above have inflated the numbers with re-releases, but some did not.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/22/top-10-films-at-the-box-office-when-adjusted-for-inflation.html
Avatar was around 97 million tickets and Endgame is currently around 95 million tickets sold.
10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Estimated admissions: 109 million tickets
9. The Exorcist (1973)
Estimated admissions: 116.5 million tickets
8. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Estimated admissions: 124.6 million tickets
7. Jaws (1975)
Estimated admissions: 128 million tickets
6. The Ten Commandments (1956)
Estimated admissions: 131 million tickets
5. Titanic (1997)
Estimated admissions: 143.5 million tickets
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Estimated admissions: 147.9 million tickets
3. The Sound of Music (1965)
Estimated admissions: 157.2 million tickets
2. Star Wars (1977)
Estimated admissions: 178.1 million tickets
1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Estimated admissions: 201 million tickets
This is not to ruffle the feathers here and more of if we will ever see a new movie break into the top 10 in today's world. Some of the above have inflated the numbers with re-releases, but some did not.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/22/top-10-films-at-the-box-office-when-adjusted-for-inflation.html
This post was edited on 7/23/19 at 11:01 am
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Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:01 am to DarthRebel
Is that first run? Because they used to rerelease movies constantly.
Plus pre home video numbers.
Plus pre home video numbers.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:01 am to DarthRebel
Would take a new teen heartthrob in a summer movie getting all the high school girls to go 5-10x each like titanic.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:02 am to DarthRebel
How much competition did Gone with the Wind have in 1939 and how long did it run in the theater?
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:03 am to DarthRebel
Ticket prices have increased dramatically, especially when you include the ridiculous prices of 3D, 4DX, and IMAX. There's also home video streaming and DVDs where movies come out quicker than ever before. There's also large screen TVs. People just don't go to the movies nearly as much because of these things. Sticky floors and annoying crowds don't help.
Box office records mean nothing anymore.
Box office records mean nothing anymore.
This post was edited on 7/23/19 at 11:04 am
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:05 am to SammyTiger
quote:
Is that first run? Because they used to rerelease movies constantly.
Plus pre home video numbers.
It is total runs I am sure, but
quote:
Released only in 1965, “Doctor Zhivago” earned $112.1 million during its run in theaters and won five Academy Awards.
There are more theaters and people now though, but back then movies would stay theaters for a year or more. It sort of washes itself out.
The ability to watch it at home changed the game, thus the question will we ever see a new movie break into the top 10 in today's world.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:07 am to The Godfather
quote:
Gone With the Wind” has been rereleased at least seven times since its initial debut in 1939, Comscore said. During that time, it has grossed around $203 million.
However, its popularity has resulted in more than 201 million tickets being sold in the last 80 years. If all of those tickets had been bought today, the film would have grossed around $1.8 billion at the domestic box office
I mean.....
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:09 am to DarthRebel
quote:
5. Titanic (1997)
Estimated admissions: 143.5 million tickets
GOAT run, IMO. Domestically, it opened at 26 mil and finished over 600 mil.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:10 am to The Godfather
quote:
How much competition did Gone with the Wind have in 1939
Dark Victory
Gone with the Wind (Best Picture winner)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Love Affair
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Ninotchka
Of Mice and Men
Stagecoach
The Wizard of Oz
Wuthering Heights
quote:
how long did it run in the theater?
There have been 8 releases of GWTW. It sold 60 million tickets during the first year of release, which was 2.7% of the Earth's population.
Edit - Endgame at 95 million tickets is 1.23% of global population.
This post was edited on 7/23/19 at 11:14 am
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:14 am to DarthRebel
Titanic had a 41 week theater run, per box office mojo. That's almost 11 months.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:21 am to SammyTiger
quote:
Is that first run? Because they used to rerelease movies constantly.
Not sure about the others but Gone With The Wind and Star Wars have definitely been re-released in theaters numerous times over the years. Titanic might be the most impressive out of the bunch because they've only been re-released in theaters once and it was for one week only in less than 100 theaters. Their original theater release probably accounts for 99% of their overall ticket sales.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:30 am to The Godfather
quote:Idk. What was the nation's population number in 1939? Average household income (coming off a depression)? Number of theaters in the country?
How much competition did Gone with the Wind have in 1939 and how long did it run in the theater?
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:40 am to St Augustine
quote:
Would take a new teen heartthrob in a summer movie getting all the high school girls to go 5-10x each like titanic.
this is so out of touch that it's ridiculous
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:51 am to DarthRebel
Tbh Titanic had the most impressive run in my lifetime. It was in theaters for nearly a year and some were still packed late into that run as people saw it 5+ times. There’s not been anything like it since
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:55 am to DarthRebel
quote:
9. The Exorcist (1973)
Estimated admissions: 116.5 million tickets
Damn
Posted on 7/23/19 at 12:13 pm to DarthRebel
I think you have to take into account technology of the time.
Movie theater experiences were THE way to see new films. You had no other options. TV was limited. No streaming technology. I’d hazard that films also get to Blu-ray now faster than they got to VHS and are levels cheaper with today’s tech than with that ages tech.
You can wait a bit and Netflix ends end with big blockbusters etc.
All that means is more movie goers then than now.
Movie theater experiences were THE way to see new films. You had no other options. TV was limited. No streaming technology. I’d hazard that films also get to Blu-ray now faster than they got to VHS and are levels cheaper with today’s tech than with that ages tech.
You can wait a bit and Netflix ends end with big blockbusters etc.
All that means is more movie goers then than now.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 12:15 pm to DarthRebel
quote:
1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Estimated admissions: 201 million tickets
Entertainment options in 1939:
-Watch Gone with the Wind for the 20th time
-Kick a can down the street
-Count the tumbleweeds going by
-Watch the paint dry on your neighbor's fence
-Avoid polio
Posted on 7/23/19 at 2:27 pm to The Godfather
People also had almost nothing else to do also movies in the 30s was a pretty new experience so lots of people going just to see something they've never seen before
Posted on 7/23/19 at 2:44 pm to DarthRebel
quote:But still the same 2 million women seeing it again and again and again.
5. Titanic (1997)
Estimated admissions: 143.5 million tickets
Posted on 7/23/19 at 2:54 pm to The Godfather
quote:
Dark Victory
Gone with the Wind (Best Picture winner)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Love Affair
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Ninotchka
Of Mice and Men
Stagecoach
The Wizard of Oz
Wuthering Heights
You just got owned. How much competition did Endgame or Avatar have? They weren't going up against a list of classics like that
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