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Post by gilraenisilra on Jul 5, 2006 19:15:35 GMT -6
Its Coming Out Friday, But I'm Seeing It with My Dad on the 15th for His Birthday
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Post by princessleagwen on Jul 6, 2006 0:35:59 GMT -6
AAAHHHH IM A BAD FAN!!!! i totally forgot the soundtrack came out the 4th
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Post by elbereth on Jul 6, 2006 7:23:29 GMT -6
One more day, I hope I don't have to wait to long to actually get to see it.
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Post by gilraenisilra on Jul 6, 2006 18:49:15 GMT -6
I Got the Soundtrack!!
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Post by elbereth on Jul 9, 2006 17:51:25 GMT -6
I went to see it this afternoon and loved it of course. Can't wait for the next one to see how it all ends. I won't say anything else until everyone has seen it.
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Post by princessleagwen on Jul 9, 2006 23:13:03 GMT -6
hahaha umm i've seen it twice already lol.... going for the 3rd time on tuesday... then probably the fourth this next weekend.
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Post by Laura~J on Jul 10, 2006 7:37:39 GMT -6
Absolutely loved it ;D I loved it even more than I expected I would actually. A whole year until the next one argh!!
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Post by elbereth on Jul 10, 2006 17:06:47 GMT -6
Pirates earned 132 mil opening weekend and now holds the record beating out Spiderman.
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Post by princessleagwen on Jul 10, 2006 23:59:00 GMT -6
HOLY WOW!!!!! thats crazy.... way to go potc!!!!!
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Post by princessleagwen on Jul 10, 2006 23:59:48 GMT -6
'Pirates' Hauls in $132M in Record Debut Monday July 10 12:12 PM ET
Johnny Depp's boozy, woozy buccaneer Jack Sparrow has plundered the box office, with "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" taking in a record $132 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Disney's swashbuckling sequel sailed past the previous all-time best debut, 2002's "Spider-Man," which took in $114.8 million in its first weekend.
"Dead Man's Chest" also did nearly three times the business of its predecessor, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," which took in $46.6 million over opening weekend in 2003.
ADVERTISEMENT The sequel surpassed that total in its first day alone, taking in $55.5 million Friday to beat the previous single-day record of $50 million, set last year by "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith." With $44.7 million on Saturday, "Dead Man's Chest" also became the first movie to top $100 million in just two days.
Despite sky-high projections for the "Pirates" sequel from industry analysts, producer Jerry Bruckheimer said he had expected "Dead Man's Chest" to open closer to the $77 million debut weekend of last spring's "The Da Vinci Code."
"When people in the industry predicted these high numbers, I thought they were just trying to be mean. So no matter how good we did, if we did $100 million, we'd be failures," Bruckheimer told The Associated Press on Sunday. "I didn't think we'd get near these numbers."
The movie sent Hollywood's overall business soaring. The top 12 films grossed $206.5 million, up 48 percent from the same weekend last year, when "Fantastic Four" opened with $56.1 million.
"Dead Man's Chest" raked in nearly double the total of the rest of the top 12 combined. The previous weekend's top film, "Superman Returns," fell to No. 2 with $21.85 million, down 58 percent from opening weekend.
"Superman Returns" has grossed $141.7 million in 12 days and should fly past the $200 million mark, said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros., which released the film.
The sci-fi tale of drug addiction "A Scanner Darkly" debuted strongly in limited release with $406,000 in 17 theaters. Shot in live action then painted over with digital animation, the movie stars Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder and Robert Downey Jr. in a hallucinatory tale adapted from Philip K. Dick's novel.
In a single weekend, "Dead Man's Chest" reeled in 43 percent of the $305 million total domestic gross the original "Pirates" rang up in its entire six-month theatrical run.
The movie's audience was equally divided between males and females, and it drew strongly from all age groups, according to Disney.
"It is straight across the board," said Chuck Viane, head of distribution for Disney, which based the movies on its "Pirates of the Caribbean" theme park ride. "Everybody's coming. Whoever it is, they're there."
Even factoring in higher admission prices since 2002, "Dead Man's Chest" still set a record of just under 20 million tickets sold, about 200,000 more than "Spider-Man."
"Maybe the only movie that has a chance to beat this record might be the next `Pirates' movie," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Audiences won't have to wait long. Disney shot much of the third installment at the same time as "Dead Man's Chest," which ends in a cliffhanger leading into part three, due in theaters over Memorial Day weekend next year.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," $132 million.
2. "Superman Returns," $21.85 million.
3. "The Devil Wears Prada," $15.6 million.
4. "Click," $12 million.
5. "Cars," $10.3 million.
6. "Nacho Libre," $3.3 million.
7. "The Lake House," $2.8 million.
8. "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," $2.5 million.
9. "Waist Deep," $1.9 million.
10. "The Break-Up," $1.6 million.
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Post by gilraenisilra on Jul 11, 2006 16:40:23 GMT -6
Yay for POTC 2! I'm Seeing It Saturday
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Post by princessleagwen on Jul 11, 2006 21:46:39 GMT -6
saw it for the 3rd time tonight... going the fourth time i believe on saturday!!! lol
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Post by gilraenisilra on Jul 12, 2006 13:20:04 GMT -6
Wow! Must Be Good!
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Post by princessleagwen on Jul 12, 2006 23:46:37 GMT -6
yeah im getting frustrated with the number of people who are saying the movie was bad.... i don't remotely see how anyone could ever find it bad. i think the biggest complaint i've heard is that they say there is too much going on at once and there was no real plot line... i was like ummm are you people on drugs?!
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Post by Laura~J on Jul 13, 2006 2:59:12 GMT -6
I completely agree with you! I don't understand when people keep saying to me that the plot was too complex - what's complex about it?! Jeez I think I found COTBP more confusing the first time I watched that. And people are saying the ending was a let-down I'm like are you MAD!? Crackin ending! *sigh* I love it. Going to see it again next week one day when it's a bit quieter, everyone will probably be seeing Superman then (it's out here tomorrow).
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