Return of the King had a release date determined well ahead of time.
No one wanted to compete with it so the screens were made
available. No one knew what would happen with Passion or even if it
would ever be released.
LOL!
Note that the passion-movie web site was registered last July. They
obviously did this because they did not know if the movie was going
to be released. People have been downloading the trailer since last
July by the 100,000's which gave nobody any clue about what would
happen with Passion when it was released. The release date of the
film was known back in early December, when the pope previewed it. I
guess 60 days notice isn't enough for sockpuppet wheel.
You are amazingly stupid.
What an original way to try to start an adult conversation! Tell you what
sockpuppet wheel. I know that you are highly immature and unable to properly
express yourself, particularly in conversations with normal mature adults.
Therefore I will overlook your lack of tact and proper respect for others
that you wish to converse with.
I feel it is best to try to communicate with you on a level you might
understand. So much else keeps going over your head.
By the way Arny, 60 days notice is not
enough notice to get as many screens as a sure fire box office hit
like Return of the King will have on its opening.
As usual, the facts don't support your claims.
for example, this CNN article specifically denies the validity of your
claim:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movi....passion.reut/
"A release on 2,000 screens is similar to what a major studio release would
receive."
In fact, the Passion opened on more like 3,000 screens.
http://www.leesmovieinfo.net/wbotitle.php?t=2010
Shows that it opened on 3043 screens and is currently playing on 3006
screens.
now let's look at the top movie of 2003, "Return of the King"
http://www.leesmovieinfo.net/wbotitle.php?t=2057
It opened on 3703 screens, but grossed slightly less than Passion did in its
first 5 days. There are only 5 days of actual stats for Passion, so this is
the broadest analysis that is reasonable at this time.
The stats for box-office receipts are entirely believable given that number
of screens is not the same as number of seats, and that number of seats
available is not the same as number of seats with paying customers in them.
Sockpuppet wheel, your simplistic and incorrect analysis would attempt to
deceptively conflate all of these issues into one irrelevant number - of
screens. Typical of the kind of shallow analysis which is all that your
feeble mind can muster.
Such movies often
give advance notice of about a year to assure as many screens as
possible. DUH!
Fact is that according to CNN, "A release on 2,000 screens is similar to
what a major studio release would receive."
Fact is that Passion opened on and is continuing to show on more than 3,000
screens. This would be 50% more than what a normal major studio release
would receive. There was not a problem with the number of screens that
Passion was booked on given the sizes of the rooms and the degree with which
viewers were willing to fill them.
Passion has grossed $125.195 million to ROK's $123.775 million. Since ROK
was the largest-grossing movie in 2003, it is a highly relevant benchmark.
It has been narrowly beaten out by Passion. Fact is that Passion is
outgrossing ROK on a day-for-day basis, for the first 5 days (the only days
for which actual stats are available for both movies)
As usual sockpuppet wheel, your bogus claims were painfully easy to
deconstruct.
Wow. You spent all that time and wasted it. You tried to prove me wrong and you
proved me right. You are amazingly stupid. Did you not notice that Passion had
fewer screens than Return of the King which supports my claim that more
advanced notice is needed for an opening comparable to Return of the King?
Passion had the good fortune of opening in the off season when it is easier to
get more screens. This whole issue is over your head isn't it? You can waste a
lot of time looking up numbers on the internet ( I guess people with nothing
else in their life will do such things) but you still can't grasp the meaning
of those numbers and relate it to what I said in the first place. Sad. Where do
you find the time to listen to artists like Fold es Eg? LOL