ScottW said:

My gut feel is this thing won't sustain it's run like RotK. But we shall
see.

$117 million in the first five days. That's just a bit behind "Spiderman,"
which has the record for the first week.

Boon

"Marc Phillips" wrote in message

ScottW said:

My gut feel is this thing won't sustain it's run like RotK. But we
shall
see.

$117 million in the first five days. That's just a bit behind
"Spiderman," which has the record for the first week.

So Phillips you think that 5 days is a week when it's a religious movie, or
what?

My gut feel is this thing won't sustain it's run like RotK. But we
shall
see.

$117 million in the first five days. That's just a bit behind
"Spiderman," which has the record for the first week.

So Phillips you think that 5 days is a week when it's a religious movie, or
what?








LOL.

Arny said:

"Marc Phillips" wrote in message

ScottW said:

My gut feel is this thing won't sustain it's run like RotK. But we
shall
see.

$117 million in the first five days. That's just a bit behind
"Spiderman," which has the record for the first week.

So Phillips you think that 5 days is a week when it's a religious movie, or
what?

You know, I almost thought that you were smart enough to get the hint and stay
away. Now you pop in here and say something else that's unbelievably stupid.

Now, knowing your poor reading comprehension is once again your undoing, please
try to explain where I have equated five days and a week. The two facts I gave
were in no way meant to be presented as identical. They were meant to be
independent...one movie made $117 in its first five day, and the other movie
holds the box-office record for the first week. Can you understand that? My
statement presupposes that one is smart enough to compare the two figures.
Knowing your understanding of statistics is abysmal at best, your gaffe here is
not surprising at all.

Arny...YOU ARE TOO ****ING STUPID TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ME. How long is
it going to take for you to understand this? I mean, it's already been six
years.

Boon

"Marc Phillips" wrote in message


Arny...YOU ARE TOO ****ING STUPID TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ME.
How long is it going to take for you to understand this? I mean,
it's already been six years.

Ecept of course Phillips,that each and every time you reply to me, you
disprove your thesis.

Fact of the matter is I shouldn't bother with your pathetic trolls.

Arny said:

Marc Phillips" wrote in message


Arny...YOU ARE TOO ****ING STUPID TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ME.
How long is it going to take for you to understand this? I mean,
it's already been six years.

Ecept

Wow. You couldn't even make it past the first word without ****ing it all up.


Amazing.

Boon

"Marc Phillips" wrote in message

Arny said:

Marc Phillips" wrote in message


Arny...YOU ARE TOO ****ING STUPID TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ME.
How long is it going to take for you to understand this? I mean,
it's already been six years.

Ecept

Wow. You couldn't even make it past the first word without ****ing
it all up.

Pretty effective, eh?

It stopped you before you could say anything relevant to the topic at hand.

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
...
"Marc Phillips" wrote in message

Arny said:

Marc Phillips" wrote in message


Arny...YOU ARE TOO ****ING STUPID TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ME.
How long is it going to take for you to understand this? I mean,
it's already been six years.

Ecept

Wow. You couldn't even make it past the first word without ****ing
it all up.

Pretty effective, eh?

It stopped you before you could say anything relevant to the topic at
hand.



Good move Arny, just absolutely positively ****ing brilliant.




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Pretty effective, eh?

It stopped you before you could say anything relevant to the topic at hand.


It seems to always work on you. Hypocrite

Arny said:

"Marc Phillips" wrote in message

Arny said:

Marc Phillips" wrote in message


Arny...YOU ARE TOO ****ING STUPID TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ME.
How long is it going to take for you to understand this? I mean,
it's already been six years.

Ecept

Wow. You couldn't even make it past the first word without ****ing
it all up.

Pretty effective, eh?

It stopped you before you could say anything relevant to the topic at hand.

Thanks Krueger for admitting how irrelevant you are to the topic at hand.

Boon

"Marc Phillips" wrote in message
...
ScottW said:

My gut feel is this thing won't sustain it's run like RotK. But we shall
see.

$117 million in the first five days. That's just a bit behind
"Spiderman,"
which has the record for the first week.

Yes, it raking in the dough.
I notice the theatre count is well below that of
RotK during its opening week.
Why might that be?

ScottW

"ScottW" wrote in message
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"Marc Phillips" wrote in message
...
ScottW said:

My gut feel is this thing won't sustain it's run like RotK. But we
shall
see.

$117 million in the first five days. That's just a bit behind
"Spiderman,"
which has the record for the first week.

Yes, it raking in the dough.
I notice the theatre count is well below that of
RotK during its opening week.
Why might that be?


The book wasn't as good?




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Yes, it raking in the dough.
I notice the theatre count is well below that of
RotK during its opening week.
Why might that be?


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.

"S888Wheel" wrote in message

Yes, it raking in the dough.
I notice the theatre count is well below that of
RotK during its opening week.
Why might that be?


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.

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. 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. Such movies often give advance notice of about a year
to assure as many screens as possible. DUH!

"S888Wheel" wrote in message

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.

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.

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

On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 13:17:43 -0500, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:

Therefore I will overlook your lack of tact and proper respect for others
that you wish to converse with.


For someone who doesn't bother the the proper honorifics, this is a
hoot!

ScottW said:

"Marc Phillips" wrote in message
...
ScottW said:

My gut feel is this thing won't sustain it's run like RotK. But we shall
see.

$117 million in the first five days. That's just a bit behind
"Spiderman,"
which has the record for the first week.

Yes, it raking in the dough.
I notice the theatre count is well below that of
RotK during its opening week.
Why might that be?

Because the are more fantasy fans than Christians? Actually, I think ROTK may
have opened in more theatres.

But then again, we really should stop comparing the two.

Boon

"Marc Phillips" wrote in message
...
ScottW said:

"Marc Phillips" wrote in message
...
ScottW said:

My gut feel is this thing won't sustain it's run like RotK. But we
shall
see.

$117 million in the first five days. That's just a bit behind
"Spiderman,"
which has the record for the first week.

Yes, it raking in the dough.
I notice the theatre count is well below that of
RotK during its opening week.
Why might that be?

Because the are more fantasy fans than Christians?

Actually Mr. Wheeler pointed out the short notice on
the release date impacting the number of screens.
This makes the box office numbers even more impressive.


Actually, I think ROTK may
have opened in more theatres.

But then again, we really should stop comparing the two.

My wife saw the Passion. She didn't like it.
She also hates LotR.
She has to be in a pretty small minority.

ScottW

My wife saw the Passion. She didn't like it.
She also hates LotR.
She has to be in a pretty small minority.

What does she like?

(S888Wheel) wrote in message ...

My wife saw the Passion. She didn't like it.
She also hates LotR.
She has to be in a pretty small minority.

What does she like?

Chickflicks. She didn't like Monster either
but she did think Charlize was good.


ScottW

My wife saw the Passion. She didn't like it.
She also hates LotR.
She has to be in a pretty small minority.

What does she like?

Chickflicks. She didn't like Monster either
but she did think Charlize was good.


Bummer. Sounds like the play list is pretty limmited.

"ScottW" wrote in message
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My wife saw the Passion. She didn't like it.
She also hates LotR.
She has to be in a pretty small minority.

In the circles you prodly hang Scotty, she's in the minority because she's a
"wife" and she's female.

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message


correction:

In the circles you proudly hang Scotty, she's in the minority because
she's a "wife" and she's female.