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In response to "fair enough. I'm saying Star Wars will break those December expectations and history." by Remlik

the thing is that it can break records and not be as huge as some seem to be predicting.

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Nov 30 '15, 15:11

I think it's going to do very very well; but there's record-breaking and then there's impossible.

for some talk being floated around (not just here, but in stories that say they're quoting industry people), it would mean virtually no competition/higher prices/all sell-outs in extended hours/etc.

some have said 300M, which is almost ~92M more than "jurassic world" (current record holder) made this summer. when expectations are so irrationally high, there's no chance of them being met.

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WHile I do think 300 is way to high. I think it will be Jurrassic. How many theaters were running 24 hours a day for it's opening weekend? -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 15:21 1
- that is not all theaters. mention of that is what made me look at availability (see below). - b. Nov 30, 15:30
Which leads to negative headlines about disappointment, which leads to questions about what's lacking about it... -- nm - David Nov 30, 15:20 11
- yah, that totally sucks. fwiw, there are still lots of options for tickets for regular times opening night/weekend in my area - nerd central. ;) - - b. Nov 30, 15:25 10
  - 12,000 auditoriums X 225 seats X $10 ticket X 18 shows a day X a 60% occupancy=$291.6M - Remlik Nov 30, 15:34 9
    - Literally the same threads as 1999. -- nm - David Nov 30, 16:04 1
      - I deleted this from my post below, but yah - I was going to say that those results are working to get to the goal. -- nm - b. Nov 30, 16:06
    - in looking at my area there aren't that maximized number of showings - b. Nov 30, 15:55
    - 225? Where we are going has somethign like 440. -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 15:35 5
      - Oops. 404. Noblesville has 455. Here is a complete list. -- (link) - Spawn Nov 30, 15:37 1
        
        that list is incomplete for my area, at least. -- nm - b. Nov 30, 16:08
      - I'm sure it's an average. -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 15:36 2
        
        I call it a low average. Theaters are not putting it on their smallest screens. - Spawn Nov 30, 15:42 1
        
        fwiw, it's in some very small theaters here, like the whole location is small. (bigger, too, of course.) -- nm - b. Nov 30, 15:57

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