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hey max, what's the longest span between a change in the monthly record, e.g., it looks like Good Morning Vietnam won January from 1988-96 - jar jar trump Dec 16, 21:37 8
- December: Beverly Hills Cop (1984) to Star Trek VI (1991) -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 22:35
- July might be Jaws 3 (1983) to Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 22:25
- August: Bourne Ultimatum (2007) to Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 22:15
- October's was 7 years, Scream 3 (2003) to Jackass 3 (2010) -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 22:11
- star wars special edition had jan. longer - '97 until cloverfield in '08. -- nm - b! Dec 16, 21:51
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had April from 1990-98. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 21:43
- I just went to look at Feb., as there was something we used to say made it a thing - thought it was scream, but no - pason had feb. for almost 11 yrs -- (edited) - b! Dec 16, 21:43 1
  - sweet home alabama, 10 for sept. until hotel t.(correction) -- nm* - b! Dec 16, 21:47
Yep, should've held out for the Queen Mary. Now offering rooms at half price like last year. - Meg Dec 16, 21:19
^5 to google! new doodle is one of my favorites ever. :D-- nm - b! Dec 16, 21:15 3
- the Fifth? - jar jar trump Dec 16, 21:18 2
  - keep going, there are multiples. -- nm - b! Dec 16, 21:20 1
    - pretty sneaky, sis -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 16, 21:21
The prediction I'd like to see everyone weigh in on is: Will The Force Awakens or Kung Fu Panda 3 be the #1 weekend b.o. movie at the end of January? -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:15 3
- DW is strangely slow-playing this one. I wonder if they're worried about a Shrek Forever After scenario. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 21:31 1
  - (though KFP3 would have to utterly bomb for this to be a challenge) - Reagen Dec 16, 21:58
- I'm seeing both. I dunno. It's a good question. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 21:17
Trivia: In looking at the monthly opening record breakers for the last 25 years, I found (*two) cases where the new movie doubled the record $. Guess -- nm* - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:13 24
- b. got it below: Rush Hour 2 was 2.53x bigger than the previous record. -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:33
- Blair Witch? -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 16, 21:30 2
  - Went wide in July with $29, below Men in Black's $51. First August weekend was under Air Force One's $25.7 (and Sixth Sense) -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:37
  - it broke wide release per screen averages at the time, IIRC. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 21:37
- Jurassic World is closer than one would think. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 21:23 1
  - 79% increase over Man of Steel. -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:31
- American Sniper -- nm - Tim Dec 16, 21:21 4
  - aw shit, Sniper's long limited release threw me off. Okay, two cases. Sniper $89 vs Ride Along $41 is one of the correct answers. -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:25 3
    - found it. Amusing. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 21:26
    - Passion of the Christ? -- nm - Tim Dec 16, 21:25 1
      - Passion 83.8/125 vs. Hannibal $58/65 -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:29
- Rush Hour -- nm - amoxy Dec 16, 21:18 6
  - Rush Hour $33 vs. $18.9 First Wives Club (1996) -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:21
  - that's my guess, too. -- nm - b! Dec 16, 21:20 4
    - oh wait, wasn't it rush hour 2 that made august a thing? -- nm - b! Dec 16, 21:27 3
      - That's the one I was looking for. RH2 $67.4 vs. The Sixth Sense $26.6 -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:30 2
        
        partial woo! -- nm - b! Dec 16, 21:34
        
        there will be a third on Monday morning -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 16, 21:32
- september or october (Gravity?) -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 16, 21:17 5
  - Gravity $55 vs. $52 for Paranormal Activity 3. -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:19 4
    - god was it that awful Hotel Transylvania 2? -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 16, 21:19 3
      - HT2 $48 vs. $42 HT1 -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:21 2
        
        okay, what sept movie did HT1 beat? -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 16, 21:22 1
        
        HT1 $42 vs. Sweet Home Alabama $35 -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 16, 21:27
Gov. Christie, trusted by more dead world leaders than Obama. -- (link) - TWuGbacca Dec 16, 20:47 1
- NPR: If Govenor Christie was truely friends with the King of Jordan then he'd know the Dad died (forget the date 19something?) -- nm - General Zeit Dec 16, 21:02
You know, when Kirk is banging chicks to Beastie Boys, that's basically like listening to Mozart. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 20:41 2
- "Fry, you can't just sit in the dark all night listening to classical music." -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 20:42 1
  - I'm just saying, he sounds like a really classy lay. - Beryllium Dec 16, 21:01
OK, 6ers 2nd win or Warriors 2nd loss? -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 20:36
for those who may not have noticed, the interest rates have been increased over on the other site to 0.50% ... - call me Ishmael Dec 16, 20:34 4
- too bad it is not real money. $58K a day interest -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 16, 20:49 3
  - i know, right? relatedly, what was the highest the percentage went to back about 10-12 yrs ago? -- nm - call me Ishmael Dec 16, 20:54 2
    - I wanna say 2%? -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 20:58
    - I remember when it was 'lowered' to 6% -- nm - General Zeit Dec 16, 20:57
My wife got this as a "you rocked this year!" present from her supervisor today -- (edited) - Reagen Dec 16, 20:34 1
- there's been a few releases lately for scotch aged as bourbon, glenfiddich has one out now for 50 -- nm - General Zeit Dec 16, 21:07
I have on a white linen-y button down and about two day's-worth of stubble. I look exactly like a 90s boy band member - Reagen Dec 16, 20:16 3
- 36 degrees -- nm - Yoda Dec 16, 21:44
- Color you badd -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 20:28 1
  - he wants to sex you up -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 16, 20:29
how Jimmy Fallon became the new Jay Leno -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 16, 20:15
Texas gas/oil billionaire Hildebrand gives all 1,400 employees 100k bonuses, double what was given last year -- (link) - General Zeit Dec 16, 20:14
granny half court shot.... -- (link) - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 16, 20:13
Does anyone remember how many of the Star Wars prequels adjusted down? Reagen? David? -- nm - secretslacker Dec 16, 20:11 8
- I don't recall halt prices, but I strongly suspect the first one adjusted down. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 20:13 7
  - The first one adjusted down $80. The second one really ate it due to the Thursday opening. I have no strong memories of the third. -- nm - David Dec 16, 20:18 3
    - it was before shorting, so the only way to be invested was to hold long, who wanted to sit it out? -- nm - General Zeit Dec 16, 20:59
    - ~300 is where I would have expected the first one to be pre-opening. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 20:19 1
      - I think it was almost exactly that, and it adjusted to $220. - David Dec 16, 20:21
  - It adjusted down by a lot. After that, expectations were more tempered -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 20:16
  - I feel like others may have too. Star Wars was always the king of the GFB movie. -- nm - secretslacker Dec 16, 20:14 1
    - None of the prequels enjoyed an opening weekend that matched the height. That's definite. - David Dec 16, 20:20
Book people: Here is a handy compilation of a boat load of "Best of" year end book lists (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Dec 16, 20:02 2
- I'll wait until the Best of Best of Year End Book Lists List comes out. -- nm* - Reagen Dec 16, 20:06 1
  - Penguins with People Problems! -- nm - David Dec 16, 20:07
has Probst said yet where next season of Survivor will be? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 16, 19:47 5
- I punched him in the face before he could -- nm - Bacon The Hut Dec 16, 20:06 1
  - God bless you. -- nm - Dark Side Callisto Dec 16, 20:07
- I don't know if this was confirmed, but I saw it posted somewhere - it's the location and theme (spoilery if you care about that) - bb.-8 Dec 16, 19:58
- Currently filming as the Republican Primary Campaign. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 19:49 1
  - if only they had one elimination per week -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 20:05
current 10 day forecast, which is admittedly about as good as guessing, has snow for Christmas Day. - Reagen Dec 16, 19:29
I have a new girl crush on Krysten Ritter. - andie Dec 16, 19:25 6
- she was so hot in breaking bad -- nm - General Zeit Dec 16, 21:00
- As you well should... -- nm - secretslacker Dec 16, 20:14
- She's an insanely talented actress. The range she's shown on Breaking Bad, Jessica Jones and The B is truly spectacular. - David Dec 16, 19:44 3
  - That bit character from Gilmore Girls is going places! -- nm - Tim Dec 16, 20:01 2
    - I believe you mean bit character from Veronica Mars. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 20:05 1
      - Same difference! -- nm - Tim Dec 16, 20:08
Survivor winner spoilers - David Dec 16, 19:20 3
- Who won spoiler please -- nm - Bacon Dec 16, 21:32
- spoils - Jovian Dec 16, 19:25 1
  - Spoilers - David Dec 16, 19:28
I'm really enjoying SyFy's Childood's End. One of my favorite books of the genre -- (edited) - JD Dec 16, 19:17 5
- i'm very surprised it is on Syfy. the show is very well done. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 16, 19:33 1
  - new management and creative directors there. They want to get back to BSG level material. -- nm - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 16, 19:37
- We'll have to wait until tomorrow for part three, but the first two were exceptional. -- nm - David Dec 16, 19:21 2
  - I'm glad they've gotten away from the cheesy monster original stuff they were doing. That never felt like it gave the scifi genre the respect a - TWuGbacca Dec 16, 19:25 1
    - I watched episode two last night, and I was not impressed. - David Dec 16, 19:26
on a scale of 1 to 10, rate this interview line... - znufrii Dec 16, 19:01 11
- It's the quickest to identify yourself as lacking in imagination or creativity. - David Dec 16, 19:38 1
  - "What I lack in enthusiasm, I make up for with unbridled experience." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 19:54
- I would rate it, "Next!" -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 19:35
- Bus driver? brain surgeon...not so much....Politician, salesman its ok....hooker, the best! -- nm - General Zeit Dec 16, 19:31
- Depends on context -- (edited) - JD Dec 16, 19:07
- you also love them long time? -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 19:03
- I've heard worse. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 19:03
- I'm a people person! -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 16, 19:03
- Next! -- nm - iSpam Dec 16, 19:03
- Uh. 10 being the most cliched cliche ever? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 19:02
- You're all winners! -- nm - UliC Qel Droma Dec 16, 19:02
Friday, I am going to stand outside a theatre and just make random spoilers while acting as though I'm on my phone. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 18:56 8
- Is there a #fakeStarWarsspoilers hashtag? -- nm - Dano Dec 16, 19:00
- death by nerds ahead. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 16, 18:58
- Do you have a death wish? -- nm - Bacon The Hut Dec 16, 18:58 5
  - Last dangerous nerd you met? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 19:00 4
    - Danger is Relative -- nm - Beryllium's next book title Dec 16, 19:28 1
      - That the tagline for the Dennis/Randy Quaid actoin comedy. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 19:30
    - Casts +10 Fireball with -2 to magic save upon you -- nm - Bacon The Hut Dec 16, 19:08
    - It's useful to remember that some nerds know how to handle bladed weapons. - TWuGbacca Dec 16, 19:07
i think my crazy neighbor has actually made my feel sympathy for her dog.... - x Dec 16, 18:51 4
- :( - -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 16, 18:54 3
  - i mean, i come home at like 5-5:30. often she doesn't even seem to come home before 9:30-10... - x Dec 16, 19:00 2
    - that's close to animal cruelty, ask the humane society or the county animal control dept -- nm - General Zeit Dec 16, 19:34
    - yah, that's not its fault. poor thing. :( - you, too, for having to hear it. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 16, 19:02
Now this is more like it: Earth like planet found 14 ly away -- (link) - Reagen Dec 16, 18:51 2
- totally doable. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 18:51 1
  - not yet. But with a little nubby grease... -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 18:56
I saw the thread about imax for sw:tfa - I was going to ask for any thoughts about 3D, but google helped me. while it's the first sw to be released - bb.-8 Dec 16, 18:43 13
- the one caveat is that only a limited number of IMAX theaters have the 70MM sequence in native format -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 16, 18:46 9
  - That's why we're waiting until after Christmas to see it. We're doing the true format. -- nm - iSpam Dec 16, 19:01 1
    - I would have waited but the chance of this not getting spoiled for me is slim to none if I go too much farther beyond it's release date -- nm - Bacon The Hut Dec 16, 19:02
  - yah, I saw that linked somewhere (probably from here). the odds of my going to the tech museum (while it's in a limited run) to view are tiny. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 16, 18:53 6
    - huh, their site is sucky. I thought to click by movie, and they have more showings that way; but even that way isn't completely updated. nm but: -- (link) - bb.-8 Dec 16, 18:57 1
      - ($16 for a ticket. I wonder how much we paid for the original "star wars" - 2 or 3?) -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 16, 19:05
    - our museum is running it 24 hours a day for this weekened. -- nm - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 16, 18:55 3
      - now I wonder about geeky mcnerd central's commitment. heh. no 24 hour anything. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 16, 19:01 2
        
        Ours is one of the 15 with the 70mm version. -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 19:18 1
        
        yah, I figured that's what he meant, after seeing the list. I wonder why the tech museum here didn't add more shows. clearly demand, but maybe not - bb.-8 Dec 16, 19:30
- the conversions are *Really* good these days. And with SW they're not gonna fuck it up -- nm - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 16, 18:45 2
  - sure; but it just doesn't sound mandatory for me, at least for a first viewing. if I can swing it, maybe; but I think - bb.-8 Dec 16, 18:48 1
    - sure. sounds like a good idea. -- nm - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 16, 18:54
I fully expect Yahoo to start sending me a bill for DFS contests they've entered me in on their own volition next. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 18:42 6
- Don't think I'm not using this year's DFS nonsense to push for a migration next year. Only a MegaFeud will buy my silence. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 22:06
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  - I just discovered you can turn those emails off in your team info. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 18:47 2
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    - Just like their push notifications! -- nm - iSpam Dec 16, 19:30
- And I like how they wanted 4 people to enter last week, but only 2 this week. - Reagen Dec 16, 18:44
Looking at my local AMC. 32 showings tomorrow night - 6 sold out. That 1 or 2 more than a couple of hours ago.l -- nm - Meg Dec 16, 18:41 4
- 5 of 11 Thursday showings sold out at our theater. only 1 of 156 showings for Friday is sold out, but it is the 9am that I have tickets to. -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 16, 19:11
- Regal on the other side of town - 11 showings and a handful of front-row seats available on Fandango. -- nm - Meg Dec 16, 18:53 1
  - AMC Downtown Disney - 18 showings 11 sellouts. -- nm - Meg Dec 16, 18:56
- two closest theaters to me, 33 showings tomorrow across all formats, 3 sellouts -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 18:44
"You're down to 8, buddy" -- nm - the one comment on that story Dec 16, 18:40 1
- ha/aww. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 16, 18:45
Awesome. At the meeting tonight I told them I need a letter by tomorrow morning. They said they could have it by Friday. I told them I was going to - Spawn Dec 16, 18:38
Binge watching The Expanse right now. It's pretty good stuff -- nm - UliC Qel Droma Dec 16, 18:36 3
- Dang, I forgot to TiVo it. Think SyFy will run it again? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Dec 16, 18:56
- Binge watching...two episodes? Or are there more? - The Death Sceire Dec 16, 18:51 1
  - 4 on demand -- nm - UliC Qel Droma Dec 16, 19:10

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