Comments on: Star Trek More Than Doubles Previous Best Star Trek Opening Weekend

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:11:47 +0000

I saw this movie over the weekend and loved it! Will definitely see a repeat show this upcoming weekend.

Interestingly enough, in its opening weekend, Star Trek has already grossed more than the individual entire box office gross of all but two other Star Trek films.

http://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=startrek.htm

By: MandarinOrange

MandarinOrange — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:38:16 +0000

I don’t get what you are trying to compare, how good the movie is? If that is the case then you are correct, the inflation doesn’t say anything. John has said several (or was it Rodney?) that the way the industry works is that you vote with your wallet. Thus, what the box office dollars means is how popular it is. This does not mean how good or bad it is only how popular it is which is affected by timing, advertisement, popularity of the subject, ratting and many other factors. This information, from a business perspective, tells you when is the best time to realize movies, what are good demographics, what type of movies are popular, and many other things.

That said what you say on the surface is ridicules. Saying that inflation dollars doesn’t mean anything is the same thing as saying that exchange rates are unimportant. Thus if a $3 hamburger costs 192 yen then you would say that this means that hamburgers are cheaper in the U.S. when, in fact for this
scenario, the it is cheaper in the Japan.

By: Mladen

Mladen — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:13:25 +0000

cheers for that!

By: Derek 8-Track

Derek 8-Track — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:59:14 +0000

so basically we all agree that it’s NOT a remake, but IS both a sequel and a reboot?

By: alfie

alfie — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:52:50 +0000

but there was also not much else competing for your entertainment dollar back then either. there is so much media people can get their hands on…so much competition for your time and money in games, tv, dvd etc etc tat wasn’t around back then. back then if you didn’t see the film when it was out you would never see it again. there was vhs, hell there was barely televison. you either saw it at the cinema or that was it.

i just think its silly to compare the two without taking everything into account.

I can’t go to the bank for a loan and say “well i may only make 50k a year right now in 2009 if this was 1934 i would be worth a hell of a lot more so how about a loan.”

i mean if we are going to compare box office of then and now lets also include production budgets and marketing budgets….

By: Gunther

Gunther — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:40:04 +0000

alfie, it doesn’t matter how much Gone with the Wind would make today. The movie was released in the past and the only thing that matters is the past. You are absolutely right with this fact. But the adjustment is nevertheless “necessary” in my eyes to put everything into perspective.
From our perspective, the movie ticket prices from that time are nothing, but for those people it might have been quite a sum. And the movie made tons of money for that time. The adjustment only makes this clearer.

By: alfie

alfie — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:23:42 +0000

fuck using inflation. you have to take everything into account then. social climates, fads etc etc

you can’t just go dollar for dollar.

everyone goes on about using inflation gone with the wind is the biggest film of all time.

you release gone with the wind today as it is. the exact film not a remake but the original version – would it become the biggest film of all time in todays dollars?

no of course not.

inflation figures are meaningless.

time and place fellas time and place.

By: 3R!C

3R!C — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:39:49 +0000

@Roguepirate: Her role didn’t seem right to me. I can’t buy her playing an older person.

By: 3R!C

3R!C — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:38:28 +0000

Plus, I was thinking in my head everytime I saw John Cho on screen, “where’s Kumar?”

By: Roguepirate

Roguepirate — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:30:19 +0000

She had about 10 minutes of screen time, kind of a stretch to find something to complain about. I’m kinda shocked you picked her instead of Jennifer Morrison, Faran Tahir, or Greg Ellis who all have about the equivalent amount of screen time.