rec.arts.movies.past-films

On Sep 11, 12:34 am, Garondo Marondo < ...@ >
wrote:
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> 'Harry Potter' toots box office horn
> Warner Bros. tubthumps franchise's success
>
> By DIANE GARRETT
>
> Warner Bros. is touting another "Harry Potter" milestone: Top-grossing
> film franchise worldwide. Ever.
>
> According to numbers-crunchers at the studio, the first five
> installments in the wizarding film series have amassed more than $
> billion worldwide, passing the worldwide . for all previous 22
> James Bond films and the six "Star Wars" movies.
>
> Bond, which dates back to 1962, has generated $ billion worldwide
> and the "Star Wars" pics have pulled down $ billion since the
> first release in 1977.
>
> None of the tallies account for inflation or rising ticket prices.
>
> And domestically the "Star Wars" franchise still far outpaces the boy
> wizard. All told, the "Star Wars" pics have grossed $ billion,
> while the "Harry Potter" franchise has grossed $ billion. But then
> there are still two more "Potters" to go.
>
> Warner prexy and chief operating officer Alan Horn acknowledged it
> would be hard to come up with an apples-to-apples comparison among the
> top three franchises.
>
> "It's just a fun number," Horn said of the milestone. "It is not any
> way to diminish the box office totals of 'Star Wars' and the Bond
> movies."The fifth installment has grossed more than $900 million thus
> far, with just under $300 million coming from domestic . The studio
> projects it will generate an additional $20 million to $25 million
> overseas.
>
> Bond filmmakers, meanwhile, are doing their best to keep adding to
> their franchise's tally, with at least two more installments of that
> series in the works. Although Sony is calling the next installment
> "Bond 22," Warner included the "unofficial" Bond movie, "Never Say
> Never Again" in its tally.
>
> The "Star Wars" franchise, meanwhile, is dormant -- at least for now.
>
> (Pamela McClintock contributed to this report.)

But this is silly, because none of the tallies account for inflation
or rising ticket prices...

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