Star Wars "Sith" Scores $50M on First Day : Biggest Open In Film History !

[Webruary]

'Sith' Scores $50 Million on First Day in Theaters [Biggest Open in History] (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1407272/posts)

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"Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" scored $50 million in first-day receipts at 3,661 theaters across the nation on Thursday, box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations said Friday. The take handily beats the one-day record of $44.8 million set last year by "Shrek 2." "Sith" is distributed by News Corp.'s (NWS) 20th Century Fox film unit.

[Webruary]

"Sith" is distributed by News Corp.'s (NWS) 20th Century Fox film unit. More money in the pocket of Rupert Murdoch!

[Peachdiane]

Wow! Here are opening day records for the top ten films:

<table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc">Rank</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc">Title (click to view)</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc">Studio</td><td colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc">Opening Day / % of Total</td><td colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc">Theaters / Average</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc">Date</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc">Total Gross</td></tr><tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff99">1</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff99">Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=starwars3.htm)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffff99">Fox</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffff99">$50,013,859</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffff99">100.0%</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffff99">3,661</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffff99">$13,661</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffff99" nowrap="nowrap">Th 5/19/05</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffff99">$50,013,859</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">2</td> <td bgcolor="#f4f4ff">Spider-Man 2 (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=spiderman2.htm)</td> <td bgcolor="#f4f4ff">Sony</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$40,442,604</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">10.8%</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">4,152</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$9,741</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff" nowrap="nowrap">W 6/30/04</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$373,585,825</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Spider-Man (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=spiderman.htm)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Sony</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$39,406,872</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">9.8%</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">3,615</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$10,901</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" nowrap="nowrap">F 5/03/02</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$403,706,375</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">4</td> <td bgcolor="#f4f4ff">Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=harrypotter3.htm)</td> <td bgcolor="#f4f4ff">WB</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$38,268,295</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">15.3%</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">3,855</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$9,927</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff" nowrap="nowrap">F 6/04/04</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$249,541,069</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">5</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">The Matrix Reloaded (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=matrixreloaded.htm)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">WB</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$37,508,303</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">13.3%</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">3,603</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$10,410</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" nowrap="nowrap">Th 5/15/03</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$281,576,461</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">6</td> <td bgcolor="#f4f4ff">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=returnoftheking.htm)</td> <td bgcolor="#f4f4ff">NL</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$34,450,834</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">9.1%</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">3,703</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$9,303</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff" nowrap="nowrap">W 12/17/03</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$377,027,325</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">7</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=harrypotter.htm)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">WB</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$32,333,203</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">10.2%</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">3,672</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$8,805</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" nowrap="nowrap">F 11/16/01</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$317,575,550</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">8</td> <td bgcolor="#f4f4ff">X2: X-Men United (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=x2.htm)</td> <td bgcolor="#f4f4ff">Fox</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$31,247,979</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">14.5%</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">3,741</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$8,353</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff" nowrap="nowrap">F 5/02/03</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$214,949,694</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">9</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=starwars2.htm)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Fox</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$30,141,471</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">10.0%</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">3,161</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$9,535</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" nowrap="nowrap">Th 5/16/02</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">$302,191,252</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">10</td> <td bgcolor="#f4f4ff">Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=harrypotter2.htm)</td> <td bgcolor="#f4f4ff">WB</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$29,631,453</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">11.3%</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">3,682</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$8,048</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff" nowrap="nowrap">F 11/15/02</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#f4f4ff">$261,988,482</td></tr></tbody> </table>

[Peachdiane]

I say Jedi kicked Spidey's butt. :crazy:

[The_RANDy_Corporation]

and on May 19, no computer network problems whatsoever were solved. All nerds had gathered in their holy theatre.

[Peachdiane]

And where were you? Did you add to those ticket sales? ;)

At a truck stop was I , the movie did I miss

dP

[Naturalized-Texan]

Web: Already posted here (http://www.freeconservatives.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22514).

[PrezLeefun]

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwww look at my baby at number four!!! I have to go see the sith tomorrow geekiness is greatness. The geeks shall inherit the earth....Sermon on the Mount...it is geeks right??? lol

[UnkHiram]

Jeez, I have seen on opening day 8 of the 10 movies listed. I will see "Sith" soon but things went to caca around here this week so we didnt get to go yesterday. For those wondering I never say any of the Matrix movies.

[Naturalized-Texan]

Jeez, I have seen on opening day 8 of the 10 movies listed. I will see "Sith" soon but things went to caca around here this week so we didnt get to go yesterday. For those wondering I never say any of the Matrix movies.
I've only seen 3 of those 10 movies - Star Wars: Episode II and III, and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and only Episode III on opening day.

[Peachdiane]

I've seen all ten, but only RotK on opening day.

[DesertFox]

The first Matrix was superb. The others were knockoffs.

[PrezLeefun]

Ok I just saw the SITH! It was great. OMG I loved it. Very exciting and dissapointing to see Anankin(sp) become Darth Vader. But still very good. The actors were very stiff, the robots had more emotion ( really they did; R2 was fabulous) Yoda kicked ass! (he is such a buddist though...) But overall great!

[Rink]

Gotta love the fact that R2-D2 was kicking butt in a serious way as well at the start of the show :D

Lethal lil droid :thumb:

[PrezLeefun]

I know right! That was so cute! And Yoda kicked butt too. My audience applauded when knocked people out.

[Rink]

Indeed! So did mine :thumb:

That battle with Yoda in this movie was very Good

[Peachdiane]

Before Episode II Lucas asked Frank Oz how to make Yoda move more and even fight! Lucas said we would see why he was called a Jedi Master!

In Episode II everyone stood up and clapped when Yoda walked in on Dooku. I thought it was hysterical how he limped in with his cane and then moved like lightning in the lightsaber battle. Then when the battle was over he picked up his cane and limped off.

And yes, the Yoda battle in III was great too.

[PrezLeefun]

i love hayden. He was sooo cute in this movie...its a shame he was hottest at his most evil.

[Peachdiane]

Are you sure? His most evil = Darth Vader. I thought Christensen was at his best in between "lovesick puppy" and "twisted terminator."

[PrezLeefun]

ok like when he is sliding toward OBWan on the Lava Planet before he gets burned to slithereens: that was hot ( for real ironicaly) . When his eyes get all snake like: that was hot. when he making lovie dovie talk with Padame: that was not hot; it was laughable.

[Beowulf]

Haven't seen "Sith" yet but my boy and I will soon enough.

In regards to Spiderman, I think that one of the best villains I've seen in a long time was Dr. Octopus. Great fight seen on the subway train!

[Shadow]

Saw it this weekend and enjoyed it. Clearly, the previous two movies were served to set up for this one. Now I'm hoping for Episodes VII-IX. Lucus claimed that III was the last, but his summaries for three more episodes are all over the internet:

http://www.starwars-spoilers.com/

[Teenager]

I saw the Sith. I thought it was one of the worst acting done by actors for a movie to break opening day sales, honestly. If the actors just kept their mouths shut it would been a great movie, though ;) .
Other than that, I thought it was a very good movie. The fights, the battles, the computer animations, and the plots were very good.

The quote that stuck out to me, "If you are not for me, then you are my enemy!" Obi-Wan-Kenobi imitates George Bush.