Harry Potter #1 WW boxoffice franchise

[Jedi Master Carr]

I found this interesting
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117971747.html?categoryId=13&cs=1
It is surpising that it past both Star Wars and James Bond after 5 films. Although this list isn't adjusted for inflation because it wouldn't be close there. What this really shows is the growth of overseas box office admissions. This year we have had two films make over 600 million. Pirates is over 650 and Potter will make somewhere in between 645 and 650. Both films will make the the top 5 all time overseas box office
Right now the top ten right now is
1 Titanic 1997 1,244.2
2 Return of the King 2003 $741.9
3 Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone 2001 $658.9
4 Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End 2007 $651.2
5 Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 $642.9
6 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 $635.7
7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secerts 2002 $617.0
8 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $606.0
9 The Two Towers 2002 $584.5
10 Jurassic Park 1993 $557.6

Harry Potter has 4 of the 10 slots (which is probably why it is #1 franchise). What this list shows is how recent films have done amazing buisness. All of those movies except two have come from this decade. I am kind of curious to see how it effects the last Potter film, which I think will do ROTK level buisness.

OOTP will pass DMC soon for fifth place.

[Mitch]

Yeah, but, just thinking how, for me, at least, ticket prices have doubled, nearly tripled in the last ten years, these numbers don't seem horrendously impressive.

I think we always need to factor in inflation, and go more by quantity of tickets sold rather than how much it made in today's money vs. yesterday's.

[Jaime Tomahawk]

Yeah, but, just thinking how, for me, at least, ticket prices have doubled, nearly tripled in the last ten years, these numbers don't seem horrendously impressive.

I think we always need to factor in inflation, and go more by quantity of tickets sold rather than how much it made in today's money vs. yesterday's.

And also the fact there are far more theatres playing Hollywood films, even in the last 5 years - especially China and India.

[jjwr]

Course Harry Potter is also from the UK so there is a huge following for it over there. Not that the Star Wars films don't have that same following but they are US properties unlike HP.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Yeah, but, just thinking how, for me, at least, ticket prices have doubled, nearly tripled in the last ten years, these numbers don't seem horrendously impressive.

I think we always need to factor in inflation, and go more by quantity of tickets sold rather than how much it made in today's money vs. yesterday's.


Inflation is a hard thing to judge because you have to factor in less people go to the movies today than 20 years ago because there are more things to do. 20 years ago you didn't have video games (well not to the level they are today), the internet, Ipods, cell phones, computers weren't in most homes, and it was before DVD. Today people have HD tvs in there home and a lot of people rather wait and watch the movie on DVD. I know many people who do that, heck I do that to some degree. I go to less movies now than I did 10 years ago.
I do agree with Jaime there are more theaters today overseas, and that is a huge factor in this. The jump in theaters in places like China, Russia, India, Latin America and Africa has been huge in the last 5 years. That is where a lot of this money is coming from.

[Jedieb]

Yeah, but, just thinking how, for me, at least, ticket prices have doubled, nearly tripled in the last ten years, these numbers don't seem horrendously impressive.

I think we always need to factor in inflation, and go more by quantity of tickets sold rather than how much it made in today's money vs. yesterday's.


Inflation is a hard thing to judge because you have to factor in less people go to the movies today than 20 years ago because there are more things to do. 20 years ago you didn't have video games (well not to the level they are today), the internet, Ipods, cell phones, computers weren't in most homes, and it was before DVD. Today people have HD tvs in there home and a lot of people rather wait and watch the movie on DVD. I know many people who do that, heck I do that to some degree. I go to less movies now than I did 10 years ago.
I do agree with Jaime there are more theaters today overseas, and that is a huge factor in this. The jump in theaters in places like China, Russia, India, Latin America and Africa has been huge in the last 5 years. That is where a lot of this money is coming from.

We had video games you young punk!!! ;) But you're right about how the entertainment landscape has changed. The movie and TV landscape have been sliced up into more and more pieces.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Yeah, but, just thinking how, for me, at least, ticket prices have doubled, nearly tripled in the last ten years, these numbers don't seem horrendously impressive.

I think we always need to factor in inflation, and go more by quantity of tickets sold rather than how much it made in today's money vs. yesterday's.


Inflation is a hard thing to judge because you have to factor in less people go to the movies today than 20 years ago because there are more things to do. 20 years ago you didn't have video games (well not to the level they are today), the internet, Ipods, cell phones, computers weren't in most homes, and it was before DVD. Today people have HD tvs in there home and a lot of people rather wait and watch the movie on DVD. I know many people who do that, heck I do that to some degree. I go to less movies now than I did 10 years ago.
I do agree with Jaime there are more theaters today overseas, and that is a huge factor in this. The jump in theaters in places like China, Russia, India, Latin America and Africa has been huge in the last 5 years. That is where a lot of this money is coming from.

We had video games you young punk!!! ;) But you're right about how the entertainment landscape has changed. The movie and TV landscape have been sliced up into more and more pieces.


Heh I am not that young. I remember the Atari :p I was thinking that there are more video game options today.