Not to discourage you here, I think you should see it as many times as you want. But remember that all of these people here saying they’ve already notched 5 or 6 viewings, that hasn’t even gotten it to $175m yet. At $175m, you’d still talking about making up 1/7th of the total gross on what will be Week 5 in the United States and at least Week 2 in most places, and it’s actually almost twice that because it still needs $15m to get to $175m. See it some more times to generally support it, and because you want to, but it would take an unprecedented amount of additional ticket sales to make up much of that distance. I think, for better or worse, $175m is about the best we can hope for.
That said, I do expect the movie to at least crest the $100m US hump this upcoming weekend if the hold is the same as the last couple of weeks.
Just back from my fourth screening, and I get ever fonder of the film. Just strikes a chord, for some reason.
Pleased to report a fuller cinema than screenings 2 and 3, some good laugh reactions and most lovely a row of people jumping at the Library Ghost! I guess if you aren’t over familiar with the original, it retains the power to shock.
Went again tonight to see the film. I was surprised to see the theater was 80% full (only a 50 seater ) but every seat was full other than the front row.