tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343794288200969109.post4641327919460764271..comments2023-10-31T04:31:11.661-07:00Comments on Virgo Gumbo: Why Titanic is still the biggest blockbusterEvan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06823332873271854715noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343794288200969109.post-38679842579292415262010-01-29T12:16:30.741-08:002010-01-29T12:16:30.741-08:00When the greatest films of all time are done - the...When the greatest films of all time are done - they don't look at money, they look at acclaim, awards, impact in years to come, how it holds up years later. It's why Titanic, while a great epic, is probably not a Top-10 film of the last 20 years (but certainly deserving of its ranking in the AFI's Top 100 Movies given its impact)<br /><br />Bree brings up a good point - inflation. But I deliberately avoided that because it's a fairly easy argument to make. Ticket prices are radically different from 1997, 1982 (E.T.) 1939 (Gone With the Wind) so naturally a movie that makes bank now won't compare and i think it almost devalues the impact of a movie today.<br /><br />But it does do a great job of showing how huge films were back in the day when using how money is valued today. I saw something that Titanic worldwide grossed over $2 billion when adjusted.Evan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06823332873271854715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343794288200969109.post-9356591165038851582010-01-29T12:04:21.465-08:002010-01-29T12:04:21.465-08:00True story. It beat Titanic out earlier this week,...True story. It beat Titanic out earlier this week, but when adjusted for inflation (and the added 3D cost) it ranks in at #26 of all time. According to the article, movie prices are up 56% from Titanic's debut.<br /><br />Gone with the Wind is at #1... Titanic ranks in at #6.Bree at Clarity Definedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096737995080439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343794288200969109.post-82385176163301135432010-01-28T16:59:04.995-08:002010-01-28T16:59:04.995-08:00Amen, brother. I wish there was some statistic whe...Amen, brother. I wish there was some statistic where social significance of a film can be measured, rather than using mere economics as the basis for comparison.lawschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540328645237163885noreply@blogger.com