Dark Knight movie hits TOP 100 Revenue List (inflation adjusted)

[lou_fine]

how'd GWTW do internationally?

 

Box Office Mojo shows the following breakdown for GWTW:

 

1) Domestic = $198.7M

2) Foreign = $201.5M

 

Total Box Office - $402M unadjusted

[the_Greatest]

Gone With The Wind did not come close to $190 million in 1939.

It was re released 6 or 7 times, and the totals are shown if you scroll down.

Rentals

$1,500,000 (USA) (1942 re-release)

$14,000,000 (USA)

$30,500,000 (USA) (1967 re-release)

$5,000,000 (USA) (1947 re-release)

$5,500,000 (USA) (1941 re-release)

$6,000,000 (USA) (1974 re-release)

$6,700,000 (USA) (1961 re-release)

$7,500,000 (USA) (1954 re-release)

[lou_fine]

Gone With The Wind did not come close to $190 million in 1939.

It was re released 6 or 7 times, and the totals are shown if you scroll down.

Rentals

$1,500,000 (USA) (1942 re-release)

$14,000,000 (USA)

$30,500,000 (USA) (1967 re-release)

$5,000,000 (USA) (1947 re-release)

$5,500,000 (USA) (1941 re-release)

$6,000,000 (USA) (1974 re-release)

$6,700,000 (USA) (1961 re-release)

$7,500,000 (USA) (1954 re-release)

 

I believe "rentals" are referring to a completely different set of statistics and not what we are talking about here. I believe when we are referring to box office revenues, we are referring to numbers found by simply clicking onto the title of the movie from the original link that started this thread:

 

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&id=gonewiththewind.htm

 

I had already noticed the rental revenues and did find them very interesting, even though I do not know what they are really referring to. (thumbs u

[the_Greatest]

Gone With The Wind did not come close to $190 million in 1939.

It was re released 6 or 7 times, and the totals are shown if you scroll down.

Rentals

$1,500,000 (USA) (1942 re-release)

$14,000,000 (USA)

$30,500,000 (USA) (1967 re-release)

$5,000,000 (USA) (1947 re-release)

$5,500,000 (USA) (1941 re-release)

$6,000,000 (USA) (1974 re-release)

$6,700,000 (USA) (1961 re-release)

$7,500,000 (USA) (1954 re-release)

 

I believe "rentals" are referring to a completely different set of statistics and not what we are talking about here. I believe when we are referring to box office revenues, we are referring to numbers found by simply clicking onto the title of the movie from the original link that started this thread:

 

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&id=gonewiththewind.htm

 

I had already noticed the rental revenues and did find them very interesting, even though I do not know what they are really referring to. (thumbs u

 

You can't be serious.

12/15/1939 Gone with the Wind $189,523,031

02/03/1989 Gone with the Wind (Re-issue) (1989) $2,403,316

06/26/1998 Gone with the Wind (Re-issue) (1998) $6,750,112

 

So you're saying it made nothing during the four years it played in London during the war, and nothing in 1941, 1942, 1954, 1961, 1967 and 1974?

Not to mention the fact you stated it was only released three times.

[Excelsior!-migration]

How many days was GWTW released to get 198 million? Is that figure just for the 1st release and doesn't include any re-releases? What was the average price of a ticket back then, 50 cents? And the population of the U.S.? Seems to me like every living person in the U.S. back then would of had to see it 3-4 times to reach that astronomical number. I am skeptical on how that 198 million figure was actually calculated.

[Excelsior!-migration]

Yahoo seems to suggest the original release was much lower than 198 million:

 

Genres: Drama, Romance and War

 

Running Time: 3 hrs. 39 min.

 

Release Date: December 15, 1939

 

MPAA Rating: G

 

U.S. Box Office: $6,960,259

 

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800022089/info

 

[the_Greatest]

How many days was GWTW released to get 198 million? Is that figure just for the 1st release and doesn't include any re-releases? Absolutely not, it includes multiple re-releases and ticket prices that at the time of its release were often twice normal (when screened in "road shows"). What was the average price of a ticket back then, 50 cents? Much less (see attached chart) And the population of the U.S.? Seems to me like every living person in the U.S. back then would of had to see it 3-4 times to reach that astronomical number. I am skeptical on how that 198 million figure was actually calculated.

 

Here is an interesting chart to review if you believe television didn't impact ticket sales starting in the '50s.

Per Capita ticket sales, Population data, and total US Box Office per year

You can see that clearly, based on 1938 and 1940, there is no conceivable way that GWTW made $190 in 1939.

It played continously for years and was re released multiple times.

[lou_fine]

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&id=gonewiththewind.htm

 

You can't be serious.

12/15/1939 Gone with the Wind $189,523,031

02/03/1989 Gone with the Wind (Re-issue) (1989) $2,403,316

06/26/1998 Gone with the Wind (Re-issue) (1998) $6,750,112

 

So you're saying it made nothing during the four years it played in London during the war, and nothing in 1941, 1942, 1954, 1961, 1967 and 1974?

Not to mention the fact you stated it was only released three times.

 

Unfortunately, those are not my numbers above as they are actually from the boxofficemojo website. If you disagree with them, I guess you should really be bringing this point up with the website operators themselves.

 

To tell you the honest truth, I also find the numbers for 1939 a little hard to believe myself. Unfortunately, these numbers are built into the Top 100 Revenue List that we are all discussing here. This probably puts into doubt all of the numbers for the entire Top 100 List.

[Excelsior!-migration]

How many days was GWTW released to get 198 million? Is that figure just for the 1st release and doesn't include any re-releases? Absolutely not, it includes multiple re-releases and ticket prices that at the time of its release were often twice normal (when screened in "road shows"). What was the average price of a ticket back then, 50 cents? Much less (see attached chart) And the population of the U.S.? Seems to me like every living person in the U.S. back then would of had to see it 3-4 times to reach that astronomical number. I am skeptical on how that 198 million figure was actually calculated.

 

Here is an interesting chart to review if you believe television didn't impact ticket sales starting in the '50s.

Per Capita ticket sales, Population data, and total US Box Office per year

You can see that clearly, based on 1938 and 1940, there is no conceivable way that GWTW made $190 in 1939.

It played continously for years and was re released multiple times.

 

Great info. Per chart the average price of a ticket in 1939 was 28 cents and the population was 131 million. So, to reach 198 million dollars with 28 cent tickets about 707 million tickets would have needed to be sold. That means every American living at that time would of had to see the movie 5+ times. Not likely. My only point was I didn't think it was fair to compare GWTW box office with multiple releases with movies like the Sound of Music or The Ten Commandments etc... that were not released multiple times.

[the_Greatest]

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&id=gonewiththewind.htm

 

You can't be serious.

12/15/1939 Gone with the Wind $189,523,031

02/03/1989 Gone with the Wind (Re-issue) (1989) $2,403,316

06/26/1998 Gone with the Wind (Re-issue) (1998) $6,750,112

 

So you're saying it made nothing during the four years it played in London during the war, and nothing in 1941, 1942, 1954, 1961, 1967 and 1974?

Not to mention the fact you stated it was only released three times.

 

Unfortunately, those are not my numbers above as they are actually from the boxofficemojo website. If you disagree with them, I guess you should really be bringing this point up with the website operators themselves.

 

To tell you the honest truth, I also find the numbers for 1939 a little hard to believe myself. Unfortunately, these numbers are built into the Top 100 Revenue List that we are all discussing here. This probably puts into doubt all of the numbers for the entire Top 100 List.

 

There's nothing wrong with the website or the numbers.

Take a look at Snow White. SNOW WHITE

Do you think it wasn't re released between 1937 and 1983?

Their numbers go back to 1980 so everything before that point is grouped into one number.

[Excelsior!-migration]

I think Gone With The Wind and all those other movies that were re-released should be on a separate list. Sound of Music should be the number 1 movie to beat when adjusted for inflation at just over 1 Billion at the box office.

 

I think you should probably recheck your math or take a closer look at the actual numbers.

 

There is no way in the world that Sound of Music would beat out Gone With the Wind even if you factor out the re-released box office revenues.

 

 

Ok. Math was rechecked. Without factoring re-releases GWTW loses.

[Excelsior!-migration]

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&id=gonewiththewind.htm

 

You can't be serious.

12/15/1939 Gone with the Wind $189,523,031

02/03/1989 Gone with the Wind (Re-issue) (1989) $2,403,316

06/26/1998 Gone with the Wind (Re-issue) (1998) $6,750,112

 

So you're saying it made nothing during the four years it played in London during the war, and nothing in 1941, 1942, 1954, 1961, 1967 and 1974?

Not to mention the fact you stated it was only released three times.

 

Unfortunately, those are not my numbers above as they are actually from the boxofficemojo website. If you disagree with them, I guess you should really be bringing this point up with the website operators themselves.

 

To tell you the honest truth, I also find the numbers for 1939 a little hard to believe myself. Unfortunately, these numbers are built into the Top 100 Revenue List that we are all discussing here. This probably puts into doubt all of the numbers for the entire Top 100 List.

 

There's nothing wrong with the website or the numbers.

Take a look at Snow White. SNOW WHITE

Do you think it wasn't re released between 1937 and 1983?

Their numbers go back to 1980 so everything before that point is grouped into one number.

 

I hate it when someone uses logic and common sense to make a sound argument.

[lou_fine]

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&id=gonewiththewind.htm

 

You can't be serious.

12/15/1939 Gone with the Wind $189,523,031

02/03/1989 Gone with the Wind (Re-issue) (1989) $2,403,316

06/26/1998 Gone with the Wind (Re-issue) (1998) $6,750,112

 

So you're saying it made nothing during the four years it played in London during the war, and nothing in 1941, 1942, 1954, 1961, 1967 and 1974?

Not to mention the fact you stated it was only released three times.

 

Unfortunately, those are not my numbers above as they are actually from the boxofficemojo website. If you disagree with them, I guess you should really be bringing this point up with the website operators themselves.

 

To tell you the honest truth, I also find the numbers for 1939 a little hard to believe myself. Unfortunately, these numbers are built into the Top 100 Revenue List that we are all discussing here. This probably puts into doubt all of the numbers for the entire Top 100 List.

 

There's nothing wrong with the website or the numbers.

Take a look at Snow White. SNOW WHITE

Do you think it wasn't re released between 1937 and 1983?

Their numbers go back to 1980 so everything before that point is grouped into one number.

 

Now, this explanation makes perfect sense to me. Thanks! (thumbs u