| thismeintiel said: Bwahaha. Wikipedia? Without checking the source?BOM, which gets their data from companies reporting, has the real number. The one you're looking at probably includes all the countless re-releases it saw. I'm talking about its initial 18 month run, where it grossed $307.3M. ESB did $209.4M. And like I said, at 42 weeks ANH was above ESB by only $6M-$7M. So, yes, those extra weeks made a huge difference. After that good laugh, you're right, this is over. |
Speaking of re-releases...
Star Wars (Special Edition) : 580 Million http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=starwars4se.htm
Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition): 348 Million http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=starwars5se.htm
Return of the Jedi (Special Edition): 353 Million http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=starwars6se.htm
All three were released the same year, so playing The Inflation Game makes less sense than usual.
They all had about the same time in theaters (Hope had a three-week advantage over Empire, Return had a one-week handicap to Empire), so playing the Theatrical Run Card is self-defeating. Especially since they were originally planned to have equal playtime, only for Hope and Empire to be kept longer due to their unexpected success.
Home video players had pretty much identical levels of ownership from Jan-April (1997), rendering The Format Argument pointless.
There aren't many places left for you to Move The Goalposts. All things being equal, Empire made only 60% as Hope, despite it having long since been recognized as the best of the Saga.
Assuming similar performance trends with Episodes 7, 8, 9, TLJ would only be expected to bring in around 1.242 Billion and it's on pace to top that.
