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Does it upset you that "New Moon's" opening grossed more than X2?
If you haven't been keeping up with current events, it's been reported that the teen focused vampire movie New Moon grossed a whopping $140 million this weekend. That falls only $18 million behind the record holder of The Dark Knight of $158 million. For those wondering what X2 did, it's domestic opening day gross was a disappointing $86 million - almost half of New Moon's opening gross.
What's more embarrassing is that 80 percent of New Moon's viewers were girls and moms of those girls. And although the X-Men franchise has no written boundaries on who supports it, being superheroes, they typically gravitate more towards boys and men. Does this mean that women show a higher support for something they like over men? ...Not necessarily. But the numbers tell all in this case. I will say it's safe to assume there will be a 3rd installment of the Twilight series, which I have no doubt that it will probably blow X3 out of the park. Does it matter at this point? Probably not... I'm merely doing a comparison on popular franchise between girls and boys, and the support either sex shows based on a franchise specifically targeting that sex. Before any of you accuse me of being sexist, my question is this: Sexual targeting aside, does it upset you as an X-Men fan that this franchise is doing better?
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11-23-2009, 01:14 PM
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Not really. The X movies are a steaming pantload.
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11-23-2009, 01:16 PM
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well balanced
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Does it upset you that Jupiter is bigger than Mars?
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11-23-2009, 01:16 PM
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well balanced
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Does it upset you that apples don't taste like oranges?
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11-23-2009, 01:17 PM
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Freaks come out @ night
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11-23-2009, 01:17 PM
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This is your worst thread yet, Profezzor X.
I don't understand the logic.
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Nothing upsets me nowadays.
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yes and no. The two demographics are night and day. Prepubescent/tween girls, and boys/men of all ages for X-men. The former demographic is really not catered to as much when it comes to film, so it's not shocking that it did so well. Even though it's sub-par, and X2 was my favorite film in the trilogy!
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11-23-2009, 01:20 PM
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Why would any rational person give a shit?
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11-23-2009, 01:20 PM
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Wasn't Dark Knight a "boy's movie?" Doesn't that undercut your "point" a bit?
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I don't think I could possibly care less. Box office takes are hardly a reflection on quality and like you said, teenage girls represent a ton of buying power. Remember the success of the boybands and Britney Spears?
Oh and the best X-Men movie is the first one anyway.
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11-23-2009, 01:22 PM
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Girls act better in movie theaters than boys.
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right on
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This thread couldn't be nerdier.
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