Finding Nemo leads box office, Matrix Reloaded falls below expectations

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Looney

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Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: theNEOone
Originally posted by: Kevin
The problem is all the geeks are downloading Reloaded instead of paying to watch it...


not true. i've downloaded the svcd, but i have yet to watch it. consider though, that i've seen the movie 4 times in the theater.

You're 1 person...

Well shouldn't that be said for all movies? Spiderman, LOTR, Star Wars... they were all available for download, yet they still made it big at the box office. The fact that it broke opening weekend for an R-rated movie should say something.
 

Kevin

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Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: theNEOone
Originally posted by: Kevin
The problem is all the geeks are downloading Reloaded instead of paying to watch it...


not true. i've downloaded the svcd, but i have yet to watch it. consider though, that i've seen the movie 4 times in the theater.

You're 1 person...

Well shouldn't that be said for all movies? Spiderman, LOTR, Star Wars... they were all available for download, yet they still made it big at the box office. The fact that it broke opening weekend for an R-rated movie should say something.

But the audience Reloaded is targetted to is pretty different...
 

Kevin

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Originally posted by: theNEOone
Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: theNEOone
Originally posted by: Kevin
The problem is all the geeks are downloading Reloaded instead of paying to watch it...


not true. i've downloaded the svcd, but i have yet to watch it. consider though, that i've seen the movie 4 times in the theater.

You're 1 person...

well, i can say the same about you. you're one person saying that geeks are d/ling the movie instead of watching it in the theater. you have very little proof that what you're saying is true.

Because the movie is all over the place. I saw the movie that Thursday when it was released and I will see it again when the DVD comes out.

The movie may not be doing as well as people anticipated in the boxoffice, but there is still merchandise and DVDs/Videos to come...
 

Looney

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: theNEOone
Originally posted by: Kevin
The problem is all the geeks are downloading Reloaded instead of paying to watch it...


not true. i've downloaded the svcd, but i have yet to watch it. consider though, that i've seen the movie 4 times in the theater.

You're 1 person...

Well shouldn't that be said for all movies? Spiderman, LOTR, Star Wars... they were all available for download, yet they still made it big at the box office. The fact that it broke opening weekend for an R-rated movie should say something.

But the audience Reloaded is targetted to is pretty different...

How so?
 

Kevin

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Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Sounds like you're just talking out of your ass.

Whatever.

You can't compare Reloaded to a movie like Spiderman. The audience is totally different. Reloaded appeals more to males ages 15-30 whereas Spiderman is more of a neutral movie. You also have to consider that Reloaded is rated R which will stop some people from seeing it. Its not a family movie. Some parents are [over] protective of their children and my not want them to see Realoded so they will go as a family to see Finding Nemo.
 

Looney

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Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Sounds like you're just talking out of your ass.

Whatever.

You can't compare Reloaded to a movie like Spiderman. The audience is totally different. Reloaded appeals more to males ages 15-30 whereas Spiderman is more of a neutral movie. You also have to consider that Reloaded is rated R which will stop some people from seeing it. Its not a family movie. Some parents are [over] protective of their children and my not want them to see Realoded so they will go as a family to see Finding Nemo.

Um, if you would read up, i did mention that the reason why it didn't do so well in the theatres was because it was R rated... YOU SAID it didn't do well in the theatres because people were downloading it.
 

Kevin

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Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Sounds like you're just talking out of your ass.

Whatever.

You can't compare Reloaded to a movie like Spiderman. The audience is totally different. Reloaded appeals more to males ages 15-30 whereas Spiderman is more of a neutral movie. You also have to consider that Reloaded is rated R which will stop some people from seeing it. Its not a family movie. Some parents are [over] protective of their children and my not want them to see Realoded so they will go as a family to see Finding Nemo.

Um, if you would read up, i did mention that the reason why it didn't do so well in the theatres was because it was R rated... YOU SAID it didn't do well in the theatres because people were downloading it.

Which is partially true... You're point?
 

rh71

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Typically any cartoon will do well because of the amount of kids begging parents to go... they go in droves.. and the parents must pay too.

With that said, Nemo rocked. I didn't like Matrix Reloaded at all.
 

Looney

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Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Sounds like you're just talking out of your ass.

Whatever.

You can't compare Reloaded to a movie like Spiderman. The audience is totally different. Reloaded appeals more to males ages 15-30 whereas Spiderman is more of a neutral movie. You also have to consider that Reloaded is rated R which will stop some people from seeing it. Its not a family movie. Some parents are [over] protective of their children and my not want them to see Realoded so they will go as a family to see Finding Nemo.

Um, if you would read up, i did mention that the reason why it didn't do so well in the theatres was because it was R rated... YOU SAID it didn't do well in the theatres because people were downloading it.

Which is partially true... You're point?

Wow, you have a problem following threads, don't you? Other movies, like Spiderman, LOTR, Star Wars, were also downloadable, yet they made money. What makes you think Matrix is more likely to succumb to this than other movies?
 

Kevin

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Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Sounds like you're just talking out of your ass.

Whatever.

You can't compare Reloaded to a movie like Spiderman. The audience is totally different. Reloaded appeals more to males ages 15-30 whereas Spiderman is more of a neutral movie. You also have to consider that Reloaded is rated R which will stop some people from seeing it. Its not a family movie. Some parents are [over] protective of their children and my not want them to see Realoded so they will go as a family to see Finding Nemo.

Um, if you would read up, i did mention that the reason why it didn't do so well in the theatres was because it was R rated... YOU SAID it didn't do well in the theatres because people were downloading it.

Which is partially true... You're point?

Wow, you have a problem following threads, don't you? Other movies, like Spiderman, LOTR, Star Wars, were also downloadable, yet they made money. What makes you think Matrix is more likely to succumb to this than other movies?

Because the fan base of The Matrix is primarily people are have an advanced knowlege of computers and the internet. They know how and where to download movies whereas most people do not or don't have the patience to download a 1GB+ file...
 

LikeLinus

Lifer
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Finding Nemo had some of the best graphics I've seen. Thats Pixar for you though. We took my Son on Saturday and It was a pleasant surprise.
 

theNEOone

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Because the fan base of The Matrix is primarily people are have an advanced knowlege of computers and the internet. They know how and where to download movies whereas most people do not or don't have the patience to download a 1GB+ file...


that would be even more reason for matrix to be LESS susceptible to the "download effect". if this movie is catered to the "comptuer geek" crowd, like you say it is - do you think that they would really cheat themselves from watching a movie targeted specificially to them in the theater? of course not. these geeks, though, won't really want to get off their comfy chairs to go watch spiderman - so they'll jus get it off irc.
 

Kevin

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Originally posted by: theNEOone
Because the fan base of The Matrix is primarily people are have an advanced knowlege of computers and the internet. They know how and where to download movies whereas most people do not or don't have the patience to download a 1GB+ file...


that would be even more reason for matrix to be LESS susceptible to the "download effect". if this movie is catered to the "comptuer geek" crowd, like you say it is - do you think that they would really cheat themselves from watching a movie targeted specificially to them in the theater? of course not. these geeks, though, won't really want to get off their comfy chairs to go watch spiderman - so they'll jus get it off irc.

You're only reading what you want to see, I'm done bickering with you...
 

LikeLinus

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: theNEOone
Because the fan base of The Matrix is primarily people are have an advanced knowlege of computers and the internet. They know how and where to download movies whereas most people do not or don't have the patience to download a 1GB+ file...


that would be even more reason for matrix to be LESS susceptible to the "download effect". if this movie is catered to the "comptuer geek" crowd, like you say it is - do you think that they would really cheat themselves from watching a movie targeted specificially to them in the theater? of course not. these geeks, though, won't really want to get off their comfy chairs to go watch spiderman - so they'll jus get it off irc.

You're only reading what you want to see, I'm done bickering with you...

Couldn't possibly be because the movie really isn't all that great to begin with.
 

Looney

Lifer
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Originally posted by: theNEOone
Because the fan base of The Matrix is primarily people are have an advanced knowlege of computers and the internet. They know how and where to download movies whereas most people do not or don't have the patience to download a 1GB+ file...


that would be even more reason for matrix to be LESS susceptible to the "download effect". if this movie is catered to the "comptuer geek" crowd, like you say it is - do you think that they would really cheat themselves from watching a movie targeted specificially to them in the theater? of course not. these geeks, though, won't really want to get off their comfy chairs to go watch spiderman - so they'll jus get it off irc.

Exactly. The only people that are downloading movies are downloading because it's not worth their time or ticket price to go see the movie in the theatres. Any fan isn't going to see Reloaded for the first time on a sh1tty telesync download, they're going to see it in the theatres.
 

Kevin

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Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Originally posted by: theNEOone
Because the fan base of The Matrix is primarily people are have an advanced knowlege of computers and the internet. They know how and where to download movies whereas most people do not or don't have the patience to download a 1GB+ file...


that would be even more reason for matrix to be LESS susceptible to the "download effect". if this movie is catered to the "comptuer geek" crowd, like you say it is - do you think that they would really cheat themselves from watching a movie targeted specificially to them in the theater? of course not. these geeks, though, won't really want to get off their comfy chairs to go watch spiderman - so they'll jus get it off irc.

Exactly. The only people that are downloading movies are downloading because it's not worth their time or ticket price to go see the movie in the theatres. Any fan isn't going to see Reloaded for the first time on a sh1tty telesync download, they're going to see it in the theatres.

What about the people who saw it in the theater and downloaded it. They are still losing revenue because instead of going to the theater to see it a second time, you're just going to watch your downloaded copy.

Look at all the sides, not just one.
 

fluxquantum

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the topic is about nemo leading at the box office and for some reason people go way off topic and start insulting each other. why does this happen? can we all just get along with each other? anyways, i am going to see nemo :)
 

hans007

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you cant compare reloaded and nemo. nemo is a childrens movie for god's sake.


and reloaded needed a lot of thinking, which was why a lot of people didnt like it. i'm sure nemo is a good movie, but its got to be easier to understand by far if little kids are going to watch it.
 

Looney

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Originally posted by: theNEOone
Because the fan base of The Matrix is primarily people are have an advanced knowlege of computers and the internet. They know how and where to download movies whereas most people do not or don't have the patience to download a 1GB+ file...


that would be even more reason for matrix to be LESS susceptible to the "download effect". if this movie is catered to the "comptuer geek" crowd, like you say it is - do you think that they would really cheat themselves from watching a movie targeted specificially to them in the theater? of course not. these geeks, though, won't really want to get off their comfy chairs to go watch spiderman - so they'll jus get it off irc.

Exactly. The only people that are downloading movies are downloading because it's not worth their time or ticket price to go see the movie in the theatres. Any fan isn't going to see Reloaded for the first time on a sh1tty telesync download, they're going to see it in the theatres.

What about the people who saw it in the theater and downloaded it. They are still losing revenue because instead of going to the theater to see it a second time, you're just going to watch your downloaded copy.

Look at all the sides, not just one.

I didn't say people weren't downloading... i asked, what makes this different than LOTR, SW, Spiderman, etc. People downloaded those movies as well.
 

MiamiJones

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:D If someone could expalin it. Well I mean it's the summer time no one is gonan watch a movie more than twice. When thye say tops box office I mean it only means that a certain movie that week is selling whats the big deal of course most newer movies that are hyped will sell duh ?>!