So, early estimates are out. “The Dark Knight” has taken in an estimated $155.34 million and set the box office record previously held by Spider-Man 3.
Now. If I had a movie that was set to come out July 18, I would have said “What are you thinking?”, promptly refused and, if necessary, forced the company to push back my release date. Why? There was no way in the world anything was going to beat “The Dark Knight”! NO WAY! It would be nearly impossible to get a decent opening weekend or even for people to know about your movie (How many of you know what else came out this weekend?) with a juggernaut like “The Dark Knight”.
And now, I have proof of my reasoning. One of the two other movies to debut, “Mamma Mia!” (Ew…) grossed $27.6 million. And was in second place. A $130 million gap? Yeah. Great planning.
The other movie to debut, “Space Chimps” debuted at seventh. Seventh! Usually animated movies like that do well, but due to scheduling, this one tanked. Again, masterful planning.
On a completely unrelated note, don’t neglect your pool. Don’t. Once the water gets green enough, no amount of chemicals can save it (well, you can, but it’s hard and long…) and your dad will come home and say, “Let’s just drain it”, which leads to a slimy, algae coated empty pool which needs to be scrubbed and moved to re-level the ground (by adding bricks below the feet) and lots of lava rocks that surround the pool that need to be cleaned and really muddy feet.
Trust me.
Listening to: Fighting siblings. Over a flyswatter, I think.
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