I was curious about this, so I checked Box Office Mojo to find the highest-grossing films that I've never seen. I only used the domestic list of actual box office receipts, as opposed to the adjusted list, which accounts for the fact that movie tickets today cost about 100 times as much as they did when my parents grew up. The problem is that it doesn't really account for the shifts in technology/economy/society/etc. (e.g., the primacy of theatrical film as an entertainment medium doesn't exist today like it did in the 1930's or 40's). However, this means that the top earners list is dominated by new films ("Monsters and Aliens" barely made a dent in the national consciousness, yet it's one of the top 100 highest-grossing films in American history, based largely on the fact that movies cost $10, and even more for 3-D IMAX). About 90 films have grossed over $200 million domestically, and there are only 6 that I haven't seen, all of them released within the last five years or so:
The Passion of the Christ (12)
Meet the Fockers (37)
Night at the Museum (46)
Rush Hour 2 (67)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (69)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (75)
There could be a future Dare Daniel poll in there. "Monsters and Aliens" (97) and "Ice Age: The Meltdown" (98) fill out the top 100, followed further down by "What Women Want", "Hitch", "Wolverine", "The Bourne Supremacy", "Home Alone 2", "National Treasure", "Wild Hogs", and "Pursuit of Happyness".
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Fuck I have seen 4 out of the 6! I guess John English really isn't better than Trainspotting.
Charles
ps. Ha! I am kidding! John English still rules. When will you film critics give it up, huh?
pps. You really haven't seen 'The Passion of the Christ'? That I was a bit shocked by
Are you so tight with the film "Johnny English" that you now casually refer to it as John? The critical re-evaluation of the cinema of Rowan Atkinson is long overdue.
The truly damning list is made up of the $200 million-plus earners that I DID see. "Titanic" and the "Star Wars" prequels, sure, but also "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "I Am Legend", all three "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, all three "Spider-Man" movies, "Crystal Skull", "Twister", "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Hancock", "Mrs. Doubtfire", Jackson's "King Kong", "The Da Vinci Code", "Mission: Impossible 2", "Armageddon", "The Mummy Returns", "The Spy Who Shagged Me", "Superman Returns", "The Matrix Reloaded", etc.etc.etc. America, you love crap, and I for some reason feel obliged to watch it.
Look, we all know you have been setting DP up as your scape goat for why you watch crappy movies. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO CASH IN.
Charles
Yes, it was DP. I even suspect he drugged me without my knowledge several thousand times.
-DB
Sir, I am pretty sure you meant to type "with" instead of "without"
Charles
I've only seen one of these films, P of the C, and by P of the C I do mean Poostick of the Cooch. However, I will take all the credit for DB's viweing of those horrible, horrible films.
I would like to point out that I saw "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" with my mom, and only at my mom's urging.
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