Finding Nemo Becomes Disney's Top Grossing Film of All Time!

Maerj · Post by **Maerj** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 7:29 pm

I am still amazed that Nemo made as much money as it did and that people like it as much as they do. I'm not bad-mouthing the film or anything, but its got the most simplistic plot out of all the Pixar films. In fact, I was surprised that everyone here at the board liked it as much as they did. I liked the film, it was a lot of fun, funny, a good time. But I didn't think it was that earth-shattering to be making all of that money. Oh well, guess you just can't predict how the public will react to something.

indianajdp · Post by **indianajdp** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 8:13 pm

I'm with you, Maerj.

I saw the film with my wife and 2 1/2 year-old daughter and thought it was a good film...not the best effort by Pixar, but a very good film none-the-less. In one of my first posts in these forums back in June I think I ranked it my 4th favorite Pixar film thus far.

It's an outstanding film by Pixar visually, but I thought the story was one if its lesser efforts. However, a "weaker" story by Pixar is still head-and-shoulders above what many other studios are capable of

indianajdp · Post by **indianajdp** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:44 pm

^Bump to show that Nemo has passed Gump and now stands at #8: $332,722,962

Less than $7 million behind LOTR: TT, and it remained in the Top 15 over the Labor Day weekend.

Prince Phillip · Post by **Prince Phillip** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 11:17 pm

Part of me is happy The Lion King has been bumped down, but another part of me is sad that a Pixar flick did it...

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 3:54 pm

Prince Phillip wrote:Part of me is happy The Lion King has been bumped down, but another part of me is sad that a Pixar flick did it...

I agree, especially if Pixar breaks away. Is that definite?

indianajdp · Post by **indianajdp** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 4:36 pm

Captain Hook wrote:
Prince Phillip wrote:Part of me is happy The Lion King has been bumped down, but another part of me is sad that a Pixar flick did it...
I agree, especially if Pixar breaks away. Is that definite?

No. Negotiations are ongoing but I believe their contract runs thru Cars in 2005. Of course, they will either have a new contract w/ Disney or another studio by the time that film hits the theatres.

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Sat Sep 06, 2003 5:48 pm

Thanks for the info Indiana! I'll be waiting for what will either be a great day for Disney or a day for Pixar to die!

indianajdp · Post by **indianajdp** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 6:53 pm

Updated Nemo's numbers ... about $4,000,000 away from The Two Towers.

Also worth mentioning, Pirates of the Caribbean is now the 16th highest grossing film in US history. What an amazing year for Disney Studios!

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 6:55 pm

indianajdp wrote:Updated Nemo's numbers ... about $4,000,000 away from The Two Towers.

Also worth mentioning, Pirates of the Caribbean is now the 16th highest grossing film in US history. What an amazing year for Disney Studios!

This will be the first time ever that 1 studio has had 2 $300 million dollar hits in 1 year. An amazing year indeed.

indianajdp · Post by **indianajdp** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:36 pm

Time for my monthly Nemo (and Pirates) update -- check the first page of this thread for the "official" numbers.

FN has moved within 1.7 milion of Lord of the Rings: Two Towers.
Meanwhile, PotC has become Disney's SECOND $300 million grosser in 2003.

Other tidbits:
FN was the 5th fastest to $300 million of all-time: 51 Days
PotC was the 8th fastest: 101 days
---Spiderman did it in 22 days, 2X faster then Titanic, which was 4th fastest

Pirates won't make it into the Top 10 overall, but I'd be willing to bet that it has about doubled it's expected gross. What an amazing story this film has been.

Post by **Luke** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:35 pm

I'd like for Nemo to pass Two Towers, but that probably won't happen. Kinda amazing that Nemo's still playing in over 400 theaters. Seems like ages ago I saw it and the DVD is just two weeks away.

indianajdp · Post by **indianajdp** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:18 pm

Luke wrote:I'd like for Nemo to pass Two Towers, but that probably won't happen. Kinda amazing that Nemo's still playing in over 400 theaters. Seems like ages ago I saw it and the DVD is just two weeks away.

I'm sure it's in a ton of bargain theatres now...where you pay something like $2.50 for a matinee showing. Also we have a club here in Indy called Holiday Bar & Film Works that shows films for like $5 and you can order dinner and alcohol while viewing the movie.

indianajdp · Post by **indianajdp** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 10:13 am

Monthly update time!

FN is now only $161,000 away from passing The Two Towers...something I never would have imagined was possible.

The only thing is, I'm not sure how many theatres, if any, that Nemo is still playing on so it's hard to say if it has a chance to do it.

Post by **Luke** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 10:35 am

indianajdp wrote:Monthly update time!

FN is now only $161,000 away from passing The Two Towers...something I never would have imagined was possible.

The only thing is, I'm not sure how many theatres, if any, that Nemo is still playing on so it's hard to say if it has a chance to do it.

I actually know this! I was looking at this very info just a few hours earlier. It's still playing in 213 theaters and last weekend it made just over $100,000. Looks doable!

kbehm29 · Post by **kbehm29** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:31 am

Disney/Pixar needs another animated movie phenomenon like Finding Nemo. I know they had live action Pirates success, and I loved those movies - but now they need a new ORIGINAL and CREATIVE movie for fans to fall in love with. I'm really excited for Alice in Wonderland and A Christmas Carol and The Princess and the Frog, but are they going to be phenomenons? The former two are remakes. Look at what's happened since the original post:

1 Titanic Par. $600,788,188 1997
2 The Dark Knight WB $529,733,882 2008
3 Star Wars Fox $460,998,007 1977^
4 Shrek 2 DW $441,226,247 2004
5 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $435,110,554 1982^
6 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $431,088,301 1999
7 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $423,315,812 2006
8 Spider-Man Sony $403,706,375 2002
9 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $380,270,577 2005
10 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $377,027,325 2003
11 Spider-Man 2 Sony $373,585,825 2004
12 The Passion of the Christ NM $370,782,930 2004^
13 Jurassic Park Uni. $357,067,947 1993
14 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $341,786,758 2002^
15 Finding Nemo BV $339,714,978 2003

Shrek 2 shouldn't even be on that list. I know box office totals are not the say all end all judge of good movies, but the public is seriously swayed by box office reports on the radio/tv, etc. "Oh, that movie only made $8 mil. this weekend?" In my opinion the more Disney makes, hopefully the more money they'll pour into original ideas and better DVD releases.

Post by **Luke** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:09 pm

Based on the cast and genre, A Christmas Carol should be huge... but I'm thinking if it's an authentic telling of the tale, then it might not be as huge as say something more colorful and gassy. It's strange how Nemo's numbers seem so far out of reach for Pixar's latest and even more inconceivable for Disney's Feature Animation works.

As for Alice and Princess and the Frog, I don't expect either of them to be giant blockbusters, although they should definitely be profitable.

kbehm29 · Post by **kbehm29** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:06 pm

Luke wrote:It's strange how Nemo's numbers seem so far out of reach for Pixar's latest and even more inconceivable for Disney's Feature Animation works.

That's exactly it. They need to find a formula for success to reach that level again. Since when has it become "par" for Pixar movies to earn between $200-$240 million? They need to put their finger on exactly what it was about Nemo that appealed to so many people. Was it a combination of the star power and story line? Or was it because the movie was released during a time where there was less competition?

I hope A Christmas Carol is a huge success. I certainly can't wait for it, along with the others.

disneyboy20022 · Post by **disneyboy20022** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:21 pm

kbehm29 wrote:
Luke wrote:It's strange how Nemo's numbers seem so far out of reach for Pixar's latest and even more inconceivable for Disney's Feature Animation works.
That's exactly it. They need to find a formula for success to reach that level again. Since when has it become "par" for Pixar movies to earn between $200-$240 million? They need to put their finger on exactly what it was about Nemo that appealed to so many people. Was it a combination of the star power and story line? Or was it because the movie was released during a time where there was less competition?
.

Less competition I would vote

Don't get me wrong it truly is a great film....but not one of my personal Favorites...

Or make a make a TV series or a sequel of Finding Nemo and have Dory meet a new Flounder Fish named "Rosie"

kbehm29 · Post by **kbehm29** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:28 am

disneyboy20022 wrote:Less competition I would vote

No doubt, because Cars should have been right up there with Nemo. Of course, by now Pixar/Disney have totally made up the difference in merchandising alone probably.

Have any of you seen that they're coming out with new toys for the holiday season for Cars AGAIN this year??? It's astonishing.

Rudy Matt · Post by **Rudy Matt** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:55 am

DOMESTIC GROSSES
Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Title Adjusted Gross
1 Gone with the Wind $1,430,476,000
2 Star Wars Fox $1,261,086,700
3 The Sound of Music $1,008,300,900
4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial $1,004,328,700
5 The Ten Commandments $927,480,000
6 Titanic Par. $908,688,900
7 Jaws $906,798,000
8 Doctor Zhivago $878,879,000
9 The Exorcist $782,826,200
10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs $771,720,000
11 101 Dalmatians $707,414,100
12 The Empire Strikes Back $695,118,900
13 Ben-Hur $693,840,000
14 Return of the Jedi $665,940,600
15 The Sting $631,131,400
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark $624,044,300
17 Jurassic Park $610,337,400
18 The Graduate $605,845,500
19 The Phantom Menace Fox $600,566,700 $431,088,301
20 Fantasia $587,947,800

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

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