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Posted: **Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:52 pm**

chrissy829 wrote: Do you think I overuse emoticons?
(I JUST LOVE THIS ONE:

No, you need to use more so Luke can yell at you.

Posted: **Tue May 10, 2005 7:30 pm**

Here's an update from DVD Exclusive. Stats through April 16th. Buena Vista titles in bold. Disney in red.

<table border=1 width=615><tr><td colspan=13 bgcolor="#0099CC">TOP OVERALL: YEAR-TO-DATE</td></tr><tr><td align=left>Rank</a></td><td align=left>Title (label/distributor)</td><td align=left>Release</td><td align=left>B.O.</td><td align=left>DVD sales rev</td><td align=center>All rentals plus VHS sales rev</td><td align=left>Total</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>THE INCREDIBLES (DIS)</td><td>3/15/05</td><td>261</td><td>266</td><td>37</td><td>303</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>SHARK TALE (DW/UNI)</td><td>2/8/05</td><td>160</td><td>152</td><td>41</td><td>193</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>RAY (UNI)</td><td>2/1/05</td><td>75</td><td>117</td><td>46</td><td>163</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>TROY (WB)</td><td>1/4/05</td><td>133</td><td>107</td><td>45</td><td>152</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>THE NOTEBOOK (WB)</td><td>2/8/05</td><td>81</td><td>93</td><td>43</td><td>136</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>BAMBI: SPECIAL EDITION (DIS)</td><td>3/01/05</td><td>DVD</td><td>82</td><td>6</td><td>88</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (FOX)</td><td>1/25/05</td><td>80</td><td>75</td><td>30</td><td>105</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (UNI)</td><td>1/18/05</td><td>61</td><td>75</td><td>45</td><td>120</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>LADDER 49 (DIS)</td><td>3/8/05</td><td>75</td><td>70</td><td>40</td><td>110</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>THE VILLAGE (DIS)</td><td>1/11/05</td><td>114</td><td>67</td><td>40</td><td>107</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>SPONGEBOB MOVIE (PAR)</td><td>3/1/05</td><td>85</td><td>55</td><td>17</td><td>72</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (FOX)</td><td>12/21/04</td><td>45</td><td>52</td><td>35</td><td>87</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>SHALL WE DANCE? (2004, MIR/DIS)</td><td>2/1/05</td><td>58</td><td>52</td><td>37</td><td>89</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>FINDING NEVERLAND (DIS)</td><td>3/22/05</td><td>52</td><td>46</td><td>25</td><td>71</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>MULAN 2 (DIS)</td><td>2/1/05</td><td>DVD</td><td>46</td><td>10</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>THE GRUDGE (SONY)</td><td>2/1/05</td><td>110</td><td>45</td><td>33</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>OCEAN'S TWELVE (WB)</td><td>4/12/05</td><td>125</td><td>42</td><td>20</td><td>67</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>SAW (LG)</td><td>2/15/05</td><td>55</td><td>41</td><td>37</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>THE FORGOTTEN (SONY)</td><td>1/18/05</td><td>67</td><td>41</td><td>41</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>WITHOUT A PADDLE (PAR)</td><td>1/11/05</td><td>58</td><td>37</td><td>47</td><td>84</td></tr></table>

Posted: **Tue May 10, 2005 7:39 pm**

I wonder how well Cinderella and Lilo and Stitch will do this year maybe #2 for Cinderella and #4 for Lilo and Stitch.

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:00 am**

Sales statistics for pretty much the first five months of the year are in.

But before that, a Just Myself quote from this past February:

Just Myself wrote:Luke, dude, all those films you mentioned will kill this (The Incredibles), and I'll say why:
1. Monsters and Nemo were excellent. This was good, maybe great, but nowhere near excellent and that was the average audience reaction.
2. Most of the audience was repeat viewers. Kids always take their friends to the movies after they've seen them. If this didn't have repeat audiences, NT (National Treasure) and MTF (Meet the Fockers) would have beat it by at least $50 million.

Onto the chart, accurate as of 5/21 from DVD Exclusive:

<table border=1 width=615><tr><td colspan=13 bgcolor="#0099CC">TOP OVERALL: YEAR-TO-DATE</td></tr><tr><td align=left>Rank</td><td align=left>Title (label/distributor)</td><td align=left>Release</td><td align=left>B.O.</td><td align=left>DVD sales rev</td><td align=center>All rentals plus VHS sales rev</td><td align=left>Total</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>THE INCREDIBLES (DIS)</td><td>3/15/05</td><td>261</td><td>265</td><td>45</td><td>310</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>SHARK TALE (DW/UNI)</td><td>2/8/05</td><td>160</td><td>145</td><td>43</td><td>188</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>NATIONAL TREASURE (DIS)</td><td>5/3/05</td><td>173</td><td>114</td><td>34</td><td>148</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>MEET THE FOCKERS (DW/UNI)</td><td>4/19/05</td><td>280</td><td>113</td><td>45</td><td>158</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>RAY (UNI)</td><td>2/1/05</td><td>75</td><td>112</td><td>50</td><td>162</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>TROY (WB)</td><td>1/4/05</td><td>133</td><td>94</td><td>46</td><td>140</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>THE NOTEBOOK (WB)</td><td>2/8/05</td><td>81</td><td>90</td><td>47</td><td>137</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>BAMBI: SPECIAL EDITION (DIS)</td><td>3/1/05</td><td>DVD</td><td>85</td><td>7</td><td>92</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (FOX)</td><td>1/25/05</td><td>80</td><td>73</td><td>32</td><td>105</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>LADDER 49 (DIS)</td><td>3/8/05</td><td>75</td><td>68</td><td>51</td><td>119</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (UNI)</td><td>1/18/05</td><td>61</td><td>66</td><td>47</td><td>113</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>LEMONY SNICKET'S…UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (PAR)</td><td>4/26/05</td><td>119</td><td>62</td><td>25</td><td>87</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>THE VILLAGE (DIS)</td><td>1/11/05</td><td>114</td><td>60</td><td>45</td><td>105</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>OCEAN'S TWELVE (WB)</td><td>4/12/05</td><td>125</td><td>58</td><td>34</td><td>92</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>SPONGEBOB MOVIE (PAR)</td><td>3/1/05</td><td>85</td><td>56</td><td>20</td><td>76</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (FOX)</td><td>12/21/04</td><td>45</td><td>55</td><td>37</td><td>92</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (WB)</td><td>5/3/05</td><td>51</td><td>52</td><td>7</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>SHALL WE DANCE? (2004, DIS)</td><td>2/1/05</td><td>58</td><td>50</td><td>40</td><td>90</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>FINDING NEVERLAND (DIS)</td><td>3/22/05</td><td>52</td><td>50</td><td>31</td><td>81</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>THE GRUDGE (SONY)</td><td>2/1/05</td><td>110</td><td>48</td><td>34</td><td>82</td></tr></table>

Buena Vista titles in bold. Disney titles in red.

In all fairness, The Incredibles did have an extra 5-7 weeks of availability than the two acronymed-titles that were forecasted to "kill" it, but a majority of sales occur in the first week of availability. Furthermore, The Incredibles' DVD sales revenue is twice as much as any other DVD released this year except for Dreamworks' Shark Tale which has earned only slightly more than half of Pixar's film.

The numbers here aren't 100% accurate, as evident in those which have decreased since last time. Videoscan's data, which claims to be up-to-date as of June 5, has Fockers ahead of Treasure.

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:54 am**

I would think the sales decreases are more a function of returns than non accurate sales at the time.

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:39 pm**

Wow, The Phantom of the Opera really did bad in terms of rentals. I guess that's why I saw a pile of 20-30 used copies at my local video rental store. I guess there is justice in this world!

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:56 pm**

Prince Eric wrote:Wow, The Phantom of the Opera really did bad in terms of rentals. I guess that's why I saw a pile of 20-30 used copies at my local video rental store. I guess there is justice in this world!

Well, Bambi did just as bad in rentals, so take that for what it's worth.

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:59 pm**

I'm glad to see that Bambi has sold quite well as it proves that kids can accept old classics, not just new movies like Shrek...

...and it also proves that some kids accept slipcovers.

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:03 pm**

DaveWadding wrote:
Prince Eric wrote:Wow, The Phantom of the Opera really did bad in terms of rentals. I guess that's why I saw a pile of 20-30 used copies at my local video rental store. I guess there is justice in this world!
Well, Bambi did just as bad in rentals, so take that for what it's worth.

It's a general rule of thumb that people don't rent older movies, especially ones from the 30's and 40's.

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:06 pm**

DaveWadding wrote:
Prince Eric wrote:Wow, The Phantom of the Opera really did bad in terms of rentals. I guess that's why I saw a pile of 20-30 used copies at my local video rental store. I guess there is justice in this world!
Well, Bambi did just as bad in rentals, so take that for what it's worth.

True, but that's not really as surprising. Bambi wasn't a new release and most of the video stores probably didn't put it on the new release shelf (the ones around here didn't). For something like that, I see way more people buying it than renting it.

EDIT: PE said this same thing a bit faster than me.

I rented Phantom of the Opera but didn't have time to watch it. Fortunately, it was a free rental.

-Aaron

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:11 pm**

Prince Eric wrote:I guess there is justice in this world!

I'm guessing you don't like this movie...

I actually enjoyed it quite a lot. I love all these new musicals produced in the past 4 years (Moulin Rouge, Chicago, Phantom).

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:20 pm**

Yes, The Incredibles number one I wish that Bambi did better.
I wonder how Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Cinderella would do.

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:21 pm**

MickeyMousePal wrote:Yes, The Incredibles number one I wish that Bambi did better.
I wonder how Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Cinderella would do.

Needless to say, this going to be a very big year for Disney DVD (and for everybody else too). That makes it a great year for DVD fans, but a very expensive year too.

/

-Aaron

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:26 pm**

DisneyFan 2000 wrote:
Prince Eric wrote:I guess there is justice in this world!
I'm guessing you don't like this movie... I actually enjoyed it quite a lot. I love all these new musicals produced in the past 4 years (Moulin Rouge, Chicago, Phantom).

You guessed right.

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:27 pm**

MickeyMousePal wrote:Yes, The Incredibles number one I wish that Bambi did better.
I wonder how Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Cinderella would do.

They will probblay be fine... Cinderella may be in the top 5 but i think that toy story 1 an 2 will be somewhere in the top 30s.

Incerdibles will probblay be number 1 till whn War Of The Worlds, Batman, Madagascar, and Charlie And The Choclate Factory come out durin the holiday releases.
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FERRARI F399

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:01 pm**

Phantom of the opera SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:31 pm**

Alan wrote:Phantom of the opera SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We enjoy your informative, on-topic posts so much (not that the one I'm currently making is any better...).

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:34 pm**

Alan wrote:Phantom of the opera SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was pretty random, dude. If you're going to say a movie is bad, at least say why. Don't just go "OMG! Teh m0v1e suck3d!"

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:49 pm**

Alan wrote:Phantom of the opera SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think a warning is in order and has been for a while. If you want to be a member of this community, you're going to have to put a bit more thought into your posts. All I see from you is short, often off-topic and often inane little rants. If you're not ignorantly putting down others for how much they earn, you're putting them down for liking a bonafide Disney classic. Or you're talking (apparently with no sarcasm whatsoever) about how important a piece of cardboard is.

It's not funny and it's not adding anything to this forum. In fact, it's hurting this forum. Whether intentionally or not, you are dumbing conversation down to levels where it should not be on a 13-and-up community. Either start trying to add something of worth to discussion or do not bother posting. The antagonism, ignorance, and inanity of most of the things you have written is just not very appealing to other members of the community and rarely conducive to discussion, which is what this is a place for.

Thanks for understanding and please, for your sake, do not reply with a one-liner that misses the entire point of this post.

Posted: **Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:39 pm**

I never saw the Phantom of the Opera movie but I love the soundtrack. I never saw the broadway show either.

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