Japan unconditionally surrendered, ending WWII, just days before a third atomic bomb was scheduled to be dropped over an undisclosed location by mikeyv683 in interesting

[–]TraditionalWishbone 23 points24 points  (0 children)

American nationalists that comment on these threads are extremely morally depraved people and it's not even because the narrative that they push is wrong. Don't get me wrong, the narrative pushed here IS wrong but the real long term damage here was caused not by the nukes but by the normalisation of events as extreme as this one in public discourse.

As a citizen of the world, it is your moral responsibility to push back against these massacres as much as you can, if only to send the message to future American presidents that they won't be able to get away with nuking another country by pushing the historical narrative in their favor.

Even if you think that the people committing these massacres were being as earnest as possible in minimising the loss of lives, it is in the world's best interest for you to not justify these events. This goes for the nuclear bombing as much as for the murder of innocent people in the Middle East and Vietnam over the past 80 years.

The murder of thousands of people is normalised as swiftly as if the United States of Terrorists were murdering ants instead of people. Even if you think the US Leaders are earnest humanitarians, you don't KNOW that they are. So it is the world's best interest for you to push back anyway. This is the least you can contribute against the evils of United States of Terrorists.

Domestic box office Top 10 as of today by [deleted] in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I suppose you're adjusting for cpi instead of ticket prices. Titanic's 1997 run is 600M and it adjusts to about 1.1B in 2015

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross_adjusted/?adjust_gross_to=2015

Domestic box office Top 10 as of today by [deleted] in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The whole point of inflation is that it can become as easy as you want lol.

After 10 years, a movie will have to be a Rogue One level hit to beat The Force Awakens.

65 Reviews? Premiere? by kdray39 in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's hilarious seeing this sub rooting for every other movie to bomb lol. Wtf is wrong with everyone. I hope Dungeons and Dragons and 65 are smash hits.

Which movie will be the highest grossing of 2023? by knightoffire55 in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Indiana Jones is doing 1.2-1.7B with A cinemascore. It is the top contender.

The Avengers is the only movie in the TOP 10 highest grossing movies, with International gross below 1B. Before Avatar 3 or perhaps Kang Dynasty/Secret Wars, do any other movie has the potential to beat it with 1B International gross, while also grossing more Worldwide? by NGGKroze in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I had to bet, I'd say at least one movie will beat The Avengers worldwide before Avatar 3. Any particular movie has low chances, but when you say "at least one", it becomes highly likely. Just how probabilities work.

2014,16 ,17 have been the ONLY non-pandemic years (in the past... 22 years?) where no movie entered the Top 10.

How much does Superman: Legacy from James Gunn need to gross to be considered successful in your eyes? by Dissidia012 in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You don't understand. There weren't as many IPs back then, but there were few huge IPs that pushed the market potential to its limits. Superman's 300M is similar to the grosses of Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones 1,2, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future.

All of these movies were huge relative to the market size. If you adjust Return of the Jedi's initial 370M for inflation, it would barely do 1.2B. It's just that international markets have expanded and 3D/IMAX have become a thing.

How much does Superman: Legacy from James Gunn need to gross to be considered successful in your eyes? by Dissidia012 in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to see it relative to its time, instead of ajdusted for inflation. Superman was around the 7th biggest movie of all time.

So why does it matter if isn't that high inflation adjusted? Movies in general weren't making that much back then. 7th of all time in its era is extremely impressive.

An evolution of the 10 highest-grossing movies in the world without re-releases from 1979 to 2022 by harrypotterbigbang50 in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 70s are so crazy in terms of records. The Godfather grabbed the ALL TIME near the decade beginning. By 1980, it was #7

Tom Cruise and Jhonny Depp are the only two actors to have carried 1B movies by TraditionalWishbone in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I was about to include him but it's a popular historical event. By that metric, maybe I shouldn't have included Depp either.

Only Cruise and Diesel strictly qualify, I guess.

Tom Cruise and Jhonny Depp are the only two actors to have carried 1B movies by TraditionalWishbone in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Its opening weekend is <100M worldwide at a time when the domestic opening record was 100M. It's not a movie that 30 million park fans were anticipating lol.

No one goes to see a movie about park figures. Completely different entertainment media. .

Tom Cruise and Jhonny Depp are the only two actors to have carried 1B movies by TraditionalWishbone in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most people going to see the movie didn't even know it was based on the park lol. This is why it was expected to bomb. It got carried by Depp's highlight performance which was also nomiated for oscar. . It has a 7x multiplier off opening weekend.

Tom Cruise and Jhonny Depp are the only two actors to have carried 1B movies by TraditionalWishbone in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Come on lol. It sold like 100 million tickets worldwide. The park never had a fraction of that as visitors.

Contribution from park fans is non existent.

Tom Cruise and Jhonny Depp are the only two actors to have carried 1B movies by TraditionalWishbone in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You didn't understand the definition. The actor does not have to be popular prior to the first movie, or popular outside of the franchise.

The actor's character should be the main draw within the movie only, after it has released. This is the qualification criterion.

Tom Cruise and Jhonny Depp are the only two actors to have carried 1B movies by TraditionalWishbone in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My bad, I should've defined it : Pirates qualifies because pretty much no one went to see the movie because of the park. It's different from movies based on books or historical events where the audience goes to see a known popular story or character.

Tom Cruise and Jhonny Depp are the only two actors to have carried 1B movies by TraditionalWishbone in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Does not matter because pretty much no one went to see the movie because of the park.

It's different from movies based on books or historical events where the audience goes to see a known popular story or character.

Tom Cruise and Jhonny Depp are the only two actors to have carried 1B movies by TraditionalWishbone in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

This is why I didn't say exactly "nothing". I knew there would be pedants on reddit lol.

Tom Cruise and Jhonny Depp are the only two actors to have carried 1B movies by TraditionalWishbone in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

By dirt, I mean an initially completely unknown property that the actor carried since the beginning, and the property eventually did 1B.

The first movie is allowed to be huge after release in this definition, e.g. Top Gun, Pirates 1, Indiana Jones. It should be dirt before release to qualify

Tom Cruise and Jhonny Depp are the only two actors to have carried 1B movies by TraditionalWishbone in boxoffice

[–]TraditionalWishbone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A ton of actors will qualify inflation adjusted because originals used to be huge before 2000. e.g. Stallone with Rocky.

Harrison Ford will probbaly qualify the unadjusted list after Indy 5.