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94. So did Jaws do pretty bad ass in 1975, back in your day?

Mon May 7, 2012, 09:14 AM

May 2012

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Jaws opened with a $7 million weekend[111] and recouped its production costs in two weeks.[112] In just 78 days it overtook The Godfather as the highest-grossing film at the North American box office,[102] sailing past that picture's earnings of $86 million[113] to become the first film to reach $100 million in rentals.[114] Its initial release ultimately brought in $123.1 million in rentals.[112] Theatrical re-releases in 1976 and 1979 brought its total rentals to $133.4 million.[113]

Jaws was the highest-grossing film until Star Wars, which debuted two years later. Star Wars surpassed Jaws for the U.S. record six months after its release and set a new global record in 1978.[122][123]

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A sad statement on American culture [View all] MadHound May 2012 OP

I've only seen a few of these 'comic book' movies - one of the batman, and one or 2 of the Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #1

Breaking a record for sales makes it popular, not high brow or a commentary on culture... nessa May 2012 #2

Let's take a look at the French MadHound May 2012 #6

It did well in France JonLP24 May 2012 #12

I disagree MrScorpio May 2012 #29

What's low brow, "lowest common denominator" about comics? JHB May 2012 #33

Except for Thor, Iron Man, Bat Man, Transformers, etc etc. hack89 May 2012 #87

The Adventures of Tintin is a comic book adaptation mathematic May 2012 #91

Comic books are taken quite seriously in France. Codeine May 2012 #120

I would also note that the two most expensive French films ever made Codeine May 2012 #121

Don't the French love Jerry Lewis? ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #126

Are comic books necessarily low-brow? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #155

Most of their top selling films are made in the US Major Nikon May 2012 #181

Actually, there is a fairly large comics market, and a well-respected one. Codeine May 2012 #185

a French comics market not an American comics market Major Nikon May 2012 #188

Oops. I misunderstood. nt Codeine May 2012 #189

I never seen the film JonLP24 May 2012 #3

Number of eyeballs watching is the only metric of a movie's success FarCenter May 2012 #4

No, a movie can be critically acclaimed AND popular.... Darth_Kitten May 2012 #86

K&R. DevonRex May 2012 #5

Cumberbatch is great. But so is Downey. randome May 2012 #8

Oh, I don't mind the occasional special effects extravaganza, MadHound May 2012 #10

You might like MI-5 (aka Spooks in the UK) FarCenter May 2012 #13

I've just started DevonRex May 2012 #15

I've watched a few episodes of George Gently. FarCenter May 2012 #18

Thanks. I'll put that in my queue. DevonRex May 2012 #20

40 minutes to Sherlock season 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! uppityperson May 2012 #44

Ah, is that what it is? DevonRex May 2012 #57

4 minutes. Popcorn made, treat for dog there, quite trip to the loo and.....bye uppityperson May 2012 #58

Well, that was fun. uppityperson May 2012 #75

He is, isn't he? DevonRex May 2012 #77

I am hardly a low brow guy. MrSlayer May 2012 #7

Post removed Post removed May 2012 #9

Wow, speaking of sad, MadHound May 2012 #14

Good response. uppityperson May 2012 #45

Since when have popular movies been highbrow? JHB May 2012 #11

Top grossing movies of 1969 vs. the top grossing movies of 2009 Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #61

The industry has been making mediocre movies for a while Hippo_Tron May 2012 #73

Yes, there was an article in the NY Times a few months back about the studios wondering Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #79

Personally, I think 1967 was a better year for movies Art_from_Ark May 2012 #174

"It was a very good year," as Frank Sinatra would sing Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #175

So do you have any specific plans for your visit yet? Art_from_Ark May 2012 #179

Oh for fucks sake! The elitism oozes... Odin2005 May 2012 #16

Oh, for fuck's sake, maybe he's right? Darth_Kitten May 2012 #85

Oh for fucks sake, maybe he isn't? ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #118

I like movies. All movies except the slasher ones which are just gratuitously violent lunatica May 2012 #17

While you're busy bashing "American culture", consider how the movie was recieved in other places... cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #19

That's a valid point. DevonRex May 2012 #21

america is hardly highbrow spanone May 2012 #22

Most popular culture isn't highbrow, in any country. nt sufrommich May 2012 #26

The world isn't highbrow. Codeine May 2012 #112

It's a movie. It's not meant to be high brow. raouldukelives May 2012 #23

I think you're missing out when it comes to TV Shows JonLP24 May 2012 #24

You forgot House MD! Odin2005 May 2012 #88

It's a superhero movie. You expected it to be "high brow"? cynatnite May 2012 #25

There are many movies. MineralMan May 2012 #27

This has been going on for decades jp11 May 2012 #28

I bet you're a hoot at parties Son of Gob May 2012 #30

*rubs temples* TedBronson May 2012 #82

Sometimes a movie is just a movie. aikoaiko May 2012 #31

Two things. One, the film industry has not yet come to grips with technology and is Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #32

People spend hard earned money on movies EC May 2012 #34

I'll try to break this to you gently cali May 2012 #35

No, but time was that some very fine movies Ron Green May 2012 #38

Not really XemaSab May 2012 #42

Saw Avengers 3D yesterday and it rocked!!!! CAG May 2012 #36

I'm not a fan of comic book movies but come on quinnox May 2012 #37

An AMAZING, powerful movie FrodosPet May 2012 #47

It is a great one. raouldukelives May 2012 #59

one of my favorites! rppper May 2012 #78

Shakespeare at the Globe Theater was considered "low brow" CactusJak May 2012 #39

Whatever ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #40

It was surprisingly good AnnieBW May 2012 #41

I loved both those scenes. white_wolf May 2012 #63

Yeah, The Hulk smashing Loki into the floor like terrier shaking a rat Codeine May 2012 #114

Which is a better film: V for Vendetta or Titanic? XemaSab May 2012 #43

I can only assume that's a trick question... Johnny Rico May 2012 #49

It's not that tough XemaSab May 2012 #52

Of the two, I would pick V for Vendetta. Titanic is incredibly overrated (IMHO, of course). Johnny Rico May 2012 #54

Who died and left you as Entertainment Judge? 99Forever May 2012 #46

Someone with a right to their opinion? Darth_Kitten May 2012 #84

Do I need to remind you of what traits ... 99Forever May 2012 #92

That Is Your Opinion HangOnKids May 2012 #108

OH my! 99Forever May 2012 #136

Do You Often Reply To Your Own Posts? n/t HangOnKids May 2012 #170

Oh please have mercy. 99Forever May 2012 #183

Actually, I thought the movie "Jackass" was a sad statement on American Culture. Am I wrong? n/t cynatnite May 2012 #48

Not in the slightest. Johnny Rico May 2012 #51

No art is high brow art. ZombieHorde May 2012 #50

Unrec zappaman May 2012 #53

it was worse hfojvt May 2012 #55

"Tell 'Em Steve Dave!!!" ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #56

Mother mother fuck, mother mother fuck fuck, Codeine May 2012 #152

The Dark Knight was the most violent and pointless POS I have ever seen. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #60

I'm sorry, but I really think you missed the point of the movie. white_wolf May 2012 #66

So the Joker is psychologically tormenting Batman and Harvey Dent to break them down. Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #165

Morgan Freeman was not the butler. He was the CEO of Wayne Enterprises. n/t cynatnite May 2012 #67

Have you seen the movie? white_wolf May 2012 #62

You talking to me? Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #65

I was actually replying to the OP in this post, sorry. white_wolf May 2012 #68

I had some issues with the Dark Knight Hippo_Tron May 2012 #70

The Top 50 sylvi May 2012 #64

Agree with you, completely! Ikonoklast May 2012 #69

It's made for teenaged boys. They're a large movie audience. SharonAnn May 2012 #71

Most of the audience I saw it with was made up of adults. white_wolf May 2012 #72

Films out of Hollywood do cater to youth. Darth_Kitten May 2012 #83

Yes, I am a middle aged teenage boy FrodosPet May 2012 #74

My girlfriend loved it. Her daughter loved it. Her toddler loved it. Codeine May 2012 #115

I bet you won't go out and see this masterpiece Tabasco_Dave May 2012 #76

Pity that all American movies aren't filmed on or around the Golden Pond. Zalatix May 2012 #80

$200M domestic opening weekend, $441M foreign = $641M in three days. Bolo Boffin May 2012 #81

Think of it as entertainment varelse May 2012 #89

There have been plenty of great comic book movies mathematic May 2012 #90

Comic books have never been high brow art. apnu May 2012 #93

Reminds me of another piece of pulp literature ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #106

So did Jaws do pretty bad ass in 1975, back in your day? snooper2 May 2012 #94

Watched the Avengers last night. MichaelMcGuire May 2012 #95

What is the difference between America and a yoghurt? Sea-Dog May 2012 #96

A yogurt Zorra May 2012 #102

Plain, flavored, or fruit-at-the-bottom? slackmaster May 2012 #105

America is spelled right Son of Gob May 2012 #124

I'm more pissed that they haven't come up with a good JLA movie yet Blue_Tires May 2012 #97

Hell, they can't even make a decent Green Lantern movie. white_wolf May 2012 #99

To do so, they need to follow the Marvel blueprint ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #110

Seriously. Codeine May 2012 #116

I don't get it either. white_wolf May 2012 #135

So you'll watch it-- but at home. You then are part and parcel of the lowest common denominator? LanternWaste May 2012 #98

I have to say the elitism on display here is kind of sickening. white_wolf May 2012 #100

What evs. The movie rocked. ceile May 2012 #101

I can answer your last question. Occulus May 2012 #103

Agreed. ceile May 2012 #133

You sound more like a New Puritan to me than an old, crotchety man slackmaster May 2012 #104

..and get off my lawn... dionysus May 2012 #107

"Team America, World Police" bemildred May 2012 #109

As much as I want to see The Avengers, screw it - T-minus two months until The Dark Knight Rises! Initech May 2012 #111

I finally saw Green Lantern this weekend Capt. Obvious May 2012 #113

In short, you start by casting Van Wilder and you go downhill from there. Codeine May 2012 #117

You don't sound like a crotchety old man. You sound like a snob. Trying to get others ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #119

Joss Whedon made a damned good film. Codeine May 2012 #122

The times they are a changin'. Zorra May 2012 #123

The Hero with a Thousand Faces Reader Rabbit May 2012 #125

Don't watch the Grammys, they're even worse just1voice May 2012 #127

"America is the first country to have gone from barbarism to decadence without the usual intervening Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #128

Amen! HangOnKids May 2012 #129

Nothing elitist about him either NoPasaran May 2012 #163

You are falsely equating 'high brow art' with high ticket sales. Rex May 2012 #130

LOL...Populist entertainment has never been highbrow nachosgrande May 2012 #131

This message was self-deleted by its author AtomicKitten May 2012 #132

YES. I bet hardly any of these people saw "The English Patient". (nt) Nye Bevan May 2012 #134

Bad bet. I love art films. And The Artist was my favorite last year! The movie was fun! Logical May 2012 #168

I saw part of it... cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #176

Someone doesn't like comic books. As a child of the 80's, I loved Iron Man, Thor and The Avengers. Jennicut May 2012 #137

I guess I am shallow nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #138

They actually had congressonal hearings over comic books? white_wolf May 2012 #139

yes....in 1954. n/t zappaman May 2012 #140

1950s. Comics were seen as a great threat to nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #141

Yep. The publishers adopted the Comics Code to self-censor their content. Codeine May 2012 #147

There was an excellent book on the subject a couple of years ago. Marr May 2012 #169

Stan Lee is also by no means a conservative. Jennicut May 2012 #142

I know, and the themes in comics are not shallow by far. nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #143

Seriously, read Killing Joke and tell me it's shallow. white_wolf May 2012 #145

I'm not even sure they are for children anymore. white_wolf May 2012 #144

One of the industry's big problems Codeine May 2012 #146

Of course, that means they aren't bringing in new readers... white_wolf May 2012 #148

I'm doing my part. Codeine May 2012 #150

Good point. white_wolf May 2012 #153

Yeah, I guess I fit that profile. Jennicut May 2012 #172

I, personally, love the current run of Batman... white_wolf May 2012 #182

When times are hard , Vanje May 2012 #149

A movie about a comic book is what depresses you? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #151

I'm half convinved those are scripted. white_wolf May 2012 #154

I'm on the fence on that one 4th law of robotics May 2012 #156

Ahhhh....they are all scripted zappaman May 2012 #158

Gilgamesh was a superhero. Codeine May 2012 #157

"What the hell is wrong with superheroes?" 4th law of robotics May 2012 #160

What's wrong with American ones? white_wolf May 2012 #161

They're low brow 4th law of robotics May 2012 #164

French Superheroes would just smoke aggressively at the villain Codeine May 2012 #186

Ennui-man! 4th law of robotics May 2012 #187

So, OP, what about Star Wars? white_wolf May 2012 #159

That screams SNOB to me. GaYellowDawg May 2012 #162

Nope, will not go and see it. Great Caesars Ghost May 2012 #166

Yes, you sounds like an old crotchety man! How is a pro baseball game any better? Or a reality show? Logical May 2012 #167

Pro baseball. randome May 2012 #173

50 MILLION kids (boy and girl) playing Little League at any given time... cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #178

I was in Mexico a couple years back... a la izquierda May 2012 #171

I don't know Canuckistanian May 2012 #177

I don't see what the sad statement on American culture is fishwax May 2012 #180

curmudgeon alert! guardian May 2012 #184