[squnts] Is that a smiley Tino? It looks like someone bending over. ;)
Yes that's true, Gone With the Wind especially benefited from several successful re-releases.
Adjusted for inflation we get a different view -
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm
Star Wars VII is not yet in the top 20 all time grossers (North America)
Star Wars IV (my favorite of the 7 movies so far) has grossed an astounding $1.5 billion in North America alone, only...
My imagination or have none of the reviews I've looked at so far mentioned Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)? Either he doesn't appear in the first film of the new trilogy or he is part of the films biggest spoiler. I'll find out in a couple of weeks. :)
No film has passed $100m in it's opening...
I've read a whole bunch of reviews, so relieved. This review snippet from The Guardian, a UK newspaper -
And please don't tell me that's just 'temporary' excitement from someone who saw it before most of the world did. ;)