Amelie - record breaker! (1 Viewer)

[Lance Nichols]

The wonderful movie Amelie has broken NA records for ticket sales for a French Language film:
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I just loved this film, and I am looking forward to a wonderful DVD when it leaves the theaters

 

[MichaelPe]

I would love to see this film nominated in the "Best Picture" category at the Oscars.

 

[Mark Pfeiffer]

In part, it goes to show the difference between what marks success for arthouse and mainstream fare. (I realize the generalization isn't perfect, but just go with it.) I was sent the press release from Miramax about this, and Amelie broke the record with something like $20-21 million in tickets sales. I assumed it had made more than that considering how long it has been playing here.

 

[Jason Seaver]

And if Universal were to open Brotherhood Of The Wolf nationwide, this record could potentially fall pretty quickly. Not that it's necessarily a better movie, it just may be easier to market.

 

[AaronP]

ugh, when they make good foreign films, they should make the actors do an english version when they're shooting the film.

Subtitles give me eyestrain after about a half hour, and dubbed voices suck.

 

[Paul_D]

Subtitles give me eyestrain after about a half hour, and dubbed voices suck.

Sit in the front row! Amelie's worth it! Also, I can say that this is the first foreign film I've seen, that's made you forget you're watching subtitles - the film just draws you in so close, and doesn't let go! Go see.

 

[Mark Cappelletty]

That's the silliest, most off-base thing I've read in some time, Aaron. Jeez. Maybe we should make all of the other countries in the world speak English as well.

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

And if Universal were to open Brotherhood Of The Wolf nationwide, this record could potentially fall pretty quickly. Not that it's necessarily a better movie, it just may be easier to market.

Instead we get a wide release film such as Kung Pow!. Here today, gone tomorrow (make that next week).
~Edwin

 

[Brian Lawrence]

The box office receipts for Amelie so far total almost $21 million.

That's nice to hear but it's also a sad statement on the moviegoing public when one considers the box office mega-flop Battlefield Earth made $21.48million.

I'm sure Amelie will eventually pass that, but it's still a little disheartning.