Titanic is a chick flick with just enough action to be tolerable for guys. Hence why it did so well. Spider-Man's success can be explained the same way. Tobey Maguire just isn't half as popular with the girls as Leonardo DiCaprio was back then. Plus Spider-Man is boring and has crappy sfx.
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How did Titanic do it?
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nubbe said:
This made me laugh
Scoobert said:
Third one here, I've seen only 5 minutes into it and thought must not be turned......
Alcibiades
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it all comes down to having little-to-no competition in terms of strong movies being released..
Spiritreaver
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bogg said:
I so agree. Way to sky rocket her career guys. But I must say I will download this soon so I can relive the past. Just once. Haha, those were some fun times.
EDIT: I must say, I enjoyed Spice World a hell of a lot more than Titantic. I canc are less if you feel the need to label me with mainstream hate or not. That movie really had no redeeming qualities for me.
All these assertions that titanic did well on the back of some random teenage girls seeing it a few times is underselling it a tad.
Movies only gross even a third the numbers titanic did by being reasonable and engaging to watch for a huge number of people. Titanic therefore must be reasonable and engaging to a vast number.
It was certainly watchable, had some twists in the plot, ended in a reasonable way when she died, the SFX were spectacular, and must have obviously pressed the right buttons.
some math, if 5,000,000 girls saw it three times each @ $10 / time it's still only $150M, therefore the other $450M came from somewhere else. From this we can deduce that a lot of people saw this movie.
Movies only gross even a third the numbers titanic did by being reasonable and engaging to watch for a huge number of people. Titanic therefore must be reasonable and engaging to a vast number.
It was certainly watchable, had some twists in the plot, ended in a reasonable way when she died, the SFX were spectacular, and must have obviously pressed the right buttons.
some math, if 5,000,000 girls saw it three times each @ $10 / time it's still only $150M, therefore the other $450M came from somewhere else. From this we can deduce that a lot of people saw this movie.
Red Dolphin
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seanoff said:
IAWTP.
I've only seen it ONCE at the movies, even though my sister owns it on DVD, so this topic makes me want to watch it again as I'm not sure how much I like/disklike it.
Ppl saying it did so well on ppl going back for repeated viewings are just bullshitting and its a total cop out. The "freaks" that went and saw it "100milliontimesomfg!!1111111" would definately be in a small minority.
Its success was definately its amazing hype leading up to its release, broad appeal, stunning SFX, positive word of mouth, and a lack of many big name movies. The latter though wouldn't have had THAT much effect on its success though. Well at least I wouldn't think.
SteveMeister
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It's a very good movie. I think that most of the negative backlash is from fans of Cameron's sci-fi movies who wish he'd get the hell back to making sci-fi movies.
The reason Titanic did so well for so long has more to do with it being a very good movie with very wide appeal. It appealed to young people because the leads were young. Teen girls because of Leo. Teen boys (the ones who weren't pissed off at Cameron for doing a non-sci-fi movie) for the nudity, special effects and the propellor dude. Couples because it's a good date movie. Older folks for nostalgia. History buffs for the historical aspects. Disaster movie fans. And the curious, interested in seeing what all the fuss was about for so long. And so on.
THAT is why Titanic did so well.
The reason Titanic did so well for so long has more to do with it being a very good movie with very wide appeal. It appealed to young people because the leads were young. Teen girls because of Leo. Teen boys (the ones who weren't pissed off at Cameron for doing a non-sci-fi movie) for the nudity, special effects and the propellor dude. Couples because it's a good date movie. Older folks for nostalgia. History buffs for the historical aspects. Disaster movie fans. And the curious, interested in seeing what all the fuss was about for so long. And so on.
THAT is why Titanic did so well.
Coin Return
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This was on the actual IMDB Titanic message board:
Im sticking with the "Stupid girls who go to repat viewings" argument.
Im sticking with the "Stupid girls who go to repat viewings" argument.
Agent Dormer
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cybamerc said:
And a-no.
Strike East
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Coin Return said:
I gotta agree with CR and Dinosaurusrex's post before about broad band and filesharing, had this movie come out now, I think Spider Man 2, LOTR, and even Harry Potter would crush it at the Box Office.
Word on the street says it's an adaptation of Battle Angel Alita.Bregor said:
A whole mass of factors went into Titanic's success:
Destruction and nudity for the males
Romance and Leo for the ladies
James Cameron's name
Oscar nominations gave it supposed credibility
Lack of other big films at the same time
Undeserved and obviously bribed PG-13
Teens have only disposable income
The spectacle of such a large budget
etc...
SirFodderton
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It's not just girl's that have seen titanic more than once:
http://forums.gaming-age.com/showthread.php?t=4765&highlight=movies
I remember on my second viewing a father and his son, about 6, came in just to watch the boat sink. Once that was over they left.
http://forums.gaming-age.com/showthread.php?t=4765&highlight=movies
I remember on my second viewing a father and his son, about 6, came in just to watch the boat sink. Once that was over they left.
Jill Sandwich
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I liked the film Titanic because it was good.
Ninja Scooter
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Titanic did so well because while most blockbusters try to appeal to the action loving male demographic, James Cameron saw the untapped potential of the vag.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Guys, how many times have you been sitting through a chick-flick and thought to yourself, "I'd like to see these assholes DIE."? Titanic delivers.
The same scenes had a different effect on women, resulting in the welcome side-effect of GUARANTEED poonage. Titanic didn't get the nickname "Tit-anic" for nothing.
The same scenes had a different effect on women, resulting in the welcome side-effect of GUARANTEED poonage. Titanic didn't get the nickname "Tit-anic" for nothing.
TAJ said:
u mean the ship or the movie?
my own personal experience....i dont know how it got so big. i remember going to see some other movie that yr, i think it was 97(?), and bought pop corn and it came in a titanic paper bag. that was the first time i heard of it. then i saw a trailer...the destruction got me hooked plus the real story/tragedy of titanic was always fasinating to me. then the movie came and i heard of the nudity from friends....i wanted to see it so bad then especially cause i had just turned 13. then my family, as in my aunts, uncles, and even my parents felt like seeing it. which to most wouldnt seem weird cept they dont watch american movies and most of them dont even know english that well. so we all went to see it together. it was just everything everyone was looking for it. romance for the women. destruction chaos for the guys. special affects. leo. the history of it. kate's tits. leo.
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