Why do you think that movies today make a lot more money than movies used to make in the past?
How much money has Star Wars: The Force Awakens made already in comparison to other movies? Do you particularly like Star Wars? Why or why not? |
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Riley Stotzky
12/22/2015 10:39:42 am
Today most movies that have had a lot of advertising before the premier tend to be shown on a lot of screens across the country. This generally brings in more of a profit for the people who made the movie. Movies that were made in the past were originally only shown on fewer screens than they are today. This typically caused movies in the past to not make as much money. Star Wars: The force awakens has already earned "$247 million" . It has already bested the recent title holder Jurassic World that had made $208.8 million dollars. As for whether I personally like the Star Wars movie series I am sorry to say that I never actually watched one of the movies but I have heard great things about the very successful movie series.
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sKYE MCMORRIs
12/22/2015 10:52:38 am
I think that movies today make more money than movies back then did because since movies cost more to make, they cost more to view. There is also much more advertisement and merchandise created to make people want to spend more.
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Lily Candelaria
12/22/2015 11:07:26 am
Movies today make a substantial amount of money in comparison to movies of the past. This could be for various reasons. Due to all of the current technology, movies can be promoted with collegiate advertisements and news stories before the premier. Even after the movie is out, there is more advertisement about how exhilarating and interesting the movie was, causing people to see it more. A new release, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has already grossed a whopping estimated $247 million, a box office record. I realize that this is a very popular film, being that it has been around with twists and turns of galactic fury for almost 30 years. I am not exactly interested in Star Wars, mainly because it simply just doesn't grab my attention. It is a phenomenal cinematic classic, but I am not planning to start getting interested now.
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Jacob Helfand
12/22/2015 11:14:27 am
Movies today make much more money than movies back then made. Movies cost much more to make these days. Since movies need to make profit, they make the prices much more expensive. Advertisements cost a lot of money and this gets more viewers to come and watch the movie. The text states "The movie grossed an estimated $247 million its opening weekend." I love Star Wars! I am very excited for this movie as Star Wars movies do not come out very often. These movies are fit for all ages and many people love Star Wars. The movies are action packed and they have a very well made story. I have seen the new movie and its very good. Overall, Star Wars is one of the best movies ever made in my opinion.
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Sarah Oh
1/1/2016 03:04:42 pm
I think that movies these days make much more money than the past because of advertisements that are presented. Another reason is because most movies today are based off of a hit series of books such as Harry Potter and The Fault In Our Stars. These books were a big hit and the readers want to compare their thoughts on the book to the movie. Star Wars made $247 million on its opening weekend. Stars Wars made more than other movies such as Jurassic Park which only made $208.8 million. I never saw any of the Star Wars movies and I do not want to because I was never a person who liked movies in general. Overall Star Wars isn't a movie that I would be wanting to watch.
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Anna Perlow
1/3/2016 03:44:47 pm
Movies today make a lot more money today than in the past. I think this is because there was less advertisement. Today, there are advertisements for movies, months, even years in advanced so many people know that the movies is coming out and to watch it. "There was far less competition, with only a few movies released per weekend compared to the estimated 15-17 movies released every weekend in 2015. And RCA first introduced broadcast television to the New York metropolitan area on April 30, 1939, so precious few people owned TV sets and the home video market was nonexistent." Also more people are exposed to television by the movies and a T.V. in their house. Star Wars has already made $247 million on opening weekend. Jurassic World made $208.8 million. I love Star Wars because it is action packed and has a good story line. It is a classic and can be enjoyed by most ages. These movies also don't come very often and are enacting when they do come out. I love Star Wars and hope another one comes soon because of the cliff hanger in the last movie when...........
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Gabi Caine
1/26/2016 09:49:24 am
I think movies today make a lot more money than movies used to because movies are growing more popular. Many families and friends use movies as a fun activity to get out of the house. Movies have also become a big economy booster. A lot of money is made from movies, and has become a multi-billion dollar industry. The new Star wars movie has made about $500 million, a huge number compared to other movies today, however not very much compared to the top selling movies of all time. I do not like Star Wars, but not for any specific reason. I have never watched them and I am just not as into them as other people are.
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Mia Mielenhausen
1/28/2016 07:50:00 pm
I think that movies today make a lot more money now than they used to. It costs much more to make them, therefore t see them price will also go up. There is also a large amount of competitive advertising now a days. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has already made $274 million compared to $208.8 million from Jurassic World. I have personally never watched Star Wars, but from what I have heard it doesn't sound like it would interest ,me very much.
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