Originally Posted by
JasonEvans
Here is my challenge to the folks who voted for Lincoln.
Can you cite any film that is similar to Lincoln that has made more than $120 million dollars? How about $150 million? It is going to take $150 mil to make the top 5. Explain to me any precedent for a film like Lincoln making that kind of money.
Amistad, which is probably a pretty fair comparison, made $44 million. Is War Horse a sorta fair comparison? It made just under $80 million (though I think a movie that largely focuses on the action of war is not all that similar to a character study like Lincoln). What about J Edgar? It made $37 million.
--Jason "now you know why I did not pick it" Evans
"The Patriot" made 113 million in 2000. We won't see Lincoln charging into battle, but it does have some gruesome battle scenes and you know they will market those scenes up.
In 2002, "Gangs of New York" gained 77 million. Not sure what that equates to now, but it might be close to where Lincoln would need to be. Way back in 1992, another Day-Lewis movie, "Last of the Mohicans" pulled in almost 78 million.
Those are comparisons off the top of my head. Would any make the top 5 now? I don't know. Only Gangs was a winter movie, the other 2 were summer releases. As I said, I'm not thrilled about picking Lincoln, but I won't give up on it either.
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."