GWTW was the champ in its heyday. Given that there was no piracy, multiplexes, competitions, limited outlets for movie entertainment, it was a no brainer that GWTW was able to reap so much at that time. Also, the cost of movie productions was much lesser than, in addition to the cost of living.

DK2, just like Titanic should be applauded for being able to achieve so much with the competitions they had to faced

Pirated DVDs being made available within days of the movies out in the theatres, internet downloading, huge cost of production and advertising, the movie being made available to DVD less than 6 months after its theatre showing etc.., these are some of the factors that GWTW was safe from.

All the above also played a part in the choice of moviegoers wanting to wait for the dvd or buying the pirated copy, instead of rushing to the theatres to watch it in the big screen.

So to say that DK2 or Titanic is smaller than GWTW is not fair since we are not basing our judgement on the factors mentioned above.

There is no one true-tested method of knowing which movie is bigger than the other in terms of its attendance or B.O tally. Given the rapid changes to the taste of the moviegoers on how they would prefer to watch the movies and also of the currency inflation, don’t be surprise to see Scary Movie part 231 or Friday the 13th part 349 , on day having a B.O above Titanic or DK2.

So John, the above article is kind of good but I disagree with your recommendation to gauge the movie’s success based on the number of tickets sold.

Oh! To some other members here, Oscar has nothing to do with the movie whether it is any good or bad. Oscars were given by a group of actors, those in movie productions on their preferred choice of the movies they like. It is not like the “American Music Award’ where the public chose the ones they like.

To say that Crash was better than Brokeback Mountain or that Shakespeare in Love was better than Saving Private Ryan is a a matter of personal preference. Using Oscar as the ‘better’ factor is simply ‘crap’ pardon the language. I for one, care not for which movie wins the Oscar. If I like the movie, I go watch it and buy the DVD or care enough to vote for it in IMDB or Rottentomatoes. I am not going to listen and agree to what a bunch of ballonies who decide to give the Oscar to some movies they like.

Tks for reading
Armand

Also people wouldn’t go to see Gone with the Wind agan if they didn’t want to. Another plus for its immense popularity.

to some folks the biggest film of all time is big mamma’s house 2.

So? If Alexander was around today he probably wouldn’t have conquered most of the modern world. What’s your point? Stop trying to invalidate history and era. IT HAPPENED. Your hypothetical situations DID NOT.

Films are only re-released or kept in a cinema if there is a demand for them. What other reason is there to look at the box office other than seeing what kind of demand a film had?

What other forms of entertainment were challenging it for peoples disposable income? Were people deciding between a host of other films, Television shows, internet, video games etc?

Youre point is well taken but its still apples and oranges. There are so many variables. Its fun to speculate, but its also futile in this case.”

There was a little thing called World War II happening at the time.

And kiddies did like those new fangled comic books things starring characters known as “The Batman”. I don’t blame you if you haven’t heard of them as they’re pretty much obsulete now.