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- inactive, on 05/06/2008, -3/+190My son was more than happy to stop his GTA IV playing to go see Iron Man.The Blame Game fails...
- mvanhorn, on 05/06/2008, -3/+96My fav comment on the "stay for after the credits" article yesterday was someone saying "I had no time to wait around for the credits, had to return to GTA!!"
- Beylan, on 05/06/2008, -1/+88Now they will have to fall back to their primary excuse when they come out with a multi-million dollar flop: PIRACY! After all, if they spent that much money on it, it has to be good. The possibility of it being a sucky movie than no one wants to see (or at least wait for it on DVD) can't be the reason.
- notmiya, on 05/06/2008, -3/+62If you press up up down down left right left right b a start at the main menu, you unlock Iron Man as a character in GTA IV
- kds405, on 05/06/2008, -0/+55It reminds of that Simpsons episode where Bart wants a cookie but has to finish his sundae first.
- purelithium, on 05/06/2008, -0/+49Come on. Heartbreak Kid sucked balls. Halo players aren't the people who would have gone to see Heartbreak Kid on opening weekend, Whereas Iron Man and GTA4 have a nice cross segment, and Guaranteed some put down the game for 2 hours to go watch it. Typical "nothing is my fault" mentality.
- WMeredith, on 05/06/2008, -0/+43Spiderman took in $114 million, I wouldn't exactly call $104 million, "not even close."
- chris86wm, on 05/06/2008, -0/+40Dugg for the usage of "RUH-ROW"
- kds405, on 05/06/2008, -0/+40According to Rotten Tomatoes, it is the best reviewed movie of this year so far.
- h4mx0r, on 05/06/2008, -1/+37Common Sense and awesome movies: 1
Defenders of ***** movies: 0 - b3owulf, on 05/06/2008, -0/+29No one said it's good because it made money, the article says it makes money because it's good. See the difference?
- Flashman, on 05/06/2008, -0/+26Actually, forget the theatre and Iron Man.
- pgouy, on 05/06/2008, -0/+22And if you stay after the movie credits you'll see Niko shoving a snake down Samuel L Jackson's throat
- ObamaWins08, on 05/06/2008, -1/+21Heck, even Niko needs a break every now and then... (Well, one that doesn't involve a prostitute...)
- choopie911, on 05/06/2008, -1/+17Are you ***** kidding? You think piracy started after 2002? For one, bittorrent itself started in 2001, and P2P programs and such have been around for ages. Christ man get in touch with reality.
- goeric, on 05/06/2008, -4/+20That's sweet but does anyone know how well GTA4 has actually done numbers wise? I don't doubt it sold amazing I just haven't seen any numbers yet.
- BevansDesign, on 05/06/2008, -0/+16I spent $9.50 to see Iron Man last weekend. A large popcorn cost $4.50. I don't even know what the drinks and candy cost.
Yea, piracy and videogames are killing Hollywood. - darkein, on 05/06/2008, -6/+21$100 million for Gta IV, That is amazing!
- bluelights, on 05/06/2008, -0/+15a GOOD film?? from hollywood??
Guess I'll close Azureus and go watch this one then....just got to shoot this pidgeon first! - Genshinx, on 05/06/2008, -0/+14And I would have to agree.
- Neelix, on 05/06/2008, -0/+14Did you and I watch the same movie? Because that description was not Iron Man at all. It went more like:
Genius ***** uses genius to create something badass.
Genius ***** becomes slightly less of an *****.
Genius ***** fights evil dude who isn't as smart as genius *****.
Genius ***** wins via his superior intellect.
Genius ***** does not actually get the girl.
Genius ***** gives the middle finger to the United States government because he knows that he's a million times smarter than them. - HCviolence, on 05/06/2008, -0/+12I remember piracy being blamed for the lack of money made for "miss congeniality 2"
Rampant denial FTW. - Colesif, on 05/06/2008, -1/+13The main loophole in this observation is that Liberty City has its own movie theatre, complete with Iron Man and hookers.
- SpectreFire, on 05/06/2008, -2/+14***** yeah! I Skipped work on Friday so I could play GTA4 in the day and watch Ironman at night!
- MasterGrief, on 05/06/2008, -0/+11You, obviously, have not met the average Halo player. Halo was huge and will continue to be huge, because of the appeal it has to the casual gamer. The REALLY casual gamer. The kind of gamer that we shouldn't even call a gamer--the kind of gamer that only plays Madden when they aren't playing Halo.
- Gizza, on 05/06/2008, -0/+11Well Marvel are their own movie studio now, and this was the first movie they produced. The Hulk is the next one, so hopefully we're gonna start seeing a lot more kick ass marvel movies.
- WMeredith, on 05/06/2008, -0/+11It usually does.
- indiancompanion, on 05/06/2008, -0/+11i didnt know "ROOBY ROO" was here
- DeadlyCouncil, on 05/06/2008, -0/+10May 15th is when the numbers come in
- chad3405, on 05/06/2008, -0/+10GTA IV made way more than 100 million. The article said that it cost 100 million to make.
- centran, on 05/06/2008, -4/+14wait? is that up on the directional pad or the analog stick?
and what the hell do you mean by b a? My controller does not have either b or a. Do you mean blue? then what is a? amber? do you mean red?
Help me out here! I want to play as iron man but all your code does is give me 30 lives. - Metalcard, on 05/06/2008, -1/+10Wait! GTA has a main menu!?
- Kallius, on 05/06/2008, -0/+8I spent $10.95 to see Iron Man and was "treated" to three long commercials (not movie trailers) right when the movie was supposed to start. When I watched "Be Kind, Rewind", I paid the same price for NINE long commercials (Telus, Coke, those asinine Milk commercials, etc.). So the movie distributors say, "Hmm, higher ticket prices, more commercials that people are forced to sit through...how can this winning combination NOT make us money?"
- asforme, on 05/06/2008, -0/+7I haven't seen it yet because of what it would cost me to see a movie. After finding a babysitter, paying for gas to get to a theater showing it (small town), movie and snacks it's a $50-$75 event. I personally wish movie theaters would just go extinct and they'd just release the movie immediately and I can watch it comfortably in my own home.
- baronsmeg, on 05/06/2008, -1/+8true, probably more of an indication of how good the trailer was! I mean buying a ticket and seeing a movie doesn't mean it was good. Oh and Iron Man rocked by the way.
- ilikechaitea, on 05/06/2008, -0/+7totally dude....surely this is clear evidence that :
1. Box office takings aren't necessarily going down
2. When they do go down, it isn't because people are pirating, its because the movie is so mediocre that no-one will pay to watch it.
bottom line is - put some time, effort, and thought into a film, and we'll pay for it - WMeredith, on 05/06/2008, -0/+6GTA IV is expected to gross around $400 million. It cost $100 mil to make.
- inactive, on 05/06/2008, -0/+5Someone should inform ben stiller on iron mans success.
- theaceoffire, on 05/06/2008, -0/+5No, I never heard of Napster.
- inactive, on 05/06/2008, -0/+5LOL. I think people misinterpreted your comment. He is 19, but I would let him play GTA IV if he were younger. The day my kid can't distinguish between animated computer violence and the real world is the day I have a bigger problem than letting him play video games.
- deadsanchez, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4Eye Teeth?
- pk7677, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4WTF?
- dylio, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4Will do, cap'n party pooper.
- Detritus, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4How old are you, Joper? Your post is the nonsense of a child.
- asforme, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4That usually only works if you're sitting by yourself.
- Sliperyfish, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4Yeah, i bought GTAIV on launch day and had the time and interest to go watch Ironman. Who's going to play the game around the clock?
- Etchii, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4Douche
- solidus636, on 05/06/2008, -0/+4Prime example: Spiderman 3.
- theaceoffire, on 05/06/2008, -0/+3Who will argue about the differences between each madden and the nuances it adds to the game.
- vichussmith, on 05/06/2008, -0/+3I love that they tried to blame any possible failure of Iron Man (which was awesome and I don't think anyone expected it to fail) on GTA IV. It's two different forms of entertainment that you can enjoy at different times.
The "Halo Effect" was bull because the movie it allegedly crushed wasn't all that hot. Simple as that. -
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