[scifinoir2] Re: WTF - Friday the 13th Remake Pulls in Huge Numbers

2009-02-16 Thread B. Smith
Don't worry about Taken. It's already closing in on $80 million after three weekends in the U.S. and has taken in close to that amount internationally. They are some rumbles about a sequel. Not bad for a French produced medium budget thriller. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: WTF - Friday the 13th Remake Pulls in Huge Numbers

2009-02-16 Thread Mike Street
My brother had a clear bootleg of Taken like 2 weeks before it came out. I was like how in the world did you get this movie. Taken was pretty good..but I think I'll go to F13 since I'm off work today. On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 9:54 AM, B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: Don't worry about Taken.

[scifinoir2] Re: WTF - Friday the 13th Remake Pulls in Huge Numbers

2009-02-16 Thread B. Smith
Taken was actually made in 2007 and released overseas last year. It was even released on dvd in Europe. I guess the U.S. distributor took his head out his butt when he saw how well it tested with audiences and decided to give it a theatrical release. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mike

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: WTF - Friday the 13th Remake Pulls in Huge Numbers

2009-02-16 Thread Mike Street
Oh ok well I guess that paid off...I didn't expect it to do so well..but it's on track to $100mil On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:46 AM, B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: Taken was actually made in 2007 and released overseas last year. It was even released on dvd in Europe. I guess the U.S.

[scifinoir2] Re: WTF - Friday the 13th Remake Pulls in Huge Numbers

2009-02-16 Thread ravenadal
My bootleg guy also hooked me up with a mint condition copy of Taken two weeks before the film opened. I actually think this helped the opening week box office - contrary to popular and studio belief. Tyler Perry's career was built off of bootleg copies of his plays. That is how I first

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: WTF - Friday the 13th Remake Pulls in Huge Numbers

2009-02-16 Thread Keith Johnson
@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 9:54:24 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: WTF - Friday the 13th Remake Pulls in Huge Numbers Don't worry about Taken. It's already closing in on $80 million after three weekends in the U.S. and has taken in close