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12-30-2003, 09:49 AM
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LOTR beats out Potter in Oz - Summary: Article:
Ringing endorsement for Lord of the Rings
30dec03
THE final instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy has broken Australian box office records for an opening weekend.
Australians spent $12.7 million seeing The Return of the Ring in its first three days of release, from Friday last week.
The crowds outnumbered those who flocked to see the second Matrix film, which made $11.2 million in three days, Star Wars: Episode 2 -- Attack of the Clones, which made $11.96 million in its first four days and Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets, which took $10.6 million in its first four days.
The Return of the King also broke the Australian opening day box office record, doing $5.26 million worth of business, making it the largest opening day result in Australian history.
The previous opening day box office record for Australia was held by the second instalment in the trilogy.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers took $5.2 million on its first day on Boxing Day last year.
Australia Post is jumping on the success of the movie trilogy, launching a souvenir stamp sheet for the latest instalment.
The borders of Australian 50 cent stamps display various characters from the movie and the ring itself.  | |
12-30-2003, 11:01 AM
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| | Erumpent
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*groans* i hate it when one of my obsessions beats the other.... especially lotr and hp...everytime those two are together, people are fighting over which one is better  ..but anyway, yay for lotr!!!
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12-30-2003, 11:05 AM
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Oh who cares. You cant even compare them! LotR set in middle earth, HP in modern 2oth century.
You have to have something similar to compare, therefore, they both rule!
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12-30-2003, 11:10 AM
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GO LORD OF THE RINGS! YOU ROCK MY SOCKS! I LOVE YOU!
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12-30-2003, 12:06 PM
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I can't wait for the LOTR stamps.
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12-30-2003, 12:07 PM
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| | Erumpent
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Quote: Originally posted by Cat@Dec 30 2003, 09:46 PM
I can't wait for the LOTR stamps. OMG! theres going to be lotr stamps..when, where, how, what tell meee!! lol
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12-30-2003, 12:10 PM
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I know the obsession between the two is amazing! Frankly I think this LOTR will take over PS in second highest grossing film
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12-30-2003, 12:12 PM
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Stamps?? LOL I JUST saw all those movies for the first time ever yesterday and I am scared to say on a Harry Potter site, but LOTR is soooo the best! I love it! They just have the best array of characters and I love all of the Fellowship, speciallay Pippin (and Merry) and Sam and Legolas. | |
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12-30-2003, 12:13 PM
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| | Erumpent
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Quote: Originally posted by ruperts_babe@Dec 30 2003, 09:50 PM
I know the obsession between the two is amazing! Frankly I think this LOTR will take over PS in second highest grossing film yeah, i hope it does, i think the lotr films are so much better than the hp ones *please dont kill me its just my opinion...eek* lol
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12-30-2003, 12:14 PM
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wow, u lot ave only jus relised. if u love the films like me u should read da book.
it is much better. 
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Rovei, I have to agree there. I mean, I dunno. . . I think LOTR is better (scared to say that) but LOTR just. . . it's soo much more real and all. | |
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Quote: Originally posted by s-gee.@Dec 30 2003, 09:54 PM wow, u lot ave only jus relised. if u love the films like me u should read da book.
it is much better. well of course they are! i love the books
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12-30-2003, 12:15 PM
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oh and there is already stamps out 4 the fellowship and 2 towers.
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LOL I want the stamps. I do want to read the books tho. I'm gonna have my Grandma buy them for me. -nods- | |
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12-30-2003, 12:16 PM
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| | Mooncalf
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even though hp is set up 2 date, i still think lotr is more real.
(wot an idiot)
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12-30-2003, 12:17 PM
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bye the way there are loads more books to do with lord of the rings that help explain the story more.
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12-30-2003, 12:17 PM
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LOTR has a better message to me, too. I mean, this is so many years ago, but those things are so important. And i love their friendships. I cried many times during Return of the King for things that happened to all of them. | |
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12-30-2003, 12:18 PM
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yeah but they all survive. sorry 2 spoil it 4 n e 1.
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Yeah, my frined told me things they cut that were in the books that they didn't put into the movies. | |
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12-30-2003, 12:20 PM
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I know!! It's sooo great that they survive. Except that one guy in the 1 movie. . . can't remember his name. But I was sooo glad they all lived. | |
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12-30-2003, 12:20 PM
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if u watch the extended dvd or video they put alot of that back in.
they are awsome.
did u know the return of the king should have been 4hours and 15minutes long.
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oh jus so u all no im british, cause the title sez OZ.
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OOOO really? I want to see the DVD's. I liked the 3 hours of Return of the King. I'll sit through it again. And ya know what? I'll cry again, too. LOL | |
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12-30-2003, 12:22 PM
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lol.
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I'd say why I cried, but I need a new thread where I can note that it contains spoilers. LOL | |
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