Eén van de industrieën die zich niet veel schijnt aan te trekken van die opgefokte “economische recessie” is de filmwereld, en dan bij uitstek de grote filmstudio’s in de Verenigde Staten. Zij verdienen bakken geld aan de productie van entertainment (voornamelijk voor de bioscoop maar ook met tv-series). Ze bieden werkgelegenheid voor miljoenen mensen, die met passie en toewijding hun taak vervullen.
En gezien mijn interesse voor het cijfermatige en het analytische, ga ik met deze post de inkomsten van de trilogies van naderbij bekijken, via een rapport gepubliceerd in de boxofficemojo en de box-office cijfers in IMDB.
Hieronder bevindt zich een lijst van de recettes uit de bioscopen in de VS. Verhuur én verkoop werden niet meegerekend – maar bij deze meeste succesvolle producties komt dit neer op hun bioscooprecette.
Uiteraard zijn sommige van die trilogies reeds exponentieel uitgebreid, maar in deze analyse gaat het enkel om de eerste 3 films. Indrukwekkende nieuwkomers, waar het derde deel reeds in (pre-)productie is, worden aangeduid met een groene kleur. Ook de vervolgfilms in (pre-)productie op de trilogie zijn in kaart gebracht met hun respectievelijke box-office resultaat in het blauw, indien deze al bekend zou zijn. TV-films worden hier niet in beschouwing genomen.
1. Star Wars I-II-III (Fox) $1.122.035.614
(I: The Phantom Menace) $431.088.297 (II: Attack of the Clones) $310.676.740 (III: Revenge of the Sith) $380,270.577
2. Spider-Man (Sony) $1.113.822.503
(Spider-Man) $403.706.375 (Spider-Man 2) $373.585,825 (Spider-Man 3) $336,530,303
Wordt verwacht: Spider-Man IV (2009?)
3. Star Wars IV-V-VI (Fox) $1.060.779.251
(IV: A New Hope) $460.998.007 (V: The Empire Strikes Back) $290.475.067 (VI: The Return of the Jedi) $309.306.177
4. Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)$1.038.150.155
(1: The Curse of the Black Pearl) $305.413.918 (2: Dead Man’s Chest) $423.315.812 (3: At Worlds End) $309.420.425
5. The Lord of the Rings (New Line) $1.033.551.625
(The Fellowship)$314.776.170 (2: Two Towers) $341.748.130 (3: The Return of the King) $377.027.325
Nota: De trilogie staat wel n°1 wereldwijd met een box-office van $2.916.600.000
6. Shrek (Dreamworks) $1.031.611.202
(Shrek) $267.665.011 (Shrek 2) $441.226.247 (3: Shrek the Third) $322.719.944
Wordt verwacht: Shrek Goes Fourth (2010)
7. Harry Potter (Warner Bros) $829.105.101
(1: The Sorcerer’s Stone) $317.575.550 (2: The Chamber of Secrets) $261.988.482 (3: The Prisoner of Azkaban) $249.541.069
Nieuwe reeks: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) $289.994.397 – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) $207.866.865 – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2008)
8. Jurassic Park (Universal) $767.326.501
(Jurassic Park) $357.067.947 (2: The Lost World) $229.086.679 (Jurassic Park 3) $181.171.875
Wordt verwacht: Jurassic Park IV (2005)
9. Indiana Jones (Paramount) $619.416.531
(1: The Lost Ark) $242.374.454 (2: The Temple of Doom) $179.870.271 (3: The Last Crusade) $197.171.806
Reeds gemaakt: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – $315.298.268
10. X-Men (Fox)$606.611.873
(X-Men) $157.299.717 (X-Men 2) $214.949.694 (3: The Last Stand) $234.362.462
11. Batman (Warner Bros) $598.051.734
(1: Batman) $251.188.924 (2: Batman Returns) $162.831.698 (3: Batman Forever) $184.031.112
Reeds gemaakt: Batman & Robin – $107.285.004
Nieuwe reeks van Christopher Nolan: Batman Begins $205.343.774 en The Dark Knight – $490.600.141
12. The Matrix (Warner Bros) $592.327.301
(1: The Matrix) $171.479.930 (2: Reloaded) $281.576.461 (3: Revolutions) $139.270.910
13. Mission: Impossible (Paramount) $530.421.546
(Mission: Impossible) $180.981.886 (M: I 2) $215.409.889 (M: I 3) $134.029.801
14. Jason Bourne (Universal) $525.181.883
(1: The Bourne Identity) $121.661.683 (2: The Bourne Supremacy) $176.049.130 (3: The Bourne Ultimatum) $227.471.070
15. Rush Hour (New Line) $507.451.286
(Rush Hour) $141.186.864 (Rush Hour 2) $226.138.454 (Rush Hour 3) $140.125.968
16. Home Alone (Fox) $490.229.274
(Home Alone) $285.761.243 (Home Alone 2) $173.585.516 (Home Alone 3) $30.882.515
17. Austin Powers (United Artists) $473.231.964
(Austin Powers) $53.883.989 (2: The Spy Who Shagged Me) $206.040.086 (3: Goldmember) $213.307.889
*** Meet the Parents (Universal) reeds $445.392.615
(1: Meet the Parents) $166,225,040 (2: Meet the Fockers) $279,167,575 wordt verwacht Little Fockers (2008)
*** Toy Story (Universal) reeds $437.596.446
(1: Toy Story) $191,773,049 (Toy Story 2) $245,823,397 (Toy Story 3) wordt in 2010 verwacht.
18. Beverly Hills Cop (Paramount) $431.040.426
(Beverly Hills Cop) $234.760.478 (Beverly Hills Cop II) $153.665.036 (Beverly Hills Cop III) $42.614.912
19. Ocean’s Eleven (Warner Bros) $423.470.771
(Ocean’s Eleven) $183,405,771 (2: Ocean’s Twelve) $125.531.634 (3: Ocean’s Thirteen) $114.533.366
20. Back to the Future (Universal) $416.787.347
(Back to the Future) $210.609.762 (part II) $118.450.002 (part III) $87.727.583
21. The Terminator (TriStar/Warner Bros/Orion) $393.585.657
(The Terminator) $38.371.200 (T2: Judgment Day) $204.843.345 (T3: Rise of the Machines) $150.371.112
Wordt verwacht: Terminator 4 (er is toch sprake van)
22. Hannibal Lecter (MGM/Orion/Universal) $388.985.088
(1: Silence of the Lambs) $130.742.922 (2: Hannibal) $165.092.268 (3: Red Dragon) $93.149.898
Nieuwe reeks: Hannibal Rising $27,667,947
23. Jaws (Universal) $387.283.062
(Jaws) $260.000.000 (Jaws 2) $81.766.007 (Jaws 3-D) $45.517.055
Reeds gemaakt: Jaws IV: The Revenge – $20.763.013
24. The Santa Claus (Buena Vista) $368.569.806
( The Santa Claus) $144.833.357 (:2) $139.236.327 (:3) $84.500.122
Reeds gemaakt: Jaws IV: The Revenge – $20.763.013
*** Ice Age (New Line) reeds $371.717.168
(Ice Age) $176.387.405 (2: The Meltdown) $195.329.763 wordt verwacht Ice Age III
25. Lethal Weapon (Warner Bros) $357.192.640
(Lethal Weapon) $65.207.127 (Lethal Weapon 2) $147.253.986 (Lethal Weapon 3) $144.731.527
Reeds gemaakt: Lethal Weapon IV – $129.734.803
26. American Pie (Universal) $352.229.713
(American Pie) $102.561.004 (American Pie 2) $145.103.595 (3: American Wedding) $104.565.114
27. Scary Movie (Dimension) $338.331.985
(Scary Movie) $157.019.771 (Scary Movie 2) $71.308.997 (Scary Movie 3) $110.003.217
28. The Fast and the Furious (Universal) $334.203.241
(1: The Fast and the Furious) $144.533.925 (2: 2 Fast 2 Furious) $127.154.901 (3: Tokyo Drift) $62.514.415
29. Jack Ryan (Paramount) $327.551.947
(1: The Hunt for Red October) $122.012.643 (2: Patriot Games) $83.351.587 (3: Clear and Present Danger) $122.187.717
Reeds gemaakt: The Sum of All Fears – $118.471.320
30. Rocky (United Artists) $327.466.432
(Rocky) $117.235.147 (part II) $85.182.160 (part III) $125.049.125
31. Spy Kids (Dimension) $310.327.412
(Spy Kids) $112.719.001 (2: Island of Lost Dreams) $85.846.429 (3-D: Game Over) $111.761.982
32. Crocodile Dundee (Paramount) $309.745.398
(Crocodile Dundee) $174.803.506 (part II) $109.306.210 (3: In Los Angeles) $25.635.682
33. Superman (Warner Bros) $302.354.347
(Superman) $134.218.018 (part II) $108.185.706 (part III) $59.950.623
Reeds gemaakt: Superman Returns (2006) – $200,069,408 en binnenkort Superman: The Man of Steel (2009)
34. Die Hard (Fox) $300.562.298
(1: Die Hard) $83.008.852 (2: Die Harder) $117.540.947 (3: Die With a Vengeance) $100.012.499
Reeds gemaakt: Die Hard 4.0 (2007) – $116.267.866
35. Scream (Dimension) $293.553.139
(Scream) $103.046.663 (Scream 2) $101.363.301 (Scream 3) $89.143.175
36. The Exorcist (Warner Bros) $289.518.977
(1: The Exorcist) $232.671.011 (2: The Heretic) $30.749.142 (part III) $26.098.824
37. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (New Line) $256.196.337
(TMNT) $135.265.915 (part II: The Secret of the Ooze) $78.656.813 (part III: Turtles in Time) $42.273.609
Reeds gemaakt: TMNT (2007) – $54.132.596
38. Rambo (TriStar Pictures) $251.343.947
(First Blood) $47.212.904 (part II) $150.415.432 (part III) $53.715.611
Reeds gemaakt: Rambo – $42.754.105
39. The Godfather (Paramount) $249.175.314
(The Godfather) $134.966.411 (part II) $47.542.841 (part III) $66.666.062
40. The Karate Kid (Columbia Pictures) $244.875.825
(The Karate Kid) $90.815.558 (part II) $115.103.979 (part III) $38.956.288
41. Rocky IV-V-VI (United Artists) $239.091.017
(Rocky IV) $127.873.716 (Rocky V) $40.946.358 (6: Rocky Balboa) $70.270.943
42. Star Trek (Paramount) $237.642.465
(Star Trek)$82.258.456 (part II: The Wrath of Khan) $78.912.963 (part III: The Search for Spock) $76.471.046
Reeds gemaakt: part IV: The Voyage Home – $109.713.132 part V: The Final Frontier – $55.210.049 part VI: The Undiscovered Country – $74.888.996 part VII: Generations – $75.668.868 part VIII: First Contact – $92.001.027 part IX: Insurrection – $70.117.571 part X: Insurrection – $43.119.879 en binnenkort nieuwe Star Trek XI (2008)
43. Saw (Lions Gate) $222.463.734
(Saw) $55.185.045 (Saw II) $87.039.965 (Saw III) $80.238.724
Reeds gemaakt: Saw IV – $63.300.095
Wordt verwacht: en Saw V en Saw VI
44. Alien (Fox) $221.564.423
(1: Alien) $80.930.630 (2: Aliens) $85.160.248 (Alien 3) $55.473.545
Reeds gemaakt: Alien IV: Resurrection – $47.748.610
45. The Naked Gun (Paramount) $216.819.186
(The Naked Gun) $78.756.177 (2 ½: The Smell of Fear) $86.930.411 (33 1/3: The Final Insult) $51.132.598
46. Blade (Universal) $204.833.426
(Blade) $70.087.718 (part II: Bloodlust) $82.348.319 (3: Blade Trinity) $52.397.389
*** Bad Boys (Sony) reeds $204.203.648
(1: Bad Boys) $65.807.024 (Bad Boys 2) $138.396.624 (Bad Boys 3) wordt binnenkort verwacht.
interessant lijstje !
Toch wel opmerkelijk dat de drie Spiderman films meer geld hebben opgebracht dan de PotC-films.