I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone that Sith is #1 for the holiday weekend, beating Adam Sandler and some CGI animal flick.
Sith, Spidey showdown a draw
Sith has tied the Spider-Man 2 record for fastest to $200 million, and it’s now (officially) the biggest movie of 2005.
The Associated Press asks what’s left for fans to fawn over with Star Wars and Star Trek both at an end. They suggest Harry Potter, perhaps not realizing that HP is already the biggest fish in the fandom pond these days. Not to mention Serenity and Battlestar Galactica, which are poised to be the ‘new’ Wars and Trek, respectively.
Aside from box office tidbits, SW news is getting to be scarce again. I’ll have to go back to normal posting, oh horrors!
Mo’ money, mo’ problems
North American total: $158.5 million
International total: $145.5 million
Not our fault: Box Office slump continues.
Feel the Farce
First up, Mistful’s quick recap of Revenge of the Sith:
ANAKIN: I think you’re so beautiful because I love you.
PADME: No, you think I’m so beautiful because I’m Natalie Portman, and finer than a July day. Ass.
Next, Star Wars for Dummies by lennongirl… All six episodes: TPM, AOTC, ROTS, ANH, ESB, ROTJ.
But no parody post is complete without a musical link: The United States of NOOOOOO!!
Another day, another record
Revenge of the Sith has now made an estimated $108.5 million in North America, with an estimated gross of $144.7 million overseas.
Come to the Dark Side; we have health insurance
Yet more money…
ROTS made $35.5 million on Friday, bringing the total to $85.5 million.
And this is without international figures.
Geeks power Sith to box office record
Revenge of the Sith makes a record 16.5 million dollars first day sales. It’s the best mid-week opening ever, beating Return of the King. We’ll see what the weekend brings, but I’m guessing that whiny bitch Spider-Man better start watching his back…
ETA: Now it’s $50 million! Holy Sith!
The many moods of Anakin Skywalker
Scans of an adorable hand-written review of Revenge of the Sith.
Opening Day* Fun Stuff
NPR has been doing a series on Star Wars and George Lucas all week. (Via Carbongeek.)
Literary fantasy and sci-fi talk show the Dragon Page has a cover-to-cover podcast with Matthew Stover. (Via Sci-Fi Ranter Girl.)
Droids, droids, everywhere: R2 builders on the cover of Make magazine; Italian bot that recognizes, runs away from lightsabers and humans with lightsabers.
Hilarious Star Wars photoshop contest.
For more hilarity, SF Signal reproduces the Top 10 Star Wars Spoofs list from an old edition of SFX magazine. Mmm… parody.
* Technically may have nothing to do with opening day.