In all truth, Cami would probably be the LAST person to become irate at the news that the re-release of The Lion King topped the box office after 17 years. But it was funnier to suggest that Tom had a gigantic Jonathan Taylor Thomas collection.
I guess I’m not totally surprised that a re-release of The Lion King would perform as well as it did. This is September, after all. We’re all coming down from the post-summer blockbuster season. Although, I would have thought that if any movie had a chance this weekend, it would have been Drive. Maybe it’s my Ryan Gosling man-crush talking, but that movie looks cooler than cool. I would have loved to seen it this weekend if I weren’t completely wiped out from some kind of late-summer cold/flu thing that left me incapacitated. It’s a good thing I didn’t see Contagion last week or I would have felt a little paranoid!
Not much else for me to talk about this week. But, hey, since I haven’t pimped the Theater Hopper store in a while, how about this: take a look at this shirt I designed a while back called “The Movie Was Better.” I found out last week that the nerd-mavins over at ThinkGeek have a shirt of their own called “The Book Was Better.”
Now, maybe I’m biased, but I think my shirt is better. If you’re reading this, I’m willing to bet you feel the same way. So let’s make a pact. Buy my shirt and prove ’em wrong. Let’s face it: the design is better and it costs less money. It’s a win-win!
Plus, c’mon… ThinkGeek is producing light-up Iron Man shirts. They’re not hurting for money. Help the little guy for once, won’t you?
That’s all I got, folks. Have a great week!
What does it say about the state of Hollywood that a 17 year0old animated film can earn more than three new movies put together.
I don't know if it's anything to get worked up about.
Unless you're like me and are planning to cash in on your Jonathan Taylor Thomas collection on eBay!
Almost spit out my coffee at that last panel.
Exactly the reaction I was looking for… 🙂
Even taking into account the artificial inflation from 3D ticket prices I was surprised to see how much Lion King beat the competition by. But there wasn’t really anything else opening with that kind of mass appeal (although I could have hoped Drive would have done better).
I plan on seeing it. Seriously, even if it’s in shit-D, it’s still The Lion King in the theater again. I love that movie.
Whoa… that’s creepy… Tom oughta get rid of that mess, and soon. Before it comes back to haunt him.
Yeah, it’s not so surprising to me that a movie that came out 17 years ago is popular when the people who watched it in the theatres the first time are now 22-30 and full of nostalgia dollars and the ability to buy whatever ticket they want.
Did I mention I’m going to see it?
I also suspect they re-released it because Tangled nearly outclassed it in ticket returns and they COULDN’T HAVE THAT.
How evil am I that I own stock in Disney?
I was hoping the Lion King would bomb. This is just going to encourage Mike Myers even further.
I probably won’t see the Lion King. I am all about nostalgia (I saw Toy Story 3 on opening weekend, and I bought a 3DS BECAUSE Ocarina of Time and Star Fox 64 were being released on it…), but I don’t want to pay the extra for 3D.
Also, YOU CAN’T MAKE ME CHOOSE BETWEEN YOU AND THINKGEEK. NOT FAIR.
I like Lion King, and I love that its bac k on the big screen – I hope to see this more (please please please Aladdin!!!!). That said, I didn’t see it. Just no time, and I have no urge to go, really. Curious about the 3D, but as 2D is also in my area, I’d probably choose that.
I did see Drive, today. It was good, but over rated, I think.
As for the shirts – yours is the better of the 2, hands down.
I think I would rather buy your shirt, Tom, over the thinkgeek one. It has more.. Style? I guess the word is.
I’m not surprised the Lion King toppled them, it’s a great movie with a huge built in audience up against a few so-so movies. What I am surprised at is why Disney and other studios aren’t doing this more often. Where’s my Great Mouse Detective 3D, Disney? And how many times is too many to re-release the Dark Knight? I believe the number is none.
Also, I saw Drive, and while I really wanted to love it, it’s really slow and full of itself.
True story: every other girl in my grade was obsessed with JTT, while I couldn’t care less… I just loved the Lion King.