Mama Mia highest grossing film ever...in the UK

[Raph's Girl]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081217/.../us_mammamia_1

"Mamma Mia!" has sunk "Titanic" at the U.K. box office.

The ABBA-themed musical replaced the maritime romance as the highest-grossing movie ever released in the U.K. after selling 69.1 million pounds ($105.8 million) worth of tickets, Universal Pictures International said Tuesday. "Titanic," by contrast, finished up with 69 million pounds in 1998.

"Titanic" remains the biggest film ever released worldwide, with sales of $1.8 billion. "Mamma Mia" earned about $572 million, with Japan the only major market remaining. All figures are unadjusted for inflation.

Buh wha?!

[Buslady]

insane in the membrane they are

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

The irony being is that all the reviews I saw of the movie were negative.

[Drtooth]

And to think... The Producers with as much of the original cast, a well written musical with original music, only opened in like, five theaters nationwide for a week.

[Cure]

Shouldn't this be in the Movies section?

[Sewer Bull]

I wonder why people are so disgusted with that, really.

Originally Posted by Drtooth

And to think... The Producers with as much of the original cast, a well written musical with original music, only opened in like, five theaters nationwide for a week.

Cos everyone knows ABBA songs, duh.

I bet lots of middle-aged and older people, who normally don't go to cinema, went to see that movie, to have fun and listen to the music of their youth.

[GK Punk]

Originally Posted by TheCure

Shouldn't this be in the Movies section?

Yes, yes it should. *moved*

[Spitfire]

Abba are a European band...Swedish to be exact. They love that crap over there and of course it's influenced our pop scene quite a bit too.

[Lil G]

mamma mia... that movie sucked and i didnt even see it. dark knight blew me away, that didnt beat titanic. i didnt even want to see mamma mia (and i wanted to see hsm 3) and THAT beat titanic. where has the world gone to these days? *shakes head*

[Hannah]

Originally Posted by Lil G

where has the world gone to these days?

Here is the answer to your question:

Originally Posted by Lil G

that movie sucked and i didnt even see it.

Originally Posted by Lil G

i wanted to see hsm 3

[Lil G]

lol good comeback. i have to admit that was pretty stupid of me. but i do lke hsm and there is nothing wrong with that! i did meet vanessa hudgens ya know.

[Hannah]

You're probably the epitome of everything I hate in this world, squirt.

[Lil G]

Originally Posted by Hannah

You're probably the epitome of everything I hate in this world, squirt.

whatever. and if anything, youre the squirt for picking on a little kid.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Lil G

mamma mia... that movie sucked and i didnt even see it. dark knight blew me away, that didnt beat titanic. i didnt even want to see mamma mia (and i wanted to see hsm 3) and THAT beat titanic. where has the world gone to these days? *shakes head*

People like you is what's wrong. You pass judgment on a movie you haven't even SEEN.

[Lil G]

Originally Posted by TheCure

People like you is what's wrong. You pass judgment on a movie you haven't even SEEN.

i know. but it looks dumb.

[Cure]

So you have no say in the matter. Your opinion is invalid.

[Dr. Doom]

My mom had me watching it last night since she's in town for the holidays and was going on about how we never spend time together. The music is pretty good, certainly very catchy, though I dunno so much about the rest of the movie, generally speaking. I've seen other musicals that I feel translated into the context of a movie way better than this.

[Hannah]

Originally Posted by Lil G

whatever. and if anything, youre the squirt for picking on a little kid.

This makes no sense whatsoever.

[Lil G]

Originally Posted by Hannah

This makes no sense whatsoever.

i know. it makes dollers.

[Dr. Doom]