![]() ![]() Since one of my closer multiplexes (the Carmike Muvico 14 in Thousand Oaks, which also has the best PLF screen I have yet found) has at least one theater that has a handful of D-Box seats, I thought I'd make a return trip for a movie that (A) was appropriate for the format and (B) wasn't terrible. I was underwhelmed, but that's partially because The Final Destination is one of the worst and least exciting films I've ever seen in a theater ( Final Destination 5 was an astonishing improvement). I had sampled one of these things back in their early days when my wife and I drove all the way down to the Mann’s Chinese Theater to see The Final Destination in 3D D-Box. At various intervals in the film, your seat basically shakes and shimmies to theoretically mimic the onscreen action and/or adventure. is a technology whereby you sit in a specially-programmed chair that basically turns your movie going experience into a theme park ride. ![]() Anyway, for those who don't know,D-Box (D-Box Technologies Inc). And I frankly lost track of time last week due to the non-stop "Attack of the Trailers" horror show. But anyway, long-story-short, I did spend the Friday of Furious 7's second weekend sampling the film for a second time, this time not in IMAX or one of the PLF screens, but rather in D-Box. I still think Fast Five is heads-and-shoulders above the rest of the films that preceded and followed it, and I still think the franchise is going to be chasing that shadow for as long as it exists, just as the pulpy and adventurous Star Wars franchise is forever haunted by The Empire Strikes Back. Then, since my wife had expressed an interest, we spent the days just before and just after Furious 7's debut weekend to catch up on the prior films. I had intended to do a write-up on seeing Furious 7 after the film's opening weekend, but my son had April 1st off of school. In fact, looking at the theatrical landscape, theatrical movie going is quickly turning into an equivalent of "Choose Your Own Adventure." You can't see Furious 7 in 3D in America (although it is being shown in 3D in certain international markets, such as India), you can see it in D-Box.įirst of all, I apologize for the tardiness of this specific piece. But that doesn't mean it didn't have enhancements. Anyway, what's noteworthy is that Furious 7 is the (somewhat) rare film in this day-and-age to cross $300 million+ in America without 3D. Over the last two decades, that number has grown to 613. ![]() Anyway, back in 1994, there were only just over 100 films that had crossed even $100m domestic since the dawn of recorded time. This was before Box Office Mojo so a list like this was incredibly valuable to an adolescent box office nerd. For some perspective, I remember an Entertainment Weekly issue back in 1994 that listed the top-grossing movies of all time. It is merely the 51st movie to cross $300 million domestic. It may end up out grossing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part II ($1.3 billion) to become the biggest film not directed by James Cameron or Joss Whedon. This almost seems like a point of mere trivia considering that it crossed $1 billion last Friday and is now making a run at being one of the very highest-grossing films of all time worldwide. With $298.83 million as of Tuesday, Universal/Comcast Corp.'s Furious 7 will be passing the $300 million domestic mark at the box office either today or super-duper early tomorrow. ![]()
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