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LATIMES/BENFRITZ: IRON MAN 2 made 26% more overseas in local currency OW than the first IRON MAN this weekend. notfabio May 02, 10:50

Here in Guatemala it was at least 40% higher, sold out for the rest of the week in some sites {nm} gogreen May 02, 10:54

I saw it today. It was 70 % of the part 1 -fun and surprise. A short for me JMT May 02, 11:02

I disagree. But then again, I saw Iron Man for the first time about 2 weeks ago, and the sequel on Wednesday. Easy to compare, then. Facto May 02, 11:15

It'll probably do better against the first one, percentage-wise, domestically. Europeans etc. tend to regard films as Iron Man as standard Facto May 02, 11:13

Of course, because all Europeans have the same taste in movies and only watch artsy movies from France or China... Iron m {nm} Buesi May 02, 11:35

Iron Man is pretty big in Europe, too. {nm} Buesi May 02, 11:36

Did I say it wasn't? Read my posts again, or alternatively, learn to read. Or did you forget to open the message and read the IM? {nm} Facto May 02, 11:47

I did read it. I just don't really see a "resistance towards Hollywood blockbusters" in Europeans the way you do. {nm} Buesi May 02, 12:00

what is Facto talking about? RazorHawk May 02, 12:07

Within arthouse crowds. I.e. very little resistance. Facto May 02, 12:14

Ok. Europe is not homogenous, and there may be differences between generations also. Facto May 02, 12:10

Learn to read. {nm} Facto May 02, 11:42

cinema about 70% full on the first friday night in the uk spinks May 02, 13:46

This was probably the case in much of western Europe. (Both the 70% attendance, roughly, and the A Team-trailer.) {nm} Facto May 02, 16:58

Btw, was the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time-trailer also included with your UK prints... ? {nm} Facto May 02, 17:00

The first IRON MAN did do better domestically than internationally so that percentage uptick should be higher in the US {nm} notfabio May 02, 11:46

Indeed. I know that in Europe, such films are regarded by many to be too American, too Hollywood. Facto May 02, 11:57

I think you have a point. Maybe even two. My European look on that...; JMT May 02, 12:54

Indeed. I forgot about the illegal downloads thing.. There's no real risk in Europe in doing such things - unlike in the US. {nm} Facto May 02, 13:15

Why should the % increase be larger in the US because the original was nominally higher? Isn't that the point of using a proportion? lukesed May 02, 11:57

More people saw Iron Man in North America, than in for instance Europe, per capita, and there's higher expectation levels for the sequel. Facto May 02, 12:18

Of course more people saw Iron Man in the US than in Europe (per capita) - the character isn't very well known outside of the US Buesi May 02, 12:38

"Europeans have a different take on movies and summer." This is true. As well as the rest of your paragraph. And I'm not sure that many Facto May 02, 13:05

My thoughts: the US market has more focus on seeing titles opening weekend. Elsewhere films have longer runs... CityHall May 03, 00:08