Besides this news from GameStop, I haven't heard anything else. I know when I went to pick up my copy at midnight there definitely wasn't even half as much hype as there was for Halo 3. However, I still haven't seen or heard the launch numbers for GTA IV - which must mean that it didn't hit as big as everyone was predicting. The original prediction over at Next Generation claimed that GTA IV could sell upwards of 5.8 million copies in the first week, which would be a bigger opening than Halo 3 last year.
What is currently missing are the numbers for GTA IV. Whoever started this idea that GTA IV would hurt its box office should be commended, or given a raise or promotion, because they probably helped Iron Man succeed! It gained even more traction when everyone started writing about how it wasn't going to do well. Wow, historic?! What is not historic is GTA IV being so big that Iron Man flopped. Combine that with $96.8 million internationally and the total take for the film is around $201 million - now that is impressive! If you're not convinced, check out these headlines - Variety: Iron Man a Box Office Marvel and Entertainment Weekly: Iron Man Forges Historic Box Office Win. The official reports are saying that Iron Man will end up with a weekend total of $104.2 million domestic.
#STICK EM UP GTA IV MOVIE#
I made the claim that it would not have an impact, barely at all, but plenty of others disagreed - including Movie Marketing Madness' Chris Thilk, who boldly said in the comments, "I think GTA is going to have a significant impact on Iron Man's box office." Now the reports are out, and guess what, Iron Man made over $100 million! Take that GTA IV! Ah, what a great feeling it is to be right! If you remember, a few weeks ago I posted an article titled Iron Man vs GTA IV: The Ultimate Summer Showdown? discussing the buzz that had recently hit regarding the potential damage that GTA IV could have on Iron Man's box office earnings. I can't pass up this opportunity to say "I told you so" to everyone who thought Grand Theft Auto IV was going to hurt the performance of Iron Man this weekend.
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