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Old 07-30-2012, 01:59 PM   #191
Cecil Terwilliger
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Originally Posted by troutman View Post
I'll take that bet. The LOTR movies built a fanatical world-wide audience. Also, The Hobbit should appeal more to children, further boosting ticket sales.
But I don't think it'll be the cultural phenom it was last time. Is it in 3D? That changes everything.

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I don't agree that it's going to flop, but it's definitely not going to be as massive. It's really too bad, because the Hobbit is a great self contained story, stretching it out over three years is really going to affect it negatively.
I didn't say it would flop, I said it's not going to be as massive. Or in other words, it'll flop compared to LOTR.
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