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Right idea, wrong reasoning
We can't accurately compare then and now because there are no accurate records of then still in existence. We don't know how much Gone With the Wind actually made before the current box office obsession started in the mid 1980s. We don't how many tickets were sold at which prices at which theatres in 1939 or 1945 or 1967. All we have is anecdotal evidence, such as a statement in Bosley Crowther's 1957 book about MGM, "The Lions Share: The Story of an Entertainment Empire," that GWTW had grossed $50m in its first ten years of release.
The population has increased 2.5 times since then. {nm} Jan 02, 22:26
And there are so many other options for entertainment...radio and television were new technology in the 30's. {nm} Jan 02, 22:46
There were no televisions in the 1930s. There were a few test broadcasts but no residential TV until after WWII {nm} Jan 02, 22:52
A film lover today can see almost any movie they want and NEVER have to go to a movie theater to do it. {nm} Jan 02, 22:50
Entertainment is always changing. Before film it was live theater. Jan 02, 23:04
Right idea, wrong reasoning Jan 03, 07:07
You can make a comparison, but it's not going to give the information people making those comparisons want... Jan 03, 07:57
Doesn't change the fact that pre-big media and home video comparisons are skewed... Jan 03, 10:48
