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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 24, 2020 2:30:01 GMT
Beating out Superman II. I find that surprising.
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Post by ck100 on Oct 24, 2020 2:33:36 GMT
I thought Raiders of the Lost Ark was the highest-grossing film of 1981.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 24, 2020 2:34:40 GMT
I thought Raiders of the Lost Ark was the highest-grossing film of 1981. It is - Raiders Golden Pond Superman II |
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Post by movielover on Oct 24, 2020 4:54:13 GMT
Beating out Superman II. I find that surprising. That is indeed surprising, especially since Superman II was a summer release (On Golden Pond came out in February).
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Post by johnspartan on Oct 24, 2020 5:42:57 GMT
Interesting, especially since today a major motion picture starring old people would never get made.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 24, 2020 6:47:03 GMT
It was released in December 1981.
I remember the newspaper ads for it.
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Post by hi224 on Oct 24, 2020 6:53:30 GMT
A nostalgic trip featuring a well beloved movie star? Why not.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Oct 24, 2020 14:01:15 GMT
I knew On Golden Pond was a box office hit, but I had no idea that it surpassed Superman II! Who would have thunk it.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 24, 2020 21:54:55 GMT
Some old geezer flick beat out Superman? Better introduce Batman and kill his ass for the next one.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Oct 25, 2020 3:21:32 GMT
It was released in December 1981. I remember the newspaper ads for it. For Oscars probably. Wide release was February
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Oct 25, 2020 3:31:48 GMT
Interesting, especially since today a major motion picture starring old people would never get made. They apparently barely got made then. The movie was in theaters for a good chunk of the year. It also looks like Superman 2 released within a week of Raiders and Raiders also had longer legs.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 25, 2020 6:37:44 GMT
Wide release February 1982 so it made most of its money in 1982. Thus Superman 2 was the second biggest hit of 1981.
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Post by johnspartan on Oct 25, 2020 14:15:38 GMT
Interesting, especially since today a major motion picture starring old people would never get made. They apparently barely got made then. Well, there was "Cocoon" in 1985 and "Batteries Not Included" in 1987. 
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Oct 25, 2020 14:17:12 GMT
They apparently barely got made then. Well, there was "Cocoon" in 1985 and "Batteries Not Included" in 1987. Do you think that means it’s frequent? |
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Post by johnspartan on Oct 25, 2020 14:19:27 GMT
Well, there was "Cocoon" in 1985 and "Batteries Not Included" in 1987. Do you think that means it’s frequent? No, just more frequent in the 1980s than today.
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Post by vegalyra on Oct 25, 2020 20:50:25 GMT
A lot of golden age superstars were still with us in the 1980's so it's not a surprise that there were a decent amount of films featuring "old people" in them during the decade.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Oct 26, 2020 0:32:18 GMT
Interesting, especially since today a major motion picture starring old people would never get made. You had to big stars from the Golden Age - that was the draw. Also, Jane working with her father. And the story was poignant.
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