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11/27/2013 8:12 AM
javajoint wrote:'Doctor Who' screening stuns at Monday box office, No. 2 after 'Catching Fire' By James Hibberd on Nov 26, 2013 at 6:31PM @james_hibberd The Time Lord has conquered the box office.A special nationwide 3D screening of the Doctor Who 50th anniversary TV special “Day of the Doctor” grossed a stunning $4.8 million at the U.S. box office.What makes this particularly impressive: That’s from one night. The 75-minute “Day of the Doctor” screened in 660 theaters as a one-night-only special event Monday and averaged $7,155 per location, with 320,000 tickets sold. Granted, the tix were $15 a pop, so that certainly helped. In fact, the BBC’s cult favorite show was the No. 2 movie in America on Monday, behind only The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Its gross is nearly as much as The Wizard of Oz in 3D made during its entire run earlier this year ($5.5 million). And it was more than indie fav Much Ado About Nothing ($4.3 million) or bomb The Fifth Estate ($3.3 million).And don’t forget: This screening was two days after the episode had already premiered on BBC America, so most fans had already seen it. On limited Saturday screenings, the show racked up $204,000 in the U.S. box office and $2.9 million at the UK box office.“It’s incredible that Doctor Who has made history once again, setting record numbers across the board on BBC America, in social media, and now in theaters. It’s a testament to the fans and their dedication for Doctor Who,” said Soumya Sriraman, EVP Home Entertainment and Licensing, BBC Worldwide North America.Doctor Who wasn’t too scruffy in the TV ratings either. A total of 2.4 million viewers watched the special’s first telecast at 2:50 p.m. ET on Saturday, breaking BBC America’s ratings records. That total rose to 3.6 million once including the show’s encore.CREDIT TO EW online!
The Time Lord has conquered the box office.
A special nationwide 3D screening of the Doctor Who 50th anniversary TV special “Day of the Doctor” grossed a stunning $4.8 million at the U.S. box office.
What makes this particularly impressive: That’s from one night. The 75-minute “Day of the Doctor” screened in 660 theaters as a one-night-only special event Monday and averaged $7,155 per location, with 320,000 tickets sold. Granted, the tix were $15 a pop, so that certainly helped.
In fact, the BBC’s cult favorite show was the No. 2 movie in America on Monday, behind only The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Its gross is nearly as much as The Wizard of Oz in 3D made during its entire run earlier this year ($5.5 million). And it was more than indie fav Much Ado About Nothing ($4.3 million) or bomb The Fifth Estate ($3.3 million).
And don’t forget: This screening was two days after the episode had already premiered on BBC America, so most fans had already seen it. On limited Saturday screenings, the show racked up $204,000 in the U.S. box office and $2.9 million at the UK box office.
“It’s incredible that Doctor Who has made history once again, setting record numbers across the board on BBC America, in social media, and now in theaters. It’s a testament to the fans and their dedication for Doctor Who,” said Soumya Sriraman, EVP Home Entertainment and Licensing, BBC Worldwide North America.
Doctor Who wasn’t too scruffy in the TV ratings either. A total of 2.4 million viewers watched the special’s first telecast at 2:50 p.m. ET on Saturday, breaking BBC America’s ratings records. That total rose to 3.6 million once including the show’s encore.
CREDIT TO EW online!
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11/27/2013 11:34 AM
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11/27/2013 12:03 PM
11/27/2013 8:06 PM
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11/27/2013 10:37 PM
Thanks for the warning, Random Sandwiches! Whovians see the xmas episode as a Christmas present. For The Sun to go to that extreme just proved once again that they are tabloid assholes, .
Ali110, I'm jealous. Can you be my auntie?
11/27/2013 10:59 PM
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11/27/2013 11:54 PM
javajoint wrote:ME TOO! After I texted my brother our pics(with her in costume) and described how a lot of people cosplayed, he teased, "cosplay geeks, ". I responded with "Geeks inherit the earth and know how to partayyyy!!!", . Frankly, I think sci-fi/fantasy is good for kids. It encourages imagination and thinking. My neice has been a fan since I introduced her to DW when she was 5/6y/o. It's sooo cool when she understands stuff and when she gets confused and she asks to explain. DW is a kids' show anyway. We adults are just joining in their fun, .
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11/30/2013 10:10 PM
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12/01/2013 1:36 AM
If you want to avoid spoilers for the Xmas special then today.— sue vertue (@suevertue)
If you want to avoid spoilers for the Xmas special then today.
The Sun trying to spoil Matt's last story. How sad. If you love Doctor Who #dontbuythesun— Mark Gatiss (@Markgatiss) November 27, 2013
The Sun trying to spoil Matt's last story. How sad. If you love Doctor Who #dontbuythesun
12/01/2013 1:52 AM
If you want to avoid Doctor Who xmas special spoilers, and you do, .— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself)
If you want to avoid Doctor Who xmas special spoilers, and you do, .
12/01/2013 1:58 AM
I would have tossed the idea but Sue, Mark and Neil have commented as I posted above. I get they hate Moffat but come on, this is just inexcusable and just mean-spirited.
By the way, how do you embed from Twitter? I'm not doing it right.
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12/01/2013 7:22 PM
javajoint wrote:Rysi wrote:javajoint wrote:I agree. The Classic Doctors are interesting but considering the eras and the low special effects budget, the show might turn you off. Aside from that, some of the Classic episodes online are missing (I'm looking at you, BBC). It's best to start with NuWho which basically starts with Nine (Chris Eccleston), followed by Ten( David Tennant) and the soon to be departing, Eleven (Matt Smith). I know some who started with Matt, became hooked, watched all his episodes then went back to the beginning of NuWho. There are also Christmas Specials and Red Nose Day skits. I myself started with NuWho in 2005 but watch Classic Who as well. It's fun to see how the show has evolved and of course, it also makes me understand The Doctor more.The show is a crazy, confusing, fun and emotional rollercoaster! Welcome to Whoverse and enjoy becoming a Whovian! Have you checked Hulu (may need Hulu Plus)? I know they have DW up and I think I just saw something saying they have all. You may find it on solarmovie or project free tv.Actually, no one not even the BBC has all the episodes. This is all BBC's fault because back in the day to save money and/or space, they destroyed or wiped out the episodes. They had no copies of their own. Fortunately,the show was broadcast in different countries so those countries who still had copies were able to give some to the BBC. There is a continued search and a continued call for anyone to find the missing episodes. There are 106 missing. Here's more information about it:http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-12-08/the-hunt-for-the-lost-classics-of-doctor-who1http://www.radiotimes.com/blog/2012-12-08/rts-checklist-of-missing-doctor-who-episodes
Rysi wrote:javajoint wrote:I agree. The Classic Doctors are interesting but considering the eras and the low special effects budget, the show might turn you off. Aside from that, some of the Classic episodes online are missing (I'm looking at you, BBC). It's best to start with NuWho which basically starts with Nine (Chris Eccleston), followed by Ten( David Tennant) and the soon to be departing, Eleven (Matt Smith). I know some who started with Matt, became hooked, watched all his episodes then went back to the beginning of NuWho. There are also Christmas Specials and Red Nose Day skits. I myself started with NuWho in 2005 but watch Classic Who as well. It's fun to see how the show has evolved and of course, it also makes me understand The Doctor more.The show is a crazy, confusing, fun and emotional rollercoaster! Welcome to Whoverse and enjoy becoming a Whovian! Have you checked Hulu (may need Hulu Plus)? I know they have DW up and I think I just saw something saying they have all. You may find it on solarmovie or project free tv.
javajoint wrote:I agree. The Classic Doctors are interesting but considering the eras and the low special effects budget, the show might turn you off. Aside from that, some of the Classic episodes online are missing (I'm looking at you, BBC). It's best to start with NuWho which basically starts with Nine (Chris Eccleston), followed by Ten( David Tennant) and the soon to be departing, Eleven (Matt Smith). I know some who started with Matt, became hooked, watched all his episodes then went back to the beginning of NuWho. There are also Christmas Specials and Red Nose Day skits. I myself started with NuWho in 2005 but watch Classic Who as well. It's fun to see how the show has evolved and of course, it also makes me understand The Doctor more.The show is a crazy, confusing, fun and emotional rollercoaster! Welcome to Whoverse and enjoy becoming a Whovian!
Actually, no one not even the BBC has all the episodes. This is all BBC's fault because back in the day to save money and/or space, they destroyed or wiped out the episodes. They had no copies of their own. Fortunately,the show was broadcast in different countries so those countries who still had copies were able to give some to the BBC. There is a continued search and a continued call for anyone to find the missing episodes. There are 106 missing. Here's more information about it:
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-12-08/the-hunt-for-the-lost-classics-of-doctor-who1
http://www.radiotimes.com/blog/2012-12-08/rts-checklist-of-missing-doctor-who-episodes
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12/09/2013 8:36 PM
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12/09/2013 10:54 PM
Rysi wrote:javajoint wrote:Rysi wrote:Have you checked Hulu (may need Hulu Plus)? I know they have DW up and I think I just saw something saying they have all. You may find it on solarmovie or project free tv.Actually, no one not even the BBC has all the episodes. This is all BBC's fault because back in the day to save money and/or space, they destroyed or wiped out the episodes. They had no copies of their own. Fortunately,the show was broadcast in different countries so those countries who still had copies were able to give some to the BBC. There is a continued search and a continued call for anyone to find the missing episodes. There are 106 missing. Here's more information about it:http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-12-08/the-hunt-for-the-lost-classics-of-doctor-who1http://www.radiotimes.com/blog/2012-12-08/rts-checklist-of-missing-doctor-who-episodes Maybe they meant it in another way. Don't know...
javajoint wrote:Rysi wrote:Have you checked Hulu (may need Hulu Plus)? I know they have DW up and I think I just saw something saying they have all. You may find it on solarmovie or project free tv.Actually, no one not even the BBC has all the episodes. This is all BBC's fault because back in the day to save money and/or space, they destroyed or wiped out the episodes. They had no copies of their own. Fortunately,the show was broadcast in different countries so those countries who still had copies were able to give some to the BBC. There is a continued search and a continued call for anyone to find the missing episodes. There are 106 missing. Here's more information about it:http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-12-08/the-hunt-for-the-lost-classics-of-doctor-who1http://www.radiotimes.com/blog/2012-12-08/rts-checklist-of-missing-doctor-who-episodes
Rysi wrote:Have you checked Hulu (may need Hulu Plus)? I know they have DW up and I think I just saw something saying they have all. You may find it on solarmovie or project free tv.
12/09/2013 11:04 PM
GettinHotWithJC wrote:Who wants to by a Dalek? It's only £3,250.00. http://thewhoshop.com/index.php?option=com_jcommerce&Itemid=165&pgn=product_info&cPath=284_295_13&products_id=4095
Awww, that's so cheap, ! I'll stick with this one that I have:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e92d/
12/11/2013 9:28 PM
12/13/2013 4:11 AM
Saw this on the Sherlock thread too. It's making me laugh because a part of me is thinking another scenario:
The Doctor: "I'm saving you Sherlock!!!!"
then after hanging with him,
The Doctor goes: "Ugh, You're annoying. Changed my mind. Goodbye!"
and tosses Sherlock out,
12/15/2013 11:57 PM
This is certainly not where I'm supposed to post this but since the Sherlock and DW threads are where my peeps are, I thought I should share this here too.
My younger sister was diagnosed with uterine cancer and is having surgery tomorrow. We will find out then if she will need chemo and/or radiation. Been sitting on this since October but coming here to post just felt too real. Weird I know but there you go.
Anyway, please send some prayers and/or positive thoughts out to the universe. In behalf of my family, thank you. We really appreciate it.
12/16/2013 5:00 PM
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