Inception’s amazing performance in the box office is a great indicator that a “thinking” movie can still rake in lots of money in the box office if it is well made.
The Christopher Nolan-directed movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio raked in $531,000,000 worldwide, which makes it a certified blockbuster. A lot of people watched it more than once, mainly due to the very interesting premise of the movie. Of course, the action sequences, which are quite well executed, were also a big draw to audiences. Inception’s crazy plot actually enticed audiences to check it out instead of the anticipated reaction, which is to shun it because it will prevent audiences from leaving their brains at the door. Kudos to Nolan for making a relatively intelligent movie that did not alienate the audience.
Box offices worldwide saw growth in 2008.
As the US box office continues to struggle this year, the Australian cinema box office looks like its going to enjoy another year of good revenue. In fact, with the way several key films have done and are currently raking in ticket sales it is likely that this year’s profit will be a record breaker, exceeding the $907.2 million mark set in 2004. Compared with last year’s earnings, this year’s box office takings are so far 2% higher than that of 2007.