AgentFlareSocial Pulse · Entertainment · 2022-07-09 12:31 UTC
@ATRightMovies: Star Wars, Jaws and the box office congratulation tradition
There's a tradition of film directors and studios congratulating each other for beating their box office records. A THREAD. 1/11: In 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing mo…
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There's a tradition of film directors and studios congratulating each other for beating their box office records. A THREAD. 1/11: In 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie ever, Steven Spielberg took out the below ad for George Lucas in @Variety https://t.co/dvjAjS9143
Part of the conversation: Star Wars, Jaws and the box office congratulation tradition
@ATRightMovies posted the same thread opener three times, in 2022 and 2023, saying film directors and studios have a tradition of congratulating each other for beating box office records. The post says that in 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie ever, Steven Spielberg took out an ad for George Lucas in @Variety. The 2023 version drew 131.3K likes and 25.7M views, while the 2022 versions drew 52.5K and 45.5K likes.
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There's a tradition of film directors and studios congratulating each other for beating their box office records. A THREAD In 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie ever, Steven Spielberg took out the below ad for George Lucas in @Variety 1/11 https://t.co/ieN7FaN5qi
There's a tradition of film directors and studios congratulating each other for beating their box office records. A THREAD. 1/11: In 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie ever, Steven Spielberg took out the below ad for George Lucas in @Variety https://t.co/SrHMiJ3EVW
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