The Bourne Legacy

[Gold Trumpet]

Alright, to show how much larger of a success the Bourne Identity was on DVD than in theaters, http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2007/20070610.php By this June 10, 2007 DVD sales report, the Bourne Identity was available for 229 weeks (over 40 weeks longer than the next film) and was still in the weekly top 30 for DVD sales. I'm not disputing the Bourne Identity wasn't a success in theaters. I just don't believe it was a huge success. Its life on DVD is what has made the Bourne franchise the financial juggernaut.

[Mr. Merrill Lehrl]

Alright, to show how much larger of a success the Bourne Identity was on DVD than in theaters, http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2007/20070610.php By this June 10, 2007 DVD sales report, the Bourne Identity was available for 229 weeks (over 40 weeks longer than the next film) and was still in the weekly top 30 for DVD sales. I'm not disputing the Bourne Identity wasn't a success in theaters. I just don't believe it was a huge success. Its life on DVD is what has made the Bourne franchise the financial juggernaut.

I'm not trying to be an asshole to you, I'm just an asshole for facts.  Your link has Bourne Identity on a list with Bourne Supremacy, around the time Bourne Ultimatum is about to hit the theaters.  Naturally the original two are going to reappear on the dvd sales chart.  The way you phrase it, you make it sound like Bourne Identity has been on the chart for 229 consecutive weeks, which is clearly not the case:

27    (-)    Bourne Identity, The    27,292    -.-%    -    $231,709    -    229

The - within () indicates the film wasn't on the previous week's list, and with the dates and facts supports the idea that it made its way back on the charts due to the impending release of the third film.  That same site says:

Our sales charts currently start on February 12, 2006. DVDs released before that date do not have cumulative totals.

Is there another site to use?  I think you're arranging facts for your convenience.  The bo numbers of the first and second Bourne suggest a dependable increase in interest in a developing franchise - clearly successful, $120m worth, beginning with its first movie.  Nothing about these numbers encourage the belief that the movies' successes should be largely attributed to dvd rediscovery, but rather reflect typical awareness related growth as the sequels are released.

[Gold Trumpet]

I wasn't trying to rearrange facts. I misread the meter of that site and what "weeks available" implied. I have no problem in saying that battle was lost by me.

[Jeremy Blackman]

just an asshole for facts

I like this. Marquee?

[diggler]

numbers aside, I was pretty "meh" on Bourne when it first came out. The sequels were what cemented it as a sustainable series. When people compare the way action sequences are shot to the Bourne movies, they're talking about Supremacy and Ultimatum.

Also, i'm pretty sure Damon was a household name by the time he did Bourne. Regardless of what his box office draw was, it's not like anyone went to see it and said "who is that guy?"

[MacGuffin]

Trailer here.

[polkablues]

I want to buy this movie a fancy dinner and then make sweet love to it.

[Fernando]

New Trailer.

[©brad]

This was pretty fun! I'm surprised it's getting such meh reviews. The final set piece drifts into nonsensical generic action movie territory but everything leading up to it was fantastic.