I have never had the inclination to read any of the boxoffice sites. For me, there is no need. I personally do not care if a movie makes billions or a buck ninety-eight. They will not make me start liking nor start disliking a movie. I have loved many a movie that made next to nothing, and hated some box office kings. Whether or not someone can prove that one film has made more money than one made years before is simply a matter of mathematics...and depending upon if all of the variable were properly inputted, you can get any answer.....so it means nothing to me. I liked it no matter the amount it made.
The point of my post was....it's a pity that in the way of so many things in this day and age....the news that an an amount that was extremely high in anyone's reconning, is deemed not good enough by some. They can't simply say - wow, a lot of people liked this.....but instead say - meh, not as many as before.
The glass....is it half empty....half filled....or slightly cracked......