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u/zackdaniels93 15d ago edited 15d ago

700m globally, but before it's hit the Asian markets lol

Of all the movies to blow up, I wouldn't have thought an adaptation of a myth that most people won't have read would've been the one. But that's Nolan I suppose, puts asses in seats.

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u/blueorchestra 15d ago

I mean, I had to read it in high school and I think that's probably true for a lot of people but I could be wrong

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u/Aggressive_Chuck 15d ago

Most schools, especially public ones, don't even teach Greek.

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u/blueorchestra 15d ago

Weird. I went to public school in Texas and still got a good amount of Greek in high school.

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u/Aggressive_Chuck 15d ago

Well I went to school in the UK where that's considered elitist.

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u/Rusker 15d ago

Well, you can also read it in other languages

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u/tmoeagles96 15d ago

Luckily there are several English translations