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Wisconsin Man Sees ‘Captain Marvel’ 116 Times, Which Is Obviously a World Record
IndieWire ^ | April 21, 2019 | Michael Nordine

Posted on 04/22/2019 1:40:32 PM PDT by EdnaMode

“Captain Marvel” has made more than $1 billion worldwide, and one man can lay claim to contributing more to that box-office haul than anyone else in the world: Steve Ruppel of Wisconsin. After setting a Guinness World Record by seeing Brie Larson’s superhero drama 104 times at the Marcus Cedar Creek Cinema in Rothschild 104 times, the apparent super fan went back 12 more times for good measure.

“I thought it was the most insane thing ever, I thought it was impossible,” Ruppel told local news station WSAW of his feat. “I wasn’t even sure why it was even a record, but I thought after a while ‘I should probably do that.'”

If you’re wondering whether he has a job, the answer is yes. If you’re wondering whether spending 242 hours in a movie theater over the last month or so made that job difficult, the answer is also yes. “The amount of time that it takes, I’ve had to take time off work, I would take long lunch breaks to accommodate watching an entire movie in that particular time frame,” said Ruppel. “And then just time on the weekends where I’m not doing other things.” He once saw the film seven times in a single day, preventing boredom by zeroing in on specific details while rewatching it.

Guinness didn’t just take his word for it, of course. “To be official, I have to have certain pictures taken, like in front of a movie poster, and I need to have two written witness statements saying that I was actually there,” he said. “So I’m trying to think, if anyone wanted to break this, I really don’t want to re-break it. Cause this has been pretty tough. It’s been a finite amount of time, but I don’t think I’m going to try this one again.”

“Captain Marvel” is no longer playing at Ruppel’s preferred movie theater, meaning his record is likely to stand at 116 viewings. The highly anticipated “Avengers: Endgame” arrives in theaters next week, however, meaning he could feasibly best himself — though, at three hours long, that film will be even more difficult to see multiple times.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: brielarson; captainmarvel; disney; geek; getalife; larson; loser; marvel; ruppel; steveruppel; whiteprivilege; wisconsin
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Does he have all 116 ticket stubs?
1 posted on 04/22/2019 1:40:32 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

What a cuck.


2 posted on 04/22/2019 1:41:45 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: EdnaMode

The man needs a gf


3 posted on 04/22/2019 1:42:04 PM PDT by Conserv
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To: EdnaMode

doesnt this idiot know its available on torrent? he could easily download it..


4 posted on 04/22/2019 1:43:06 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtards at our company for the past 12 yrs at every election. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: Rastus

He could have gotten more attention by saying that two teens wearing MAGA hats brought rope and forced him to watch it 116 times.


5 posted on 04/22/2019 1:43:07 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: EdnaMode

6 posted on 04/22/2019 1:43:51 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: max americana

that would be theft?


7 posted on 04/22/2019 1:44:49 PM PDT by SMGFan ("God love ya! What am I talking about")
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To: Conserv

If likes Brie, there are plenty of other Brie work.


8 posted on 04/22/2019 1:45:55 PM PDT by SMGFan ("God love ya! What am I talking about")
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To: EdnaMode

So? He’s still a male chauvinist pig.


9 posted on 04/22/2019 1:47:33 PM PDT by Robwin (very)
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To: SMGFan

If he likes Brie, he needs help.


10 posted on 04/22/2019 1:47:41 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: dfwgator

Still probably better than watching “Modern Times Forever” only once.


11 posted on 04/22/2019 1:47:41 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: EdnaMode

12 posted on 04/22/2019 1:49:01 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: EdnaMode

Wisconsin Man Giving Florida Man a break....................


13 posted on 04/22/2019 1:50:14 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: EdnaMode

I dropped my daughter off at work and had to kill two hours. I regretted spending them at this movie. Brie Larson is not even that attractive!


14 posted on 04/22/2019 1:52:22 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: EdnaMode
Was it him?

Or was it him?


15 posted on 04/22/2019 1:53:06 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: EdnaMode

Tickets - 116 x $9 = $1044
Munchies and drinks = $1740

Getting your name mentioned with a world record = less than $3,00


16 posted on 04/22/2019 1:54:19 PM PDT by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt - dad's wisdom)
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To: taxcontrol

[sigh]

$3,000


17 posted on 04/22/2019 1:55:29 PM PDT by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt - dad's wisdom)
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To: EdnaMode

Gee, am I missing something important? Never heard of it.


18 posted on 04/22/2019 1:58:38 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: dfwgator

Indeed - likely the cheapest and least effort way to get a Guinness World Record, which imo was his true intent.


19 posted on 04/22/2019 1:58:44 PM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: EdnaMode
It’s not only liberal Millennials who have been tampered with.
20 posted on 04/22/2019 1:59:08 PM PDT by coaster123 (Men: Standard American handshake. Women: Curtsy.)
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