What sounds like a good idea, doesn’t always turn out that way.

But Mac Burns, executive director of the Clatsop County Historical Society, is pretty sure the Oregon Film Museum in Astoria was a very good idea indeed, and he has the numbers to prove it.

In fact: “We have exceeded our greatest expectations,” he said.

The museum organizers hoped for and planned to draw in about 10,000 visitors in the first year.

In the first month (since the museum opened during the Goonies 25th Anniversary Celebration in June), they’ve already seen over 3,000 people come up the steps into the old County Jail where the museum is housed.

“Those numbers aren’t just from the Goonies weekend,” he said. “That weekend wasn’t a fluke.”

Several hundred people may not be sitting outside waiting for a turn through the museum like they were at the grand opening June 6, nor do they often show up in costume, but they are still trickling in consistently every day.

“It’s perfect,” said “Goonies” fan Carlie Budworth, 14, of Portland, as she wandered through the exhibits recently.

“One hundred people is a good day at the Flavel House,” Burns said. “We were hoping to get half that number at the Film Museum, but now we’ve been matching the Flavel House frequently since June 8.”

The Flavel House, located just across the street from the film museum, typically sees 20,000 visitors per year.

And as best Burns can tell, both museums are drawing on two completely different crowds.

“There’s a little bit of overlap, but they’re very different audiences,” he said.

Opening the film museum was phase one, now they’re ready to move on to phase two.

“It’s a film museum, we need more moving images, trailers, behind-the-scenes,” Burns said. “Visitors interacting with more technology. … And it’s ‘Oregon Film’ not just ‘The Goonies.'”

Currently the museum is “Goonies-heavy” although one visitor baffled museum staff by complaining that, “You’ve got nothing on the Goonies!” She’d apparently missed the room full of memorabilia.

For even more background and information on Oregon films and the museum, visit www.oregonfilm museum.com

The website features an interactive map of Oregon where visitors can click on marked locations to find out more about the different movies made across the state.

Also on the website is a live “Goonies Jail Cam.” The camera is set up outside Jail Cell No. 2 at the museum and visitors can wave or send a visual message to anyone who might be watching online.

The museum, located at 732 Duane St. in Astoria, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for kids.