Brandon Gray
Brandon Gray
Box Office Mojo is a website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way, founded in 1999. In 2008, Box Office Mojo was bought by the Internet Movie Database, owned by Amazon. The website is widely used within the film industry as a source of data. From 2002–11, Box Office Mojo had forums popular with film fans. On October 10, 2014, the website's URL was redirected to Amazon's IMDB.com website for one day, but the website returned the...
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It was the No. 1 Super Bowl weekend opening of all time. The industry was really expecting only expecting it to gross in the mid-to-high teens.
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Horror always has a consistent audience. That doesn't often translate into blockbuster numbers but since they tend to be cheaper anyway, they don't need to do over $100 million.
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He took a dead genre notorious for flops turned it into one of the biggest hits. It'll be interesting to see if he can do it again.
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Generally speaking, 2004 has so far been a mixed bag. This year we've seen the highest of the highs and some very low lows.
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Generally comedies and family movies have a harder time on sequels than action or science fiction films, ... That would explain the problems of 'Analyze That' or 'Stuart Little 2.' This year, 'Legally Blonde 2' could be in trouble. It doesn't have the hard core fan base of 'The Matrix' or 'X-Men.' And it opens opposite 'Terminator 3.'
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Walk the Line' has done very well so far but there are still a lot of people haven't seen it. A Best Picture nomination could increase the turnout.
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It's not a little off. Six percent is a big number. And they've got a big problem.
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Computer-animated pictures tend to make a lot of money. The most popular ones tend to have universally appealing stories.
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DVD is both a curse and a blessing. It's a blessing because it's this great new revenue stream for Hollywood. It also increases movie viewing because it's so convenient and collectable. But there is the perception that it is cannibalizing theatrical business to an extent,
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It was, realistically, a tough sell, despite the industry and media hype. It's incredibly tricky to get audiences excited about a movie that doesn't have a strong human character.
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There's enough room for 'Shark Tale' to have a huge opening.
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They've turned the tough-sell aspect of the picture into the selling point.
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There's the 'official' budget, there's the 'rumored' budget, and then there are the various deals struck with exhibitors and the talent, ... There's a lot of mystery there.
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It's fascinating the way he's playing the media.