Nikki Rocco
Nikki Rocco
convinced information
My little monkey's doing great. We're convinced with all the information we have that this is the big guy, and he's going to be around for a long time.
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Only 19 movies have ever opened to $60 million-plus and none have been in June,
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Well, that's one way to get the young males out of the house. Now if we can just get them some dates. Maybe people aren't dating anymore.
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It's a great way to start out. With $10 million and 1.5 million people out there talking about how great it is, it all works to build what we think will be a holiday smash hit.
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It's always nice to have the number one film in the marketplace. The exit polls are terrific and we're very hopeful that this picture will continue to perform well.
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It's nice to have some good news after all the bad. Maybe things will be a little less unpredictable this year.
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We're hopeful that the nominations will give the film continued visibility, which will prove to be a favorable result at the box office.
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We're going to go back to the drawing board. Good movies are supposed to buck this trend. You hear how it's all about the product, but we have an excellent movie that people just aren't turning out for. It's something bigger.
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What's so great is that this is a moderate budgeted film that's probably going to be the most profitable for the studio this year, ... There's no back-end participations in it and it only cost us $55 million to make. This is a franchise that we built from the ground floor.
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Hulk, ... is only one of a variety of films (from Universal this summer), including 'Bruce Almighty,' '2 Fast 2 Furious' and 'American Wedding' (the 'American Pie' sequel opening Aug. 1) that make up our entire portfolio. We've already grossed $435 million in six weekends with three films. With three other films coming out this summer, including the third installment of one of our most successful franchises ('Wedding'), we're truly optimistic about the performance of Universal's entire lineup.
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We may be seeing a real change in moviegoing patterns. They're not going to the movies that history and research suggest they will. I've never seen a year like this. We're throwing out the old strategies.
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This wasn't about making a blockbuster. This was about telling a story that needed to be told.
comedies hit
Our racy little R-rated comedies are making a hit this year.
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I will take a weekend when Universal owns over one third of the total market share for the top anytime.