Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
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This was not a weekend destined to be a blockbuster weekend. Really, really slow. Audiences seemed somewhat indifferent again. That's the scary part for the industry. It really takes a lot to get them out there to see a movie. It seems like any competition, like baseball, really cuts in big-time.
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Star Wars' opened the door to the idea of a franchise that could be successful, even if a sequel doesn't do well. It made viable the idea that, with sequels, the law of diminishing returns doesn't always apply.
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But if it's a really fine film, it won't be a detriment to its success.
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But I think this is a movie that's going to perform well this weekend and be in this for the long term, because it's a really good movie, and that will hold it in good stead and generate great audience reaction. So this is just the beginning for this film.
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It's night and day from where we were last year.
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That's always the problem with films that get high expectation attached to them, ... If this does not beat the opening of 'Two Towers,' people will be decrying it as disappointment.
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The fall season is starting in a terrific fashion. I'm cautiously saying that we're back on track. Audiences are just finding that the studios have a lot to offer right now.
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The fall season is starting in a terrific fashion.
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It was a fairly unremarkable weekend at the box office. August usually is a slowdown month.
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If you can't get audiences in there for movies, maybe this will help. It's great for using downtime if people like the concept.
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Horror is one of those genres that have a seemingly inexhaustible supply of audience. And this year there has been a preponderance of ones that have done well.
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By programming two films that aren't chasing the same audience, you can really build a pretty good weekend for two movies at the same time.
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But ultimately, they have to go to that movie and have a great experience. If they don't, they're going to be less likely to go back.
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Home entertainment, video-gaming, downloading music, surfing the Internet you name it. But are we at a tipping point in terms of people's habits? That remains to be seen.