Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
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You can't underestimate the following that Terry Gilliam has.
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If it has a relatively low budget, it's a smart move. If it's something that costs a lot of money, you're really taking a risk. A movie like 'Crash' brought in a younger audience as well. That may be a new type of crossover movie to look at.
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The industry has to consider whether or not American audiences are sending a message about the quality of the movies they are getting - or just the way and the place in which they get them. You can bet that producers, writers, directors, and studio heads are all huddling intensely to consider what this means and change their behavior to keep it from continuing.
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You've got to look at 'Harry Potter' as being the savior of the box office right now. Who would have thought in a year we're having this down box office that we'd have the second-biggest Thanksgiving ever?
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All the studios are under pressure. When the box office is in a malaise, it hurts everyone.
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The first 'Back' sequel earned $119 million, but the second only took in $88 million,
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A movie like 'King Kong' just automatically creates an expectation that it will break all kinds of box-office records. But much like 'Titanic,' which started very slow, sometimes it's not always about opening weekends. Sometimes, it's how the film plays in the long run.
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The Golden Globes are now a force to be reckoned with in terms of the box office bump they provide. We've never really seen a Globes bump like this.