Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
good people
When a good movie strikes, people go to the theatres.
achievement seen
We've never seen anything this before. This is an unprecedented achievement.
bump seen
We've never really seen a Globes bump like this.
films hollywood needed punch
We've never needed two films like this more than we do now. It's the knockout punch that Hollywood needs.
box office seen start summer weekend worst year
This was the worst weekend of the year at the box office and the slowest start to summer we've seen in years.
dictated download frame game hear ipod listen location movies music people plug requires time video whenever wherever younger
Especially the younger people (who) are used to, 'I can plug in my video game and play it now,' 'I can download music and hear it now,' 'I can take my iPod with me and listen to it wherever and whenever I want.' Going to the movies requires that you're on a time frame and in a location that's dictated by someone else.
believe drop people
Believe me, when 'Star Wars' comes out, people will drop everything and come to the theater.
business goodness harry overall people potter strong thanksgiving year
To have such a strong Thanksgiving and the second-best ever business in what has overall been a down year is pretty impressive. Thank goodness for Harry Potter . It has reinvigorated a lot of people to go to the movies.
appeal audience choice perfect younger
You have to look at who's online, who's the audience for the movie. For this movie, it's a perfect choice because it will appeal to younger audiences.
cloud happen indicator kicks sort summer weekend
What didn't go wrong? That's the question. This was a summer that really could be characterized as under a cloud from the beginning. Usually, the first weekend in May, you have a big film that kind of kicks off the summer. It didn't happen that way this time, and that was sort of an indicator of things to come.
darn good looks next summer unique year
Every summer has its own unique pathology, trajectory, and this is not a summer we want to repeat. Next summer looks really good, it looks like a pretty darn good summer, ... If next year we're down, it will be 'Houston, we have a problem.'
cds choice five technology video
Everyone thought we had so much choice with video and CDs and just the technology we had five or 10 years ago,
animated casualties entering
Every month, there's a new animated film entering the marketplace. Not all of them can do well. There's going to be some casualties out there, for sure.
adjustment people
At some point, there will have to be some kind of ticket-price adjustment just to get people back into theaters.