Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
close few ground last months next
We really need them to do well, ... There's a lot of ground to make up in the next few months if we're even going to be close to last year's attendance.
amount competition dropped last mouth percent strong word
Mary' was a really strong holdover. It only dropped 8 percent from last week. That's tremendous, considering the amount of competition there is. Word of mouth boosted that film big.
amount competition dropped last mouth percent strong word
Mary' was a really strong holdover, ... It only dropped 8 percent from last week. That's tremendous, considering the amount of competition there is. Word of mouth boosted that film big.
fine last point puts tough year
Last year was a tough year anyway, and this puts a fine point on it.
believe felt hopefully last opposed people seeing
I still believe that the summer's about seeing the big blockbusters on the big screen, and hopefully people will feel that way this year, as opposed to how they felt last year, which was pretty disgruntled.
box last moving weekend
We have an up weekend - 5% over the last New Year's weekend. Propelled by these two blockbusters, it's really moving the box office.
advantage call chipping early happened last repeat weekend year
You don't want a repeat of what happened last year. It's still early in the year to call it, but every weekend it's down is chipping away at the advantage we had early on this year.
careful gas income inspire last movies people spend
The movies didn't inspire people as much as they did last year. People are being more careful about how they spend their discretionary income with gas at $3 a gallon.
concession factor huge last lining movies people prices product summer ticket year
I think it has more to do with product than any other factor because, look, last summer huge summer, ... There were DVDs. The ticket prices were high. The concession prices were high. But people were lining up for those movies more than they are this year because of the movies more than anything.
last night
It's night and day from where we were last year.
good people
When a good movie strikes, people go to the theatres.
final known measure opening sequels studios
The studios are hedging bets. They have a known commodity. Some of these sequels have been out-earning their predecessor's opening weekend. But when it comes to final box, they don't always measure up.
final known measure opening sequels studios
The studios are hedging bets. They have a known commodity, ... Some of these sequels have been out-earning their predecessor's opening weekend. But when it comes to final box, they don't always measure up.
campaign marketing numbers produce strong
The very strong marketing campaign will produce some strong numbers this weekend.