Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
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.
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.
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.
last night
It's night and day from where we were last year.
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.
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.
fine last point puts tough year
Last year was a tough year anyway, and this puts a fine point on it.
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.
movies people point rest wait
We're getting to the point where people only want to go out to see movies that are as big as the screen. They want to see 'event movies' like 'Kong.' The rest they'll wait for.
excited huge movies third year
We're going to need some huge performances by these movies, or this will be the third down year in a row. One or two movies is not enough; moviegoers need to be excited about going back to the theaters.
audiences books franchise love movies opening potter
The Potter franchise is just irresistible to moviegoers. The combination of the Potter books and the love audiences have for the movies conspired a big opening weekend.
cycles emulate hollywood tries
There are these cycles in Hollywood. Part of that is once there's one success, everyone tries to emulate the success,