Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
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They can't show it as many times during the day, so that may have lessened its box office strength. The fact it did such strong business Christmas day shows there's a lot of interest in the movie.
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This was the worst weekend of the year at the box office and the slowest start to summer we've seen in years.
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This fall season has been in a word, spectacular. We'd been so fixated on the box-office slump, and here we are in a fall boom. This is terrific for the industry and bodes well for a very strong holiday season.
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They're back on the release schedule. Whether they're back in terms of box office clout, we'll see over the next couple of weeks. But this group of titles certainly looks like the kind of films that can break down the barrier, the taboo that R-rated movies can't be blockbusters anymore.
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That's one box office record we don't want.
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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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With the box office dwindling, all this is seen as another nail in the coffin. Theater owners are afraid once you start releasing films this way (simultaneously in other formats), all movies could go this way. That would put their business in jeopardy.
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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 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.
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In all fairness, this was more of a typical late-October weekend, as opposed to a year ago, when 'The Grudge' surprised everyone and made this weekend look pale by comparison.
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It's somewhat ironic in the final weekend of one of the worst summers ever that we have a strong showing. Hopefully, this sets a positive tone heading into the fall and holiday season.
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The bigger the star, the higher profile anything associated with that movie becomes. Because they have major actors in them, any movement or delay becomes exaggerated. It brings attention to any potential or perceived problems the movie may have.
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Nothing salves the wound of controversy like money.