Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
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The themes Tyler Perry presents resonate very strongly with the black community. It reminds me of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' It has elements of comedy and drama and community that just definitely works.
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The track record of horror films tells you maybe Hollywood should just release horror movies to be successful. I can't think of a more consistently performing genre at the box office.
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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.
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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.
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I think people need a really strong reason to go to the movies and to pay the 10 bucks per person and to go out of the house and take that leap of faith, and 'March of the Penguins' certainly was unique and made it worthwhile to go out to the movie theater.
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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.
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This should be a wakeup call. It's fair warning with plenty of time to fix things. If ignored, it's at the peril of the entire industry.
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Family films and horror films are the most consistently performing genres at the box office, and there really is a lot of choice out there for both right now.
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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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This is the perfect test to gauge the faith-based audience. You can't underestimate this market. The usual rules don't apply (to churchgoing audiences) because they can rally a crowd quickly.
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This is the first year under $9 billion since 2001 and the biggest gross percentage drop since 1985.
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November and December are pound-for-pound just as important as the summer, ... You see about 20 percent of the gross for the year in about seven or eight weeks. And this year looks to me to be a strong finish to a year that has really had its ups and downs.
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I think we're being blinded by the blockbusters. Sports movies have been pretty consistent. It's not a hotbed of $100 million films, but it's a solid performing genre.
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Harry Potter' is clearly dominating the business. It's the movie that everybody hoped it would be. The box-office performance is living up to, and maybe at this point, exceeding expectations.