Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
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There are just too many of these adult-oriented comedies out there that audiences were sort of pulled in a lot of different directions.
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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.
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It was sort of one of these traditional romantic comedies. Even the reviewers said it seemed like such a pat formula, but they kind of liked it, ... And Reese Witherspoon is always a draw.
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It's a sensitivity issue - it's sort of in the eye of the beholder in terms of how closely someone might associate this movie with the real-life events in the wake of Hurricane Katrina,
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It's a sensitivity issue -- it's sort of in the eye of the beholder in terms of how closely someone might associate this movie with the real-life events in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. They'll put it out there, people will be able to decide whether it's something they want to see, it'll have its run and that'll be that.
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There's sort of a box-office boom right now, which is good news heading into summer.
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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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There can be lots of reasons for a film's delay.
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There hasn't been a lot of positive word-of-mouth on the mainstream films this summer. Great marketing, huge production spending can probably get you a mega opening, but beyond that, it's up to the moviegoers to spread the word.
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Trying to take lessons from this summer is going to be like trying to capture lightning in a bottle, ... because it's all changing all the time. By next summer, who knows where audience habits and tastes will be?
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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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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.
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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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Believe me, when 'Star Wars' comes out, people will drop everything and come to the theater.