Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
business goodness harry overall people potter strong thanksgiving year
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.
box office thanksgiving year
Who would have thought in a year we're having this down box office that we'd have the second-biggest Thanksgiving ever?
box office savior thanksgiving year
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?
opposed pale surprised typical weekend year
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.
wound
Nothing salves the wound of controversy like money.
august box fairly weekend
It was a fairly unremarkable weekend at the box office. August usually is a slowdown month.
last night
It's night and day from where we were last year.
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The fall season is starting in a terrific fashion. I'm cautiously saying that we're back on track. Audiences are just finding that the studios have a lot to offer right now.
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The fall season is starting in a terrific fashion.
definitely weekend
Not every weekend can be a blockbuster. This weekend definitely was not.
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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.
moral positive pull victory year
It's a moral and psychological victory for Hollywood. It won't pull us completely out of the slump, but we'll end the year on a very positive note.