Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
darn good looks next summer unique year
Every summer has its own unique pathology, trajectory, and this is not a summer we want to repeat. Next summer looks really good, it looks like a pretty darn good summer, ... If next year we're down, it will be 'Houston, we have a problem.'
fine last point puts tough year
Last year was a tough year anyway, and this puts a fine point on it.
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 seen start summer weekend worst year
This was the worst weekend of the year at the box office and the slowest start to summer we've seen in years.
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?
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.
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.
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.
biggest billion drop gross percentage since year
This is the first year under $9 billion since 2001 and the biggest gross percentage drop since 1985.
december eight finish gross looks november percent seven strong ups year
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.
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.
genres horror seemingly supply year
Horror is one of those genres that have a seemingly inexhaustible supply of audience. And this year there has been a preponderance of ones that have done well.
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.
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?