Rory Bruer
Rory Bruer
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It's our seventh No. 1 opening for the year, ... 'Desperado,' which we were very happy with, grossed $25.4 million for the entire run (after its $7.9 million opening in August 1995).
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It's played to pretty much all audiences -- the younger as well as the older audience, male and female. You have to (play broadly) to get these type of numbers.
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It's disappointing. We got some good reviews. We had two thumbs up from Ebert and Roeper. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal liked the picture. We're hoping that with so many good reviews (people) will find the film.
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It's just one of those edge-of-your-seat-type stories that totally captures people's imaginations.
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It's kind of a guilty-pleasure movie. It's a lot of fun, and I don't know if the audience would pay attention to what critics might say.
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It kicked some 'Daddy'-butt! ... Word of mouth has been really good. It seems to have been a very good date to go on this picture, wedged between these monsters. It's terrific counter programming. We had an extensive screening program and people liked the picture. It's excellent family fare.
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It's a good place to be, isn't it? It's pretty exciting for us that not only is this the third week in a row we've had a No. 1 film, but 'Identity' is also our third No. 1 film of the year (following 'Darkness Falls' and 'Anger').
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It cost in the neighborhood of around $18 million to make, so it will be very successful for us.
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You do have to have the right components to get there. I think it has to have that sort of edge-of-your-seat appeal where people know they are going to be stimulated in a visceral sort of way.
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I think 'The Fog' had a lot of really cool elements in the sense it's a remake of a classic film of John Carpenter's and had a hot cast.
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People are caught up in the debate over what really happened. The whole idea of exorcisms is intriguing for people.
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I think it's a good, solid start for us,
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History proves there's room for several of these family-type films. This is the perfect time of year for it.
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Having a Jim Carrey film over the holidays is a pretty sure bet. Audiences trust he'll have the goods, and they want to laugh and have a good time this time of year.