I think the thought is that this movie would have opened bigger, because it's 'King Kong' and it's Peter Jackson.
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.
If it has a relatively low budget, it's a smart move. If it's something that costs a lot of money, you're really taking a risk. A movie like 'Crash' brought in a younger audience as well. That may be a new type of crossover movie to look at.
If you can't get audiences in there for movies, maybe this will help. It's great for using downtime if people like the concept.
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.
In the past, movies like 'Bachelor Party' would come and go, and 'American Pie' did well, but right now a huge part of it is this group of very talented actors,
It gave people a way to discover these movies rather than the traditional marketing that is thrown their way. Hey, whatever gets 'em in the theater, I'm sure the studio doesn't mind.
It had a huge impact. It was really a film that everyone became instantly fascinated by and it emboldened filmmakers and studios to believe that if you had the right concept and a great marketing campaign, it did not matter what the budget of the movie was.
It was a fairly unremarkable weekend at the box office. August usually is a slowdown month.
It was a really good weekend. We're in a good place.
It was a summer that will be remembered for the debate it caused because of the seemingly lackluster box office.
It was quite an underwhelming week, ... This is theoretically the first weekend of the summer and It doesn't feel like one.
It was released on March 31, 1999, a Wednesday. It got off to a slow start because the plot was a little complicated and nobody knew what it was.
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.
It's [the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11] a touchy subject, no question about it, especially in New York.
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