Everyone thought we had so much choice with video and CDs and just the technology we had five or 10 years ago, |
Family films and horror films are the most consistently performing genres at the box office, and there really is a lot of choice out there for both right now. |
Forty-year-old virgins everywhere are celebrating the No. 1 opening of their hero. |
Generally speaking, you're looking at a 10-year commitment from an actor, and for their career to almost forever be associated with this role. |
Great marketing; a perfect family film; perfect timing with no competition for a family film. |
Harry Potter is showing that people still want to go to the movies, but still they need a good reason to go. |
Hollywood likes short-hand pitches for a film. 'Speed' could be pitched as 'Die Hard on a bus,' ... Remakes are the ultimate short-hand pitch. In 20 years when someone wants to remake 'Speed' they'll just say 'It's Speed.' |
Home entertainment, video-gaming, downloading music, surfing the Internet you name it. But are we at a tipping point in terms of people's habits? That remains to be seen. |
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. |
I don't think you can fault the marketing because everyone knew the movie was coming out. But when time and bad reviews conspire against you, it's hard to make a dent in the marketplace. |
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. |
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. |
I think it will be a while before audiences are really excited about seeing movies related to, let's say, terrorism, or battling terrorism. |
I think people need a really strong reason to go to the movies and to pay the 10 bucks per person and to go out of the house and take that leap of faith, and 'March of the Penguins' certainly was unique and made it worthwhile to go out to the movie theater. |
I think that's the problem with those shrinking video windows, and that can affect any summer; as long as those video windows are shorter and shorter, it's going to cause a lot of worry on the part of theater owners. |