The focus of this summer tended to be more negative than positive, |
The Golden Globes are now a force to be reckoned with in terms of the box office bump they provide. We've never really seen a Globes bump like this. |
The industry has to consider whether or not American audiences are sending a message about the quality of the movies they are getting - or just the way and the place in which they get them. You can bet that producers, writers, directors, and studio heads are all huddling intensely to consider what this means and change their behavior to keep it from continuing. |
The movies didn't inspire people as much as they did last year. People are being more careful about how they spend their discretionary income with gas at $3 a gallon. |
The potential for Imax is tremendous. |
The Potter franchise is just irresistible to moviegoers. The combination of the Potter books and the love audiences have for the movies conspired a big opening weekend. |
The pressure is on, ... This holiday season is being held to a high standard in terms of quality, because we always need that quality, and in terms of the box office. |
The studios are hedging bets. They have a known commodity, ... Some of these sequels have been out-earning their predecessor's opening weekend. But when it comes to final box, they don't always measure up. |
The studios are hedging bets. They have a known commodity. Some of these sequels have been out-earning their predecessor's opening weekend. But when it comes to final box, they don't always measure up. |
The summer slump really put us into a shortfall, ... It's heartening that there were four up weekends in a row, and that we have some big films in the pipeline. |
The summer slump really put us into a shortfall. It's heartening that there were four up weekends in a row, and that we have some big films in the pipeline. |
The Super Bowl is one of those television events like the Academy Awards that really dominates and monopolizes the audience. |
The themes Tyler Perry presents resonate very strongly with the black community. It reminds me of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' It has elements of comedy and drama and community that just definitely works. |
The three newcomers kind of had a rough time in this marketplace, ... We think the audiences were fragmented and sent in a lot of different directions. |
The track record of horror films tells you maybe Hollywood should just release horror movies to be successful. I can't think of a more consistently performing genre at the box office. |