[Industry wisdom has long decreed that the two weeks before Labor Day are a studio dumping ground.] It's a self-fulfilling prophecy, ... You create your own dynamic. A bad film makes a bad play time. |
[What's so awful about having multiple Oscar possibilities? The challenge for Focus has been to find just the right approach for each film.] It's a burden of responsibility, ... It's a big, big season. You're going to compete on the merits of the film itself. You have to be damned careful out there. You're up against Steven Spielberg 's 'Munich,' for God's sake! |
Going into the weekend and hitting the 2,000 mark accomplishes our ultimate goal, which was to be the widest we could possibly be in concert with the Academy nominations. |
Holy mackerel! It was consistently performing better than expected. |
I was really amazed at the way people responded to him, children and adults alike. He was held in Ghandi-like reverence. Over the years he's helped an awful lot of people. The reality today is there are thousands of people who can say if it wasn't for him, their lives would be different. This is a very unique and special person. He's going to be missed and remembered. |
I would have been embarrassed to say we would do that much business (because) that number's so big, |
It delivered very strong growth in what is truly a highly unforgiving, competitive, cruel market at this Christmas period. It showed it has breadth beyond the gay community. |
It had an extraordinary weekend. It's a record (average) for an R-rated reissue, but it's a huge opening anyway. If it was (a brand new) art film, I'd be happy (with this opening). |
It is Boomer U.S.A.. And the Boomer male is not worried about his sexuality. |
It's a burden of responsibility. It's a big, big season. You're going to compete on the merits of the film itself. You have to be damned careful out there. You're up against Steven Spielberg 's 'Munich,' for God's sake! |
Last night was very good for us because it really showed it's connected with the core Saturday night group as evidenced by an increase of about 60 percent from Friday to Saturday, ... Now we're where it should be to be performing at the healthiest level we could have imagined. It continues to capture the imagination of the American public. |
Last night was very good for us because it really showed it's connected with the core Saturday night group as evidenced by an increase of about 60 percent from Friday to Saturday. Now we're where it should be to be performing at the healthiest level we could have imagined. It continues to capture the imagination of the American public. |
Last year, I needed 10 people working full-time for a month doing 2005 contracts and setting up audits for our corporate customers. This year, I have one person updating the files in a day. |
The American marketplace is one conditioned by commercial movies, and the American moviegoer is in the greatest part a commercial moviegoer. They don't have much patience for high end. |
The bad thing about this flap is that people will point a finger at Salt Lake City and a culture that should not be credited that way. People will say it's Salt Lake City, but somebody made a business decision. It has nothing to do with Salt Lake City. It has to do with Jordan Commons management. |