Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
box office thanksgiving year
Who would have thought in a year we're having this down box office that we'd have the second-biggest Thanksgiving ever?
films hollywood needed punch
We've never needed two films like this more than we do now. It's the knockout punch that Hollywood needs.
bump seen
We've never really seen a Globes bump like this.
achievement seen
We've never seen anything this before. This is an unprecedented achievement.
audiences comedies pulled sort
There are just too many of these adult-oriented comedies out there that audiences were sort of pulled in a lot of different directions.
cloud happen indicator kicks sort summer weekend
What didn't go wrong? That's the question. This was a summer that really could be characterized as under a cloud from the beginning. Usually, the first weekend in May, you have a big film that kind of kicks off the summer. It didn't happen that way this time, and that was sort of an indicator of things to come.
close few ground last months next
We really need them to do well, ... There's a lot of ground to make up in the next few months if we're even going to be close to last year's attendance.
cultural dawn films paradigm possibly
We're at a technological and cultural crossroads. It's possibly the dawn of a new paradigm in how films are released.
audience capture changing habits knows lessons lightning next summer tastes trying
Trying to take lessons from this summer is going to be like trying to capture lightning in a bottle, ... because it's all changing all the time. By next summer, who knows where audience habits and tastes will be?
appeal audience choice perfect younger
You have to look at who's online, who's the audience for the movie. For this movie, it's a perfect choice because it will appeal to younger audiences.
audiences books franchise love movies opening potter
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.
adversity
We still have to acknowledge that we're down.
cycles emulate hollywood tries
There are these cycles in Hollywood. Part of that is once there's one success, everyone tries to emulate the success,
excited huge movies third year
We're going to need some huge performances by these movies, or this will be the third down year in a row. One or two movies is not enough; moviegoers need to be excited about going back to the theaters.