Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
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That's always the problem with films that get high expectation attached to them, ... If this does not beat the opening of 'Two Towers,' people will be decrying it as disappointment.
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There seems to be a new benchmark in terms of what we call a blockbuster, ... This year, by the end of the year, we'll wind up with about 17 films over $100 million. But the key to this year's success is that we have five films that have gone beyond $200 million. That's never happened before.
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These films are still very robust, but it's natural filmgoers like to see new films.
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These are films that capitalize on the notion of being able to push the envelope and go into territory that you could not go into in a PG-13.
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There seems to be an insatiable appetite for family films but if you have too many coming out at the same time some of these movies will get hurt.
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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.
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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.
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Producers can get plenty of bang for their buck with films like this.
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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.
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Love and loss are two emotions that everyone can relate to, and that's why these movies really pull at our heartstrings.
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You could say the 'NC' stands for 'No Cash,'
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It's a tug-of-war now, ... battling for audiences that are tougher and tougher to get.
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This is a film that builds through word of mouth and critical acclaim. People want to see what all the fuss is about.
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Everyone thought we had so much choice with video and CDs and just the technology we had five or 10 years ago,