Jack Foley Quotations

The process is working, but we still have to judiciously select our new markets and the ones where we expand. It's a matter of timing and restraint to let the major competition get out of the marketplace.

We have a print average of $15,337, so it looks like the phenomenon of last week's $40,221 print average (from just 23 runs) continues,

I would have been embarrassed to say we would do that much business (because) that number's so big,

What we wanted to do from the outset to build this film up to create a powerful momentum has happened right on time. We wanted to peak this weekend so we could (drop) Columbus Day weekend when you've got the big guys 'Intolerable Cruelty,' 'Kill Bill' and 'Mystic River' facing us. I think we can fare very formidably against that competition.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

You can't do the level we are doing by just having these niche demographics of strictly gay or female. You can see in the suburbs of Los Angeles, New York and Chicago where you have lots of straights and married couples going.

We've got a lot of runs that have been playing for a month, and some of these markets are over-encumbered. So there's a weakness in some of these theaters that are playing out. It's a function of normal attrition, despite the Academy awards stuff. It's the core markets that it's important to sustain.

The woes in Hollywood always stem from the same thing. And that's the product that's out there. People turn out for good movies. They just didn't see as much that caught their attention.

You need enough people (buying tickets) so that it's going to be somewhat comparative with commercial movies. It's not a criticism; it's a mathematical equation.

The unusual midweek surge to -- and hold on - the top slot is particularly impressive in that the film is playing in only 683 theaters, which is but a fraction of the runs of the others film in the national box office Top 10.

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!

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.

This is a unique situation where the effect of the Globes was really felt because it did get up to first place. What's exciting about that is that it bodes well for what could occur this weekend. We are in a great situation because the film still is in ascent.

Holy mackerel! It was consistently performing better than expected.

The Golden Globes gave more validation and importance to the film, and the box office shows it. It's created a whole new level of momentum.