Dennis McAlpine Quotations

One of the things that helped on the numbers was the fewer number of shares. The bottom line operating numbers were not much different than expected.

You're looking at an industry that's still not growing substantially, particularly if snowboarding doesn't continue to grow.

The price tag is a little more than people were expecting.

It would not surprise me if there were a deal, either way.

Tell me where the good news was. I haven't seen anything that's good except video game sales.

I don't know how they get an attraction out of this. Look at the top films and tell me who's starring in them. If I were an advertiser on the Oscars, I'd look for something else. This is not going to give Hollywood a chance to promote the idea of going to the movies for entertainment.

Hollywood has never been bashful about its own competence. If studios see somebody else do something, they think they can do it better. But it's not as simple as it looks -- the story has to attract people.

Given the new threat of terrorism, there has be some concern that new bookings are not holding up.

They've cut back their risk profile significantly -- they're making movies not to lose money, rather than to make money. They got a little carried away and they have no upside either.

The thing is that Cineplex has lost its market dominance. Distributors are able to raise the price on them. Now, they should be able to force film costs down as a percentage of revenue.