Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
box held high holiday pressure season standard terms
The pressure is on, ... This holiday season is being held to a high standard in terms of quality, because we always need that quality, and in terms of the box office.
fall major supply waiting
We're still waiting for the fall to supply us with a major hit.
good leading run
This was a good kickoff to what I think will be a pretty good run leading up to summer.
audiences cuts destined scary seemed seems somewhat takes weekend
This was not a weekend destined to be a blockbuster weekend. Really, really slow. Audiences seemed somewhat indifferent again. That's the scary part for the industry. It really takes a lot to get them out there to see a movie. It seems like any competition, like baseball, really cuts in big-time.
box last moving weekend
We have an up weekend - 5% over the last New Year's weekend. Propelled by these two blockbusters, it's really moving the box office.
movies people point rest wait
We're getting to the point where people only want to go out to see movies that are as big as the screen. They want to see 'event movies' like 'Kong.' The rest they'll wait for.
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.
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,
adversity
We still have to acknowledge that we're down.
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.
business goodness harry overall people potter strong thanksgiving year
To have such a strong Thanksgiving and the second-best ever business in what has overall been a down year is pretty impressive. Thank goodness for Harry Potter . It has reinvigorated a lot of people to go to the movies.
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.