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Hail Fredonia! Hollywood Depression Economics
Thompson On Hollywood —
... It will be interesting to see how Hollywood calibrates the current economic crisis in terms of the movies they will be making. Warners' CIA thriller $100-million Body of Lies proved to be too downbeat and Iraq-centric to lure mass audiences? The opening was decidedly weaker than it should have been. (Here's Variety's weekend boxoffice wrap.) As a counter-example, the escapist musical Mamma Mia! scored all over the world. If I were a studio head I'd be making a bunch of light escapist movies--fantasies, musicals, comedies, romances--going forward. ...
Weekend Box Office: Beware of Dog
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews —
The Chihuahas can afford the best.
Some surprises this weekend–despite the arrival of some new big names, the top spots at the box office went to a holdover and a low-budget horror movie.
Last week’s winner, Beverly Hills Chihuaha, took first place again with $17.5 million. There is no question that a sequel is already being planned. Quarantine, a horror movie that cost just $12 million to make, came in second with $14.2 million–and that’s playing at almost 1,000 less screens than Chihuaha. (all numbers, btw, come from Variety and are pending final totals on ...
High School Musical 3 for Best Picture? Trade Roughage 10/13/08
SpoutBlog —
Is it a sign of the end of the world, or simply an effect of the economic crisis and the presidential election? Beverly Hills Chihuahua has won the hearts of an America that apparently doesn’t want anymore serious content to think about. The talking dog movie came out on top for the second weekend in a row with $17.5 million (for a total of more than $50 mil.), easily defeating Leo, Russell and Ridley, and especially Bill Murray, whose City of Ember barely beat out the Christian hit Fireproof to make it into the top 10. An announcement about Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 is expected by the end of the ...
Box Office: War Bad, Yapping Toy Dogs Good!
TheBadandUgly.com —
Sometimes, I find myself at odds with the rest of this country. Sure, I spend every election year writing in Kodos for government positions and many claim I’m “abusing my rights” or something. But when a film by the guy who did both Scooby-Doo live-action flicks and Big Momma’s House ranks first with $17.5 million?
It’s no wonder I vote for a fictional green alien.
Variety’s got the basics from this weekend, when new Ridley Scott film Body of Lies came in third with $13.1 million,but still behind the shaky-cam non-zombie zombie flick ...
