Matt, why don't you think it'll get there? Not being adversarial, just curious. I have no hope at all, myself, just because I want it so much.
Maybe because Batman Begins with the whole Warner Brothers publicity machine working in deep saturation mode and a lead character that's instantly recognizable to just about everyone on earth didn't get there either? Look, I'm optimistic about the movie's chances for success, but expecting it to break nine figures in three days is just setting yourself up for unnecessary heartbreak.
Well, considering only 1 film in history has earned a 100+ million on opening weekend, I think it's fair to say
Serenity
won't stand a chance at getting that much.
btw
Serenity
came in second on a reader poll at Boxofficemojo.com for most anticipated movie of 2005. Beaten only by Revenge of the Sith.
Did she catch the bug, Wolfram?
Heh. Windsparrow, I got the whole fam infected.
I have to say, the 30 second Serenity spot is awesome. Seriously. Much better than the 3 minute trailer. If I had never heard of any of this, it would definitely make me sit up and take notice.
Matt, good reasons!
The optimism of others cheers me, but I fear disappointment. I know nothing about box office numbers; I'm just hoping it makes enough at the end of the day to get us more movies. And enough on opening weekend to impress whoever needs to be impressed. I don't expect it to make Star Wars money.
One cool thing is that all the money it made in all the previews will be counted in the first week's gross (once it opens). Hopefully that'll add to the buzz.
Are there copies of the TV spots online anywhere? *barely watches non-DVD TV anymore*
Are there copies of the TV spots online anywhere? *barely watches non-DVD TV anymore*
I don't know, but it was my starred TiVo promo this morning.
There's a really sweet, non-spoilery interview with Sean Maher at TVGuide online today.
Today I wore my new shiny shirt with the Serenity logo on it to work. My friend M has steadfastly refused to watch Firefly, because she didn't like the first five minutes of the pilot. I continued to nag, of course. She came up to me just now, saying, I saw a trailer for a movie, and it looks really good, and it has that guy in it from that show, and it was called... uh.. what was it... I pointed dramatically to my emblazoned bosom. "How can you miss this huge bullseye on my chest?" She started laughing, and agreed that she would probably see the movie, and might even watch the DVDs, once she's finished with Wonderfalls.
Note to journalists: "Serenity now" has been done. Please try a little creativity.
Also, here's the tvguide.com article with Sean [link]
