I'm back from my 2nd viewing! I'm really glad I saw it again. I was able to catch so much more detail this time around (even a continuity error!
gasp
) and didn't leave feeling quite so broken. I want to see the River vs Reaver sequence in a "making-of" context. I know she was spinning and the camera was moving, but I think the lights were moving too.
Last weekend I'm sure there were a lot of Browncoats who'd seen the advanced screenings but tonight's audience seemed to be mostly people who didn't watch Firefly. It took a little longer for this audience to start reacting more openly, but once they did they didn't hold back. The guy next to me was literally bouncing in his seat at "Target the Reavers! Target the Reavers!! Somebody fire!!!"
Fun.
Saw Serenity again yesterday. Third time. It gets better on reviewing. For one thing, I noticed more of Wash than I did on first view. Which makes his death more significant than I thought it was originally.
Not many in the theater, but most of them were new. They laughed in all the right places. And there was a loud GASP! when Wash died.
Oh Merciful Joss, I can't think any more on Wash and Book, I'm still sobbing, "No, no, NO!"
When can we see the movie again, Dan?
From someone on the UK forum of cantstopthesignal:
Figures in the US for overnight show this is in real trouble over there...
That doesn't sound good.
I went for my second viewing last night. I took this opportunity to watch Wash, because I needed a little closure on what happened. And I agree with someone upthread (sorry I don't remember) who said that Wash's was a noble death. He lost control of his ship, and was forced to crash it, while trying to save his crew from damage. An engine getting torn off is nothing compared to saving his family, and Wash brought it down with everyone intact. At his soul, he was a pilot, and he did his job.
I still think it sucks that he's dead, though.
In other news... I bought this shirt from Cafepress and it doesn't fit. (It's marked a 2XL, but is very much not.) I can return it, but if someone would give it a good home, I'd rather it go to a Buffista. I've even got one of these to throw in. Profile addy is good.
Figures in the US for overnight show this is in real trouble over there...
Yeah, the Whedonesquers are having a cow. It only made something like $1.5 million yesterday, which means a projected 60% drop-off or so, I think. I just hope it makes back what it cost to make and market it.
I think overseas and DVD sales will put this movie in the black, no problem. Overseas will probably do it alone. I think Asian country receipts will bring in the dough.
But at best the movie will do $6 mill this weekend I think. Perhaps more like less than $5 mill.
Oh, that's sad. I was hoping it would pick up on word-of-mouth. ...although I have to admit, I tend to do the word-of-mouth thing on arty films, not genre thriller type movies, which I assume are getting adequate press already.
Ok, to counter-balance that:
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Ticket sales from theaters provided 100 percent of the studios’ revenues in 1948; in 2003, they accounted for less than 20 percent. Instead, home entertainment provided 82 percent of the 2003 revenues. In terms of profits, the studios can make an even larger proportion from home entertainment since most, if not all, of the theatrical revenues go to pay for the prints and advertising required to get audiences into theaters. (Video, DVDs, and TV have much lower marketing costs.)
Uk-wise, Serenity came in second on Friday reciepts, to Pride and Prejudice, but only by £40k. Firefly is 14th on amazon.co.uk, which I find pretty amazing. It'll be interesting to see if it goes up over the next week.
