I think that the theatre chains mind the empty seats because you can't sell snacks to empty seats.
It's good to have cargo. Makes us a target for every other scavenger out there, though, but sometimes that's fun too.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
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sumi - May 10, 2006 5:14:35 pm PDT #1707 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
§ ita § - May 11, 2006 4:29:48 am PDT #1708 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 11, 2006 5:24:25 am PDT #1709 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Sweet! From the sound of this, the Scientologist buyout on opening weekend had the exact opposite effect from what they'd hoped. I've never heard of a studio calling for across-the-board budget cuts 6 days after its summer blockbuster opened.
Mr. Broom - May 11, 2006 11:33:42 am PDT #1710 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
I realize the film is not performing up to their expectations, but surely it's still going to do better than break even. A blockbuster that fails to make a stupefying prophet is now a lame duck? I'm not following this.
§ ita § - May 11, 2006 11:39:05 am PDT #1711 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
surely it's still going to do better than break even
Rumour has it that films never break even. Fun with math.
A blockbuster that fails to make a stupefying prophet is now a lame duck?
It's all about expectation and return on investment. Tom mightn't get the money behind him next time, not if Brad gives better return.
Tom Scola - May 11, 2006 11:45:02 am PDT #1712 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Here's an older article on the funding of M:I III [link]
Polter-Cow - May 11, 2006 12:19:04 pm PDT #1713 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
A blockbuster that fails to make a stupefying prophet is now a lame duck?
Yes. All blockbusters must create Mohammed anew.
tommyrot - May 11, 2006 12:23:09 pm PDT #1714 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Thus the Hollywood saying, "You're only as big as your last Mohammed."
dcp - May 11, 2006 1:37:02 pm PDT #1715 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Rumour has it that films never break even. Fun with math.
One of the funny bits from Shakespeare in Love:
Philip Henslowe: But I have to pay the actors and the author.
Hugh Fennyman: Share of the profits.
Philip Henslowe: There's never any.
Hugh Fennyman: Of course not.
Philip Henslowe: Oh, oh, Mr. Fennyman, I think you might have hit upon something.
Tom Scola - May 11, 2006 4:48:33 pm PDT #1716 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
There doesn't seem to be a whole lot to get excited about this summer. Hollywood has decided that the way to market movies is to make movies that people have already seen.