I have an important question for people. How long do you expect a movie to be in theaters from opening weekend to closing weekend?
Oh, I get it. You just don't like who did the rescuing, that's all. Wishin' I was your boyfriend what's-his-height. Oh wait, he's run off.
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Daisy Jane - Mar 16, 2010 10:46:59 am PDT #7255 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
DavidS - Mar 16, 2010 10:47:56 am PDT #7256 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
How long do you expect a movie to be in theaters from opening weekend to closing weekend?
Is it Star Wars?
Tom Scola - Mar 16, 2010 10:48:11 am PDT #7257 of 30000
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As long as it's profitable for the studio and the theater owners.
Daisy Jane - Mar 16, 2010 10:48:40 am PDT #7258 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
See, that's the thing. Like, would you expect to still be able to catch Avatar in the theater?
DavidS - Mar 16, 2010 10:49:41 am PDT #7259 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Like, would you expect to still be able to catch Avatar in the theater?
Yes. Especially since it's in IMAX and I have an IMAX theater and everything runs longer in IMAX.
(Emmett and I always squeeze in our last viewing of a Harry Potter movie by seeing it in IMAX after it's gone elsewhere.)
Daisy Jane - Mar 16, 2010 10:50:59 am PDT #7260 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I'm asking because we're revamping some stuff, and one of the things that I noticed is that our "In Theaters" section only list stuff that opened that week or the week before, and I think movies are in theaters longer than that, but I don't know a reasonable time frame to give so that it doesn't have to be a manual "Here's a list of titles in this order" list.
§ ita § - Mar 16, 2010 10:53:32 am PDT #7261 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
At this point I'm just crossing my fingers that whoever has final say on the casting choice can't be swayed by Channing Tatum offering a blowjob.
When you posted this did you know he was under consideration too, or did you jinx things? ::gives stinkeye::
DJ, I'd expect at least a month, unless it really stinks.
Daisy Jane - Mar 16, 2010 11:04:19 am PDT #7262 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Ok. So my rule of thumb is going to be at least a month for wide releases, limited 2 weeks.
Ailleann - Mar 16, 2010 11:29:50 am PDT #7263 of 30000
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That's a good rule of thumb, Daisy. Only real stinkers (money-wise) leave much before a month.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 16, 2010 1:55:25 pm PDT #7264 of 30000
"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
When you posted this did you know he was under consideration too, or did you jinx things? ::gives stinkeye::
I hadn't seen the official announcement as of my post, but I knew it was coming. They've already worked their way through most of young blond Hollywood casting for that role, and he plays a soldier in everything.
The sad thing is he actually looks more the part than the other names mentioned except maybe Evans, and with actual military combat training has the physicality needed. If only those qualities were paired with any acting talent or charisma...