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why did King's Speech make $138 million in theaters? or Midnight in Paris make $45 million??
older audiences for non-CGI spectacle crap is a much larger pie of potential viewers, even if they don't attend theaters as frequently as younger moviegoers
if you can hit with the older demo being the only quality "adult" movie option, they will come out for it
DL: Nikki throws out numbers for THELP...wed/5day...5.5/30 (link) Aug 10, 21:42
Why would people see this in theatres when it'll play just as well once it hits DVD/Blu-ray? Aug 10, 22:12
Yes, Harry, are you saying that? {nm} Aug 10, 22:50
why did King's Speech make $138 million in theaters? or Midnight in Paris make $45 million?? Aug 10, 22:30
Not every CGI spectacle is crap. Critics actually liked the majority of this summer's so-called spectacles. {nm} Aug 10, 22:34
If you go to a good theater, just about everything but movies shot on consumer-grade video play better in theaters. {nm} Aug 10, 22:48
Good point....can't tell you how many times I've yelled "Stop texting I can't hear the movie" to the guy 4 rows down Aug 10, 22:48
lol {nm} Aug 10, 22:53
Screw it, let's just get rid of the theater experience as a whole! Who needs it?! Aug 10, 22:58
When Troy came out in 2004, a random girl sat on my lap to watch the movie. O.o {nm} Aug 11, 02:25
there are less distractions at the theater than at my house {nm} Aug 11, 05:12
HAHA. I could definitely see that. {nm} Aug 11, 06:29
Cinema doesn't have to be only about spectacle. Aug 11, 01:41
IMO, seeing THELP in theaters is about seeing it early. The fans of the book don't want to wait to be able to discuss it. {nm} Aug 11, 06:49
Hmm .. Is she hacking my computer now? Aug 11, 03:08
Nah, she can just read your thoughts :P {nm} Aug 11, 03:11