Posted on 11/08/2004 5:18:29 AM PST by gridlock
OS ANGELES, Nov. 7 - The computer-animated family movie "The Incredibles" struck a resounding chord this weekend, taking in an estimated $70.7 million nationwide.
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Paramount's "Alfie," a remake of a romantic comedy about a roguish womanizer starring Jude Law, opened to a dismal $6.5 million in more than 2,000 theaters, far below expectations. The tepid response was the latest blow to Sherry Lansing, the chairwoman of Paramount who last week announced her plans to leave the job when her contract expires in 2005, and whose movies have performed poorly this summer and fall.
Wayne Llewellyn, the president of distribution at Paramount, said that the conservative ethos reflected in last week's election results might have hurt the film.
"It could be the mood of the country right now," he said. "It seems to be the result of the election. Maybe they didn't want to see a guy that slept around." .
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In any case, I think the vast majority of people has just seen too much of the Hollywood types and is in no mood to watch them cavort and be cute. And the mere possibility of seeing Susan Sarandon unclothed is enough to make most sane people give this film a wide berth.
I think people are tired of seeing "remakes" of old movies. The Manchurian Candidate and Alfie were great in the originals...not so successful in the remakes.
BTW, The Incredibles is great! Very entertaining; not too scary even for little kids. A daddy and his 2 kids sat right in front of us...the boy was probably 8; little sister was about 4-5. All seemed to enjoy it.
Look, I got a choice to spend my family entertainment budget on a PIXAR film (which with the exception of Toy Story 2, have all been home runs) or on a tired played out story of a womanizer finally falling in love and/or getting his just deserts from the same old tired bunch in Hollywood.
I chose the Incredibles, and it was another home run by Pixar.
Michael Medved said Alfie was horrible.
>>Interesting comments by Paramount on their release "Alfie", which is tanking badly. Of course, they blame the mood of the country on the results of the election, instead of blaming the results of the election on the mood of the country.
Paramount is owned by Viacom, same outfit that pulls cBS strings.... Not surprising they troll the sewer for ideas.
I took my 5 y.o. to see it. She liked it, but got a little fidgity towards the end.
I really enjoyed it, especially the "Office Space" experience of Mr. Incredible.
Once again a liberal blames Bush/Republicans for everything. The "Alfie" movie is tanking because it sucks (or so I have heard), not because of republicans.
The Incredibles was super! It looked beautiful. It wasn't as funny (in cetain ways) as Shark Tale, but it had great characters (the superhero suit designer, Edna, was great).
Sounds like a fun movie. Pity I'll never see it. I don't do Disney.
"...the superhero suit designer, Edna, was great..."
I assumed she was supposed to be a parody of Edith Head, the famous Hollywood designer of the 40's-60's (or thereabouts). The little "Incredibles" woman was a dead-ringer for her with her huge (hugh) glasses and Prince Valiant haircut.
"Sounds like a fun movie. Pity I'll never see it. I don't do Disney."
Ah, swallow your pride and go see it. Pixar and Disney have split up:
Pixar to End Talks with Disney
http://corporate.pixar.com/news/20040129-127764.cfm
Emeryville, CA - January 29, 2004 - Pixar today said that it is ending its discussions with The Walt Disney Company to extend their existing five-picture deal, and will begin discussions with other studios to distribute its films beginning in 2006. After completing the final two films under the current agreement with Disney, The Incredibles in 2004 and Cars in 2005, Pixar intends to retain full ownership of its future productions.
"After ten months of trying to strike a deal with Disney, we're moving on," said Pixar CEO Steve Jobs. "We've had a great run together - one of the most successful in Hollywood history - and it's a shame that Disney won't be participating in Pixar's future successes."
Under the terms of the existing agreement, Disney will retain the rights to distribute Pixar's first seven films, with Pixar continuing to receive its current share of the profits in perpetuity; and Disney will have the rights to solely finance and produce sequels to the films if Pixar declines to co-finance and produce them under the terms of the current agreement.
WOW, what a surprise. A family movie blows these other hollyweed loser movies away.
did Hollywood hear that moral issues were a number one concern of this county's voters???
THis movie was so awesome... if anyone here hasen't seen it yet, you have to go! :) :) :)
"After completing the final two films under the current agreement with Disney, The Incredibles in 2004 and Cars in 2005,"
Oops they didn't make it in under the wire. I hope the "Eighth" Pixar film is interesting. As long as Disney (spit) has anything to do with it,Pixar will not get a thin Dime. :o)
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