Posted on 07/04/2005 4:12:15 PM PDT by timsbella
War of the Worlds" conquered the box office as easily as the movie's aliens overpowered Earth, but it did not have enough firepower to overcome Hollywood's prolongued box office slump.
Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise's sci-fi tale took in $77.6 million over the long Fourth of July weekend, lifting its total since debuting Wednesday to $113.3 million, according to studio estimates Monday.
That fell well short of the all-time high held by "Spider-Man 2," whose $180.1 million haul in its first six days led Hollywood to a record Fourth of July weekend last year.
The top 12 movies took in $160.1 million, off 25 percent from that 2004 record weekend.
It was the 19th straight weekend that domestic revenues were down compared with last year's, extending the longest slump since analysts began tracking detailed box-office figures. The worst downturn previously recorded was 17 weekends in 1985.
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Could it be that, when the price of basics goes up, discretionary spending goes down?
Maybe if they'd just shut up and act, sing or dance, the audiences would return.
Exactly. No tears from me. I boycott Hollywood, and watch the films I want to see, of which there are not many, when they come on TV, or borrow DVDs from friends.
A friend of mine went to see War of the Worlds, and says that the theater he went to showed 10-15 minutes of commercials and previews, and THEN the movie.
From evil, anti-American, mega-narcissist, shallow pseudo-human moron actors & actresses... to the horrific polically correct sewer output of their movies, Hollywood is now on a permanent decline.
Besides, I have a 50 inch screen and popcorn costs 25 cents a bag at my house!
Family drug me along to "War of the Worlds" earlier tonight, despite numerous protests/procrastination! This film is pedestrian cinema (at best). I'd recommended saving your $6.50 (to whomever is even remotely interested in seeing the movie).
"Hollywood in 19 Week Slump"
Yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is one streak I hope never stops.
Maybe someone will forge a Conservative Hollywood....
It's fitting, I think.
It seems to me a lot of the better actors (excepting Johnny Depp) tend to stay out of people's faces with their politics. Many of them are the most fiercely private ones. If someone wants to spend their money some way more power to them, but I can do without being preached to, and that seems to be how many of those go about their business.
Yeah, whats it gonna be, gas or a movie....
Not enough of a slump for me. They are still raking in millions. I want to see Hollyweird movies get slaughtered and lose millions. Too much crap comes out of that cesspool plus the high $ ticket prices and sitting through all those video- game trailers that they waste my time having to sit there like a chump through the advertisements. Screw Hollywood and may they lose a ton of $$$$ until they change their wicked ways.
1) listen to what the market wants, content and distribution wise
2) lower coss of production and distribution so theatre tickets are lower vs.
3) produce movies only for home consumption /download realising that this is where the market is going.
If only the sheeple placed less importance on celebrities....maybe they're figuring it out though.
The 4th of July would be an excellent day to declare your independence from Hollywood.
I promise Hollywood that you will make a huge profit.
When this happens, it's a cold day in hell.
Oh, for the days of diing Moguls and the 1970s!. When studio heads would give a truckful of of $$$ to a no-name, up and coming director to direct the movie he wanted!
Instead, with the inception of Political Correctness, we have nickle and dime lawyers and committees directing a lukewarm, stale stable of hacks to make stink-out-loud schlock that offends no one and keeps the "studios" out of lawsuits. While aiming their schlock at the "Prime Demographic" of pimply faced teenagers!
Is it any wonder that my DVD Library contains very few recent films, and is predominantly B&W?
Jack.
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