‘Compass’ Can’t Cure What Ails Box Office (Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™)

The New York Times ^ | December 10, 2007 | Brooks Barnes

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Monday Morning Good News!

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[Post-Neolithic]

" when a glut of war-theme anti-war-theme movies bombed"

Much more realistic.

[gridlock]

$26.1 Million for the first weekend of The Golden Compass.

This is better than I dared hope. The studio was talking it down, and saying they were hoping for $30 to $40 Million. They did not even make that reduced figure.

This should be a wake-up call to Hollywood that people take attempts to tamper with their children's religious beliefs seriously. Of course it will not.

They will do like the NY Times is doing here, and speculate about some generalized malaise in the movie industry instead of focusing on the fact that their agenda driven movies Rendition, Lions for Lambs, Redacted, The Golden Compass etc, have actively driven away the viewing public. There are limits to what they can get away with. No child wants to hear that.

[Socratic]

Oh well, with war comes bombs.

[Carbonado]

I can’t imagine why they would be having difficulties what with all of their Liberal and anti-Christian themes. What’s not to like?

I guess at some point Hollywood and the media will have a “come to Jesus moment” (Ahem, no pun intended) and stop their incessant indulgence in their own personal fantasies and feelings. A business can’t really survive for long if it regards it’s consumers as ignorant rubes to be hectored and inculcated with “correct thinking”.

Then again, the Liberal faithful have never been anything other than arrogant and narcissistic, so perhaps they will go down with the ship.

[Boundless]

> ... lingering box office malaise ...

People may finally be objecting to 10% of every movie
ticket dollar going to the DNC.

[from occupied ga]

People may finally be objecting to 10% of every movie ticket dollar going to the DNC.

Unlikely, since according to the most recent Kongressional elections over half of the populace votes Democrat anyway.

[madison10]

So sorry it didn’t work out...should have brought it out on Halloween, rather than Christmas.

They’ll never learn.

[norwaypinesavage]

"Measured in dollars, ticket sales are down 6 percent. Attendance, meanwhile, is off by more than 10 percent."

Typical liberal solution: When sales are down, raise prices. No wonder people are staying away in droves.

[chrisser]

Unlikely, since according to the most recent Kongressional elections over half of the populace votes Democrat anyway

I was sort of depressed this weekend thinking about this. But then it occurred to me that, if it were true, the rats wouldn't need vote fraud to win elections.

Perhaps the country isn't as far gone as it would seem as first glance...

[netmilsmom]

Enchanted took in 50 million in it’s first weekend.

YES!!!!!!!

Go see Enchanted.

[Cheburashka]

This should be a wake-up call to Hollywood that people take attempts to tamper with their children’s religious beliefs seriously. Of course it will not.

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[YoungHickey]

Unless they’re lying and saying they’re selling more tickets than they actually are...

I mean, I don’t know where they get the stats from or anything. I’m just putting it out there.

[DGHoodini]

It’s The Fall of the Hollywood Traitor movies.

[PapaBear3625]

People may finally be objecting to 10% of every movie ticket dollar going to the DNC.

A lot of it is due to ticket price inflation, plus the increasing number of high-def big-screen TVs in homes

Why should I spend $40 - $50 bucks taking my family to the movies when I can rent a movie for $3?

[Dr. Scarpetta]

We really liked 'Enchanted' too! A fun time at the movies...

[PapaBear3625]

Enchanted took in 50 million in it’s first weekend.

Excellent kid-friendly movie. Saw it with my daughters this weekend

[Pietro]

Maybe I'm wrong but "I am legend" looks like a remake of the old Vincent Price thriller "The Last man on Earth".

"Morgan!! Morgan!!"

It still freaks me out

[TexasNative2000]

I’m already confused by the ads for “I Am Legend”. He’s been the last guy on earth for 3 years, yet he has gasoline for his car and, it appears, electricity?