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HOLLYWOOD IS TAKING BEATING AT BOX OFFICE
New York Post ^ | 11/24/04 | BILL HOFFMANN

Posted on 11/23/2004 11:24:10 PM PST by kattracks

Lights! Camera! Agita!

Despite monster hits like "The Incredibles" and "Shark Tale," Hollywood is hurting this season, with overall box-office earnings down well below the take in the same period for the previous two years.

In the 10 weeks from Labor Day to just before Thanksgiving, the film industry grossed $1.39 billion, down 14 percent from last year's record of $1.63 billion and off 12 percent from $1.59 billion in 2002.

Fall ticket sales were a bust as well, dropping 18 percent from last year's figure, from 268.3 million ducats to 219.9 million. This year's sales also were below the 222.8 million reported in 1998.

Analysts lamented that the first part of the post-summer season was, to put it in movie terms, a colossal bomb.

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The Hollywood Reporter blames a shorter-than-usual season for some of the drop in income. This year's fall season was one of the more frequently occurring 10-week periods, while the previous two years were both 11-week seasons.

But the industry mag concluded the dramatic decline was caused by a combination of bad movies and bad buzz about them.


(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boxoffice; haha; hollywood; hooray; money; movies; sharktale; skid; theincredibles
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To: kattracks
Hollywood and it's films prosper by being able to build world's of pretend. Now we all know how hopelessly leftist so many actors are by their public utterances and public denigration of our President and our military in a tough, tough war. This makes it a lot harder to watch their films, relax and sit back and enjoy the celluloid fantasy for 90 or so minutes. How could they support and campaign for such a Vietnam fraud as John Kerry? Obviously, because these Hollywood pretenders bought into the 30 year long world of pretend that John Kerry constructed from his three months in Vietnam.

They were conned by John Kerry so they tried to use their "star power" to get America to vote for him. Only problem is, Americans were not conned by John Kerry. Are not as gullible as the Hollywood and music business elite

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (C) and his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry (R) join musician Bruce Springsteen at rally in Cleveland, Ohio, November 1, 2004. The 2004 presidential campaign race between Kerry and U.S. President George W. Bush is too close to call.    REUTERS/Jim Young           US ELECTION
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U.S. Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (news - web sites) (C) and his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry (R) join musician Bruce Springsteen at rally in Cleveland, Ohio, November 1, 2004. The 2004 presidential campaign race between Kerry and U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) is too close to call. REUTERS/Jim Young US ELECTION

 

Screen heart-throb Ben Affleck, the sultry Sharon Stone, rapper P. Diddy, seen here 29 July 2004, actress Uma Thurman and superstars Brad Pitt and George Clooney can pack hundreds of millions into movie theatres or concert halls, but couldn't lure enough Kerry voters into the voting booths.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)
Wed Nov 3, 6:50 PM ET
AFP

Screen heart-throb Ben Affleck, the sultry Sharon Stone, rapper P. Diddy, seen here 29 July 2004, actress Uma Thurman and superstars Brad Pitt and George Clooney can pack hundreds of millions into movie theatres or concert halls, but couldn't lure enough Kerry voters into the voting booths.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)

 

 

121 posted on 11/25/2004 1:09:18 AM PST by dennisw (G_D: Against Amelek for all generations)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

>Actors and actresses tend to forget that they earn their
>living by playing pretend.

Best in show. Thank you.


122 posted on 11/25/2004 2:33:03 AM PST by ROTB
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To: baseballfanjm
Me, I've been taking solace with Netflix. I've discovered Akira Kurosawa's films. He may very well be my favorite live-action film director.

Believe it or not, a really great "Double Feature" for a very long night at home was Kurosawa's "Ran," and "Stop Making Sense," by the Talking Heads (the movie). Of course, it helps if you really liked the Talking Heads.

Mark

123 posted on 11/25/2004 3:01:13 AM PST by MarkL (Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But it rocks absolutely, too!)
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To: prion
I can't abide Nicolas Cage. I don't think he has an ounce of charisma or stage presence. I could never understand why they keep making big budget movies with him. Then I found out his real name's Cuppola. Oh.

But he was so great with Holly Hunter in "Raising Arizona!"

Mark

124 posted on 11/25/2004 3:04:21 AM PST by MarkL (Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But it rocks absolutely, too!)
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To: TontoKowalski
The Miami version isn't worth watching.

That's because it stars David Caruso, who plays a brooding actor playing David Caruso.

The only upside to CSI: Miami are the women: Although if I hear Khandi Alexander call another corpse "baby," I'm going to scream. However, I really like the blonde "ballistics expert!" A beautiful blonde girl who likes guns! Where to I apply to get one of those?!?!?!

Mark

125 posted on 11/25/2004 3:21:32 AM PST by MarkL (Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But it rocks absolutely, too!)
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To: prion
I haven't seen Raising Arizona, though I've certainly had it recommended to me. I've just never seen the guy in anything I liked. Which, come to think of it, is mostly trailers for movies I didn't go see because he managed to annoy me in the trailer.

It's one of the best "odd-ball" comedies I've ever seen. Great supporting cast too. I think that it's the best thing ever done by the Cohen (sp?) brothers.

Mark

126 posted on 11/25/2004 3:27:26 AM PST by MarkL (Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But it rocks absolutely, too!)
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To: balk

Thats a new Hollyweird twist, ususally they blame "it" on GWBush.


127 posted on 11/25/2004 7:15:26 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: mollynme

Sarandon is definitly poison for any movie.

There is some other movie which is going to have Barbara Stresand, did not catch the entire commercial but whatever it is, it is off the go list.


128 posted on 11/25/2004 7:19:10 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: paudio

>Polar Express is financed by Steve Bing. He invested about 80 mil on it. So far, the movie has made 53 mil in its 13th day.<

My 15 year old and her friend went to see PE last weekend. They were bored by it and walked out. From what she told me, the movie strayed far from the book.


130 posted on 11/25/2004 7:23:32 AM PST by Darnright
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To: All

There was a post here indicating people walking out on Alexander the "gay" because it was so badly made and sexual content. Can anyone confirm?


131 posted on 11/25/2004 7:26:56 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: kattracks

. . . . They are CLUELESS that HALF the country hates the liberal agenda pushed in these arrogant vulgar movies. Just as the networks have been clueless about HALF the country hating THEIR liberal agenda (even as ratings plummet, they still don't grasp it). Hollywood needs a Fox. A different group of studios and actors that make good old-fashioned American movies. They would make a fortune.


132 posted on 11/25/2004 7:35:29 AM PST by Vinomori
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To: Vinomori

It seems hollywood's conclusion is that there is not enough leftist drivel so they will be producing even more drivel, even more revisionist leftist history, and even more conservative bashing.


133 posted on 11/25/2004 8:06:07 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: AFreeBird
I must say I was surprised Hollyweird made it though. It's a war movie and it shows children (young boys growing up real fast) using guns. Little ones and big ones. Swords too. Oh my!

Well, the director (Peter Weir) is Australian and the co-writer (John Collee) is Scottish. And the books the movie was based on were written by a Briton. Methinks that they would be able to avoid historical inaccuracies better than the Hollywood types, even if the movie was historical fiction.

134 posted on 11/25/2004 10:54:38 AM PST by baseballfanjm
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To: kattracks

let's keep up the pressure...imagine if Hollywood gives a best pic nod to Moore's treasonous Fakenhype9/11...you will see such a negative reaction from Americans towards this industry.


135 posted on 12/10/2004 12:13:24 PM PST by Jon Alvarez
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