Slate: How Box Office Estimates Work
Slate has a great piece that explains how box office estimates work. Handy if you want to know why Narnia was predicted the winner over the great ape before Sunday was even halfway through.
Narnia: Box Office Magic
Having slighlty more theatres and a shorter run time appears to have given Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe a win over King Kong this New Years weekend. Of course, Narnia probably sold a proportionally higher amount of children’s tickets. BoxOfficeMojo shows Narnia with a two-day lead with final numbers for the three… Read More »Narnia: Box Office Magic
Animated Films for 2006: the onslaught
Cartoonbrew takes a look at the 14 (15) Computer Generated Animated films scheduled for wide release in 2006. Will all of them succeed – or will Hollywood’s CG boom implode? Can the already-eroding moving-going audience support a steady stream of similar sounding pictures? Can the DVD backend for such derivative material maintain the level of… Read More »Animated Films for 2006: the onslaught
Lost: just hold on
Yes Virginia, ABCs hit TV series LOST will return to small screen with new episodes this month. In the meantime TVSquad links to two extra-curricular activities involving members of the cast. First Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros had their lawyers return to court to enter pleas on their behalf. Looks like Rodriguez plans to fight… Read More »Lost: just hold on
Happy New Ears to you
I hope you all had a happy and safe New Years Eve. Best wishes for a prosperous and fun-filled 2006. Btw, you can sleep safe tonight knowing that Steven Spielberg is not intent on doing a remake of the Walt Disney classic ‘Mary Poppins‘. Whew.
Disney World ups Admission Price for New Year
Although Walt Disney World doesn’t have the highest theme park admission price in Central Florida, that honor goes to Sea World, it does feel that a price change of 3-5% can be withstood by the market. They did just experience another strong year of growth, but the numbers still aren’t there to justify adding another… Read More »Disney World ups Admission Price for New Year
Another Amazing Christmas Light Display
Remember that Holiday Light Display video I linked to before, well you’ve probably seen that it’s been turned into a Miller Lite Commercial. Good for that guy. It’s probably too late for the owner of this house to get a commercial done this year, but Disney should seriously consider getting a film crew over there… Read More »Another Amazing Christmas Light Display
Devo Nation = Disney Nation
Following in the footsteps of They Might Be Giants the band Devo is joining the Children’s Entertainment genre. For the project, all five members of Devo regrouped to re-record some of its best known songs, including the 1980 hit "Whip It!" with vocals provided by a quintet of kids. Also included will be "Cyclops" and… Read More »Devo Nation = Disney Nation