A24’s third weekend of James Franco’s comedy-drama “The Disaster Artist” came in eighth place with $2.6 million at 1,010 locations as the awards contender saw a 59% decline. “The Disaster Artist” has totaled $12.9 million in 17 days. A24’s “Lady Bird” continues to perform well in its seventh weekend with $2.1 million at 947 sites, […]
Movie Audiences: Rotten Tomatoes–No Impact on Box-Office
September 11, 2017 by
A new study debunks concerns that the scoring system Rotten Tomatoes, which publishes movie-critics reactions, is hurting box-office performance.
Indie Companies: Fox Searchlight
August 18, 2017 by
Fox Searchlight scored big with Jason Reitman’s “Juno,” which warned Best Picture nomination and was a huge commercial success. Searchlight exec Nancy Utley built a relationship with Reitman the year before at the Toronto Film Fest, where it picked up his first film, “Thanks You for Smoking.” When it came to “Juno,” Searchlight goy involved […]
Movie Audiences: Perception by Directors (Hitchcock) and Studio Heads (Harry Cohn)
August 13, 2017 by
I enjoy playing the audience like a piano–Hitchcock
Movie Genres: Comedy–Stand-Up Comics
Comedies about stand-up comics, hits and misses starring De Niro, Tom Hanks, and others