Subj : Re: Serentiy Garners $10.1M weekend
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Trouble
Date : Mon Oct 03 2005 12:34:20

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

weirdwolf wrote:

> Trouble wrote:
 
>> http://www.boxofficeguru.com/weekend.htm
 
>> "Generating the best opening among all the new films was the science 
>> fiction adventure Serenity with an estimated $10.1M. Launching
>> moderately in 2,188 locations, the PG-13 film averaged a respectable
>> $4,635 for Universal. Directed by Joss Whedon, Serenity connected
>> with a sci-fi fan base of those who followed Whedon's short-lived Fox
>> television series Firefly. However, the crowd was not big enough to
>> push the film to impressive heights. The $39M production appealed to
>> an adult male audience with 52% of the crowd being age 30 and older
>> and a very high 61% being men. Exit polls were encouraging as 88% of
>> those polled marked the space flick "excellent" or "very good." As
>> expected for a sci-fi flick, Serenity was the only picture in the top
>> ten to see Saturday sales fall from Friday."
 
>> 10.1 of 39 in one weekend... they're sure to make some of that back
>> on DVD sales.
 
>> Also note the parts on the site about historic box office lows, bad 
>> quarters year over year etc... and in that context our movie is doing
>> pretty well.
 
>> It was only showing on one screen at the theater where I went, and it
>> was packed.

> FUCK IT! that's it! bugger the expense I am going to book a ticket,
> shove down some painkillers and brave the journey into town to see
> this big damn movie on my own.

Not going to wait for Claire?

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Seek what they sought."
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