Comments on: Universal Move Sets Up December 22 Frat Pack “Cluster-Fock” http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/01/28/cluster-fock/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:34:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Kevin Crossman http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/01/28/cluster-fock/comment-page-1/#comment-1224 Kevin Crossman Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:08:15 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=2297#comment-1224 I think NATM2 was seriously hurt because it wasn't as good as NATM1, but there can be advantages for holiday films that fill a niche and have bad competition in the coming weeks. It certainly is true that every day between Christmas and New Year's is essentially a "Saturday" at the box office and even the bottom of the top 5 can still rake in the cash. One expects to see awards buzz for the Brooks movie. Can you say Paul Rudd, Best Actor? I think NATM2 was seriously hurt because it wasn’t as good as NATM1, but there can be advantages for holiday films that fill a niche and have bad competition in the coming weeks. It certainly is true that every day between Christmas and New Year’s is essentially a “Saturday” at the box office and even the bottom of the top 5 can still rake in the cash.

One expects to see awards buzz for the Brooks movie. Can you say Paul Rudd, Best Actor?

]]> By: Bonnie http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/01/28/cluster-fock/comment-page-1/#comment-1221 Bonnie Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:06:43 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=2297#comment-1221 Even though the Little Fockers movie originally would have come out around my birthday I am happy to see it moved to Christmas. That is where it needed to be just like NATM 2 should have been at Christmas. NATM 2 was seriously hurt for coming out in the Summer IMO. I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes a normal thing to have the Christmas movie schedule be crazy and overloaded. Remember in 2008 when they had I think 5 movies open on Christmas Day? It was a madhouse but then the Box Office did LOTS of money so it benefited since the movies were wide ranging. It sounds like these movies will do the same. I'm wondering if the Brooks movie might be an awards contender, especially for Nicholson. Kind of like how "As Good As It Gets" was. ~Bonnie Even though the Little Fockers movie originally would have come out around my birthday I am happy to see it moved to Christmas. That is where it needed to be just like NATM 2 should have been at Christmas. NATM 2 was seriously hurt for coming out in the Summer IMO.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes a normal thing to have the Christmas movie schedule be crazy and overloaded. Remember in 2008 when they had I think 5 movies open on Christmas Day? It was a madhouse but then the Box Office did LOTS of money so it benefited since the movies were wide ranging. It sounds like these movies will do the same.

I’m wondering if the Brooks movie might be an awards contender, especially for Nicholson. Kind of like how “As Good As It Gets” was.

~Bonnie

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