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The bubble bursts- on Moviepass and the rise of monopoly-class movies
When I started doing these Labor Day summer wrapups five years ago, what I identified — and what plenty of other people identified — was a crashing bubble at the domestic box office, and after a rebound year in 2018, … Continue reading
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40 years of ‘Star Wars’
Forty years ago today, 20th Century Fox dropped Star Wars off into the 32 theaters they could convince to screen it. It was a Wednesday. The studio was worried the movie would be swallowed by other summer releases, so they … Continue reading
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Tagged #20th Century Fox, #Disney, #george lucas, #jaws, #jurassic park, #return of the jedi, #star wars, #the empire strikes back, #the force awakens, Attack of the Clones, ET, Heir to the Empire, Revenge of the Sith, rogue one, The Last Jedi, The Other Side of Midnight, The Phantom Menace, You think God is in control here?
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A less chaotic state: Star Wars
This article has been written several times in several places, I’m just going to try to put it all in one place. Star Wars is the single most influential movie of all time. Starting from a minute 40-theater release in May … Continue reading
The Möbius strip: Most films continue to disappoint, Star Wars on track for record-shattering opening
As expected, part two of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay took its second crown with $76 million over the five day weekend. The film is still tracking well behind its predecessors. The Good Dinosaur opened in second place to a similar paradox — its … Continue reading
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