Overall ticket sales clock in at $10 billion
Some have said that the rise in BO is due to higher ticket costs, but the weak dollar negates that theory–at least when we’re talking about global ticket sales. It’s just history repeating itself–during the great depression, the movie biz was the number 1 industry in the US. What do you think?
https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118008126.html?categoryid=3717&cs=1&nid=2562
…looking at the official time frame 2009 is proving to be the biggest cash maker in US history.
https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Summer-2009-Hollywood-s-Biggest-Ever-14593.html
Check out this pretty cool and very enjoyable video titled Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration. The video, originally intended for educational use in a classroom lecture, provides a stark reminder of just how far visual effects in film have progressed in recent times.
https://www.scifiscoop.com/news/visual-effects-100-years-of-inspiration/
District 9 was partially shot on the same camera as the one used to shoot MindScans. While this article talks about District 9, perhaps the most interesting bit is you can view the original short that enabled District 9 to be made.
Major stars and adult dramas had been a toxic mix. Then along came Quentin Tarantino’s film.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-basterds25-2009aug25,0,1981215.story
Study shows kiosk services threaten traditional chains
https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007723.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1&nid=2562
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ is among the website’s offerings.
https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007730.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562
Paramount has struck a tentative deal with Redbox to supply the DVD kiosk company with its titles through the end of the year.
https://www.thewrap.com/article/redbox-paramount-seal-deal_5525
The spring and summer box office has murdered megawatt stars like Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta, Russell Crowe, Tom Hanks, Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell.
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/movies/21stars.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Apparently the stars are to blame for not delivering more hits this summer, which appropriately enough finished this past weekend with the star-less sci fi film District 9 taking the top spot.
https://celluloidjunkie.com/2009/08/21/summer-bo-blame-game-has-already-started/