Friday, December 16, 2005
So Quick to Judge the Ape
Just like the city folk that are quick to decide to kill the great ape, there are quite a few ready to call King Kong a flop, simply because it had such a low Wednesday opening.When did Wednesday become the make-or-break day in the eyes of the movie-going public and pundits? To me, Wednesday is still just an extension of the opening weekend. Sure, other blockbusters have had much larger opening wednesdays, but I think a lot of people are neglecting that those figures are normally reserved for summer blockbusters, when kids are out of school, and the temperatures are much higher. With bitter cold and snow across the country, and opening on a week when most schools are in session, and colleges are in fall finals, I think $10 million is not too shabby.
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