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2014-07-23 Economy

Box-Office Slump: Hollywood Facing Worst Summer in Eight Years

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Posted by DarthVader 2014-07-23 12:28|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Here is a tip, free of charge.

Stop making shitty and/or anti-American movies.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-07-23 12:29|| 2014-07-23 12:29|| Front Page Top

#2 "Next summer will be the biggest box-office summer in history, and nobody will be worrying about the business."

Probably a Cubs fan.

Posted by Bobby 2014-07-23 12:36|| 2014-07-23 12:36|| Front Page Top

#3 The movies coming out of Hollywood lately have been stuck on stupid.

Posted by Thineng Angailet7166 2014-07-23 12:56|| 2014-07-23 12:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Bobby that's funny stuff.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-07-23 13:01|| 2014-07-23 13:01|| Front Page Top

#5 It's because of the unusually harsh winter, isn't it?

Posted by Raj 2014-07-23 13:04|| 2014-07-23 13:04|| Front Page Top

#6 I could be wrong but I think next Summer will see Avengers 2 and the new Star Wars movie. I'm willing to go out on a limb and suggest that if that is right those two will do well.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-07-23 14:47|| 2014-07-23 14:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Of course rumors have Star Wars bumped to Christmas release because Han broke his leg. But still.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-07-23 14:48|| 2014-07-23 14:48|| Front Page Top

#8 RJ, if Star Wars 7 is as bad as Star Wars 1-3, it won't help at all.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-07-23 15:00|| 2014-07-23 15:00|| Front Page Top

#9 Dinesh D'souza's documentary "America" seems to be doing well.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-07-23 15:20|| 2014-07-23 15:20|| Front Page Top

#10 RJ, Rambler is correct. When 1-3 came out there wasn't anything like Rotten Tomatoes or the blogosphere of today. Additionally, Hollywood releases overseas first now to milk the larger market. So they'll be two weeks of internet news and overseas blog posts about how horrible it is. Star Wars will do ok, but well under expectation's.

Posted by Charles 2014-07-23 16:05|| 2014-07-23 16:05|| Front Page Top

#11 Two words: Jar-Jar Binks!

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-07-23 17:11|| 2014-07-23 17:11|| Front Page Top

#12 Here's part of the reason why?: The Movies You Watch Aren’t Gay Enough, Say Activists

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-07-23 17:26|| 2014-07-23 17:26|| Front Page Top

#13 Imma gonna have to throw in The Hobbit Singularity.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-07-23 18:22|| 2014-07-23 18:22|| Front Page Top

#14 Saw D'Souza's 'America' last weekend. Pretty decent.

Posted by Glenmore 2014-07-23 20:02|| 2014-07-23 20:02|| Front Page Top

#15 1.6% of the population. Gays seem to be massively over represented. Or is there a prog agendas at work?

Posted by OldSpook 2014-07-23 21:42|| 2014-07-23 21:42|| Front Page Top

#16 But gays aren't the reason box office is down. Shitty movies and endless parade of crappy sequels and reboots is why the box office is down.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-07-23 21:48|| 2014-07-23 21:48|| Front Page Top

#17 D *** Ng IT, MORIARITY, DO YOU SEE WHAT OWG GLOBALISM + "WORLD WAR Z"S", "UNITED NATIONS SEVENTH/ATLANTIC FLEET" DID!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-07-23 23:56|| 2014-07-23 23:56|| Front Page Top

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