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April 11, 2008
Box Office Hell - 4/11
Prom Night reference
The Messengers - $14.7m - 2/2/07
When a Stranger Calls - $21.6m -2/3/06
Posted by poland at April 11, 2008 02:43 PM
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On the one hand, Prom Night certainly has to have more youth appeal than The Messengers, closer to WASC's level - on the other hand, I seem to remember WASC coming out against less competition, and even though The Ruins isn't exactly packing them in, it is chasing the same audience.
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at April 11, 2008 03:19 PM
Started watching the original Prom Night on cable the other night.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
Posted by: doug r at April 11, 2008 04:53 PM
Tony is on his way. Thank god that TONY IS ON HIS WAY!
Posted by: IOIOIOI at April 11, 2008 05:28 PM
jeffmcm, Ruins & Prom Night aren't chasing the same audience. Ruins is R, Prom Night is PG-13. Ruins is gore with a bit of supernatural horror, Prom Night is more of a thriller than a true horror movie.
Posted by: gradystiles at April 11, 2008 07:32 PM
Calgary FINALLY got U2 3-D and I'm pretty excited to see it. Anyone see and and what did you think?
Posted by: abba_70s at April 11, 2008 07:35 PM
Yeah, it took Hannah Montana to get some 3-D love in Western Canada. At least I could drive to Washington State, looking forward to Journey in 3-D.
Anyone hear what the 3-D projects are going to be this summer?
Posted by: doug r at April 11, 2008 09:08 PM
speaking of 3D, that commentary on the medium and its future by james cameron on mcn is a fascinating read; say what you want about the man being a 'demanding' director (and believe you me there's been a lot of talk about that here re: 'avatar'), he's one clever bugger to say the least
Posted by: leahnz at April 12, 2008 02:38 AM
Grady, the marketing suggests they're both chasing teens. Prom Night is surely chasing more kids in the 12-17 bracket but that's it.
Posted by: jeffmcm at April 12, 2008 02:45 AM
U2 3D is definitely worth seeing, especially if you're a fan. I thought it was a much better movie than Scorsese's "Shine a Light" and much closer to a memorable concert experience (and I go to a lot of concerts)
If you're interested in more 3D stuff, I have a bunch of interviews from ShoWest:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=43367
I believe Journey 3D is the only actual 3D film being released over the summer. It's a bit cheesy at times but it's a fun movie.
Posted by: EDouglas at April 12, 2008 06:01 AM
Jeffmcm: Again, the two movies aren't chasing the same audience. They're being marketed completely differently, in different arenas, to different demos.
Prom Night pulled in $9.5mil+ last night, according to Nikki Finke. Clearly, the marketing worked on it.
Posted by: gradystiles at April 12, 2008 07:16 AM
Prom Night works just like When a Stranger Calls. They both revolve around pretty people in familiar scenarios (babysitting/prom night). How many can say they've been on an archeological dig in Mexico or whatever The Ruins is about (haven't seen any ads for it yet, haven't read the book, etc, so don't go off at me for getting the premise wrong).
Posted by: KamikazeCamelV2.0 at April 12, 2008 08:13 AM
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