Reason why box office sales are down 18% in the last month?

[vi edit]

I was on the road a lot yesterday and was listening to some conservative talk radio shows (Rush & Hannity) and both of them were waving their fists in the air declaring how it was a victory for the conservatives and pro-war people that American's boycotted hollywood and their anti-war & anti-bush sentiments.

Is that really the truth? Or is it more so that TV viewing has gone up because people are staying home and watching the war stuff on news channels instead? Or maybe because there isn't crap out there to watch anyway?

Thoughts, opinions?

 

[hdeck]

IRC

 

[notfred]

It's cause no good movies came out last month.

 

[RalphKramden]

Sounds about right to me.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

It's because the movies coming out right now suck ass.

 

[kami]

Maybe it's the lack of quality movies.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: notfred
It's cause no good movies came out last month.

Yup.

Tear of the Sun was bad.

My wife saw Phonebooth and said it wasn't the greatest.

amish

 

[MacGaven]

DVD's are cheaper, Movies suck, HBO rocks, and DIVX lives.

 

[spidey]

I'd guess people watching war coverage/lack of "big" movies.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: notfred
It's cause no good movies came out last month.

Agreed. Just wait until May, X2 and Matrix Reloaded!

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: notfred
It's cause no good movies came out last month.

Or since December if you ask me.

 

[FoBoT]

not boycott

war

24/7

the all war channel

all war , all the time

3 or more dedicated cable channels for your viewing pleasure

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: notfred
It's cause no good movies came out last month.

I-Spy was great though.....well i just rented it...

 

[Looney]

Don't watch The Core. It had a few funny moments, but all together, it was awful. And sooooo predictable.

 

[acidvoodoo]

cause all the movies suck

 

[vi edit]

I sort of liken this to the RIAA claming that it was internet piracy that was killing sales when they failed to take into consideration that we are in one of the biggest economic recessions we've been in for close to 20 years.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: notfred
It's cause no good movies came out last month.

Agreed. Just wait until May, X2 and Matrix Reloaded!

Yeah, May will pick it up.

X-Men 2 and Matrix 2....

amish

 

[kami]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: notfred
It's cause no good movies came out last month.

Agreed. Just wait until May, X2 and Matrix Reloaded!

Yeah, May will pick it up.

X-Men 2 and Matrix 2....

amish

Then a long wait til NOvember for The Matrix: Revolutions, then December for the mother of all movies in cinematic history

 

[HappyPuppy]

Possibly more people are getting sick of paying $30/couple to see a movie and eat popcorn. Instead, they are renting them, making their own popcorn and watching the show at their leisure.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: kami

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: notfred
It's cause no good movies came out last month.

Agreed. Just wait until May, X2 and Matrix Reloaded!

Yeah, May will pick it up.

X-Men 2 and Matrix 2....

amish

Then a long wait til NOvember for The Matrix: Revolutions, then December for the mother of all movies in cinematic history

There're some good one's in between too:

Bad Boys 2
The Hulk
Johnny English
Dumb and Dumberer
Tomb Raider 2
The Whole 10 Yards
T3

amish

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Hey, i liked phone booth.(only good movie i've seen in a long time)

 

[BigSmooth]

My gf and I wanted to go see a movie a few weeks ago and there was absolutely nothing we both really wanted to see.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: kami

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: notfred
It's cause no good movies came out last month.

Agreed. Just wait until May, X2 and Matrix Reloaded!

Yeah, May will pick it up.

X-Men 2 and Matrix 2....

amish

Then a long wait til NOvember for The Matrix: Revolutions, then December for the mother of all movies in cinematic history

There're some good one's in between too:

Bad Boys 2
The Hulk
Johnny English
Dumb and Dumberer
Tomb Raider 2
The Whole 10 Yards
T3

amish

Tomb Raider 2 is a good one? Have you seen the previews? If it's like the first, no good can come from it...

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Or maybe because there isn't crap out there to watch anyway?

The January-April box office is a studio dumping ground. Too late for Oscar qualification, too early for the blockbuster season.

I can hardly wait to see if they characterize the likely record-setting box office take caused by the release of The Matrix Reloaded as a radical repudiation of the Bush government. I'm going to guess no.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: kami
Maybe it's the lack of quality movies.