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Posted: 10/15/06 at 7:16pm
Thrilled to see "The Queen" today, a wonderful film for anyone over age 12 that is too damned hard to find and get into. Last week, 4 shows were back to back sold out in NYC.
With wonders such as "Grudge 2" "School For Scoundrals" and "Employee of the Month" playing on 3000 plus screen plus), "The Queen" is on a mere 46. It's ever more difficult to find something that isn't insultingly pitched to 14 year old boys ("Jackasss" the extreme example, though with an R ratings, it's designed for 28 year olds who still behave and think like they did at 14.) When it does come along, it's offered like caviar, available in small dollops in rarified, exclusive settings.
My outrage that our needs are not being met -- but should be -- is backed up by the hard numbers. This weekend, the top 3 films of the country made 6 thousand per screen, with "The Queen" pulling 22 thousand per. I know Miramax is platforming the film, to build word of mouth (the BROKEBACK scheme), but in 2006 -- a year of really dismal Hollywood fare -- it's ever more annoying to have to hunt down something of substance. Had "Queen"opened really wide today -- say, over 1000 screen, I dare say it would've landed high. Even on only 46, it came in 13th in the country. There is taste out there. I just wish they'd get the product to those truly starved for it a bit sooner.
With wonders such as "Grudge 2" "School For Scoundrals" and "Employee of the Month" playing on 3000 plus screen plus), "The Queen" is on a mere 46. It's ever more difficult to find something that isn't insultingly pitched to 14 year old boys ("Jackasss" the extreme example, though with an R ratings, it's designed for 28 year olds who still behave and think like they did at 14.) When it does come along, it's offered like caviar, available in small dollops in rarified, exclusive settings.
My outrage that our needs are not being met -- but should be -- is backed up by the hard numbers. This weekend, the top 3 films of the country made 6 thousand per screen, with "The Queen" pulling 22 thousand per. I know Miramax is platforming the film, to build word of mouth (the BROKEBACK scheme), but in 2006 -- a year of really dismal Hollywood fare -- it's ever more annoying to have to hunt down something of substance. Had "Queen"opened really wide today -- say, over 1000 screen, I dare say it would've landed high. Even on only 46, it came in 13th in the country. There is taste out there. I just wish they'd get the product to those truly starved for it a bit sooner.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
Updated On: 10/15/06 at 07:16 PM
