UP- I decided to try to do both evenings shows plus matinees for this one. The late show was surprisingly busy. The matinees did okay but we got mostly adults, not a lot of kids. I may bring it back.
STAR TREK- Did well enough it's second week that I may bring it back during the school year.
PUBLIC ENEMIES- did okay
TRANSFORMERS- was surprisingly quiet, not dead but not what I would have expected.
FUNNY PEOPLE - didn't do very well, I understood why after I watched it. How can so many funny people make a movie that's not very funny and way too long.
AWAY WE GO. - this was a bit of an experiment. I had an opening after Funny People and no other new movies were available. I wasn't sure how to full it as the show would be rather late starting because of the length of Funny People. My first choice was MOON but there weren't any prints available. If AWAY WE GO had not been available I would have put in UP for another week. In retrospect I should have switched the order and played AWAY WE GO at 7pm and FUNNY PEOPLE for the late show. AWAY WE GO probably would have out grossed Funny People then.
THE HURT LOCKER - another bit of an experiment, got a lot of great reviews but awareness was low. It actually did better than I expected and it's a good sign that people will take a chance on good movies.
BRUNO did okay but I expected more. The people that did come tended to laugh a lot.
THE HANGOVER- did quite well for a 10pm show. I'm bringing it back from Frosh week as the late show and plan to play it again the following week at 7pm to give people a chance to see it who don't want to see the late show.
These movies I rejected.
ALIENS IN THE ATTIC- Fox was unusually nice and was going to let us split it but it wouldn't have done any business.
I LOVE YOU BETH COPPER- Fox plus wouldn't have done any business.
A PERFECT GETAWAY- a okay little action film but wouldn't have done any business.
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