Weekly Update:Hmmm so what did I end up doing this week ... dog sat for a bit earlier in the week and then finished with dog sitting a different dog starting on Sunday for a couple of days. Went to two charity events, that was pretty fun. One was a movie and watched "Kick-Ass 2" since I really enjoyed the first one. This one wasn't as good but still enjoyable and raising money for charity. Then the next night (Thursday) went to a charity event at my local comic book store called Extra Life. They were playing table top games to help raise money for CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County) and this is also to build up to a game-a-thon on November 2nd of 25 hours of playing games. Kind of a cool charity I might have to look more into. After all, I like playing games and helping children so this seems pretty cool.
At the movies:
Drama earns the crown this week and could be the start of an early award season ... At #1 is Lee Daniels' The Butler with a nice 25 million to open. Slight drop to #2 is "We're the Millers" earning a decent 17.8 mil as it slowly makes its way to a possible 100 mil cume. Average drop to #3 is "Elysium" with 13.6 mil as it will fall very short of that 100 mil cume mark for this big budget sci-fi thriller. New at #4 is the sequel Kick-Ass 2 with only 13.6 mil as that falls short of not only the first film but industry standards as well. Rounding off the top 5 is "Planes" with another 13.1 mil as this one quickly comes in for a landing and put into the hanger.New films that did not make the top 5:
As we have come to the end of the summer season, we have two films that fell short for the seasonal break. In at #7 is the bio-pic jOBS with only 6.7 mil which also continues the loosing streak for this film studio. I also do not think there has been one successful film that has used Facebook for its home page either. In at #13 is the action-thriller "Paranoia" which has no website, that seems so 1999 to me .... but they had a nice opening of only 3.5 mil and will probably be lucky to hit 15.
Quote of the week:
"Some people have a way with words, and other people not have way." - Steve Martin
Other News:So stumbled across this little gem .. 13 Things Theatre Employees Won't Tell You ... really? Having been on that side of the business for nearly 15 years, let's see ... #13) Popcorn has a chemical in it to make its aroma fill the theatre - wrong. Popcorn smells like popcorn, its like cooking inside your house and if you don't have windows, where does the smell go? #12) Other large format is actually lower quality than IMAX and it is used because easier to maintain - wrong! Theatre circuit's are tired of having to give part of the ticket sales as well as licensing fees to IMAX so investing in their own is cheaper but not in the sense you think. #11) 1st month or two of a movie, ticket sales goes to studios - correct and incorrect. Every ticket sales goes to the studio but the percentages are what matters. The first 2 weeks a theatre/studio split is about 40/60, 50/50 for smaller studios. Sometimes second but by third week it flips to 60/40 or 70/30 in favor of the theatre. Do not let them fool you, they are making way more now on ticket sales than say 3 years ago. #10) Know all the methods of sneaking in but don't bother to kick you out - yes and no, if you are lazy than sure but if you care about your job, I have kicked many out and have people arrested for sneaking in ... it is basically stealing. #9) The only foods I trust are popcorn, drinks and boxed candy ... don't trust pretzel, hot dogs and nachos - that is personal choice because boxed candy guarantees certain number of bug and rodent parts/feces by the manufacturer. I have seen WAY dirty drink heads ... so personal preference. #8) Yelling at employees to put on a show - WRONG. This is always unacceptable to yell at an employee in public and in fact several states its considered harassment. Know your labor laws! #7) Concession Combo deals don't save money - this could be very true actually but that is almost the same with fast food places. #6) Saving calories by ordering a small but that small could have been a medium last month - I don't understand this but popcorn is overall good for you. #5) Microwaves can't cook frozen pizzas fast - most theatres use special ovens but microwaves are back-ups in cases of rushes of people. #4) Can't give extra cups, everything is inventory - this is very true. #3) Excess garbage sweeped under the seats - they are not doing their job then. Sure one may miss something but I could clean a 500 seat theatre in under 2 mins with myself plus 1 helper. #2) Movies start late - the movie or the presentation? Trailers are considered part of the movie presentation. #1) Popcorn keeps for a day or two, customers confuse warm with fresh - not really, popcorn will go stale after a few hours even if you do warm it up.
Facts & Tips:
Pistol shrimp can make a noise loud enough to break glass."I'm the nightmare your mama told you about!" - Terence Knox as Sgt. Clayton 'Zeke' Anderson in the TV series "Tour of Duty."
posted by McDuck @ 02:27
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