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Never Met a Zombi I Didn’t Like…

Weekend BOX-OFFICE expectations, a few TV shows in potential trouble and look for coming attraction trailers during the ACADEMY AWARDS telecast!

According to Hollywood-elsewhere.com, Ridley Scott’s new CIA thriller, BODY OF LIES, starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Russell Crowe is expected to open in the $17 million range – that according to advance tracking. Not good for a film that cost a reported $90+ mill to produce. The fact is very few stars can really open a film any more and the movie going public buys concept first; star power is becoming more and more irrelevant!

It will be interesting to see how THE EXPRESS will perform this weekend as sports films can be very hit or miss. The film, based on the life of ERNIE DAVIS, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy, is getting good reviews but turnout for this one is hard to predict. Last year’s WE ARE MARSHALL turned out to be a so-so performer, despite the fact that it was a really good film featuring the best performance in the career of Matthew McConaughey, and proof that McG could direct drama. That one was just outside my all time favorite Top Ten sports films!

I have a feeling that the critic-proof horror flick, QUARANTINE, will have a solid opening since it should appeal to the teen crowd. I must admit I really enjoy these throwaway type B-flicks – especially at this time of year!

Some TV news of interest:  I would put NBC’s LIPSTICK JUNGLE and ABC’s PUSHING DAISIES on cancellation watch as ratings this week for these shows were 4.7 mill viewers and 5.5 mill viewers respectively! In the TV business that’s considered ‘life support’ – specifically for major network programming!

It appears that, at least for now, Fox is behind its TERMINATOR: The Sarah Conner Chronicles series as they have pumped up advertising  for the show including an online sweepstakes campaign. This program deserves an audience. It’s not only well done but highly respectful of the Terminator movie franchise.

For the first time ever the Academy Awards will feature movie ads throughout the telecast. I like the idea as it gives the broadcast a Super Bowl feel!  LINK

October 10, 2008 - Posted by | And Beyond - Trailers & News | , , , , ,

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