Awareness is through the roof, people went out to the theaters and made an event out of it. They're going to be talking about this for a long time. That's a very interesting and unusual phenomenon that's usually reserved for films like 'The Hobbit' or 'Star Wars.'.

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Theres no way to sugarcoat this, this was a pretty awful weekend... by Paul Dergarabedian

Theres no way to sugarcoat this, this was a pretty awful weekend for the overall marketplace.

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Its already in territory that nobody thought it would get to. Its achieved a box office that is above the wildest expectations of the studio and analysts, even if the box office stopped right now its an absolute, unqualified success.

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But were still struggling to get ahead of last year. Were racing to the finish line here. Weve only got 11 weekends left to go. maleficent: Mistress of Evil.

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This is exactly the kind of movie that every studio dreams of producing, because its going to be profitable, prestigious and a long-term performer, a lot of original type movies that are non-franchise non-sequels, many of them have had a rough go this year. This is a nice counter-balance to that.

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Its a massive number, the It franchise has now done over a billion dollars worldwide. That first film was really lightning in a bottle.

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Its really important to have a movie to get the momentum going. by Paul Dergarabedian

Its really important to have a movie to get the momentum going.

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In our fan survey, over 40 percentof the audience went to see the movie because of the director, thats incredible. You almost never see that. Sony did a great job of putting that cast and certainly Tarantino at the front of the marketing. That collective star power just paid huge dividends.

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The idea that remake burnout would be in effect for The Lion King has not proven true, some brands are inoculated from that kind of negative speculation.

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Lion King has appealed to everyone, thats a second-weekend gross that would be the envy of most films on their opening weekend.

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It faces challenges including mixed reviews and fans of the original questioning the need for this newly re-imagined telling, but it's looking like the allure of the film, particularly for kids, will be incredibly strong, any negative reviews that may influence parents will likely be offset by their children who are absolutely going to be a strong influence on their parent's decision to head to the multi-plex.

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' The Lion King' is one of the most beloved and well-known movie brands of all-time and this reboot will offer an opportunity for a whole new generation to embrace these iconic characters and this story in a bold new way, that should be more than enough to make it yet another hit for Disney.

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This movie was exactly the shot in the arm the summer needed, emotionally and spiritually if not financially, the whole notion of franchise fatigue, while true in some cases, is not in all. When movies arent great, thats when people get fatigued.

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Steven Spielberg was at the height of Steven Spielberg early career powers and moviegoers could not get enough, the film led the box office for an astonishing 16 weekends -- a record that stands to this day.

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It turned cartoons into cinematic art, it would forever change the perception of animation as more than just filler to keep kids occupied and distracted.

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Simply put, the summer movie season as we know it today would not... by Paul Dergarabedian

Simply put, the summer movie season as we know it today would not exist if not for' Jaws,'.

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In the midst of the massive political turmoil of the mid-1960's Vietnam era, audiences found solace in the lives and music of the singing Von Trapp family.

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Look at' Avengers : Endgame,' that opened in April,' Black Panther' was last February and' Star Wars' is now usually in December, a slow Memorial weekend is no longer a harbinger of a terrible summer. It's just another long weekend on the calendar.

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Memorial Day weekend has gone from being the single most important weekend of the summer to a weekend that has diminished in its power and importance to the overall bottom line.

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The marketplace was so dominated by John Wick, its tough when one movie overperforms by this kind of magnitude.

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As unpredictable and fickle as young adults are, so are the performances of films that target that audience.

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