Unless it has massive legs, any opening under $50 million is not a triumph, it's still an asterisk. The next two weeks will tell the tale.

Jeff Bock

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Case in point, look at' Eighth Grade.' It wasn't nominated and now it's kind of gone, if these smaller studios don't get a nomination it can be the end of the line for some of these titles.

It's the old guard versus the new guard, we're at a crossroads on how people are enjoying their entertainment.

What does the audience want ? steven Spielberg is holding the line of what cinema is, but no one person gets to decide that. The audience does.

[' Venom' ] could fail if fanboys and fangirls dismiss it as a cash-grab by Sony and cry foul on social media.

All the talk just helps remind people about the movie. by Jeff Bock

All the talk just helps remind people about the movie.

A film like 'Wolf of Wall Street' with DiCaprio and Scorsese is an evergreen property and it could easily make another $100 million in the near future.

'X-Men' destroyed Alice, no question, that's what happens when a spring fling attempts to go full-tilt summer blockbuster. We've seen this happen in the past and it usually doesn't work out.

She has a hot streak going like no other comedian, male or female, working today, you have to consider the lineage of Eddie Murphy in the ’80s, Jim Carrey in the ’90s and Adam Sandler in the aughts. She is their heir apparent.

It’s the fans that speak the loudest, it proves how strong these... by Jeff Bock

It’s the fans that speak the loudest, it proves how strong these characters are.

That all depends on China. by Jeff Bock

That all depends on China.

'Star Wars' fans want ownership of this record. by Jeff Bock

'Star Wars' fans want ownership of this record.

Across the board this is just down and it's a direct reflection of how people thought about ['Mockingjay - Part 1], that was not a film. It was just a trailer.

It's a huge misfire. by Jeff Bock

It's a huge misfire.

With anything that opens to over $100 million, you breach all demographics, the Minions are the stars of the 'Despicable Me' franchise...kids love them, teens love them, and adults love them.

It speaks to the power of Pixar, audiences see that name and they know it stands for quality. You can't say that about any other company that does animation. They're more hit and miss.

It's a tough, tough racket to play consistently. by Jeff Bock

It's a tough, tough racket to play consistently.

That verbiage probably scares theater owners. by Jeff Bock

That verbiage probably scares theater owners.

The Golden Globes, they got that, now the next step is Oscar nomi... by Jeff Bock

The Golden Globes, they got that, now the next step is Oscar nominations.

That is a huge number, this is almost what it was going to do theatrically before it was pulled. It made about what people expected, but in a completely different way.

It'll be interesting to see how quickly industry moves forward with these kinds of services, this is money they don't need to share with the movie chains and that's a big deal. It could shake a lot of things up.