Newer PostOlder PostM O N D AY, N O V E M B E R 0 6 , 2 0 0 6Another Lesson For "Borat"Some other studios claim Fox left money on the table by having "Borat"debut on only 837 screens.</p><p> If it had been on 3000 screens, maybe itcould have doubled the $26 million it made...or done even better.Here's another thought: maybe studios are wasting money by openingevery stupid movie on 3000 screens.</p><p> If you can make $26 mil on just800 screens, why do you need 3000 screen openings for anything but"Spiderman 3? Until digital projectors become common, every singleprint you make costs lots of money.</p><p> Plus, there's a lot to be said forpacked houses roaring with laughter over a comedy.</p><p> If the movie hadmade $40 million but the theaters weren't nearly as full (and thepeople in them weren't so excited to be seeing a sold-out film), maybethe experience wouldn't have been so much fun and the word of mouthnot so electric as it's going to be.</p><p> See "Borat" three weeks from now in atwo-thirds empty theater on a Wednesday afternoon and trust me,you'll come out saying, "It was alright, but it wasn't that funny.' Go on aFriday night in primetime and you'll enjoy it a lot more.</p><p> Instead ofthinking Fox wasted money by not being on more screens, maybe everyother studio is WASTING money by going beyond 1500 screens andgiving moviegoers a less-satisfying experience in the process.POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT 1:54 PM 0 C O M M E N T S :Post a CommentL I N K S T O T H I S P O S TCreate a LinkHomeSubscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)Next Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G .</p><p> C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: Another Lesson For "Borat"http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/11/another-lesson-for-borat... 1 of 37/28/09 3:26 PMFAV O R I T E L I N K SAmericablogFive O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's BlogThe Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPNRadioCine-Blog -- George Robinson's BlogDocuments On Art & Cinema - DarylChin's BlogBrucie G's Wondrous Blog OfAdventure and Mystery -- BruceGreenspan's BlogB L O G A R C H I V E▼ 2009 (17)▼ July (3)1939 -- The Greatest Year ForMoviesSwimming Bans Those Hi-TechSuits!Best Movies Of The Year -- TheMaster List► June (3)► May (1)► March (2)► February (1)► January (7)► 2008 (86)► 2007 (781)► 2006 (2412)► 2005 (5)C O N T R I B U TO R SBiboyAaronMichael in New York POPSURFING.COM: Another Lesson For "Borat"http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/11/another-lesson-for-borat... 2 of 37/28/09 3:26 PMPOPSURFING.COM: Another Lesson For "Borat"http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/11/another-lesson-for-borat... 3 of 37/28/09 3:26 PM
