We're tremendously excited. But the weekend has certainly righted itself. This is probably going to be the record gross for this weekend in August. Along with that, having number three, four ('Freaky Friday') and six ('Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl') in the marketplace makes us feel terrific. Chuck Viane
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Asked where] Holes ... We opened 'The Rookie' a couple years ago to $16 million and went on to (nearly) $76 million. And here we are with $17 million-plus and every bit the (same strong) playability. - Chuck Viane Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0Fza2VkIHdoZXJlXSBIb2xlcyAuLi4gV2Ugb3BlbmVkICdUaGUgUm9va2llJyBhIGNvdXBsZSB5ZWFycyBhZ28gdG8gJDE2IG1pbGxpb24gYW5kIHdlbnQgb24gdG8gKG5lYXJseSkgJDc2IG1pbGxpb24uIEFuZCBoZXJlIHdlIGFyZSB3aXRoICQxNyBtaWxsaW9uLXBsdXMgYW5kIGV2ZXJ5IGJpdCB0aGUgKHNhbWUgc3Ryb25nKSBwbGF5YWJpbGl0eS4g&author=ICBDaHVjayBWaWFuZSAgICA=&num=13 "[Asked where] Holes ... We opened 'The Rookie' a couple years ago to $16 million and went on to (nearly) $76 million. And here we are with $17 million-plus and every bit the (same strong) playability. - Chuck Viane Quotes")
![[On the production side, Sony Pictures is the only studio so far to sign on to a future 3-D production using the Real D process, as it plans to bow Zemeckis'] Monster House ... There is no question that in this town there are at least six or seven projects being talked about. I also think there will be four to five times as many outlets for 'Monster House,' and that is only good news for my next film. - Chuck Viane Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBDaHVjayBWaWFuZSAgICA=&num=8 "[On the production side, Sony Pictures is the only studio so far to sign on to a future 3-D production using the Real D process, as it plans to bow Zemeckis'] Monster House ... There is no question that in this town there are at least six or seven projects being talked about. I also think there will be four to five times as many outlets for 'Monster House,' and that is only good news for my next film. - Chuck Viane Quotes")
![We really thought starting the weekend that we would be somewhere between $16.5 million and just over $17 million on 'Jungle Book,' based on the way the matinees played out, ... You're probably looking at a conservative $1.5 million to $2.5 million differential just on 'Jungle Book' [and about] the same for 'Shanghai.' On 'Recruit' it probably cost us $1 million to $1.5 million. - Chuck Viane Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBDaHVjayBWaWFuZSAgICA=&num=6 "We really thought starting the weekend that we would be somewhere between $16.5 million and just over $17 million on 'Jungle Book,' based on the way the matinees played out, ... You're probably looking at a conservative $1.5 million to $2.5 million differential just on 'Jungle Book' [and about] the same for 'Shanghai.' On 'Recruit' it probably cost us $1 million to $1.5 million. - Chuck Viane Quotes")
![We really thought starting the weekend that we would be somewhere between $16.5 million and just over $17 million on 'Jungle Book,' based on the way the matinees played out. You're probably looking at a conservative $1.5 million to $2.5 million differential just on 'Jungle Book' [and about] the same for 'Shanghai.' On 'Recruit' it probably cost us $1 million to $1.5 million. - Chuck Viane Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBDaHVjayBWaWFuZSAgICA=&num=1 "We really thought starting the weekend that we would be somewhere between $16.5 million and just over $17 million on 'Jungle Book,' based on the way the matinees played out. You're probably looking at a conservative $1.5 million to $2.5 million differential just on 'Jungle Book' [and about] the same for 'Shanghai.' On 'Recruit' it probably cost us $1 million to $1.5 million. - Chuck Viane Quotes")
