I don't think those movies got the repeat business that summer movies got in other years. It's one thing to open big. But a true hit has to get the kids back for two or three viewings. After the summer, we were playing catch-up. 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")
