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Was honestly expecting Mean Girls to do a bit better, but it's still pulling in a great gross for a movie originally planned to be dumped on Paramount+. This along with Smile and 80 for Brady show why other studios and not just Paramount should have test screenings for films that at first they want to send to streaming. If the reactions are positive, then take that extra step and release it in theaters.
It sucks at what happened to The Book of Clarence. From the trailers it looked alright, but I guess it was a movie that either didn't get the best marketing spend or just couldn't get the interest of audiences.
Also, and I know why studios do this, but why does either Searchlight or MGM/Amazon not expand Poor Things or American Fiction into more theaters. I'm not talking about going from 100 to 600 and that's it. I mean go from about 100 to over 1,000, 2,000, or even more. With the acclaim and buzz these films have gotten (and rightfully so), I'm sure there's tons of people out there that would be more than willing to see both films, but can't because it's not playing at their local cinema. Especially with the lack of new movies until February, it would be a great benefit for these studios to expand their Oscar contenders to get a proper nationwide expansion and make as much money as possible.
Was honestly expecting Mean Girls to do a bit better, but it's still pulling in a great gross for a movie originally planned to be dumped on Paramount+. This along with Smile and 80 for Brady show why other studios and not just Paramount should have test screenings for films that at first they want to send to streaming. If the reactions are positive, then take that extra step and release it in theaters.
It sucks at what happened to The Book of Clarence. From the trailers it looked alright, but I guess it was a movie that either didn't get the best marketing spend or just couldn't get the interest of audiences.
Also, and I know why studios do this, but why does either Searchlight or MGM/Amazon not expand Poor Things or American Fiction into more theaters. I'm not talking about going from 100 to 600 and that's it. I mean go from about 100 to over 1,000, 2,000, or even more. With the acclaim and buzz these films have gotten (and rightfully so), I'm sure there's tons of people out there that would be more than willing to see both films, but can't because it's not playing at their local cinema. Especially with the lack of new movies until February, it would be a great benefit for these studios to expand their Oscar contenders to get a proper nationwide expansion and make as much money as possible.