45 Quotes by Gitesh Pandya

Though industry people thought it was a bad sign, ... the public simply got more excited, and it became the biggest movie of all time.

This year a lot of the winning films have subject matter that isn't necessarily mainstream. It's daring studios and filmmakers to make these films.

Both of these movies would have to be bigger smashes than anyone expects to erase that gap, and that's probably not going to happen.

Even if you get a nomination for best picture but have no chance in hell of winning you can reap incredible profits at the box office.

People outside the Hollywood mainstream were the ones making the films that were most compelling. It might be an indication of the growing divide in this business. The big studios are more and more focused on making money and making what sells.

After Sept. 11, Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Collateral Damage,' about a fireman who loses his family to terrorists, was delayed a year - and it opened at No. 1, ... After the East Coast sniper case, 'Phone Booth' was delayed, and that opened at No. 1. Delaying these films to a more marketable date helped both of them.

Something that's made $50 million could go on to do $100 million now.

A one-year gap between films is pushing it as it is. Normally you want two years between sequels. An audience needs a little time to regroup.

A lot of the genre divisions are acquiring and releasing movies with black stars and black movies and most of them seem to be working. It's a very attractive audience, very large and loyal and they come out and spend money on good films. It doesn't matter what color the people are if they come out and spend the green, that's what movie companies care about.