162 Quotes by Paul Dergarabedian

What didn't go wrong? That's the question. This was a summer that really could be characterized as under a cloud from the beginning. Usually, the first weekend in May, you have a big film that kind of kicks off the summer. It didn't happen that way this time, and that was sort of an indicator of things to come.

If it has a relatively low budget, it's a smart move. If it's something that costs a lot of money, you're really taking a risk. A movie like 'Crash' brought in a younger audience as well. That may be a new type of crossover movie to look at.

When a good movie strikes, people go to the theatres.

Great marketing; a perfect family film; perfect timing with no competition for a family film.

Believe me, when 'Star Wars' comes out, people will drop everything and come to the theater.

You could say the 'NC' stands for 'No Cash,'

Every summer has its own unique pathology, trajectory, and this is not a summer we want to repeat. Next summer looks really good, it looks like a pretty darn good summer, ... If next year we're down, it will be 'Houston, we have a problem.'

You can't underestimate the following that Terry Gilliam has.

Everyone thought we had so much choice with video and CDs and just the technology we had five or 10 years ago,