162 Quotes by Paul Dergarabedian

The way that younger audiences are consuming their entertainment is totally changing. There have to be innovative ideas brought to bear.

This could be one of our strongest Decembers in a while. There's no doubt these movies are going to be big. The question is how high they can go, and which one will go higher.

This film has everything going for it: the critical acclaim, the word of mouth and, of course, the seven Golden Globe nominations never hurt. It's become the must-see movie of the season.

This fall season has been in a word, spectacular. We'd been so fixated on the box-office slump, and here we are in a fall boom. This is terrific for the industry and bodes well for a very strong holiday season.

This is a buzz type of movie. Like 'Wedding Crashers,' it's one of those that just begs for repeat viewings and for people to tell their friends about it. It's sufficiently outrageous to get people talking it up and to continue to bring in an audience.

This is a movie that's a conversation piece. People are going to be telling other people, quoting different lines and scenes. That's what's going to sustain it in the marketplace.

This is a film that builds through word of mouth and critical acclaim. People want to see what all the fuss is about.

The younger male audience, if you ask 10 of them if they'd rather go to the movies or play a video game, a lot of them are going to say they'd rather play a video game. Hollywood cannot release mediocre movies and expect people to line up in record numbers when consumers have so many options for their entertainment.

The Potter franchise is just irresistible to moviegoers. The combination of the Potter books and the love audiences have for the movies conspired a big opening weekend.