162 Quotes by Paul Dergarabedian

The bigger the star, the higher profile anything associated with that movie becomes. Because they have major actors in them, any movement or delay becomes exaggerated. It brings attention to any potential or perceived problems the movie may have.

Mary' was a really strong holdover, ... It only dropped 8 percent from last week. That's tremendous, considering the amount of competition there is. Word of mouth boosted that film big.

Nothing salves the wound of controversy like money.

I think people need a really strong reason to go to the movies and to pay the 10 bucks per person and to go out of the house and take that leap of faith, and 'March of the Penguins' certainly was unique and made it worthwhile to go out to the movie theater.

It's a moral and psychological victory for Hollywood. It won't pull us completely out of the slump, but we'll end the year on a very positive note.

That's very respectable. They're in the top 10 (for the weekend), and there were a lot of other independent films out there competing against it. We'll see how it carries over to next weekend.

That's the movie that could get us out of the slump.

It's an amazing run. Nobody ever thought this would have a chance of challenging 'Fahrenheit.

We really need them to do well, ... There's a lot of ground to make up in the next few months if we're even going to be close to last year's attendance.