11 Quotes by Robert Bucksbaum

Phantom Menace, ... disprove the theory that a Memorial Day release is the save-all of the industry.

petrified of television. They thought it was going to be the end of their industry.

I get up in front of audiences and do a drawing. Some days I give away t-shirts. Usually it's $20 cash.

With some surefire hits in November and December, the slump will be forgotten.

Fewer films are going to be marketed solely to that audience. The new demographic is the elderly, families and people on dates. I'm heartened to see there are 10 animated movies this year. I think 2006 is going to see the beginning of that shift.

It will have a big effect in the U.S. as well as the Far East, because you are going to be seeing a lot more films with international flavor, instead of geared toward the U.S. and European markets.

It's more than a gold mine - it's an untapped diamond mine. China is by far the most lucrative frontier for the American film market. Once they open the floodgates, the potential and the growth that we will be seeing in the film business will be enormous.

They would use any promotion you could think of just to...get people off their couches.

I'm not worried at all. There's a very good, diverse balance of films this summer. Long term, I'm a bit more worried.