Brandon Gray Quotations

Unfortunately, it seems like a possibility that 'Crash' will win, given the campaign that Lions Gate has put out, with all those DVDs sent to voters.

People want to be inspired by the movies, they want to have a cathartic experience and they want to laugh and they crave that and when its not there they notice that absence and that's what they talk about instead of going to the movies,

I can't find another example of when we had two movies with black actors on top.

King Kong is not the dominant beast people either expected or hoped for. Crowd pleasers and family movies tend to do well over the holidays.

Pirates of the Caribbean' was, at its root, a fun swashbuckler. 'King Arthur' was dark and dank. They forgot the fun.

'Pirates of the Caribbean' was, at its root, a fun swashbuckler, ... 'King Arthur' was dark and dank. They forgot the fun.

March of the Penguins is a unique film in part because it is an unprecedented look at a real-life phenomenon, ... And it anthropomorphizes these animals, and that is a tremendous selling point. And penguins are amusing.

I'm hearing that 'Shark Tale' is unoriginal and uninspired,

You look at the slate, and it doesn't appear to be that different from last year. Hollywood has been letting moviegoers down, and I'm not seeing anything that screams that's going to change.

We'll see if it's got the gumption to become a mainstream hit. Each weekend has been a test for this movie, it seems like, and it has passed with flying colors. I would expect it to do very well this weekend.

Walk the Line' has done very well so far but there are still a lot of people haven't seen it. A Best Picture nomination could increase the turnout.

This year's best picture nominees are the least popular on record.

Warner Bros. is releasing a bunch of movies and hoping a number of them stick.

Computer-animated pictures tend to make a lot of money. The most popular ones tend to have universally appealing stories.

DVD is both a curse and a blessing. It's a blessing because it's this great new revenue stream for Hollywood. It also increases movie viewing because it's so convenient and collectable. But there is the perception that it is cannibalizing theatrical business to an extent,

It would be an extraordinary success if they were able to replicate that in every city. It would be a mega-blockbuster.

It was the number one Super Bowl weekend opening of all time.

It was the No. 1 Super Bowl weekend opening of all time. The industry was really expecting only expecting it to gross in the mid-to-high teens.

Sci-fi is not the easiest thing to market. But if the story is strong enough, it will do well, regardless of the genre.

Satire is traditionally a tough sell and the cynicism in it is one of the reasons for that. There are certain times of the year studios will release movies that they aren't confident about ... and the potential for business this time of year is huge.

The most successful horror pictures play mostly to females.

One could take these movies and learn a lot about Hollywood, but you wouldn't learn much about America. Because they are not popular.

You're not going to make a smash live-action movie when your lead character is a special effect. Especially one that doesn't even speak.

This is a real snub for moviegoers. This is not necessarily about quality -- this is purely political.

This is prime time for a picture like this between nomination and awards. This is when they make all their money, and it's at $50 million before it's even nominated.

They had it together this year. Each of their top three films performed at or above expectations and accounted for about $680 million of their business. They also had a lot of mid-range performers and not a lot of flops.

There's enough room for 'Shark Tale' to have a huge opening.

It's fascinating the way he's playing the media.

It was, realistically, a tough sell, despite the industry and media hype. It's incredibly tricky to get audiences excited about a movie that doesn't have a strong human character.

It's too early to tell whether Kong is a success or not.

It's too early to say if this is the beginning of the end.

It's possible this holiday season will be a record breaker, but even if it were, that wouldn't be enough to make up (the comparisons with) last year.

Domestic is still the engine that drives the train,

It was a pretty decent year for comedies.

They've turned the tough-sell aspect of the picture into the selling point.

There's the 'official' budget, there's the 'rumored' budget, and then there are the various deals struck with exhibitors and the talent, ... There's a lot of mystery there.

It's not a little off. Six percent is a big number. And they've got a big problem.

Horror always has a consistent audience. That doesn't often translate into blockbuster numbers but since they tend to be cheaper anyway, they don't need to do over $100 million.

He took a dead genre notorious for flops turned it into one of the biggest hits. It'll be interesting to see if he can do it again.

Generally speaking, 2004 has so far been a mixed bag. This year we've seen the highest of the highs and some very low lows.

Generally comedies and family movies have a harder time on sequels than action or science fiction films, ... That would explain the problems of 'Analyze That' or 'Stuart Little 2.' This year, 'Legally Blonde 2' could be in trouble. It doesn't have the hard core fan base of 'The Matrix' or 'X-Men.' And it opens opposite 'Terminator 3.'

I don't see any way fall is going to help us cut down on the deficit