Posted
5:44 PM
by Gene
Oh, the recession is NOT responsible for the sudden burst of attendance at junk movies, Brandon?
Or is it a burst?The industry boxoffice is tracking 2% ahead of the same portion of last year, at $1.88 billion. But the year-to-date uptick is deceptively modest due to seasonal fluctuations in the boxoffice calendar.TRANSLATION: This biz can invent any numbers it wants to; and news hacks, wanting desperately to preserve an industry in decline --
their industry -- will print them uncritically -- especially when they're "UPUP
UP."
By the way, did
that appeal for more geeks at you-know-what HURT the TWXSTERS?