Not much to discuss.
The Sex & The City coverage is interesting. The idea of the film opening to more than $30 million seems to be freaking some people out... particularly the people at WB who just fired the people who picked up the title after the larger studio took a pass on the ol' TV show.
There is no real history for a film like this, though the question of whether women could open was probably similar - fewer dart-throwing monkeys in the chorus - for Charlie's Angels... a movie that should have been a cash cow for Sony, but cost way too much. If reports that S&TC cost $65 million are true, that's kinda crazy as well.
Obviously, the woman niche is, in hard numbers, much bigger than The Geek 8 niche. And they will have to come out in force, though it is probably a mistake to underestimate gay men attending the film in pretty significant numbers (though many gay men would be offended by the very idea... just like straight men).
The ticket sales companies are all in a flutter because shows are selling out in surprising numbers... but I would argue that this is more about the market for the movie, older women, who plan weekend choices more carefully and have the cash to pay the service charge without thinking about it. S&TC could be Tyler Perry for women.
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