Friday (2nd week) estimates--WE'RE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE!

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THECRAZYIVAN

Sunday, October 9, 2005 7:17 AM

MY GOD! Save the pity party for those quitters. WE WILL GO ON! We rock, we know it, universal knows it (BTW...the Universal bashing will not fly...thank them, they at least gave us a gorram shot!)...These are not the same people that were so excited, so willing to do anything for this film. YOu just gunna give up? NO! YOU HOLD! If the show taught us anything its that! Our revival proves it. It aint over till we say so, we get what we want...cuz we work for it. I know saturday's over...dont mean the movie is gone...

Comeon Browncoats...lighten up people! You'll see...once we get ourselves a Serenity video game and trivial pursuit (GAWD I hope theres a firefly/serenity tivial pursuit) youll see how far weve come.

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"There is a sense that this is still not over. It's hard to put a finger on what's so special about this project and about this group of people, but it's just one of those things you have to trust in, and relish. I am very, very proud."
---Jewel Staite on "Firefly" and "Serenity" in "Finding Serenity" (essay collection by Jane Espenson)

TALLAUSSIEBROWNCOAT

Sunday, October 9, 2005 7:32 AM

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Sure, Serenity is a film worth seeing over and over, but if you must see something else, doesn't mean you can't PAY for Serenity.

That's cheeky as hell, but funny as hell too! You aim to misbehave!

BOBNSAM

Sunday, October 9, 2005 7:47 AM

The UK is a tiny island compaired to you guys in USA/Canada - so maybe we are seeing the advertising more?

We have the Serenity posters running in most national newspapers, there have been a number of interviews and reviews on TV - ALL good (I will post the videos of these later today).

So we seem to be getting the "signal" out here. But it takes a little time in the UK..... it takes time to get out to these outer planets ;-)

We saw it twice on its release day - Friday. But for our main cinemas in this area the days to watch (apart from the weekends) and Tuesdays - when they have half price tickets (hopefully pulling in more people) and Orange Wednesdays - when people on the Orange mobile phone network have a "buy one get one free" promotion. Its ALWAYS busy on Wednesday nights.

So we need to see what happens over the next two weeks. We will be going again next weekend to add to the figures :-)

There are too many ideas and worries about what amount of $$ will make them do a sequel. Does anyone REALLY know, unless we get it from 'Versal or Joss?

Take into account the merchandise (my wife has bough everything nearly) and the DVD sales (OMG the DVD sales will be unbelievable!) and Joss determination, and in no matter what direction 'Versal decide to go - we will have Serenity! Maybe sequels, a series, tv movies.... who knows - keep your fingers crossed!

Jason

XEROGRAVITY

Sunday, October 9, 2005 10:33 AM

Best marketing move possible would be to rerun the FF episodes on SciFi channel in the US again. Only this time, do as they did in the UK. Run the eps on the weekend. Alot of people were instantly converted when they saw the whole series on SciFi chan. Only problem was, they ran it on a weekday. Most people are working stiffs. Hell... most people still have no clue what Firefly is. Universal should slate a 2 day mini-marathon (7 eps a day) for Saturday and Sunday this upcoming weekend. It'll boost the movie bigtime. That show seems to have the effect of instantly converting most people who watch it. Definately had that effect on me, and others whom I've loaned the DVD to.

Serenity is made for a niche market. A big one. Just gotta know how to get the word out.

XG

No such thing as gravity. The "Earth-that-was" just sucks.

SERENITYBOY

Sunday, October 9, 2005 11:03 AM

well i went tonight (saturday) and there were about five empty seats for the show, which was playing in one of the bigger rooms of my theater. then when we exited there was a big line waiting to get in there for the 11:15 show. so i dont know, but its lookin pretty good in this city anyway. San Francisco i mean.

"She's tore up plenty, but she'll fly true."

LITWOLF689

Sunday, October 9, 2005 1:55 PM

Same thing happened at my theatre. Went to a 3:30 showing on Sat with a group of friends and the theatre was basically filled! Dont give up yet guys! We still have a chance!! Dont make me start quoting Firefly! "We have done the impossible and that makes us mighty." "You cant take the sky from me." "No power in the 'verse can stop me." I could go on and on.

Dont lose hope, its only the second weekend. And we still got the DVD sales when its released on DVD. We will have our sequels!

"Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FREAKIN' SHOW! I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damnit." ~Joss

CUNNINGMUNKI

Sunday, October 9, 2005 2:07 PM

I don't understand all this doom and gloom. As far as I see it Serenity has been a box-office and critical success!
It's just opened over here in the UK and I went to see it yesterday purley on the strength of the trailers and the reviews. I was a big Buffy/Angel fan, but have never seen Firefly, which to me looked like yet another crappy sci-fi show along the lines of Farscape, Andromeda, Babylon 5, etc, etc ,etc. But after seeing Serenity I've just ordered myself the DVD of Firefly.
I don't think a lot of you guys can see past your expectations. This is a film based on a cancelled TV show from a first-time movie director and has no A-list stars whatsoever. It's amazing it's even been made! But it's proof that Universal put a lot of faith in Whedon's vision, and it's more than paid off.
Like I say, I haven't watched Firefly (yet), but the movie Serenity, is one of the best Sci-Fi non-sequel movies I've seen in a very long time.
And I think it's far more likely that the success of Serenity will bring back the TV series rather than spawn a movie sequel, since TV is Whedon's favourite format, despite proving his ability of a first-class movie director.

CHRISTHECYNIC

Sunday, October 9, 2005 2:10 PM

If you want to talk in slogans made from quotes, which some people seem to, here's how I see it:

They did take the sky from us.

Now we've got it back, in other words we’ve done the impossible and that makes us mighty.

But they can stop the signal, and we're the ones who have to work to make it not happen.

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Also, wasn't it Joss who said this is the important weekend?

The part that matters is not making huge amounts of money any given day or weekend, it is continually making enough money to keep it in theaters. So far it seems that if we get people to see it they like it, and many (perhaps not most) will probably go again.

The thing is that since people are not flocking to go see it we need time. People will go to see a movie if it is there, it just happens. They look at the listings and say, "We could try Serenity," but only if it is still there when they look.

We won't get some amazing quick turnout, that means we need time to accumulate money.

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Interesting note, being an annoying zelot may drive people away, but being merely passionate can convince people to go. I'm not sure how you know when you've crossed the line though.

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"Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FREAKIN' SHOW! I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damnit." ~Joss

TENTHCREWMEMBER

Sunday, October 9, 2005 3:38 PM

A couple more thoughts:

What weekend ISN'T important?
What showing ISN'T important?

They all are, point of fact. All the $$$ adds up in the end. I don't care if it is Orange Wednesdays or Black Fridays or whatever, so long as people are seeing the movie. Still, I am not gonna cry if we are not #1 with a bullet (really, what moonbrain expected that? Not even Joss or the studio).

We will get there, but in a fashion more like Browncoats. We hold. We keep going back, and we keep bringing more troops (friends, family, klingons, whoever!) to the movie. So what if it takes a year or 3 (sound familiar?), or even 10 before it is the "success" some would like to define as "money earned in one week". I'll be there every weekend until it isn't showing.

Also, I am curious, has Joss given any thought to continuing the story in a more traditional fashion? Around these parts, we call 'em books. I wasn't overly impressed by KRAD and the Novelization, but if Joss his own self were to write it...

Can't stop the signal,
TCM

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TENTHCREWMEMBER

Sunday, October 9, 2005 3:50 PM

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Originally posted by christhecynic:
Interesting note, being an annoying zelot may drive people away, but being merely passionate can convince people to go. I'm not sure how you know when you've crossed the line though.

When they get the deer-in-the-headlights look of fear...then maybe you've crossed the line.

BWAH!
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