Comments on: ‘Snakes on a Plane’ top weekend movie

By: tish grier

tish grier — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:07:04 +0000

haven’t seen it yet–but boy oh boy! have I heard enough of the hype!

IMO, the viral buzz may be overstated–because viral buzz marketers might be looking for some proof of its importance (among young people esp.)

I might still go see SOAP–after the crowds have died down. I got tired of theater talk-back and audience antics back when Rocky Horror still made the midnight movie rounds.

By: flotsam

flotsam — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:45:39 +0000

Was only a winner by including Thrusday’s night into the total. Without the added night, it was a second place finisher and even more disappointing to the analysts.

With all that “viral buzz” you wulda thunk better. Coud it be that the hype about both the movie and power of online viral buzz is a little overstated?

By: david

david — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:25:47 +0000

1. Don’t count it out just yet…I think that it will do better than these initial results indicate.
2. Saw it - loved it - money well spent!

By: Safran

Safran — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:58:03 +0000

Yeah - a $15 million opening weekend for a hyped film should be considered a huge disappointment. The fanboys have probably all seen it by now. So “Snakes,” forgive me, doesn’t seem to have legs.

It only cost $30 million to make, however, so it will recoup that and still make a profit thanks to DVDs, VOD, downloads and ancillaries.

Apparently internet buzz does not translate well to ticket sales.