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The Hot Button Week That Was (October 17-23)
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The Hot Button Week That Was (October 17-23)

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Oct 23, 2022
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Sometimes I wonder why I am tired on the weekends… then I look back at what I did this week and I feel the immediate urge to take another nap.

Wish I had an editor to tell people I was great and brilliant and more important than oxygen… maybe I should make someone up. Hmmm…

My project this week is to write stories about the numbers in the industry in a ,ore concise, easily understood way for those who have requested it (and it is the #1 request I get). I’d love to hear any opinions of the topic.

Until tomorrow…

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THB #236: How Should You Feel About Halloween Ends' Opening?

More likely, the endless marketing of “if you don’t go to the movies, it will be on your TY in a few weeks,” that is de-motivating some percentage of the more consistent moviegoers. That and a general sense that “there’s nothing to go see.” Why isn’t there anything to go see? Because every studio now either has a streamer or has a set relationship with a streamer and some of the smartest, most talented, serious-about-the-…

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