>>

>>>>>Actually, the reviews for Enchanted were a little *too* positive across
>>>>>the board--
>>>>>While "Alvin"'s were decidedly...MIXED, and just caught the same
>>>>>Christmas school-vacation wave that "Night at the Museum" caught last year.

>>

>>>> Well, that doesn't explain the audience reaction to the Nov. 11
>>>>test screening; like it or not, people liked this movie!

>>
>>Just saying that just about ANYTHING franchiseable with a kids-PG rating
>>(but only one of it) makes money on Dec 26th, after the November movies
>>peter out and School vacation assaults parents--
>>Or maybe you don't remember "Fat Albert" making a bit more
>>week-after-Christmas money than it, by rights, should have?
>>
>>(look, I've already mentioned "Museum", that ALONE should
>>be more than enough illustration)

>
> Heh. Three examples does not an "ALWAYS" make. That kind of thinking
> just encourage Hollywood trend-reading monkeys to ASSUME that any PG-
> rated "family" film will make money during the Winter Vacation.
>
> Water Horse.