>Terrence Briggs wrote:

>>>

>>>>>>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.

>
>Uh, believe I said "Only ONE"?
>If you happen to be #2 in the same month...terribly sorry. Please stand
>over in the corner, next to "Charlotte's Web".
>