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However movies were open at the time.
Competition isn't really a factor because if people want to see more than one movie, they'll go see one movie. (Last week's Twilight vs. Happy Feet was a rare exception.) The thing is that this weekend sees a lot of casual moviegoers who don't go to the movies every weekend year-round. They're out at the mall with their family Christmas shopping and there's a lot of showing up at theaters, looking at the marquee and seeing what's playing. The Muppets or Happy Feet would win that battle hands down but when those are sold out, they'll have to go for something and having a movie with the word "Christmas" is often enough. (See "This Christmas", "Four Christmases", "Christmas with the Cranks", "Bad Santa" also fits in there, etc)
OW Gutcheck Time ! 3 shorts. And yes I know it's for 5 days ( 2 multiplier ). Nov 23, 03:20
Shortcese, Shorthur Christmas, and long-faced Muppets (or was that just a horse?) {nm} Nov 23, 03:41
I did the same. {nm} Nov 23, 07:12
One thing I have learned from here... Never underestimate Disney movies, especially on Thanksgiving. {nm} Nov 23, 03:45
"Never get involved with Disney in a land war in Asia." Nov 23, 06:26
Short everything!. Might be wrong on the green sock, but it cant be by much. {nm} Nov 23, 03:50
Agree with a_4_J. Tracking is better than Arthur XMAS...but Arthur Xmas is a charming story and Muppets does not deliver. {nm} Nov 23, 03:51
So you are saying 100% of the critics who have The Muppets at 100% fresh at rotten tomatoes are 100% wrong? Umm.... {nm} Nov 23, 05:32
wow. there is so much wrong with that statement! {nm} Nov 23, 09:18
I'll go even further; Sticking to the handpuppets is a big disrespect from the studio for the strength of the characters Nov 23, 09:33
That puts in you the George Lucas camp... I'm not in that camp. Let the Muppet be Muppets :) {nm} Nov 23, 09:36
Conversely, going CGI would be an even BIGGER disrespect to the creators and puppeteers who essentially ARE the Muppets. {nm} Nov 23, 09:50
Good point. And one the marketing department could have picked up on more... or... Nov 23, 10:09
and why not at least Justin Bieber in this ??? Nov 23, 10:36
You CGI the Muppets and there will be riots in the streets leading to the end of civilization as we know it. {nm} Nov 23, 09:20
Muppets long and Hugo Short... not sure about ARTHC... really though shorting a holiday family film over Thanksgiving Nov 23, 04:37
How many movies that were direct competition did Christmas with the Kranks have to face on its opening? Nov 23, 04:45
However movies were open at the time. Nov 23, 05:00
"however many movies"... :) {nm} Nov 23, 05:01
Yes, but those years also didn't have the exodus of young males from the cinemas like the past year. Nov 23, 05:08
2 shorts, do not play the muppetpuppets {nm} Nov 23, 08:53
Thinking Long MUPET and short other two... {nm} Nov 23, 08:59
Short Hugo and Arthur. Muppet may be on its number now but I went long from the get go... {nm} Nov 23, 09:07