Tuesday Grabs
2006-Aug-1 by Laughcalvin
- The SFIAAFF, the largest event in the nation dedicated to
screening Asian American and Asian films, is now accepting
submissions for the 2007 Festival. To submit online, to
download an entry form or for more information, visit:
www.asianamericanfilmfestival
- Interesting Indie Numbers this week:
. "Little Miss Sunshine" (Fox Searchlight) $370,782 wknd ($52,969 per scrn)
2. "Another Gay Movie (TLA Releasing) $33,316 wknd ($16,658 per scrn)
3. "13 (Tzameti)" (Palm Pictures) $10,805 wknd ($10,805 per scrn)
4. "Wondrous Oblivion" (Palm Pictures) $10,740 wknd ($10,740 per scrn)
5. "Changing Times" (Koch Lorber Films) $25,512 wknd ($8,504 per scrn)
6. "Edmond" (First Independent) $7,493 wknd ($7,493 per scrn)
7. "Beowulf & Grendel" (Truly Indie) $6,354 wknd ($6,354 per scrn)
8. "American: Freedom To Facism" (Cinema Libre) $61,198 wknd ($6,120 per scrn)
9. "Scoop" (Focus Features) $3,046,924 wknd ($5,663 per scrn)
10. "I Like Killing Flies" (ThinkFilm) $5,487 wknd ($5,487 per scrn)
- Finally Mark Cuban poses an interesting question:
"How can you convince 5 million people to give up their weekend and go to a theater to see a specific movie without spending 60mm dollars." His request for ideas generated 1,000 comments (all available online)....
http://www.indiewire.com/buzz


