Monday, August 26, 2013

Box Office: More misfires as genre films 'Mortal Instruments,' 'You're Next' Miss the mainstream boat

Robert Sheehan, Jamie Campbell Bower, Lily Collins and Kevin Zegers, writer Cassandra Clare and director Harald Zwart pose for pictures during a question and answer session for the movie "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" in Glendale By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Genre movies "Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," "The World's End" and "You're Next" all tried and failed to connect with mainstream audiences this past weekend. All three wound up with less than $10 million for the three days. The fact is, capturing the attention of mass audiences with specialized fare isn't easy. Studio marketers can usually connect with the built-in fan bases, and all three of these movies did that, at least to a degree. But breaking out requires connecting with the mainstream, and that's much tougher. ...








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