Home Media Magazine - November 16-22, 2008 - (Page 3) www.homemediamagazine.com MENU FROM THE EDITOR BY THOMAS K. ARNOLD, PUBLISHER www.homemediamagazine.com Home Video: Bargain in Tough Times PUBLISHER & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Thomas K. Arnold EDITOR IN CHIEF Stephanie Prange EDITORIAL Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angelique Flores Senior Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erik Gruenwedel Senior Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Tribbey Assistant Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Latchem Associate Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billy Gil, Kyra Kudick Contributors. . . . . . . . . John Gaudiosi, Anne Sherber, Fred Topel, Ralph Tribbey, Holly J. Wagner Interns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laleh Ghalambor, Michael Lee I ART Art Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Jennifer Guerena For reprints, call 800-290-5460, ext. 100 or HomeMediaMagazine@reprintbuyer.com For direct-mail lists, call Ilene Schwartz, Kroll Direct, 216/371-1667 FAX 216/371-1669 ilene@krolldirect.com t’s just our luck to schedule our third annual High-Defini- which opened to $63.1 million over the summer — long before tion Disc Conference on the same exact day the Hollywood the economic smog settled in. Forum hosted a special dinner presentation, “Wall Street Wal-Mart, that great harbinger of middle America’s shopping Meltdown’s Impact on Hollywood.” habits, reported a more-than-respectable 2.4% gain in sameIf Wall Street is in panic mode, then Hollywood is not far behind, store sales during October, the terrible month of slashing and despite the entertainment industry’s historical resilience to trou- burning that affected everything from the Dow to our 401ks. bled economic times. These past few weeks we have heard story af- The same day, the giant retailer announced a big expansion of ter story of studio layoffs, marketing budget cuts, its Blu-ray Disc inventories. reduced picture outputs and overall malaise, as YES, THE NATION IS IN AN And Marvel Entertainment’s third-quarter the down economy no doubt conjures up images ECONOMIC TAILSPIN, BUT net income rose more than 40%, boosted by of bread lines and soup kitchens among those SO FAR AT LEAST OUR the strong theatrical performance, and vibrant whose parents, in many cases, weren’t even old INDUSTRY HASN’T BEEN home video sales, of Iron Man. enough to live through them. HIT ALL THAT HARD. These are challenging times, to say the least. Hollywood’s hype machine is running at full But if you look hard enough there’s always speed, and the “sky is falling” mentality that’s that proverbial silver lining. Analysts were hit the mortgage and banking industries already is spreading quick to attribute Wal-Mart’s strong financial showing — and like a dark cloud over the Hollywood Hills. a similar uptick in sales at McDonald’s — to consumers searchWhoa, everyone. Let’s rein in the doom and gloom for just a ing for bargains. The success of Madagascar 2, meanwhile, was spell and take a look at what’s really going on out there. Yes, the chalked up to the desire for escapism through entertainment. nation is in an economic tailspin, but so far at least our industry Hmmm. Bargain and entertainment. That’s got home video hasn’t been hit all that hard. Consider the following: written all over it. DreamWorks’ Madagascar 2 busted even the rosiest projections to open with $63.5 million, beating even Disney’s Wall-E, Thomas K. Arnold’s e-mail address is tarnold@questex.com MARKETING Marketing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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WWW.HOMEMEDIAMAGAZINE.COM CALENDAR I HOLLYWOOD GOES GREEN iHollywood Forum’s second annual green confab will offer industry professionals a place to address concerns for creating a sustainable future for the entertainment industry. Dec. 8-9 Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City Info: www.hollywoodgoesgreen.com Valentine’s Day ……………… 16 Genius Products and Sesame Workshop slate family title Elmo Loves You!; see romantic titles studios have planned leading up to Valentine’s Day. Director Guillermo del Toro discusses engaging in a Blu-ray Disc first: a live director commentary through BD Live for Hellboy II: The Golden Army. >> EL ECTRONIC D EL IV ERY Reviews ………………………… 20 Can Hancock overcome an internal battle over what kind of film it wants to be? Does Space Chimps soar with monkey-movie charm? Is Planet of the Apes: 40-Year Evolution a must-have on Blu-ray Disc? News ………………………… Printed in the U.S.A. Online movie delivery projected to represent only 5% of the market; YouTube teams with MGM; MySpace has a new video application. I CES Put on by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the International CES serves the consumer electronics industry. Jan. 8-11 Las Vegas Convention Center/Las Vegas Hilton Sands Expo and Convention Center/The Venetian, Las Vegas Info: www.cesweb.org Research ……………………… 24 Top 20 DVD Sellers ……………………… 24 While Warner Home Video’s Get Smart took the Top 20 Rentals and Top 10 Charts ……… 26 top spot on the DVD sales and rental charts, another title took the spotlight: Paramount/Dream- Just Announced ……………… Works’ Kung Fu Panda, which took the No. 2 spot Sony Pictures drives down Lakeview Terrace; on both charts despite having been on shelves for Anchor Bay has Traitor; Sony Pictures debuts only one day. The Children of Huang Shi. 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