How To Make A Box Office Smash Hit

First step, write your script and find your title. Two, find out where you want the movie to take place. Three, find the actors/actresses that would work in the film. Finally make the film and hope it turns out as you have hoped. The following blog is an example of a director who has made millions of money on a short budget and how he made a box office hit.

Movies these days cost a lot of money to make. Back in the late 1970s, people like John Carpenter, the mastermind behind the Halloween series, had only $320,000, but turned into a multi-million dollar project.

With this short amount, Carpenter had to think fast about how he was going to be able to hire actors, fix up the set and make the music. He and his lovely assistant, Debra Hill, had to think fast on this one. In a twist of fate, he came upon three female teenagers by the names of, Jamie Lee Curtis, PJ Soles, and Nancy Kyes.

During a running of The Inside Story:Halloween, Carpenter went on to talk about how he basically loved the horror genre and how he had big dreams of becoming the next big thing. He continuously says that if you have the heart and drive to do it then you are for sure going to have a smash hit with your target audience.

Shortly after hiring the actors and talking to them about the script, he had to get the outfits and set ready. With the budget he was on, he was in no position to purchase clothes and things to make a set. Actors and actresses alike, had to wear clothes they had at home. Clothes? Check. Actors and actresses? Check. Set? That was the next thing he had to work on. Carpenter and his crew had to come up with a set and fast. They put their thinking caps on and came up with a foreign town by the name of Haddonfield, Illinois.




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(Rob Zombie redid Halloween in 2008 and redid Halloween 2 in 2009. He has yet to release Halloween 3D)

Filming was underway at this point and everyone was on the edge of their seats hoping that all would go well. After just twenty one days of filming John and his crew had made what was sure to be a showstopper. Until one brave critic made a bold move that stopped movie goers from seeing his film.

Film critics are a movie makers worst nightmare. They can make you or break you at any point in time. Almost three weeks had gone by when another critic made the film's ticket sales go through the roof.

Coming Soon To A Theater Near You

Movies that have recently hit theaters like The Three Stooges, The Hunger Games, and American Reunion, have been box office smash hits. But for what reason? The Hunger Games starred actors like Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, and Jennifer Lawrence. 

Chitwood said "Overall I think The Hunger Games is worth seeing." In other terms it means any teenager who wants to see this movie should. "I give the movie a 8.8. Some Teens may not agree with me because 'little details' were missing, but that is why we all have opinions."

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The Three Stooges opened over the past two weekends. Although it was a box office hit, Scott Chitwood, an avid movie reviewer, said "I'd recommend it for anyone ten and under." It was a big flop to him. Public reviews showed otherwise. People on his website were saying things like, "We laughed so much we cried and our stomachs were hurting."

Chitwood gave the film a whopping 5.5. Audiences were stunned with Chitwood's bravery to point fingers at the Farrely brothers who had created this movie.

Other movies you can expect to see this summer are The Dark Knight Rises, the shocking end to the Batman series. Christian Bale will be back to play the mysterious Batman. Along with other returning actors such as Morgan Freeman.

For those of you with kids, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, hits theaters latger in June. The four comedians that were in the first two are back again.

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Molly Brown:The Real Unsinkable

The new Titanic 3D opened almost three weeks ago and has made about $19.7 million. When you go to see the movie you will notice that the characters Rose and Jack are the main focus of the movie. Have you ever stopped and thought about the other people that were on that boat, for example Molly Brown?

Molly Tobin was born in a little white house on Palmyra street in Hannibal, just after the Civil War. She was Irish and her family had just immigrated to Missouri. While living in Missouri, her father was digging ditches for the gas company. At the age of 13, she sent out to find a job. At first she worked at a tobacco company, 12 hours six days a week.Shortly after she landed a job at the Park Hotel.


Shortly after Molly turned 18, she married 32 year old, J.J. Brown.While she was still in her teens, she was debating whether or not to marry a rich man, or settle with a poor man with which she was very happy. Molly then said after years of deciding, she married J.J. Brown. Molly Brown said “Finally, I decided that I’d be better off with a poor man whom I loved than with a wealthy one whose money had attracted me."




Years went by before she was able to return to America. Back in America she had an ailing grandson, she was only 44 at the time. There was a last minute sale for tickets to board a boat also known as the Titanic.      As she boarded the boat she would talk for hours about how much she would miss her family. All was well until one starry night. April 12, 1912 was the date that the captains would find out that "the unsinkable" was going down. 


Passengers were falling asleep and getting their children in the bed. As soon as they were in the bed, they heard a long, loud, banging noise. Molly was the first to get her things ready to get off the ship. Packing $500 and putting on as many clothes as she possibly. When she got to the deck, boats were loading and leaving. Women and children were the top priority of the Titanic.

Molly was lucky enough to board the third boat. Shortly after leaving, she tried to persuade the drivers to turn around and pick up the people floating in the water. Three hours too late, they turned around.

 As you think about the Titanic, think about Molly Brown and her family. Molly made it safe to her grandson. The movie Titanic will surely make you rethink 3D and the way you saw the Titanic and the people who were on it.

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Watch a video of Molly Brown at http://www.history.com/topics/molly-brown/videos#titanic-what-happened-after---first-class-passengers

Movie Info

Movie lovers of all types, you need to drop what you are doing and read on!
 Movie Mania is all about new and upcoming film news. You can expect news on any films that you may be interested in this post.


 I picked this topic because I wanted something that would appeal to the majority of the world. I mean, who doesn't love movies? My personal favorite are the horror and comedy. 


Some of the things I want to focus on are what people who have seen the film are saying. Critics are some of the biggest film critiques in the world. So when I write about the movies that I pick, I will include some of what the critics are saying.


 I myself am a very big movie fan and I want to help you know what other people are saying about the film before you go see it.Some of the newer films that have hit the scene these past few weeks are The Hunger Games, and some of the films that will be hitting theaters nearest you will be Titanic 3D. 


If you enjoy movies in 3D, you will like to read this post as well. I will be reviewing Titanic 3D after its release. For those of you who like comedies, I will be reviewing The Three Stooges after its release date as well. 

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