A cutback in expenses related to distribution at the Paramount Pictures studio more than offset losses from a string of comparatively weak film releases.
"Yes, it will be our biggest," Mr. Grey said of the profit potential in a quarter that caps a strong year for Paramount in a generally weak film industry.
First, January is historically "the dumping ground for the year's weakest films", and this also applied to 2010.
It's also Coppola's weakest film.
At the point it shifts gear, however, "Turn the River" becomes a jerky, desultory chase movie in which Kailey's solidity crumbles, and she seems increasingly unhinged; the last third of the movie is almost a different, and much weaker, film.
I think it would've been a weaker film.
This week's most era-defining new films, defined by this era's weakest film writers.
In contrast, its weakest film at the box office, "Cars 2," is also its worst-reviewed film (39% on Rotten Tomatoes).
The Dead Pool grossed nearly $38 million ( in dollars), relatively low receipts for a Dirty Harry film and it is generally viewed as the weakest film of the series, although Roger Ebert perceived it to be as good as the original.
The Last Jedi is supposed to be analogous to The Empire Strikes Back, but it actually has more in common with Return of the Jedi, which most Star Wars fans consider the weakest film of the original trilogy.
That would be a real possibility in a weaker film year, but Moore, snubbed by the Spirit Awards despite a six-wide field, may find it difficult to join her co-star in the Oscar lineup.
