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Art EventPaducah Wastelanders:
Yeiser Art Center, Paducah;those exhibiting include JaneBright, David Brown, MarkDonham, Susan French,Juanita Gilliam, KristiHanson, John Paul Henry andLanelle Mason; open to thepublic, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Thursday-Saturday Jan.2-4 and Tuesday-Saturday,Jan. 7-11; 270-442-1985; www.paducahwastelanders.com
Call For ArtCall For Art: For Kids’ Sake
Art Auction, which will be
April in the LongbranchCoffeehouse in Carbondale;deadline for students tosubmit their artwork, Monday,Jan. 6; 618-529-5044;[email protected]
ExhibitsHoliday Extravaganza
show: Little Egypt ArtsAssociation Art Centre,square, Marion; handmade,refurbished, original works ofChristmas art; fiber pieces,artwork, jewelry and photos;through mid-January; 618-998-8530; [email protected]; www.little
egyptarts.comFrom the Heartland:
Photographs by DavidGilmore, Gallery Space, Lawoffice of Joni Beth Bailey,located at 1008 Walnut St., Murphysboro; throughJan. 15; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday;[email protected]
Cropper Life: Images ofDignity, Mounds AfricanAmerican Museum; throughFeb. 9; hours, 2-5 p.m.Saturday and Sunday; 618-745-61833; [email protected]
Caught in the Sweep ofHistory: Egypt in the Civil War
– The Second Year exhibit and documentary now ondisplay, The General John A. Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St., Murphysboro;through April; 618-684-3455; to www.loganmuseum.org
The Urge to Embellish:Illinois State MuseumSouthern Illinois Art Gallery, Art & Artisans Center,14967 Gun Creek Trail,Whittington, six miles north ofBenton; open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.daily; through May 25; 618-629-2220; www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/so-il
ComedyThe Carbondale Comedians: 9 p.m.
Mondays, Hangar 9, Carbondale; 10 p.m.Wednesdays, Station 13, Carbondale; seeThe Carbondale Comedians on Facebook
EventsTwelfth Night Ball: 8 p.m.-midnight
Saturday, Jan. 4, American Legion hall,509 Henry St., Illinois 155, Prairie duRocher; music by Cousin Curtis and theCash Rebates; doors open, 6 p.m.; $10;618-284-7146; [email protected]
The Harlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 9, SIU Arena, Carbondale;tickets start at $17; 573-651-5000 or866-464-2626; www.harlemglobetrotters.com/tickets
RV Vacation & Travel Show:Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 9-12, America’sCenter, downtown St Louis; featuresJohn Holod and his Roads to Adventurefilms; $9/ $4; www.stlrv.com; 618-288-9952
The Harlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 13, Show Me Center, CapeGirardeau; tickets start at $17; 877-725-8547 or 618-453-2001; www.harlemglobetrotters.com/tickets
Red Carpet Gala: 4:45 p.m. Saturday,Jan. 25, The Pavilion, Marion; proceedsfrom the fundraiser to Hospice ofSouthern Illinois; cocktails, dinner, silentauction, celebrity performances; dinner,6 p.m.; theme, The Way We Were; 618-997-3030 or email [email protected]
FilmsMovie Night: 7-9 p.m., Thursday, Jan.
2, Cache River Wetlands Center,Cypress; “Secret Worlds” theme,Raccoon Nation, focus on intricacies ofplants and animals, AmeriCorps will host movie discussions; 618-634-2231
HistoryTelling Time in Ancient North
America: Program on ancient structures
and telling time using the sun, moon and stars, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13,Carbondale Township Hall, 217 E. MainSt.; program by William Iseminger, anIllinois Humanities Council RoadScholar; 618-521-0789
TheaterMillion Dollar Quartet: Musical,
7:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 and Tuesday,Jan. 14, Carson Center, Paducah;features tribute to Elvis Presley,Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins; $35/$46/$57; 270-450-4444; www.thecarsoncenter.org
AuditionsBeauty and the Beast: Registration
and auditions, 9-3 p.m. Saturday,Jan. 4 and 6-9 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 7 and Thursday Jan 9, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; must be five to 18years of age on the show dates, March26-30; www.artstarts.biz; 618 645-2787
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Local musicians WilMaring and RobertBowlin have mutually
agreed to temporarily gotheir separate ways towork on individualprojects, but have notdissolved their long-timepartnership. They are stillavailable for bookings as aduo and will play theprestigious John HartfordMemorial Festival, whichruns May 29-31 at BillMonroe’s Music Park andCampground in BeanBlossom, Ind.
Bowlin was closefriends with Hartford andthe last fiddler Monroeused in his famous roadband, The Bluegrass Boys.
A story featuring Bowlinwas published last weekin Flipside. The headlineon the article incorrectlystated Maring and Bowlinwere terminating the act,starting a social mediafirestorm.
Maring quickly postedthe famous “reports of mydemise are greatlyexaggerated” quote fromMark Twain on Facebook.
“We are not breakingup,” Maring says.“We decided to stop,breath, rest and getinspired. Every bandoccasionally needs to take
a creative break.”Maring said she spent
several hours composingdamage control memos tofriends and professionalcontacts within the musiccommunity this pastweekend in California,where she played abenefit concert for theNorth HollywoodInterfaith Food Pantry.
“I was trying to turn thetsunami around before ithit land,” she said. “Thestory got picked up on anational bluegrass blogand people werewondering what wasgoing on.”
Maring said sheanswered e-mail inquiriesfrom as far away as Franceand Germany.
“It sounded like therewas some type ofvolatility between us andthat is not true,” Bowlinsaid. “We are clear andopen with things. Weneeded a break. It’s apretty usually occurrencein the music businesswhen you intensely workso long and so closetogether.”
During the plannedhiatus, both artists willstay busy.
Trained in graphicdesign, Maring is also indemand as a painter. Shehas been commissionedfor several pieces of workthat she plans to complete
over the winter.Well versed in folk,
bluegrass and countrymusic, Maring and Bowlinreleased a duo album in2010, but she has notreleased any solo materialin a long time.
“Everybody wants toknow when the nextalbum is coming out,”Maring said. “It’s been sobusy that I haven’t reallyhad much time to work onit. I’m hoping the breakwill spark my creativejuices and I can write afresh batch of songs. Itwould be nice for the nextalbum to sound a littledifferent.”
Bowlin has wonnational honors on bothguitar and fiddle. He hasplayed in the road bandsof Tom T. Hall, Ray Priceand Bobby Bare — allmembers of the CountryMusic Hall of Fame.
Bowlin’s passion forwestern swing music ledhim in 1997 to being a co-founder with fiddler HootHester of The TimeJumpers, a bandcomposed of veteransession musicians that isstill playing sold-outshows in Nashville everyMonday night.
A certified luthier,Bowlin owns and operatesa side business repairingviolins and fiddles. Healso maintains a state-of-
the-art recording studiothat is available to localmusicians and has donework for the SIU Schoolof Music. Bowlin says thepause from working thehectic schedule withMaring will allow him todirect his attention to abacklog of brokeninstruments.
Maring and Bowlinagree that performingsolo shows in the nearfuture will force them topractice harder, takingtheir vocal and musicalskills to a new level,which in turn will makethem even better whenthey perform as a duo.
“I need some freshinput and need to exploreideas in a solo context,flex the musical musclesand think outside of thebox a little bit,” Bowlinsaid.
Maring added: “I wantto gain confidenceplaying solo. It’sempowering to recognizeyour limitations andcreate really good music,then try to take it to newheights at each show.”
Last week’s article alsoincorrectly stated the duowould be playing atMerlefest in April.
At this time, they havenot been booked at thefestival.
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Bowlin, Maring not splitting upCCOOUUNNTTRRYY SSCCEENNEEVince Hoffard
Well-known duo will play together again The end of theChristmas season will bemarked with The annualTwelfth Night Ball.
The dance will be from8 p.m. to midnightSaturday, Jan. 4 in theAmerican Legion hall.
The Ball, a traditionhanded down from theearliest settlers of Prairiedu Rocher, includes thepractice of giving a pieceof cake to all men inattendance. The cake hasfour beans hidden insideand the first to find a beanbecomes the King of theBall. The remaining beansdefine the court and themen then choose theirladies.
The guests, dressed intheir 18th century finest,the candlelight, thedraped decorations andthe hardwood dance floor,combined with the musicis designed to takedancers back in time.
Music is provided byCousin Curtis and theCash Rebates, anold–time string bandoffering waltzes,schottisches, polkas, reelsand square dances. Thecaller gives briefinstructions before thedances.
Doors open at 6 p.m.and the cake is servedaround 9 p.m.
The American LegionHall is located at 509Henry St., Illinois 155.Admission to the ball is$10.
La Guiannee Societewill host the event.Costumes may be wornbut are not required.
Attendees may bringwine glasses or a fewcommemorative glasseswill be available for sale.
For more information,call 618-284-7146 oremail [email protected]
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CARTERVILLE —The Beatles willbe the subject of a course startingTuesday, Jan. 21 at John A. LoganCollege.
Registration for the class iscurrently under way.
Terry Crain, dean of studentservices at JALC, will teach theBeatles Class. The nine-weekcourse will be offered onlinethrough the college’s ContinuingEducation Department.
“I’ve taught this course before,but this time is different,” saidCrain, an avid Beatles fan. “Thelessons will be sent to the studentsthrough email, where they canstudy them using theirsmartphones, tablets, personaldevices or computers. Since this isoffered as a public-service course,there are no grades, no tests and noquizzes. I’m really looking forwardto trying this new delivery methodwith the entire course going right toemail for just $10.”
He said the course should beinteresting and educational.
“When The Beatles appeared onEd Sullivan in February of 1964, itwas a milestone for a generation ofmusic fans. We had a Beatles tribute
concert on our campus that drew ahuge crowd, showing how popularand relevant their music still is.Many colleges and universitiesaround the world are teachingcourses on The Beatles, and wewanted to share this subject in anonline format with our students.”
The course will focus on the band
historically, from the mid-1950s to1970 and beyond, and combineelements from the disciplines ofmusic, history and sociology.
For more information, emailCrain at [email protected] or callhim at 618-985-2828 or 618-457-7676, ext. 8382.
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All you need is … a class on the Fab Four
APEd Sullivan (center) stands with The Beatles during a rehearsal for the group's firstAmerican appearance, on the ‘Ed Sullivan Show,’ on Feb. 9, 1964, in New York.
ConcertsBluegrass Night: 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 3, Kentucky Opry,88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.;free; www.kentuckyopry.com;888-459-8704
Music marathon: 2 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 4, Herrin CivicCenter; proceeds go tomedical expenses of KassidyMauk; music by Don Falknor,Dave Clark, Deanna Freeman,The Old Dogs BluegrassBand, Jared Talbert, JenniferPritchett, Music In Motion DJShow and Tom Wallaceperforming a WaylonJennings tribute; alsoincludes spaghetti dinner;$10; live and silent auction;bring canned food item; 618-751-2832; [email protected]
Rescheduled Children’sChoir Concert: A Festival ofLove and Light, 3 p.m.,Saturday, Jan. 11, GraceUnited Methodist Church,220 N. Tower Road; Pre-Kthrough eighth grade fromfour southern Illinoiscounties; music by Handel,Rutter, Tchaikovsky andProkofiev; free
Paul Jacobs: Renownedorganist, 7:30 p.m. Friday,Jan. 17, SIU’s ShyrockAuditorium; concert in honorof organist Marianne Webb;free
Baroque Celebration:Featuring Frenchharpsichordist Maryse Carlin,3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19,Carbondale Unitarian
Fellowship, 105 N. ParrishLane, Carbondale; presentedby The Southern IllinoisChamber Music Society;other performers include SIUfaculty Doug Worthen, PetraBubanja, Eric Lenz, JacobTews and Philip Brown; alsoSIU School of Music studentsEdward Charity, Ben Bollero,Alex Chavez, JenniferFranklund and Richard Davis; $15/$5; music majors,free; www.sichambermusic.org
Three Dog Night: 7:15 p.m.Friday, Feb. 21, Carson Center,Paducah; $29-$79; hitsinclude Mama Told Me (NotTo Come), Joy to the World,Easy To Be Hard, An OldFashioned Love Song, One,“Never Been To Spain, Eli’sComing, Celebrate and Try ALittle Tenderness; 270-450-4444; www.thecarsoncenter.org
The Band Perry: We ArePioneers World Tour 2014,7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21,Show Me Center, CapeGirardeau; special guestsEaston Corbin and LindsayEll; Pioneer, the sophomorealbum from The Band Perry,has been certified gold andfeatures the number one hits,Better Dig Two and Done;current single, Don’t Let MeBe Lonely; band members areNeil Perry on mandolin,accordion, vocals, KimberlyPerry, lead vocals, guitar andReid Perry, bass, vocals;www.thebandperry.com; $25-$39.75; [email protected]
Million Dollar QuartetMusical featuring songs byElvis Presley, Johnny Cash,Jerry Lee Lewis and CarlPerkins; 7:15 p.m. Mondayand Tuesday, Jan. 13-14;The Carson Center, 100Kentucky Ave., Paducah;tickets are $35 to $57 andcan be purchased online atwww.thecarsoncenter.orgor by calling 270-450-4444
BY ADAM TESTATHE SOUTHERN
One December eveningin the the lower levelof a Memphis
recording studio, four menmade not only music buthistory, as well.
Carl Perkins, who hadalready found success withhis tune “Blue SuedeShoes,” ventured into SunRecords with his band,looking to lay downanother single. Labelowner Sam Phillipswanted to bolster thesound and brought in oneof his newest acquisitions,a piano hotshot namedJerry Lee Lewis.
A bit later in theevening, a favorite son ofSun Records returned for apre-holiday visit. Nowsigned to RCA, ElvisPresley was on his way tobecoming a bona fidesuperstar, but he couldn’tpass up the opportunityfor a quality jam session.
Perkins, Lewis andPresley played and sangaway, and at some point, afourth man by the name ofJohnny Cash showed upand joined the fun. Thefour didn’t ever intend for
anything to come of thesession, but eithersomeone’s mistake or wiseforethought to leave therecorder running allowedfor the historic occasion tobe captured on tape.
Through the followingyears, the recording — aswell as the foursome —would come to be knownas the Million DollarQuartet. Cash and Presleyobviously went on tostardom, while Perkinsand Lewis enjoyed theirshare of successes, as well.
The story of that fatefulnight in the recordingstudio at Sun Records hasinspired a number ofmusical releases, storiesand a national touringmusical. “Million DollarQuartet” will make its wayto The Carson Center, 100Kentucky Ave., for twoperformances. Showsbegin at 7:15 p.m. Mondayand Tuesday, Jan. 13 and14. Tickets are $35 to $57and can be purchasedonline at www.thecarson
center.org or by calling270-450-4444.
While the chanceencounter jam session is atthe core of the show, themusical takes thingsdeeper into the lives andpersonalities of itscharacters.
“The show takes thatreal event and uses it as apalette to create a story,”said John Countryman,the Annapolis, Maryland-based actor playing Lewison the tour.
Countryman’s Lewis, forexample, tends to buttheads a bit with theothers, consideringhimself as big of a star asthem despite his latearrival onto the Memphisscene.
In the end, though, theshow is designed to be atribute to the fourmusicians, their lives andthe legacies they’ve leftbehind. For the actors, it’salso an opportunity tokeep their music alive.
“It’s a lot of fun, and it’s
a lot of fun to be able to bean ambassador for thattype of music,” saidCountryman, who cut hispiano-playing teeth withsongs by groups like theBeatles and Queen.
Introduced to Lewis byhis mother, Countrymanmakes the most ofstepping into the man’sshoes nightly. Theexperience of being on theroad with the tour also haspersonal significance.
Days before auditioningfor a role in “MillionDollar Quartet,”Countryman married hisfiancée. With little time tosettle in after the“official” honeymoon, heheaded out on the road.The best part, though, isthat his new wife was ableto land a job sellingmerchandise for the show,so they’ve been on anextended honeymoon forseveral months now.
They spend their daystraveling the country andtheir nights rocking androlling venues from coastto coast with top-tiertalent.
“It’s been a crazy ride,”he said. “All these folks are
really, really greatmusicians and just greatguys,” Countryman said.“I learn from them everynight. I’m just trying toabsorb as much as I can.”
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Four of a kindMillion Dollar Quartet coming to Paducah
PROVIDED BY THE CARSON CENTER The Million Dollar Quartet, which includes impersonators ofElvis Presley (from left), Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins andJohnny Cash, will perform Jan. 13 and 14 in Paducah.
THURSDAYCarbondale: PK’s, The Olds
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County Fairground Hanna Building, Big Lake Country Band,6:30-9:30 p.m.
Thompsonville: Lion’s Club,The Swing N’ CountryDance Band, 7-9:30 p.m.
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Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale 618-549-0511
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J Dee’s Connection: 215 E.Main St., Benton
John Brown’s on theSquare: 1000 TowerSquare, Marion 618-997-2909
Just Elsie’s: 302 JacksonSt., Orient, 618-932-3401
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Old Country Store DanceBarn: Main Street,Thompsonville 618-218-4676
PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale 618-529-1124
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HERRIN— An eight-hour food and musicmarathon will be heldstarting at 2 p.m. Saturdayat the Herrin Civic Centerto help offset medicalexpenses of Kassidy Maukof Johnston City.
Confirmed musicalguests include DonFalknor, Dave Clark,Deanna Freeman, The OldDogs Bluegrass Band,Jared Talbert, JenniferPritchett, Music In MotionDJ Show and Tom Wallaceperforming a WaylonJennings tribute.
For a $10 donation,guests receive a spaghettidinner prepared by
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Take out plates will beavailable.
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There will also be a liveand silent auction.
Those planning toattend are requested tobring a canned food itemto donate to a local foodpantry.
Mauk was a passenger ina vehicle that crashed Aug.12, 2012 and she received atraumatic head injury.
She requires intensiverehabilitation therapy atthe Rehabilitation
Institute of Chicago,hyperbaric oxygen therapyin Bowling Brook andspeech and physicaltherapy at HerrinHospital.
“She is really makingheadway,” says AngelBrooks, Kassidy’s mother.“She is really trying hardto talk. Any time shemakes progress, it gives usgreat hope.”
Mauk’s next round oftreatment at RIC isscheduled for late January.
For more information,contact Terry Brooks at618-751-2832 [email protected].
—Vince Hoffard
Music marathon to raisemoney for Kassidy Mauk
CARBONDALE —Beforeclocks, watches or cellphones….how did peopleknow what time it was?
Without a cell phone orclock around to make surepeople weren’t late for thehunt or needed to preparefor harvesting season, theearliest humancivilizations had to rely on other methods toschedule their days andnights.
A program set for 7 p.m.Monday, Jan. 13 in theCarbondale Township Hallwill focus on how humanshave been measuring timefor thousands of years.
William Iseminger, anIllinois HumanitiesCouncil Road Scholar, willpresent “Telling Time inAncient North America.”
He will describe thevarious timekeepingmethods employed byancient civilizations.
Whether naturalformations on the horizonor artificial, man-madestructures, the calendarsof ancient man made useof the sun, moon andcertain bright stars tomeasure time.
The presentation willinclude discussions on theWoodhenge sun circles of
Cahokia Mounds,America’s and Illinois’first city, other prehistoricIndian sites in easternNorth America, the Pueblostructures in theSouthwest and the rockcircle “Medicine Wheels”of the Great Plains—allevidence of the greatinnovators who looked tothe sky to know what timeit was.
Carbondale TownshipHall is located at 217 E.Main St.
For more information onthe program, call 618-521-0789.
—The Southern
‘Telling Time in Ancient NorthAmerica’ is topic of presentation
Secret Worlds is theme of movie night at RefugeCYPRESS —Secret
Worlds is the theme ofnature movies which willbe featured at theCypress Creek NationalWildlife Refuge’s Cache River WetlandsCenter.
The movie nights willkick off from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 2, with amovie entitled, “RaccoonNation.”
The movies aboutnature are designed toprovide viewers of allages with an opportunity to learnabout the outside worldand focus on theintricacies of the plantsand animals experiencedevery day in order to gaina better understanding ofthe world.
The film uses
specially-made trackingdevices and infraredcameras to explore theunseen world ofraccoons.
AmeriCorps memberswill hold a shortdiscussion after eachmovie.
For more information,contact the Refuge at618-634-2231.
— The Southern
CARBONDALE —TheSouthern IllinoisChildren’s Choir concert, postponed inDecember because ofinclement weather, hasbeen rescheduled for 3 p.m., Saturday,Jan. 11.
The concert will be inGrace United MethodistChurch, 220 N. TowerRoad.
Children Pre-Kthrough eighth gradefrom four southernIllinois counties willpresent “A Festival of
Love and Light”featuring music byHandel, Rutter,Tchaikovsky andProkofiev.
Admission is free andthe concert is wheelchairaccessible.
— The Southern
Children’s Choir Concert rescheduled to Jan. 11
BY RYAN FAUGHNDERMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
Some critics are calling2013 the best movie year ina decade. And althoughcritical darlings don’talways produce profits, itwill also be the highest-grossing year on record —barely.
After a shaky spring anda summer of high-profilehits and misses, the boxoffice is projected toreach $10.9 billion thisyear, up slightly from lastyear’s record of $10.8billion.
That’s partly the resultof a fourth-quarter surgeof awards contenders thatare also popular withmoviegoers, among themthe space saga “Gravity,”the antebellum drama “12Years a Slave” and thedisco-era romp “AmericanHustle.”
Those highly originaladult movies cap a yearthat otherwise dependedlargely on sequels andcomputer-animatedfamily films.
“We rise and fall basedon the strength of themovies in themarketplace,” said PatrickCorcoran, a spokesman forthe National Associationof Theatre Owners. “Aftersetting a record, it’s nice tobe able to set another one,even by a little bit.”
The estimated numberof tickets sold this yearwill be about even withlast year’s 1.36 billion, wellbelow the record 1.57billion in 2002, a year thatincluded the blockbuster“Spider-Man” and hitsequels to the “Lord of theRings,” “Harry Potter” and“Star Wars” franchises.
Ticket-price inflationand pricier 3-D and Imax
movies helped lift revenueto an all-time high even asattendance has failed tomatch its peak.
This summer had itsshare of sequels too, suchas Walt Disney Co.’s “IronMan 3” and UniversalPictures’ “Despicable Me2.” But those hits werejoined at the multiplex bysuch high-profile flops asDisney’s western reboot“The Lone Ranger” andUniversal’s zombie copdrama “R.I.P.D.”
“Iron Man 3,” fromDisney’s Marvel division,was the top-grossing filmof the year, coming inahead of Lionsgate’s “TheHunger Games: CatchingFire,” “Despicable Me 2”and Warner Bros.’ “Man ofSteel.”
“Going down the list ofstudios, they all had greatmovies that kept peoplecoming back to thetheaters all year long,” saidNikki Rocco, president ofdistribution at Universal,whose “Despicable Me 2”and “Fast & Furious 6”had domestic grosses of$368 million and $239million, respectively.
Ending the year with acrowded film marketplace,
the five-day weekend thatstarted Christmas Dayadded an estimated $342million to the box officetotal, led by “The Hobbit:The Desolation of Smaug.”
Other hits included“Anchorman 2: TheLegend Continues” andthe animated “Frozen.”
Analysts and executivesat movie studios andtheater chains say it’s notjust the big-budgetextravaganzas that aredriving revenue.
Lionsgate’s thriller“Now You See Me,” forexample, opened with $29million and grossed $178million in North Americaand $352 millionworldwide.
The year was alsonotable for movies thatappealed to ethnicaudiences, among them“12 Years a Slave,” “LeeDaniels’ The Butler” and“The Best Man Holiday.”
And even the flops thathurt studios’ bottom linesstill helped theaterowners. Universal’s big-budget period drama “47Ronin” struggled toovercome its productioncosts but still broughtpeople to the multiplex on
its opening weekend.“Just having lots of
movies to choose fromhelped drive success forour industry,” said KenThewes, chief marketingofficer and senior vicepresident at RegalEntertainment Group,which operates about 580theaters.
Attendance for the firstthree months of 2013 wasdown a worrying 12percent from the previousyear. But a record-settingsummer put the industryback on track, with hitsincluding “Star Trek IntoDarkness,” “The GreatGatsby,” “World War Z,”“The Heat” and “TheConjuring.”
“The thing the summershowed us was thatvolume works,” saidCorcoran of the NationalAssociation of TheatreOwners.
Although volume is goodfor theater owners, atraffic jam of titles candamage their distributors.
The summer’s largenumber of animatedmovies — includingDreamWorks Animation’s“Turbo” and Disney’s“Planes” and its Pixar
subsidiary’s “MonstersUniversity” andUniversal’s “DespicableMe 2” — may have beentoo many.
“There’s only a certainamount of shelf space,”said Richie Fay, Lionsgate’spresident of domesticdistribution.
But for a year that didnot include a film from theHarry Potter, Batman,James Bond or Spider-Man franchises, a smallincrease in revenue is asignificant victory, saidGreg Foster, chiefexecutive of ImaxEntertainment.
Foster said he’s lookingforward to 2014’s slate,which will include a new“Transformers” movie andthe Christopher Nolanfilm “Interstellar,” bothfrom Paramount, and aSpider-Man sequel fromSony. The coming year willalso bring “CaptainAmerica: The WinterSoldier,” “The HungerGames: Mockingjay —Part 1” and “The Hobbit:There and Back Again.”
“It feels like the makings— if the movies work — ofan exciting year,” Fostersaid.
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