The Peninsula Hotel? Please, Samantha Brown of the Travel Channel watches my travels for all the hot and happening places
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While the buzz on Lilo is not picking up as much as Id like it too, this might be a very good time for the movie to come out. Spirit is definitely a miss at the box office and the other family-acceptable films (Spider-man and Star Wars) are fading quickly now. The competing films after Lilo Men in Black 2 and Scooby Doo all reek of the big-opening/fading fast trend of the last couple of summers. This leaves a good opening for a film with wide appeal. Hopefully Lilo is that film
One of the new ideas in Hollywood is that childrens movies may now longer work at the box office. With the video release of movies coming just a few months after the theatrical, many parents may simply wait to rent the tape or buy the DVD than go through the hassle a theater visit with children. Only movies with broad appeal children, teens and dating adults have a chance for big numbers. The next test should come with Stuart Little 2, a film that seems to have the exact same demographics as Spirit had.