"It's been a critical favorite and an award winner from the beginning, but perhaps the most surprising element about the Miramax musical "Chicago" is its red-hot box office success" said John Burlingame about the film adaptation of the broadway musical "Chicago". From the first few weeks the film premiered for a general audience Chicago was successful in attaining a wide audience (greater than just theatre geeks). The movie was able to reach $100 million at the box office. " You can't do $100 milllion at the box office and have a narrow appeal. You really have to cross lines".
The film won 6 academy awards including best picture. An early exit poll taken at one big-city theater showed that 28% of viewers were over 50, 24% were their 40s, 15% in their 30s and 18% in their 20s. At first the film attracted an older demographic. The producers started releasing the movie to more and more movie theaters and even the male demographic increased, which is rare because of the genre.
Chicago is a commendable production because not only was it successful in portraying the musical in a good light but it also was able to break the stereotypical demographic barriers of genre and make the general public relate to the intriguing plot about America's society and legal system. Since its premiere in January of 2003, the 113 minute film has remained a classic and has given musicals a good name. Chicago was actually one of the first musical film adaptations in the 2000s because of its success, it became the catalyst that led to the releasing of many musical adaptations that are classics as well today.
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I think you did a very good job giving facts and statistics on the type of audience that this piece attracted. I really enjoyed your over all presentation! It looks very professional and very appeasing to the eyes.
ReplyDeleteI thought the information you included was very interesting as, I did not know how successful the movie was versus the musical itself. The information was also organized well and was enjoyable to read.
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