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Author Topic: STEP INTO LIQUID Kevin Baglow Expert Film Handler Posts: 135 From: Yeppoon Qld, Australia Registered: Dec 2000 posted 11-28-2003 11:04 PM                        I've been offered a date in late Janurary for my cinema in OZ. The distributor tells me ROLLING STONE called it 'the best surfing doco ever'. I see it's showing across the US. Can any one tell me how it's performing?  |  IP: Logged Dennis Udovich Film Handler Posts: 71 From: Sheboygan, WI, USA Registered: Dec 2001 posted 11-28-2003 11:58 PM                        Played the movie for 2 weeks in Sheboygan, Wis. 15 minutes of fame for Sheboygan on Lake Michigan. On opening night, local surfers in the film discussed it with our audience. I believe every surfer in the area attended the film. I think the whole run total was 100 patrons. The movie is a good documentary.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 11-29-2003 04:56 AM                        quote: I believe every surfer in the area attended the film. I think the whole run total was 100 patrons. I believe every surfer here also attended the film. I think the whole run total was something like 10.000 patrons.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 11-29-2003 05:09 AM                        Do you usually get parts of whole patrons showing up? You seem pretty confident that exactly ten were in attendance.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 11-29-2003 05:16 AM                        I meant 10 thousand. Actually, I don`t know how many guests we had for this movie, but my point was that it played really well here for a long time because obviously there are tons of surfers here in Southern California. If Kevin`s location is in an area where a lot of surfers surface (pun intended, even if it`s not a really good one), the movie will do very well.  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-29-2003 02:22 PM                     Step In to Liquid did very well in large surfing areas. Even though there is a strong surfing community in Sonoma County, the film didn't do well here. I went to see it at the Raven in Healdsburg and they had a scratched print and 7 people in the audience. Looking beyond the scratches, it's a pretty good surfing movie.  |  IP: Logged Don Bruechert Mmmmmmmmm, bird! Posts: 340 From: Manitowoc, WI, USA Registered: Jan 2003 posted 11-29-2003 04:54 PM                        If I remember correctly and am not lying (oldfartitis sets in on occasion), there are some Manitowoc people cast in minor roles in Master and Commander, and they were in the theater the afternoon of opening day answering questions for customers, etc - went over quite well. The movie folks also donated 3 complete costumes to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum here in Manitowoc, along with a number of annoying free passes that we didn't know exactly what to do with... They were from the studio, and since we're in the 85 - 90% bracket yet on this film we just figured it was only costing us about 75 cents anyway and just let the people in on passes.... If somebody bitches, then I guess they shouldn't have handed them out without telling the theaters what to do with them! Local folks in a movie do sometimes help the attendance!  |  IP: Logged Charles Everett Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: New Jersey Registered: May 2001 posted 11-30-2003 12:21 PM                     The UA East Hampton played Step Into Liquid for 3 weeks in late August-early September. It was an unusual booking: Eastern Long Island isn't known for surfing and there was a lot of other arthouse product out at the time. Artisan released Step Into Liquid unrated in the US -- kind of strange for a movie that would have gotten a PG rating at worst.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 11-30-2003 12:27 PM                        Regal Cinema World 8 ran it here this summer. As I recall it was only there for 1 week though. They might have done OK with the college crowd (UO is here) but that's just speculation.  |  IP: Logged Brian D. Whitish Expert Film Handler Posts: 103 From: Seattle, WA, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 12-02-2003 01:13 AM                     Here in Seattle it ran at my theatre, the Guild 45th, in DLP. It did pretty good business for the 4 weeks we had it. It then ran another week in 35mm at the Varsity Theatre.  |  IP: Logged

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