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Rose to a record high -- make money on this joining us now Matt Harrigan of wonder that.
Securities so -- it looks like Hollywood -- pulled come back here.
Well I think the year is reversed little law to be up six or seven -- As you pointed out it's been a bumpy year army and the avengers and Hunger Games.
In the Dark -- despite yet tragedy were highlights that there are some in the write -- along the way that I think.
Overall it was a deliberate pretty decent year in it attests to the continued -- box office.
Both in the US and and certainly abroad as -- and now that we're in this most -- -- in the Christmas movie season.
Tell us what what -- films you think they're gonna come in and what studios will be helped by.
Well I think -- probably that is verso walk to decide.
December at a record off the legions of audio spoken a fan boys that are out there.
I think there are certain there's a certain concerns of the movie -- it you'll slow and -- on the presentation such.
It also introduces an interest in you protect all -- the afforded frame rates should occur crisper enough for three would be.
But you know if it's a big event in a picture McKenna was down -- right.
-- -- -- -- -- -- It has its Warner Bros.
spreads probably.
If it's or -- up as a positive for for Warner Bros.
and talk more urban health remembrances -- -- real aircraft cure.
Of a company's sort of as helpful but it isn't -- isn't trans transformative.
Like what you're pages for fall okay here's another development studio.
Well I think certainly you know who placements -- -- for Christmas we're with universal could could be interest and -- part of NB CU which had a you're very checkered -- year.
But I think that's generating unit and a relatively you know fare war and -- And that -- -- -- change unchained from the Weinstein your company all also walk.
For for Christmas mr.
get a -- but it attention perhaps more controversy along the way of world.
Yes so lane is Jackson thing -- -- would be a big hit although for a musical chart -- you have an awful lot of special effects were going on doesn't it.
I think this'll be unusually Harley grossing failure for her musical particularly given that the -- who's involved.
Yeah and now let's look at the other end of the food chain let's look at theater stocks what do you think you have but I guess the two biggest ones are -- -- -- a market.
And Regal Entertainment -- on those guys.
Well I think the -- -- are really under appreciated -- word inflection point out terms what digital I can do it and it in the theater.
I think if you look at certain markets are great Latin America -- -- -- growth opportunity if you look at regal.
It's a real -- flow machine and and in North America but I think the studios are really could be concluded that the the theatrical window war more amenable.
-- window for the business for a very long time.
You know streaming -- helps over a longer period.
But under the winners over time more or real lawyer you don't -- to doctor -- and and digital streaming users of packaged media -- dvds etc.
dipped okay breast.
All right so may -- -- focus more guys on the people who -- the -- rather people who make him thank you for being with -- Matt -- Thank you.
You know assumes it's actually -- being quite a year for the media companies the ones that you covered the data that are coming out what these films Libby actually.
Hollywood may have a Blockbuster year a record -- instead numbers are fits you know -- that was that meet him was dead a lot of -- -- 30% in the past yourself.
