Looks like more shuffling is happening in the void left by Harry Potter now dominated by Bond. It looks like the period piece Australia will now skip itself back a couple weeks.
Jeff Wells reports that the release date for Baz Luhrmann’s vast period romance “Australia” has been pushed back from November 14 to November 26.
I just couldn’t imagine that it was good news for this movie to get a change of format for competition that month. They likely didn’t think that Harry Potter would be a big competition, but a film like this might just appeal to the more mature crowd that will make up half of Bond’s draw.
I like period movies, but mostly because my wife made me start watching them. I get fascinated by the peek we get at a historical time and social values that are long forgotten. These are things that the Harry Potter crowd wouldnt likely have to make a tough choice on.
But now the more discerning Bond crowd would be challenging for cinema seats, so they moved it.
But honestly, will it make that much of a difference? One week before or after Bond? Is there enough crossover to worry in the first place?
