I'm kickin back to my blog everybody

So, I'm sitting here, listening to Beyonce sing her song, "Ave Maria." I don't recall the exact melody of the original ave maria, but Beyonce, man... she's got soul. Like screw Simon Cowell. I heard he said she couldn't sing. I really disagree. And though I agree with him on countless other decisions The result is:


Beyonce can sing.






There's a picture of David Archuleta because I figured, they're both singers, and he's way cuter. I also think that his song "Crush" is an extremely good pop song. It's well written, and Archie sings it beautifully.
So, yeah

Beyonce
(my ex used to say that when he wanted to smoke up.)

Box Office for May 30- June 1

Weekend Box Office Estimates: May 30-June 1, 2008
Sex and the City (New Line) $55.7 million - opening weekend
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) $46 million - 2 2k total $216.9m
The Strangers (Rogue Pictures) $20.7 million - opening weekend
Iron Man (Paramount) $14.0 million - 5 wk total $276.6m
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Buena Vista) $13.0 million - 3 wk total $115.7m
What Happens in Vegas (Fox) $6.8 million - 3 wk total $66.1m
Baby Mama (Universal) $2.2 million - 6 wk total $56.1m
Speed Racer (Warner Bros.) $2.1 million - 4 wk total $40.6m
Made of Honor (Sony) $2.0 million - 5 wk total $43.0m
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal) $1.0 million - 7 wk total $60.5m
Source: Box Office Mojo

Becoming A Guru

My sabbatical from blogging is now over as I have grown enough to be able to impart readers with reasonable wisdom. Over the past few months, I have generated a business model and implemented it into a local publication, and while we're still getting things off the ground, it looks very promising.

I have become a marketing guru of sorts. If you're wondering what makes a guru, it's more or less just confidence with knowledge. One has to be confident that his or her ability to manipulate and discuss a topic is advanced. Fluent, even. A guru can give good advice. The job title for a guru is usually: Consultant. (Unless your Oprah, then you're a "doctor")

In my marketing endeavors, I have become aware of essential principles by which one ought to run by. These are, obviously, my opinion, however, I believe that they are fundamental to success.

Be Positive:
Think positively, and be positive that you will fulfill your every goal eventually. Recognize that there are hurdles, but that you will also overcome them. They are inevitable and the less you stress about them, the better you will deal with them. You will glide past them.

Be Grateful:
Feel lucky to be able to market. It's a really fun and creative way to earn a living. Also, be grateful to clients. Appreciate their business. You should WANT to help them make money. Strive to increase their business. If they see that you appreciate them and their business, they will be more likely to work with you.

Be Persistent:
This goes back to being positive, but accentuates the idea that one must continue to achieve. Write outlines. Re-write them. Practice sales pitches with friends and co-workers. Think of new ways to market and innovate your business as well as your clients business.

and lastly
BE CALM!
Admittedly, this is my most difficult area. I tend to get overly excited about my ideas when I am talking to co-workers and customers, and it can come off as condescending and irritating. Be succinct, and understandable, and CALM. Do deep breathing exercises daily or yoga. Something to keep you balanced and not too overzealous. Some of you, this might not apply, but heck, Yoga can do wonders for anyone.

The truth is, anyone can be successful. ANYONE. It's a matter of thinking positively and having a EXCELLENT work ethic. If you are reading this blog, you're already moving towards the right direction.

The Box Office Breakdown for March 28-30

21 (Sony/Columbia) PG-13 Opening Weekend $23.7m
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (Fox) G $17.4m-3 wk total $117.3m
Superhero Movie (MGM (Weinstein)) PG-13 Opening Weekend $9.5m
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (Lionsgate) PG-13 $7.8m-2 wk total $32.8m
Drillbit Taylor (Paramount) PG-13 $5.8m-2 wk total $20.6m
Shutter (Fox) PG-13 $5.3m-2 wk total $19.1m
10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) PG-13 $4.9m-4 wk total $84.9m
College Road Trip (Buena Vista) G $3.5m-4 wk total $38.4m
Never Back Down (Summit Entertainment) PG-13 $2.4m-3 wk total $21.3m
Vantage Point (Sony/Columbia) PG-13 $2.4m-6 wk total $69.3m
Source: Box Office Mojo

The Box Office Breakdown for March 28-30

21 (Sony/Columbia) PG-13 Opening Weekend $23.7m
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (Fox) G $17.4m-3 wk total $117.3m
Superhero Movie (MGM (Weinstein)) PG-13 Opening Weekend $9.5m
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (Lionsgate) PG-13 $7.8m-2 wk total $32.8m
Drillbit Taylor (Paramount) PG-13 $5.8m-2 wk total $20.6m
Shutter (Fox) PG-13 $5.3m-2 wk total $19.1m
10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) PG-13 $4.9m-4 wk total $84.9m
College Road Trip (Buena Vista) G $3.5m-4 wk total $38.4m
Never Back Down (Summit Entertainment) PG-13 $2.4m-3 wk total $21.3m
Vantage Point (Sony/Columbia) PG-13 $2.4m-6 wk total $69.3m
Source: Box Office Mojo

Get Ahead: Join A Student Organization

I'm in my fourth year of college, and I've just discovered something: Student Groups. I figure I may be well behind the curve on this discovery, but if your like me, and you haven't realized the potential benefits of joining a student organization on campus, keep reading.

I'm interested in developing a career in television one day. The majority of my accomplishments which would lead me toward this goal are the day dreams I have while in a class about Victorian Literature (I went the romantic route and decided on an English major). Recently, a friend invited me to a meeting for a group called Student Video Productions.

And boy, how it hit me, when I realized how much I'd been missing out.

The group was filled with my peers, all interested in developing programs and, well, video productions. They offered oppurtunities to create and produce shows that actually air on T.V. Not only that, but they offer an array of services. They have a vast amount of cameras available to rent, as well as people who are willing to teach you to utilize all of their capabilities.

Forgive me if I seem naive, but this was all too good to be true.

I came to realize all of the oppurtunities associated with joining a student group, as well as the potential resume builders. Student Video Productions boasts a budget of more than $50,000. The treasurer is sure going to have something to brag about.

In addition to all the practical aspects of joining such a group, it's also just a lot of fun. There are people there who share similar interests, and you get to immerse yourself in your own passions and potentially find new ones.

Box Office Blab

This past weekend the Dr. Seuss animated feature Horton Hears A Who topped the box office yet again, taking it's 2 week total to more than 86 million. If this says one thing, it's surely: Don't mess with the animated epics. Pixars slew of animated features (everything from the Toy Story's to last years academy award winning Ratatouille) have all proven to be box office gold. Though their budgets can border around the 100 million mark, they have each gone on to take in at least three times that amount. Dreamworks Animation, which produced the Shrek trilogy, has grossed nearly 4.5 billion dollars since 2000, with their budgets amounting to about 1 billion. That's a lot more than your average Bee Movie.

Also of interest Tyler Perry's new feature: Tyler Perry's: Meet The Browns. I think Perry's name carries clout. He's one of America's most successful playwrights, and his first feature, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, gross over 50 million on a budget of a little more than 5 million. His next movie, and the latter's sequel, Madea's Family Reunion, duplicated that success plus 10 million, bringing it's box office revenues to more than 60 million. All of Perry's movies have seen substantial profit, as well as more than modest opening weekends. It looks like Perry has a bright future (as well as present) ahead of him.

As for Drillbit Taylor, it's safe to say it's a dissapointing weekend for the Owen Wilson helmed project. It may go on to gross around 20 million, but with a $40 million budget, it seems that Taylor's a dud. The trailers weren't very appealing, with Owen Wilson being the only recognizable figure in the cast. It looked as though they were trying to reproduce the success of last years surprise hit Superbad. (Seth Rogen was a writer on both)

10,000 B.C.'s steam is dying down, as it brings its total tally to 76 million. Though it's budget is almost double that, worldwide it's surpassed 150 million. College Road Trip, starring Martin Lawrence and Rayven Symone seems to be a modest hit with $32 million up to date (I can't imagine the budget was more than half that).

Look forward to this as a new feature on It's A Generation Y Thing.

Sources: The-numbers.com, wikipedia.org

Past Weekend Box Office Results

Weekend Box Office Estimates: Mar 21-23, 2008
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! (Fox) $25.1 million 2 wk total $86.5m
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (Lionsgate) $20.0 million opening weekend
Shutter (Fox) $10.7 million opening weekend
Drillbit Taylor (Paramount) $10.2 million opening weekend
10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) $8.7 million 3 wk total $76.1m
Never Back Down (Summit) $4.9 million 2 wk total $16.8m
College Road Trip (Buena Vista) $4.6 million 3 wk total $32.0m
The Bank Job (Lionsgate) $4.1 million 3 wk total $19.4m
Vantage Point (Sony) $3.8 million - 5 wk total $65.3m
Under the Same Moon (Weinstein Co.) $2.6 million opening weekend
Source: Box Office Mojo

Come back for an analysis.

Better Late Than Never: Last Weekend's Box Office

I forgot to post the last weekends box office figures, so I'll do it now. Expect me to post this weekend's on Monday 3/24

Weekend Box Office Estimates: Mar 14-16, 2008
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! (Fox) $45.1 million - opening weekend
10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) $16.4 million - 2 wk total $61.2m
Never Back Down (Summit) $8.6 million - opening weekend
College Road Trip (Buena Vista) $7.9 million - 2 wk total $24.3m
Vantage Point (Sony) $5.4 million - 4 wk total $59.2m
The Bank Job (Lionsgate) $4.9 million - 2 wk total $13.1m
Doomsday (Universal) $4.7 million - opening weekend
Semi-Pro (NewLine) $3.0 million - 3 wk total $29.8m
The Other Boleyn Girl (Sony) $2.9 million - 3 wk total $19.2m
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount) $2.4 million - 5 wk total $65.4m
Source: Box Office Mojo

Success: It's All In Your Head

Is the glass half empty or half full? I know it's an old cliche, and it's been duplicated on thousands, if not millions, of blogs regarding the same subject I'm about to talk about, but it just works so well.

Our lives are filled with struggles. Even the most successful people have troubles here and there (if not more than the less successful). The point isn't really about career success, though. It's about quality of life.

Being content with what you have is going to give you the clarity and type of energy that will help you make the assertions necessary to be successful. How many successful businesses are developed with the entire staff thinking how badly they are going to fail? In fact, why would you even go through with an idea if you thought it was destined to fail?

The thing is, when you actually try something, you have already increased your odds of attaining your goal (whereas the odds before you tried it were 0). And experience is always the valuable by product of any endeavor. Trial and error over time will hone your skills and show you what works.

After all: You gotta fight, for your right, to paaaaaaartay