The article:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=638&ncid=762&e=1&u=/nm/20030314/en_nm/film_love_dc
Counter-programming. Yeah. That works.
I think this is pretty sensible. I loved The Matrix, but my wife likes neither sci-fi nor action, and could not be dragged kicking and screaming to the sequel. I expect there are a number of others out there, too. So, look for Reloaded to gross 85 million that weekend and the Zellweger thing to gross an otherwise respectable 20 million…
Maybe, Elvis. I just hope FOX didn’t spend a lot of cash making it, or they’ll really take a hit.
Thankfully, my wife doesn’t like girly flicks.
I remember the example everybody brings up is how Notting Hill was released the same week as Star Wars Episode 1 (I think) and was successful.
That’s really more my point, Gorgon. Instead of opening this flick one weekend one way or the other, they’re dropping it in the road right in front of a hurtling semi.
Girly picture or not, it’s got Ewan McGregor in it so we’ll be seeing both!
Oh no, they’re letting him sing again!
Audience for The Matrix: geeky fanboys who can’t get enough of Trinity.
Audience for a chick flick: chicks!
This is so wrong on so many levels, I don’t know where to start.
Hey! I’m a chick, and I’m going to watch the Matrix. And I love chick flicks, although I also like to pretend otherwise.
Hey, I’m a boy, and I’ll see the chickflick, and let other stand in line for Matrix. I worship romantic comedies, which are among the hardest stuff to make in movies, and one of the best things, when it’s done well.
Most women I know, will flock to see Matrix.
I’m a little insulted by the assumption that, since I’m a woman, I’m going to prefer this ‘love’ crap to cool special effects and Keanu in tight leather pants.
Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith drool.
I’m a chick, and you can bet I’ll be one of the first in line to see Matrix.
Well, I will likely end up seeing both. As a guy I don’t mind chick flicks all that much, in general. (There are exceptions, but most of them are fine. Some are even pretty good.)
I think Ewan McGregor has a perfectly respectable theatrical tenor, but I am a bit puzzled as to why he gets so many singing roles. By my reckoning, he’s already starred in two musicals and had a singing role in at least one other non-musical. It’s not like the man’s the second coming of Gene Kelly!
But if he could dance like Gene Kelly… swoon!
Granted. 
At first I thought they were just asking for trouble by putting Down With Love against the Matrix sequel, but it will probably work out.
Don’t diss Ewan’s singing voice. It’s great. I mean, just listen to him in A Life Less Ordinary, compared to Cameron Diaz. sheesh
I can’t wait to see DWL, btw. 
Oh, I’m not dissing it, I think he’s a perfectly fine singer. It’s just that I don’t think he’s so good that it makes sense for him to have had at least four singing roles (I didn’t know about A Life Less Ordinary until you mentioned it) when there doesn’t seem to be any other actor working today who’s done the same. There must be at least a couple of others who can sing just as well. Then again, maybe Ewan’s the only one man enough to be willing to take that kind of risk as an actor.
…plus geeky scablet, clutching pre-ordered tickets and dressed up as a female version of the Twins. 
I won’t be seeing that Zellweger-thing-that-isn’t-Chicago… not that weekend, or any other weekend for that matter.
drool indeed. I second and third that spittle.