It wasn't like the last crop of summer movies were that much better than this summer,

This marks the end of an era, but also the beginning of something new and exciting for each of the partners and for UIP,

This is a three-hour feast of an event.

I've never come close to seeing an artist working at this level.

These are really hard decisions to make. What movies to make, how to make them at what price, how to market and release them. In isolation, that is very challenging.

There's only so much room. I think crowded is the fair term to describe the marketplace right now.

Today's announcement ensures that UIP will continue to operate for many years to come, while recognizing the long-term strategic importance for us as a studio to directly control our own international distribution and marketing operations.

People are done shopping, the pressure's off, and they'll be looking for leisure activities. But certainly, there's competition. This is as crowded a field as I can remember in a long time.

It is forging its own pattern of performance, but it is doing sizable business every day.