Carl, I clipped this one just for you. Remember our epic conversation about ClearPlay (nominated for a Bloggie for Most Beaten Dead Horse) and how we decided that Hollywood wouldn’t stop making movies full of filth-flarin’-filth until consumers started voting with their pocketbook for more family-friendly fare? Well, whaddaya know…
Five of 2004’s top-10 moneymakers were rated PG, which means they were open to all audiences, among them ‘Shrek 2,’ ‘The Incredibles’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.’ Out of the top 25, only four carried R ratings, which prohibit those younger than 17 from attending unless accompanied by an adult.
‘We want to call on our friends in the studios to continue this trend and to continue to distribute to us family titles, because that’s where we sell more movie tickets,’ John Fithian, the group’s president, said at ShoWest, an annual convention of theater owners.
I don’t think this is a bad thing at all. More movies for kiddies! Maybe that will keep the screaming brats out of the restaurants.
