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Kim Hollis: We keep joking that studios keep trying to start summer earlier and earlier each year. Warner Bros is taking that argument to its logical extreme by releasing Clash of the Titans the first week of April. What are your expectations for the film and do you believe the presence of Sam Worthington helps the bottom line? What about Liam Neeson?

Josh Spiegel: First of all, I don't think this is a heralding of the summer movie season starting any earlier. Once Warner Bros. decided that it would be worth the money to convert Clash of the Titans into 3-D, they pushed the release date from March 26th to April 2nd. I do expect the movie to come somewhere close to 300's numbers, even though I don't think it has much to do with Sam Worthington. Yes, he's in the biggest movie ever, but people aren't watching it for him. I think that the previews have emphasized a connection to the kind of sword-and-sandal epics that have done well in the past. That's what will work for Clash of the Titans.

Michael Lynderey: Neeson and Worthington probably help equally if unspectacularly, and not as much as do the special effects and 3D. Titans will probably perform more or less like Fast and Furious did last year. Looking at the bigger picture, it's unlikely that summer will be moved up to, say, April 30th, but there definitely seems to be a higher influx of blockbusters being scheduled for the spring (something that's not necessarily unprecedented - I always flash back to March 1990, with the trifecta of Hunt for Red October, TMNT, and Pretty Woman - three titles that clear $200 million adjusted).

Tom Macy: I think the all-tentpoles-all-the-time thing is just the way of things these days and Clash of the Titans in just further proof of that. Honestly, I'm intrigued by Sam Worthington's presence here - not that I expect much of a character to be drawn for him to work with. The movie is called Clash of the Titans, after all. But considering the slate that was set up for him in T4, Avatar, and Clash of the Titans - three massive releases, all partially human roles - I'm curious to see if he's going to handle that by offering any variation in his performance. Since he filmed all three before any were released. I'm even more curious to see how he follows up one of the biggest platform introductions of an actor in history. Hopefully he does better than Orlando Bloom. Titans prediction: Swords + Monsters - character development = $70 million opening weekend.

Jim Van Nest: I don't know that they're trying to kick off summer sooner as much as they're just trying to be the first out of the gate with their huge special effects-o-rama. Too bad for WB Disney and Alice kinda stole their thunder. I don't think Neeson or Worthington do much to add to the box office right now. Worthington is just now starting to be known as more than "that new guy." As for expectations for the film, this one is screaming to me of not living up to expectations both in terms of quality and box office.

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