If a tree falls in the forest
Total US gross (as of Jan 31, 2006) of the 5 Oscar nominees for best picture: $187m
Average gross per picture: $37m
Total gross of Chronicles of Narnia (as of Jan 31): $278m
Total gross of King Kong (as of Jan 31): $213m
More people have seen Chronicles of Narnia or King Kong than all 5 Oscar nominees combined. If a movie gets an Oscar nomination and nobody’s seen it, can it be any good?