Although 20th Century Fox offered three days of previews on its upcoming “Miracle on 34th Street,” they apparently did little to undercut “Santa Clause.” (Barry Reardon, Warners’ head of distribution, conceded that smaller markets were the weakest for “Vampire” but said they were more than offset by huge big city audiences). One distributor said “Santa Clause” was out-grossing “Vampire” in some small towns. For the family film division of Disney, it’s the biggest live-action opening and likely to be the entire company’s third largest debut ever (behind “The Lion King” and “Dick Tracy”), according to Dick Cook, who runs Disney’s distribution division.Ĭoincidentally, in summer 1989, Disney also successfully counter-programmed against Warners’ “Batman” opening with “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.” “Santa Clause” did better than “Kids” by $5 million, helped by the Veterans Day school holiday on Friday. He also singled out Pitt, Antonio Banderas and Stephen Rea for praise.Īnd yes, Virginia, there is “The Santa Clause.” Starring “Home Improvement’s” Tim Allen, the family film was the perfect alternative to “Vampire,” pulling in an impressive $19 million to $20 million (depending on the strength of Sunday business) on 2,183 screens-almost $9,000 a theater. He admitted that the once controversial casting of Cruise as the Vampire Lestat, which had been criticized by Rice (who has since recanted), has paid off in spades. 11 and do that kind of business,” said “Vampire” producer David Geffen. Later, she bites Calliope’s stepbrother Theo, turning him into a vampire and leading to the grieving sister breaking off her relationship with Juliette.“I don’t think anybody believed you could open a movie on Nov. Calliope is possibly the first person that Juliette bites, which is why she isn’t able to transform her into a vampire. In fact, both the girls’ initial attacks on each other fail. Ultimately, Juliette’s bite doesn’t turn Calliope into a vampire. After the severing, Jack and Talia are convinced that Calliope is completely unaffected by the bite and that her affection for Juliette is natural and not induced. Taking no chances, they order Calliope to undergo a blood “severing” to remove any traces of Juliette that might still linger in her. Funnily enough, the latter’s parents then begin to wonder whether Calliope’s infatuation with her vampire classmate is because of the bite. It is worth noting here just how powerful legacy vampires are, with many of them able to withstand attacks even with silver.īefore any other effects of Juliette’s bite show up on Calliope, the two girls begin to fall in love. However, since Juliette hails from a bloodline of especially powerful “legacy” vampires, the hunters are convinced that her bite will have lingering effects. Image Credit: Brian Douglas/NetflixĬalliope doesn’t have any visible scars from Juliette’s bite, and after a day, it becomes clear that she’s not turning into a vampire. However, she recovers relatively quickly even as Calliope’s parents, Jack and Talia, begin to worry about the effects of the vampiric bite on their daughter. At first, it looks like Juliette is the more grievously injured of the two. The former uses her fangs while the latter stabs with a stake. The show’s opening episode features a twist in the end where both Juliette and Calliope, having kissed for the first time, simultaneously attack each other. SPOILERS AHEAD.ĭoes Juliette’s Bite Turn Calliope into a Vampire? If you’re wondering whether Juliette’s bite turns Calliope into a vampire, we’ve got the details. Her parents are also convinced that the vampiric bite has affected Calliope adversely. Though Juliette and Calliope soon forget their differences, the effects of the former’s bite seemingly linger on the monster hunter.
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