Who's the HOTTEST Tween Music Queen?

I Love you Beth Cooper DVD release Nov. 3, 2009

I Love You Beth Cooper, which was one of the lowest box office opening weekends of 2009, $5-million, is due on DVD Nov. 3. Bandslam opened at half that, $2.5-million.

If Bandslam marketers were smart, they'd release Bandslam around the same time to capture holiday shopping, but none of Bandslam's marketing has made sense since its release - like not releasing any singles from the soundtrack.

Happy 20th(?) birthday Hayden Panettiere For guys, in your dreams part IV, V… and VI

End of Tween music The Last Song soundtrack

Between now and the end of the year, there probably will be thousands of CDs released. Yet, I can only think of five upcoming Tween CDs, and the availability of each of those is iffy.

We have Miley Cyrus Time of Our Lives, a Wal-mart exclusive supposedly being released at the end of August; an EP, not a full CD.

She more than likely will have the soundtrack to The Last Song out before the end of the year, probably mid-part of her fall tour.

Due at the end of September, Kiss and Tell, Selena Gomez first effort.

Emily Osment is supposed to have a CD out this year (just found out pushed back to March, 2010). Hayden Panettiere was scheduled for June of 2008. Still haven’t seen that one.

Another Osment single (like Panettiere, she has at least a third of a CD from singles), All the Way Up, is set to launch this Friday.

When Hell freezes over, I mean due sometime this fall, is 78violet, Aly & AJ new CD. Third or fourth, depending upon the Christmas CD.

Their first CD, Into the Rush, is reportedly near the platinum stage – meaning 1-million units sold. Insomniatics is reportedly near gold, 500,000 units.

The Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift nor any other Tween stars are slated for release this year. They’ve already released and toured.

Ashley Tisdale’s poor showing of 25,000 CDs out of the box demonstrates being a Tween star does not guarantee record sales. Her movie bombed as well; same as Hayden Panttiere’s I Love You Beth Cooper. If Bandslam does poorly at the box office, it is the death knell for the Tween trend. We already know the soundtrack will stiff.

Miley Cyrus tour still not sold out after three months of sales! Two years ago sold out in 20 minutes.

Look at all the music career carnage in recent years. Hilary Duff, one of my favorites - Skye Sweetnam, Christy Carlson Romano, sisters Lindsay and Ali Lohan or Ashlee and Jessica Simpson. The list goes on and on of artists who have had their three CD contracts and thrown aside by the music industry. As Andy Warhol said, 15 minutes of fame.

2009 Teen Choice Awards Oreo cookie

Tween Choice Oreo cookie – gorgeous on the outside, lucky SOB in the middle

Who does Zac Efron think he is, John Mayer with these many women in one night?

Pose off queen Vanessa Hudgens – perfection be thy name! Does she own a dress longer than to cover up her coochie? Not complaining, oh no; just wondering.

As predicted in Spring, Harry Potter #1 I Love You Beth Cooper still in play

Three-million dollars makes a WHOLE lot of difference. Opening on a Wednesday does too. That marketing gambit helped Harry Potter become the #1 movie (predicted here in February or early April, but that was a no-brainer) for 2009.

Star Trek realized $76.5-million its opening weekend and Harry Potter realized $79-5-million. Shows what a little creative marketing does.

Unbelievable news is I Love You Beth Cooper is still in the Top 10! Yes, it held onto the #10 spot, earning half its opening weekend of $5-million. I’d be happy with nearly $8-million! More than Disney’s made so far off its Hannah Montana Volume 3 soundtrack, released July 7.

I Love you Beth Cooper Opens in fifth place As predicted, it bombed

When will movie producers learn? This is not the 20th Century and marketing needs to be done differently. What started out with great promise in the spring ended in calamity this summer weekend.

While High School the Music 3, Hannah Montana the move both ended around $45-million their opening weekend – and 17 again did $24-million its first weekend, April 17 – I Love You Beth Cooper opened at fifth place, grossing, ready for this(?) - $5-million!

Thought this would be the movie that would give Harry Potter competition. It finished behind Public Enemies, a movie I haven’t even heard of . It finished behind the Twilight New Moon trailers!

What could have been if they had talked to Marketing Sociologist!

I owe Hayden Panettiere an apology - Letterman too

Hayden Panettiere promotes I Love You Beth Cooper – no kidding!

Look who showed up on ONE national television show to promote the movie she’s starring in – the one opening Friday in case you didn’t know. Thought it was going to be #1 at the box office. Hey, we can all be wrong at times. Let me know if you’ve seen any OTHER promotion, other than the movie trailer – that’s a given. World-class marketing on this film.