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shadowdog
Rohan
Jan 31, 11:26pm
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This is controlled by the studios
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A few years ago, as I remember, the studios announced they were going to limit the number of weeks movies would be in theaters. As I remember it, they would pull films after 9 or 12 weeks so they could go the DVD, streaming and netflix. Their logic was based on the fact that they got a larger percentage of ticket prices for the early weeks and then the theaters kept more and more and after a certain length of time, a 100% of ticket price stayed with the theater. They wanted to switch to the other revenue streams as quickly as possible. The theaters revolted and said they would refuse to show movies from any studio that imposed the shorter run. The studios backed down a little and extended the length of time films could stay in theaters; but, still plan to limit the length of the run. On The Hobbit, you can see this with the early release of a DVD in March. So this is now the established procedure for length of films in theater release.
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Just a question about cinema showings..
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Radagast-Aiwendil
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Jan 31, 10:43pm
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I don't think you can really gauge it that well right now...
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jtarkey
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Jan 31, 10:49pm
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I don't know
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hutch
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Feb 5, 4:56am
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Comparison to other top films of 2012
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Kristin Thompson
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Jan 31, 11:20pm
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I will say I am lucky to have a second run theater in my neighborhood
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Magpie
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Feb 1, 12:15am
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Me, too!
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Kristin Thompson
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Feb 1, 12:26am
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What did you think of it?
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Feb 1, 1:03am
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According To Boxoffice Mojo, Twilight is still running.
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AinurOlorin
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Feb 1, 1:41am
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You're right, AinurOlorin
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Kristin Thompson
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Feb 1, 2:00am
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Still going Strong in Canberra
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patrickk
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Feb 1, 10:05pm
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Ewww
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hutch
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Feb 5, 4:50am
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Are the time frames different for animated films?
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Loresilme
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Feb 1, 8:00pm
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Not that I know of
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Kristin Thompson
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Feb 1, 8:14pm
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It was great!
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Loresilme
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Feb 1, 8:36pm
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Studios with early dvd releases =
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hutch
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Feb 5, 4:55am
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This is controlled by the studios
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shadowdog
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Jan 31, 11:26pm
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Skyfall left the cinema one week before the hobbit did
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imin
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Feb 1, 12:48am
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They kept skyfall running for a month and a half in the USA while it was making less than 2 million on weekend days.
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Escapist
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Feb 1, 1:06am
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TH opened in record-breaking numbers of theaters here in the USA.
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Escapist
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Feb 1, 1:03am
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Here it did good
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Marionette
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Feb 2, 7:28pm
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Crazy but true
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hutch
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Feb 5, 4:48am
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I definitely noticed it disappeared quicker
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 2, 8:23pm
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my goodness
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hutch
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Feb 5, 4:46am
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