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Originally posted by nakedandarticulate:
One thing in the article ,they say that universal will greenlight a sequel if it make 80 million GLOBALLY. Lets make it happen people :)

"Hamsters is nice."

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Originally posted by batmarlowe:
Just so long as we all commit to seeing it at least twice.

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Originally posted by rivergirl:

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Originally posted by nakedandarticulate:
One thing in the article ,they say that universal will greenlight a sequel if it make 80 million GLOBALLY. Lets make it happen people :)

"Hamsters is nice."

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anyone know how much the screenings made? since they are counted in the all important opening weekend-its a help and ALSO have to go the second week as well!

Also, I can kill you with my brain.

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Originally posted by batmarlowe:
I think we'll do 80 mil globally. 'Cause I think were gonna do 40 mil domestically in the first two weeks. 20 on opening weekend and 20 over the remaining 11 days. Just so long as we all commit to seeing it at least twice.

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Each of the major studios, however, supplies the real numbers to its trade association, the MPAA, including a detailed breakdown of the money they actually receive, country by country, from movie theaters, home video, network television, local television, pay television, and pay-per-view, which is then privately circulated among the six studios as "All Media Revenue Report." (To see these private data click here.)

These numbers tell the story. Ticket sales from theaters provided 100 percent of the studios' revenues in 1948; in 2003, they accounted for less than 20 percent. Instead, home entertainment provided 82 percent of the 2003 revenues. In terms of profits, the studios can make an even larger proportion from home entertainment since most, if not all, of the theatrical revenues go to pay for the prints and advertising required to get audiences into theaters. (Video, DVDs, and TV have much lower marketing costs.)

This profit reality has transformed the way Hollywood operates. Theatrical releases now essentially serve as launching platforms for videos, DVDs, network TV, pay TV, games, and a host of other products. Even so, the box-office totals are losing their traditional influence. Up until a few years ago, the results from the U.S. box office largely drove secondary markets, especially video. If a film had a huge opening, the video chains would order 200,000 or more copies (at $60 or more apiece wholesale) for rentals. But this buying formula ended when consumers began buying DVDs at mass retailers. By 2004, Wal-Mart was accounting for more than one-third of the studios' revenues in video and DVD.

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