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Serenity Still Has Legs
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:02 AM
IAMSPACECASE
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:08 AM
UMSUMAYYAH
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:12 AM
MALICIOUS
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:21 AM
GATORMARC
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:49 AM
TELEWILL
Quote:Originally posted by iamspacecase: I just got back from a early afternnon showing of Serenity and there were three people in the theatre. ...I truly beleive this bodes well.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:02 AM
INEVITABLEBETRAYAL
Quote:Originally posted by telewill: I'm sure a sequal is on the way now.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:11 AM
AERYNLYN
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:39 AM
EMBERS
Quote:Originally posted by AerynLyn: I'm hoping we do get a sequel. It looks like slow going for now.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:02 PM
EBANZAI
Quote:Originally posted by embers: Regardless, we know the DVD sales will be gang-busters
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:22 PM
ERINBC
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:34 PM
DAVE7101
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:42 PM
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:46 PM
CONOR
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:57 PM
SEVREN
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:58 PM
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:05 PM
CHRISISALL
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:16 PM
QUEENOFTHENORTH
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:22 PM
Quote:Originally posted by embers: the whole point of DVD sales is that they are purchased by people who do not go to the movies:
Quote:Originally posted by embers: DVD sales have become a billion dollar industry (with virtually no over-head they are pure profit): http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-01-08-dvd-success_x.htm
Quote:Originally posted by embers: I've been searching for totals of Firefly DVD sales and I haven't found actual numbers (I've heard it is closing on 1/4 of a million sold but I don't know what that is based on)
Quote:Originally posted by embers: I'm just saying that in 2-3 years I'm expecting the total DVD sales will make Universal think it is time for a sequel...
Quote:Originally posted by embers: I'm just saying that there is no reason to despair, and every reason to be patient.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:55 PM
JADEHAND
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:06 PM
UNSARDONIC
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:45 PM
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:02 PM
Quote: I'm sure a sequal is on the way now.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:06 PM
OPPYH
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:41 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Jadehand: Ok, I'm not sure, so I'm asking.... What about the 1,000,000+ Blockbuster video, Hollywood video, and Mom and Pop video stores everywhere. ... Doesn't that $$ go to Universal.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:51 PM
CHRISTHECYNIC
Quote:Meanwhile, Serenity burnt off 54 percent of its business, landing at 12th place with $2.4 million. Despite a supposedly dedicated fan base, the $39 million space western has performed like a below average genre picture.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:54 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Unsardonic: I posted a note in another thread Sunday stating that, because of the $22+ million in US grosses & the $28+ million in worldwide gross, the movie had already covered its negative cost and was beginning to make a dent in its P&A budget.
Quote:Originally posted by Unsardonic: The negative cost was an INCOMPREHENSIBLY low $39 million - as reported in a 2-page LATimes feature article called "Down-home Directing" - I gave the article title because it was very EXcellent and, as of yesterday, it was still available on the L.A.Times website for downloading. Hell... I've gone multiple times because the thing's a frickin' master's class on economical filmmaking - I'm truly dumbfounded by how they all achieved this.
Quote:Originally posted by Unsardonic: As to how full the theaters are, I live in Hollywood and here, I went (my 4th time) to a Sunday (3rd weekend) matinee that was nearly full - and the entire audience still applauded the credits! I took that to mean there were a bunch of new viewers there and that was very reassuring, because maybe it's not moving so fast in some towns but here, it's got quite a following.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:59 PM
Quote:Originally posted by christhecynic: Quote:Meanwhile, Serenity burnt off 54 percent of its business, landing at 12th place with $2.4 million. Despite a supposedly dedicated fan base, the $39 million space western has performed like a below average genre picture. And here I thought we were actually loyal.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:09 PM
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:20 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Unsardonic: And you obviously live in LA. Arclight didn't specifically "dump" it. They put it on screen #9 and then spent the entire weekend having a "Private Screening" on that screen. I had gone there on Friday afternoon to about 20 enthusiastic folk but Sunday ended up at the Grove - that was full and rockin'! It's wierd to me that Arclight might dump it and the Grove not, because they're both part of the Pacific chain.
Quote:Originally posted by Unsardonic: But you're right about P&A costs etc... however I figured if there really were an almost $60-million worldwide gross (badly wrong if your data is correct), that would start to mitigate those costs. Did you have a solid source for that info?
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:24 PM
DREAMTROVE
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:41 PM
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