The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record
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The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record
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Re: The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record
#2Claiming a camcorded copy of a movie seriously impacts box office attendance is the same as arguing that concert bootlegs stop people from seeing artists on stage
The direct impact of cam releases might very well be negligible. The bigger problem for the studios is that if word gets out that a blockbuster movie fails the expectations of its potential audience. That probability is much higher if there are CAMs available before the theatrical release.
So, to minimize losses caused by piracy, make your movie not suck.
Re: The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record
#3Claiming a camcorded copy of a movie seriously impacts box office attendance is the same as arguing that concert bootlegs stop people from seeing artists on stage The direct impact of cam releases might very well be negligible. The bigger problem for the studios is that if word gets out that a blockbuster movie fails the expectations of its potential audience. That probability is much higher if there are CAMs availab…
The bigger problem for the studios is that if word gets out that a blockbuster movie fails the expectations of its potential audience.
Surely advance screenings and reviews have exactly the same effect in that case.
Re: The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record
#4Torrentfreak's articles seem to get better and better. They note the ways in which piracy is hurting films (foreign sales) and show some numbers indicating that in the US it doesn't appear to be hurting sales much at all. While obviously torrentfreak can't ever be considered objective in regards to piracy, they seem to be getting closer each time.
Back on topic then, Does anyone have the background necessary to know if someone (anyone) is working towards disrupting the complicated publishing mess that keeps films from being available overseas for so long.
Re: The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record
#5Claiming a camcorded copy of a movie seriously impacts box office attendance is the same as arguing that concert bootlegs stop people from seeing artists on stage The direct impact of cam releases might very well be negligible. The bigger problem for the studios is that if word gets out that a blockbuster movie fails the expectations of its potential audience. That probability is much higher if there are CAMs availab…
I agree. If the movie industry focused more on making great movies I would generally assume that CAMs wouldn't be an issue like they seem. In another sense I do believe bootlegs do give consumers a preview if the movie is worth seeing the theatrical release. I did watch The Avengers in the theaters and I can say I personally believe it was well worth my dollar.
Re: The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record
#6Claiming a camcorded copy of a movie seriously impacts box office attendance is the same as arguing that concert bootlegs stop people from seeing artists on stage The direct impact of cam releases might very well be negligible. The bigger problem for the studios is that if word gets out that a blockbuster movie fails the expectations of its potential audience. That probability is much higher if there are CAMs availab…
The bigger problem for the studios is that if word gets out that a blockbuster movie fails the expectations of its potential audience. Surely advance screenings and reviews have exactly the same effect in that case.
People usually trust word from family and friends for things like that
Re: The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record
#7Claiming a camcorded copy of a movie seriously impacts box office attendance is the same as arguing that concert bootlegs stop people from seeing artists on stage The direct impact of cam releases might very well be negligible. The bigger problem for the studios is that if word gets out that a blockbuster movie fails the expectations of its potential audience. That probability is much higher if there are CAMs availab…
The bigger problem for the studios is that if word gets out that a blockbuster movie fails the expectations of its potential audience. Surely advance screenings and reviews have exactly the same effect in that case.
Word of mouth from your fellow franchise fans might have a bigger influence than Roger Ebert dissing the movie.
Also, there's such a thing as a review embargo. It would be interesting to see how review embargos correlate with box office success and after-the-fact ratings.
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Re: The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record
#9The people that should be scared by piracy are those that aren't making really high quality, possible cult films. If you're making the next Jennifer Aniston movie, which replicates tens of others then people won't be motivated to go to the cinema, some may pirate it and others may buy it on DVD just for something to watch but you can't dedicate a huge following to go watch it in the cinema.
The Avengers got people to go in mass groups and those people told other friends to watch it.
Re: The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed To Prevent A Box Office Record
#10Claiming a camcorded copy of a movie seriously impacts box office attendance is the same as arguing that concert bootlegs stop people from seeing artists on stage The direct impact of cam releases might very well be negligible. The bigger problem for the studios is that if word gets out that a blockbuster movie fails the expectations of its potential audience. That probability is much higher if there are CAMs availab…
> So, to minimize losses caused by piracy, make your movie not suck.
Yes, but it doesn't work exactly like that. s/not suck/profitable.
This just means that instead of taking chances on a film which is a big risk (think Inception), we will simply see more and more super hero movies and more and more sequels. There is much less of a margin of error when people are downloading things.
I think there's little or no room for a "Requiem for a Dream" type of film in the coming years. Maybe kickstarter will have to be the avenue to make movies like that.