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Post by greekgod on Dec 24, 2014 21:11:40 GMT -6
dog, I understand your frugality. As a successful businessman you understand how to get the biggest bang for your buck. g I think his staying home is related to to a comment he made on another thread earlier..  Jimb, I'll take "dog" at what he posted above. g |
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Post by dog on Dec 24, 2014 21:47:32 GMT -6
dog, I understand your frugality. As a successful businessman you understand how to get the biggest bang for your buck. g I think his staying home is related to to a comment he made on another thread earlier.. I see you figured me out jimb. I am still hoping for the Hummer, or is it hummer with a small "h"?  Merry Christmas to the both of you. |
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Dec 28, 2014 19:52:34 GMT -6
I don't. Sony has taken a big hit over this. Want to bet on Sony's next quarter profits? I am willing to bet they will be significantly higher.......... The only thing I see taking a hit is Americans gullibility. Significantly higher than what? The Interview's theatrical release doesn't look like it will come anywhere close to its pre-hacking/threat projected $90 million gross. I doubt that it will even reach $10 million now. I call losing $80 million of projected revenue a big hit, but they are a huge corporation and I don't deny that despite the loss, they will probably still show profits. Among their other losses are prestige and trust within the industry. They don't seem to be boasting(or even talking) about any huge VOD profits, despite providing it on several platforms and giving it a jump over the theatrical release. The only talk I've heard is about the rampant pirating of it, that makes them look even more inept. If those numbers were huge, I'd expect them to be rubbing it in the faces of the hackers and North Korea. I really doubt that they created this situation on purpose, but maybe you are right. |
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Post by dog on Dec 28, 2014 20:02:27 GMT -6
I rented it on YouTube. For the most part, it was a waste of time.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 21:10:41 GMT -6
I rented it on YouTube. For the most part, it was a waste of time. Thanks for the update I was wondering how it was.. |
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Dec 29, 2014 8:05:39 GMT -6
I rented it on YouTube. For the most part, it was a waste of time. Were you expecting some quality entertainment? They had a concept that they projected to make $90 million theatrically, why waste more resources on trying to make it entertaining too? I wouldn't be surprised if their plan from the beginning was to just rely on America's gullibility (as sniper says) to buy their concept, expecting to be entertained. I would suggest Unbroken as a better choice for entertainment this holiday season, or possibly Annie for those with families. |
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Post by dog on Dec 29, 2014 8:09:35 GMT -6
I rented it on YouTube. For the most part, it was a waste of time. Were you expecting some quality entertainment? They had a concept that they projected to make $90 million theatrically, why waste more resources on trying to make it entertaining too? I wouldn't be surprised if their plan from the beginning was to just rely on America's gullibility (as sniper says) to buy their concept, expecting to be entertained. I would suggest Unbroken as a better choice for entertainment this holiday season, or possibly Annie for those with families. I heard on the Today show this morning that the Interview made over $15 million online, and another $3 million or so at the box office. Unbroken looks good, and I think I will see American Sniper. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2014 9:46:47 GMT -6
Were you expecting some quality entertainment? They had a concept that they projected to make $90 million theatrically, why waste more resources on trying to make it entertaining too? I wouldn't be surprised if their plan from the beginning was to just rely on America's gullibility (as sniper says) to buy their concept, expecting to be entertained. I would suggest Unbroken as a better choice for entertainment this holiday season, or possibly Annie for those with families. I heard on the Today show this morning that the Interview made over $15 million online, and another $3 million or so at the box office. Unbroken looks good, and I think I will see American Sniper. |
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Dec 29, 2014 10:12:59 GMT -6
The $3 million(rounded up from 2.8?) at the box office they are talking about includes Thursday's $1 million as well. As you can tell, its box office revenue was very front loaded, almost just a one day wonder, so to speak.
Box office projections are usually based on a Friday through Sunday 3-day total and before the drastic changes in their release pattern was projected to be $20 million.
With about one tenth the screens, the actual 3-day $2 million gross looks pretty good considering that they made it available in just about every American home a day earlier for less than the theatres can offer it for and still pay for the very expensive equipment upgrade that they require.
Considering how front loaded this movie obviously is and the day early video release, $15 million isn't very impressive at all, in my opinion.
Without this suspected publicity stunt they probably could have gotten their projected $90 million at the box office and then made who knows how many more on the video market.
Now that that they've shot their loads on both releases, they can only wait to see how much will trickle in. Will they make their $44 million investment back over time?
I think their publicity stunt (if that is what it was) turned into a $100 million blunder. How many times can you remember a U.S. President saying publicly that he thinks a corporation made a mistake?
Yes, I don't doubt Sony will still show huge profits next quarter.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in profits from individual releases for these corporations are not uncommon, yet people of a small community with economic conditions like Streator are forced to pony up $130,000.00 in donations to try to save their local theatre to save them the cost of making 35mm prints like they have done for over 100 years.
If our representatives in Washington did what was right for the people they are supposed to represent instead of being blinded by Hollywood's donations to their re-election campaigns, maybe it would be easier for independent theatres to exist. I've heard that small business is supposed to be the back-bone of our economy, but they routinely allow these large corporations to break them.
Will the Rt 34 Drive-in be able to afford the expensive conversion to save Hollywood the estimated half million per release, or will it just be another small business driven out?
Just because some theatres have converted doesn't mean that long term they are able to afford the additional expense of the payments. How many more will Hollywood be allowed to close?
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