What the hell takes so long.. if the films came out sooner piracy wouldn't be as big a problem!!
2006-08-08 03:02:45 · 8 answers · asked by shivy 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Two reasons.
One, they wait until they have milked every cent from the theatrical views of the movie. Movies that people keep on going to for months after the release date, like the first Matrix or the first Pirates of the Caribbean, will stay in the theater as long as people keep paying to see it. As was said, there's no financial incentive to stop this revenue stream until it is milked dry. It is then, and only then that a dvd will be released.
The other reason is that movies are often completed just prior to release, sometimes the same week it is released for big efffects movies. The dvd is nowhere near ready. After the film is in release and the people working on it are done dealing with premiers and talk shows, then they have a few months to put together all the fine features and commentaries that they hope will make the dvd's worth buying over renting, again netting more money for them.
2006-08-08 03:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by Besmirched Tea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has been considered that movies that are released in theater's would be released on dvd at the same time but was turned down by the big wigs. they would rather risk piracy than have a bunch of friends at home watching the movie over and over again for a price of a rental. makes them more money in the long run with seperate sales of a serviceand an experience than they can with just sales of a product.
2006-08-08 03:10:35 · answer #2 · answered by vexed and glorious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they have to wait until the movie has been screened internationally. In some countries, the movie is released months after it comes out in the USA. Maybe they want to make sure that people in the countries where the movie hasn't been released yet don't buy the DVD and skip seeing the movie in the cinema.
Just a thought.
2006-08-08 03:06:42 · answer #3 · answered by ♪ Nickels ♪ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average movie in theaters comes out 4 months later on DVD. I don't think that is long at all.
2006-08-08 04:46:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides playing world-wide, movies have other venues they play before coming to DVD; such as HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and movies on demand for cable companies. Studios also need time to haggle sales to the main networks and need time for extra advertising.
2006-08-08 03:30:33 · answer #5 · answered by staisil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They want the films to make more money on film. Takes a while for them to open worldwide.
2006-08-08 03:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if a movie is good it goes to DVD production slowly cuz people see it.
if a movie sucks they go to DVD quick
2006-08-08 03:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by Steve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I do know that the crappy movies come out faster than a speeding bullet
2006-08-08 03:06:41 · answer #8 · answered by tonya j 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋