why can they release them on Wednesday,sunday or any other day.
2006-08-19 07:24:55 · 18 answers · asked by Footballking2010 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Because they paid some marketing guys way back in the day a bazillion dollars to figure out the most profitable day of the week, and that day turned out to be tuesday.
2006-08-19 07:29:15 · answer #1 · answered by Manny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read on another question/answer site that it has to do with the sales ratings. In other words, the sales totals are released on Mondays, so it is in their best interest to release on Tuesday so they have a full week before the next report. So if a band released a CD on Tuesday, the following Monday a list would be posted showing its earnings. If they had released their CD on any other day they would have less earnings (since they had fewer days on sale during that report period) This is true of video games, CDs, and DVDs.
And at least in the United States, it is VERY RARE to see a CD, DVD or VG released on a day other than Tuesday. Theater Movies most often premier on Fridays and occassionally on Wednesdays (like Star Wars)
Nintendo seems to be the oddball to this nice pattern. Apparently from what I was told, the Japanese Government has asked them to release video games such as - Final Fantasy on Saturdays only. (They had problems with kids skipping school to get the game, or if they released on Sundays, the kids would skip school Monday to play the games)
2006-08-19 07:32:13 · answer #2 · answered by goodlittlegirl11 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the day a DVD is first allowed to be sold is called a "street date". traditionally street dates are on tuesday. i think this is out of traddition and customers expect and anticipate tuesdays as a day to buy new movies. perhaps tusday is a day that someone is most likely to be home watching a movie.
2006-08-19 07:37:19 · answer #3 · answered by eat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Industry practice keeps them from interfering with "box office" movies on the weekend (impacting opening weekend grosses, etc.) - it also gives video rental stores a chance to promote and prepare for upcoming releases.
2006-08-19 07:30:40 · answer #4 · answered by caven_2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do all CDs, and video games get released on Tuesday?
2006-08-19 07:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't know, but maybe the production companies don't want to compete with weekend movie going and it gets people into the stores on an off day?
2006-08-19 07:29:31 · answer #6 · answered by albany 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My, you must be a DVD addict. You know when they are released without anyone telling you. Cool
2006-08-19 07:30:42 · answer #7 · answered by Ya-sai 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its been that way as far back as i can remember and im 33. fridays are new movie day (or at least used to be) and tuesdays are rental night
2016-03-17 00:03:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they have a monday slump and look forward to tuesday to get a movie
2006-08-19 07:31:32 · answer #9 · answered by toast4_3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has something to do with the trucking schedule and an agrrement with the video stores and theatres.
2006-08-19 07:30:31 · answer #10 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋