why is it that if a movie did well in theaters it takes about 5 months for it to come out on dvd but if it did badly it comes out within 2 months?
2006-09-25 10:47:14 · 10 answers · asked by experiMENTAL bunny 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
Simply. It has all to do with profits. If a movie is doing well in the theatres, it is to the advantage of the studios to delay its release, so that viewers won’t get the notion that in the future they won’t have to wait for long for a good movie to be released in stores. If good movies are released too quickly after they have run their time in theatres it sets a bad precedent. It signals to the viewing audience that they will not have to wait long to see a good movie on DVD in the future, and hence they won’t be motivated to see it in the theatre, which is where many studios see the largest revenue gained from a feature film.
2006-09-25 10:58:23 · answer #1 · answered by Lawrence Louis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because movies that stink rarely make it into the second-run, third-run and drive-in markets, whereas a successful film will have an extended life in those venues before going into DVD release. Also, the schedule for pay-per-view, Premium cable and DVD release is sometimes dictated by the original release contract between the film's producers and its distributer, which is one reason you may have to wait a long time before a movie comes out on DVD regardless of how well it did in initial release.
2006-09-25 17:53:36 · answer #2 · answered by World Famous Neffer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The longer the movie can stay in the theaters the more money they make. If a movie flops they don't care so it comes out quick of DVD. Money is the name of the game.
2006-09-25 17:51:05 · answer #3 · answered by Tyranus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They seem to want to milk the good movies still being shown in the theaters for as long as they can, or as long as people will spend the big bucks to see it, some see the same movie several times until it is available to buy. If the movie is a bad one, word gets around fast by word of mouth that its not worth the ticket price , also no one is paying ticket price to see it again. It is easier for the movie people to hurry and get it out there for sale as fast as possible to recover their investments.
2006-09-25 17:59:39 · answer #4 · answered by grannygrits 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the longer out the DVD is from a poor performance the likelyhood of anyone buying it goes down. It needs to use the last bit of PR or marketing that's still floating around out there so they don't have to spend much more marketing the DVD.
2006-09-25 17:50:37 · answer #5 · answered by Eric C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so they can sell some DVD's and get more cash and hope it does well on video
2006-09-25 17:49:35 · answer #6 · answered by ann.natalie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Common sense tells you the answer. If it did horribly, then they make less copies because less people will want it. If it did great, then they make more copies because more people will want it.
2006-09-25 17:49:09 · answer #7 · answered by Caribbean Blue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
doh! they are trying to cover the costs of making the film
2006-09-25 17:54:30 · answer #8 · answered by georgia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You gotta turn that money around as quick as you can
2006-09-25 17:48:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're just fully tapping one well before opening the other.
2006-09-25 17:51:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋