I just saw Casino Royale and it's so spectactular I went to see it again, and I must have the DVD soon!
2006-11-23 08:29:48 · 15 answers · asked by DC 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I guess because the theater has to have the release approved by the corporation the released the movie into its theater, and the corporation has to agree to letting it out on DVD, because the movie theater makes all of the money, more than on DVD. The theater gets nearly 12 dollars per person, plus $7.50 for kids, and if over a thousand people go to see that movie in one month, and there are twelve months in a year, you're looking at enough money to buy out MGM. But on DVD, most people already saw the movie, and might not want to see it again, so they don't but the DVD. But for those who did buy it, they're only wasting $19.99 or less. So, that is why it would take them so long. And also, some movies are so popular, that they are in release for a year, or maybe more, like the first two Pirates of the Caribbean movies. They were pretty darn popular. Or Titanic. Very popular.
2006-11-23 08:40:32 · answer #1 · answered by digitex30189 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the movie and how well it does at the boxoffice. Some movies that are really bad come out within 5 months others take a year or more. It also depends on if the movie is nominated for awards. For instance What's Love Got To Do With It, took forever to reach video because Angela and Laurence were both nominated for Oscars. Instead of going to video it went back to the theaters for another run. Other movies like The Passion Of the Christ took forever to reach DVD because of the controvesy behind the movie and producers knew it would sell very well if they held off a bit to see how big the hype would get.
I haven't seen Casino Royale yet but I hear it has awesome reviews. I'm sure it will be out on dvd by the upcoming Easter holiday or summer.
2006-11-23 08:38:13 · answer #2 · answered by WillLynn 1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how much money the movie makes in theaters. If it's still making a lot of money months after the initial theatrical release (like Blades of Glory, which'll probably come out in late August), they'll wait 3-4 months after it stops raking in the cash. If it's not making a lot and just pulls in *some* dough within the weeks after release date, they'll just wait 3-5 months after it comes out at all (The Number 23 was rated R and missed Jim Carrey's main audience: 15-year-old boys, so it's coming out on the 17th of July [a week shy of 5 months after the theater release date]). And most Christmas movies come out exactly a year later. Like Santa Clause 2 was in theaters Nov 2002 and the DVD was Nov 2003. And also, summer blockbuster have longer theater-to-DVD-release dates because they want you to remember to get the DVD around the holidays for a good Hannukwanzmas gift (Spiderman 3's in theaters May 4th [and REALLY good, i saw this advanced screening] but the DVD will probably be up November 6th or 13th and that's barely over 6 months].
2016-03-29 06:55:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Say what? Do you not have SOME patience at all?
This is going to tell my age -- but when I was a child -- the only way to see movies was NOT on DVD or VHS or anything at all -- we had to see it in the theaters -- then (IF we were very lucky) years later it would be shown as a special on TV (if your home could afford one!).
Now ... it is between 6 months to 1 year before a Movie is released in Video Formats (DVD or VHS or whatever) -- and that is a short time indeed.
2006-11-23 08:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by sglmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well there are three stages where they try to make the most money possible. One is in the theaters, Two is with ppv on demand, and three is on dvd. If they rushed it strait to dvd they would not be capitolizing on all of the people that can't wait to see it and order it from home.
2006-11-23 08:44:00 · answer #5 · answered by chris b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well first they have to wait for the movie to go out of the big movie theatres and then they go put the movie together on a dvd-rom and test it so many times to make sure it works. they also make sure that it is compatible with the remote and its the law that after about 3 months can they make the movie on dvd.
2006-11-23 08:33:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of times DVD's have special features, like director commentary, deleted scenes, interviews, etc. These take more time to put together and film. Also, I'm sure they have to work some on cover design and things like that.
2006-11-23 08:31:50 · answer #7 · answered by chemikalie08 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the movie-companies first want to make as much money out of this movie as they can, by getting people to go watch it at the cinema. (and of course the cinema's too want to make as much money out of it as they can, before the movie gets on DVD)
Mind you, movies that flopped, or B-movies, appear much sooner on DVD than the hot movies.
2006-11-23 08:44:16 · answer #8 · answered by Joshua 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A time must stay on movie theaters,to make some money.
After that appear on DVD
2006-11-23 08:32:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they gotta make money and become huge blockbusters first. then they release dvds to make a little more money.
2006-11-23 08:36:34 · answer #10 · answered by freedom child 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋