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Anyone Else Jazzed About the New Avengers Movie?
kahlid74:
The bottom line is movies are now grossing more overseas than in America. The latest pirates, harry potter, etc. have all earned more money overseas, so the market is changing. The USA isn't the center of Hollywood's world these days. What's funny however is that comic book movies traditionally earn more in America than the rest of the world so this is an interesting turn of events.
Either way it will be released in the USA regardless, so it's all gravy.
kahlid74:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on May 01, 2012, 09:35:34 am ---
--- Quote from: kahlid74 on May 01, 2012, 09:24:36 am ---The bottom line is movies are now grossing more overseas than in America.
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That's why everything is PG-13 these days. :P
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That doesn't make any sense. America is considerably more prudish than many European countries.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: Vigo on May 01, 2012, 01:40:59 am --- It's annoying that some idiot decided that America doesn't get to watch the movie until two weeks later.
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That's not how it works. It's not like as soon as the movie is finished it's rushed to market as quickly as possible. The release date was set before the film ever started shooting and it's based on all kinds of factors including the release schedules of all the other movies opening in the US from every studio. Nothing stopped Marvel from opening in the US on April 27th except their decision that May 4 was the best day to open in the US. It's not like they decided to release in the US on May 4th because they think international audiences deserve to see the movie before the US. The date for the US was selected as May 4, and that would have been the date whether it opened internationally a week earlier, the same day, or a week later. No matter when the international opening, even if they decided to not release it internationally at all, your wife's birthday was always bound to be destroyed. Cos May 4th is the date they decided would maximize their profits. They believe so strongly in May 4th that they chose that date, knowing that thanks to the earlier international release date pirated copies would be available via bit torrent a full week in advance of the US release.
Vigo:
Take a breathe, dude! :lol
I know they could pick any date they wanted, and I know they have reasons and projections and all sorts of factors placed into their decisions. I never indicated I didn't get that. They did not factor in the perception and image their decisions have on the audience. Bottom line, they might have had reasons, but no matter how you try to justify their actions -- It was a ---smurfette--- move. Because it was a ---smurfette--- move, I don't have to like it. That simple.
And as a side note, no matter what the MPAA says, The US the not the country they are losing money out on due to piracy. China by a longshot is doing the pirating instead of seeing the movie in the theater.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: Vigo on May 01, 2012, 12:14:24 pm ---It was a ---smurfette--- move. Because it was a ---smurfette--- move, I don't have to like it. That simple.
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Well . . . it certainly was a move that has prompted a number of people to act like little bitches. :P
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