How do the guys that make the movie plan on making money when they don't put this movie in any of the two cinemas in my town this past weekend. I am really bummed about it as I have been really looking forward to this movie for ages.
Seriously though if they don't put it in some towns how do they expect to maximize their profits.
This is an indie film so theater release is going to be limited. The film company and film makers aren't all about maximizing profits either. Don't know what to tell you other than wait for a digital or blu Ray release. Trust me it's worth it.
shareThere are 5,463 movie theaters in the U.S.A. This flick played in 777 of them.
shareemmet,
This shouldn't really be news to you....but the movie makers don't have any say if their film is shown in a theatre. Theatres decide.
So if a big cinema chain decides to show a film, it will be shown in all their cinemas. Usually big films with big stars from a well known studio with big promotion will be shown as its sure to get bums on seats and make the theatre money.
Indie films with little promotion is not a sure thing so a theatre may decide not to show it as the low ticket sales may not even cover the cost of showing the film.
Films that go straight to DVD don't do that through choice, they would love to be played at cinemas...but as no theatre picked up the film they go straight to home cinema.
That's why low budget indie films that are good enough often only get played at specialist art house theatres with less overheads and not on the mainstream cinema chains.
Its also why a film that 'has legs' will stay on at the cinema to maximise on ticket sales, but a film that bombs will be out of there the next week. The theatre decides what it will show and for how long.
I mean imagine if the film makers DID decide if their film was shown at the big multiplex cinema chains...how many cheapo crappy movies shot on iphones would we see being played? A lot!!
"dont you hear that horrible screaming all around you? That screaming men call silence."
I don't get why A24 only gave this film a limited release, but The Witch got a wide release in 2000 theaters. This film has a much wider appeal and would play better with a mainstream audience.
shareI don't know about that- The Witch definitely had appeal. The whole satanic thing/ the authentic realism. More people were talking about the Witch- hence- it was put in 2000 theatres. Plus, it's a better film IMO
shareI'm still mad that I can't see The Lobster anywhere near me,
even at the theater that screened both The Witch and Green Room.
That movie looks dope.
This has some mainstream appeal in my opinion, it certainly deserved a wider release. It really brasses me off that you have to drive 40 miles to watch a film like this and absolute rubbish like allegiant takes up 2 or 3 screens.
shareyou could just torrent it
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