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No. Not at all.
Leona Lewis
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I don't think it'll help at all. It's a permanent stain.
That's like asking if Natalee Holloway's disappearance would increase tourism in Aruba
Thats also possible, but i doubt there will ever be conclusive data on something so tragic and warped.
I don't think it'll help at all. It's a permanent stain.
That's like asking if Natalee Holloway's disappearance would increase tourism in Aruba
This is America. One asshole will not ruin everyone's fun.
All this will mean is better security.
It definitely detracted from the experience. In my showing, a cop checked the exit before the start of the movie by loudly shaking the exit door, and during the movie an usher checked the exit door three or four times with a flashlight. Each time I was instantly drawn out of the movie.
Not that they shouldn't have done it. It was just surreal.
Yeah i had a usher or rent of cop type dude walk around the flat part like 15 min in. Never in my 10 or so times at Atlas have I ever seen a dude. Even seen a rent a cop type dude waiting in car outside as the movie ended and everyone was leaving.
Well if people have issues with planar and GJB's post then they should have issue with comments like these also;
Fact of the matter is we will never know. But it had a VERY good chance of breaking 200M. WB released their expected numbers and it was 170-180M pre-weekend and studios ALWAYS low ball their expected numbers. For Avengers the same pre-weekend expected numbers were even lower and look at how that turned out .. I always believed that this movie would fall short of the 200M mark but its shame that people are rubbishing away that it never even had a shot.
Good Job Bob
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Not so sure about that.
I predict it will have damn good legs due to all the people who wanted to see it coming to terms with the tragic event over time, but it actually boosting the sales overall? Nah.
That sounds fairly ridiculous and distracting, hopefully nothing of that sort happens when I go see the movie.
I was at a Regal cinema, I'm sure they were given guidelines by corporate, so I'd imagine that's being done across the chain.
They usually have one off duty cop on Friday and Saturday night, but I'd never seen one at 11AM until yesterday.
I wouldn't word it like that at all. But you have the right idea, just expressed backwards. The shootings had a huge impact on BO sales this weekend. But consumerism is consumerism and isn't going to stop. All those people who didn't go this weekend will eventually still go.
I expect the second and third weekends will be huge.
Vyse The Legend
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3D tax rears its ugly head again.
Still, it's an amazing opening for a fantastic movie.
Still, it's an amazing opening for a fantastic movie.
Will not happen. Piracy is a big issue with that.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Went to a regal place and nope.
I always thought the studios wanted this but the theaters were saying it would just destroy their business?
No one checked the exit door at all? I find that hard to believe. When did you go?
ryutaro's mama
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I think there is a chance that some families may not return to movies, period.
I have a friend that has a wife and kids (so they rarely go to the movies as it is).
He's pretty turned off by all the events of this past weekend and is considering just waiting for BR for everything now.
I have a friend that has a wife and kids (so they rarely go to the movies as it is).
He's pretty turned off by all the events of this past weekend and is considering just waiting for BR for everything now.
True, though I do think it lost out on some business its just not going to get back- the ultra casual let's be part of an event crowd.
RBelong2Us
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My girl was pretty excited to see DKR but said shes cool with just waiting for it to hit redbox cause of the shooting, more because of deflating interest than being scared of going to the theater.
Its a depressing movie with terroism, theres more than one variable as to why the movie wont hit its full potential now.
Its a depressing movie with terroism, theres more than one variable as to why the movie wont hit its full potential now.
vicissitudes
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This is the least fun BO discussion ever.
Yeah I've been looking foward to this thread for weeks and now I don't even really want to discuss it.
GraveRobberX
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No way
How would you even price that lol?
$49.99 like a UFC fight?
At theaters it's individually based ticker price, can't be replicated @ home
Also the cycle of movie release is set in stone
Theater > Blu-Ray/DVD > Stream/VOD > Rentals > Cable (sub based channels ala HBO/Showtime > Basic Cable/Reg TV rights
No way you'll lose one of those
Topping TA was always going to be difficult given the 3D boost. TDKR was the last 2D only film that had a real shot at topping it. I think $190M+ was a real possibility and even if it did not top TA OW gross it would have easily sold more tickets.
Nope, but I suspect we'll start seeing malls/cineplexes implementing security procedures like airports did post 9/11. Not to the extent of airport security, but even just having metal detectors would go a long way.
Agreed.
I do think some casuals will just skip it and catch it on Blu-Ray/DVD. Their hype might fade after OW and they will be in no rush to see it.
I was thinking the $49.99 thing. It would not effect disc sales or later (cheaper) VOD sales. It could just REALLY hurt theaters badly.
ryutaro's mama
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The suspect in Aurora came in through the back door.
Metal detectors in the front would be just a visual deterrent.
Ninja Scooter
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The easy thing to do that I think will start happening is those exits will become TRUE emergency exits with alarms.
RukusProvider
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Avengers is going to kick the shit out of TDKR
What definitely needs to happen is to remove parking spaces behind the exit doors, and install security cameras monitoring each door from the outside.
bigtroyjon
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The last thing that the Theater industry needs is one more reason for people to stay home and the lines/inconvenience caused by metal detectors would probably be the last straw for quite a few people.
The Outsider
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Definitely think the numbers took a hit from Aurora. Very tragic, but this is what we're left with. I think it's going to have a massive second weekend with a good amount of attendees that skipped out this weekend.
For what it's worth, where I'm at, the theaters didn't take a hit at all. We sold out damn near every showing (including the early AM shows on Saturday). I'm in Florida though, so I feel like being a considerable distance from Colorado might have lessened the impact.
For what it's worth, where I'm at, the theaters didn't take a hit at all. We sold out damn near every showing (including the early AM shows on Saturday). I'm in Florida though, so I feel like being a considerable distance from Colorado might have lessened the impact.
Ninja Scooter
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Because a family of 4 going to the theatre spend a lot more than $50. We're talking about a movie that just made $160 million in a single weekend. The formula is not broken. The movie companies and more importantly theatre chains are making money hand over fist.
ryutaro's mama
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Yeah, if the movie going experience even started to slightly mirror the TSA experience, I would be out. For travel, it's a necessary evil because all over my travel is usually a need not a want.
A movie is a 100% a luxury for me and having to wait in long metal detector lines to get inside and sit through even longer ads (to pay for all this added security) would be too much to deal with.
Seeing a movie isn't that important to me when weighed against that potential scenario.
That money beyond the $50 all goes to the theater. That's why the studios are all for day and date home distribution, and the theaters are fighting it tooth and nail.
The movie companies don't give a crap about concession sales, since they would be distributing the movies directly for a family at home they would be getting most of the cut instead of giving some to the theaters.
TheKaeptain
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I would do the same thing I do now with UFC events. Get a bunch of people together and split the cost. I'm guessing many people would do the same thing and studios know this.
Colonel Nasty
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What the what?
King of the Potato People
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I forgot the tragedy during the movie's run time and just enjoyed it, I can understand if others weren't in the mood to see it and hope people don't feel threatened in the cinemas.
I knew I saw that news before. Wasnt Paramount planning to do this with Transformers and when the theater chains got wind of it they blew their top?
If it happens, it would make movie nights a much more common thing. $50 and invite a bunch of people over to split the cost. Ends up being pretty cheap per person. Of course the screen would be smaller but watching at home makes up for that.
TheKaeptain
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Phoenician_Viking
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What does that mean exactly? Releasing videos of their moving simultaneously with their theater release?
Yes, as an On Demand type service. So you would still have a choice but theaters would hurt financially.
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