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Originally Posted by candyflip
I don't think you can figure that out. But here's some food for thought:
Hollywood movies are usually the top downloads on Torrent sites, while this summer has been Hollywood's BIGGEST summer ever.
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They are having a good year at the box office (about as good as 3 years ago) but DVD sales are dropping, which really is one of the key markets for the movie companies these days.
Think of it like the Jordan Capri Honeymoon Video - when it first comes out on the website, it sells memberships and retains others. Over time, it is a selling point. Then it comes out in DVD and makes more money. However, if the movie is already in wide distribution and everyone who would want a copy already has downloaded one, then the sales are lower than they would be.
Most mainstream Hollywood production companies are looking at significantly reduced budgets and lower release schedules for 2008 and beyond, and they only want to finance "home run" movies. Why do you think there are so many sequels and re-dos? Because they are trying to keep hitting home runs, not taking risks. One bad picture losing a bunch of money can wipe out all the profits for a year.