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Originally Posted by ottopottomouse
Cinemas pay for the film by the week here and make a decision based on how well something opens in that they would just not bother with it if they couldn't see it selling as well as something else current.
A lot of films do seem to just vanish and end up as DVD only or will get shown in just one country but never end up in the cinema in any other countries based on the first country's sales.
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you forget that it costs a lot per print.
small fils cannot afford to make lots of copies so they tend to be shown in a few cinimas then past around.
traditionaly they would be shown in the usa they the films would go to the uk, so we often have slightly scratched/worn films.
going direct to dvd saves a lot of cash.
i would suspect this film will be limited release due to cost.
it also will not have the budget big films have on promotion.
i think many of you are comparing this film to a big buget holiwood film. it does not have the promo buget the big films doo.
and it certainly will not have the cost to make lots of copies for each cinima.