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Author Topic: Return of the King on DVD May 25th!!? Blake Zaugg Film Handler Posts: 57 From: Lafayette, LA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 03-13-2004 03:26 PM                     May seems awfully early for a DVD release, especially when it is still playing in many first run theatres, and hasn't even made it to move over or discount. The previous years it wasn't out until at least June....what is the rush this year???  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-13-2004 03:44 PM                    My guess would be the story is complete and why wait around to release the DVD. With the other two releases you wanted to release them as close to the next ones release date to keep things fresh in peoples minds. I looke for the discount release to be coming sometime in April probably 4 weeks prior to the DVD release.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 03-13-2004 03:47 PM                        Because Michael Jackson is already satisfied with the tons of money he already made from the film in theatres. I know the exhibitor now get a larger share of each ticket sold during it's sub run but film producers are very greedy and now want to quickly make as much money they could from home video. To think studios like Disney opposed the release of fims on home video in the beginning. Home video has now turned out to ba a fantastic cash cow and many films made back their production costs and have made a profit only after the film came out on video. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Blake Zaugg Film Handler Posts: 57 From: Lafayette, LA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 03-13-2004 06:50 PM                     But really, with a film like Return of the King, which everyone and their dog will buy - especially if they bought the first two movies (really 4), why not wait until it leaves all the theatres cash in on all that revenue and then go for the DVD revenue. I think they are missing out, and so will we.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 03-13-2004 07:26 PM                        Michael Jackson?  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 03-13-2004 07:33 PM                        Oops! I stand corrected. It's peter Jackson. Sorry! -Claude  |  IP: Logged Eric Hooper Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 532 From: Fort Worth, TX, USA Registered: May 2003 posted 03-14-2004 03:25 PM                     Oh, haven't you heard, The movie theatre is now only a commercial venue to promote the sales of the DVD. It is a tool used by Hollywood now to get the name of the movie out there and a few people to see it to get word of mouth to fuel DVD sales. The movie theatre is not THE place to make money or to SEE the movie anymore.  |  IP: Logged

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