Theatre Execs Deny Proposal For Shorter DVD Release Window
The amount of time between a movie’s theatrical release and home video release on DVD has been steadily shrinking over the last few years, particularly for movies that bomb at the box office. Current reports indicate that the average movie is released on DVD four months after hitting theatres. This week a proposal was made by some studio execs to shrink the DVD release window even further in an effort to battle piracy and slowing DVD sales. However, executives from a number of major movie theatre chains have dismissed the idea with the belief that it would be bad for business all around. Still, it is probably only a matter of time before that release window becomes irrelevant. With the growing quality of home theatre systems and the lacklustre movies being released, it’s no wonder that people are waiting for DVD to do most of their movie watching. And with filmmakers like Steven Soderbergh paving the way for a simultaneous release format, do movie theatres have their days numbered? Personally I’d love to see more limited release movies hit DVD right away, but I’d hate to see theatres fall by the wayside. What do you think?
Comments (5)
I think if the classic theatre is going to become obsolete in the big picture, then maybe at least improve the remaining ones.
Going to see a movie is only about seeing the movie in about half the viewers. Its about socializing, dating and just a general night out.
I think the theater going experience should cater more to the more mature audience who don’t want to be disturbed by young schitts and sticky floors.
Vibrating seats when explosions occur on screen would be cool too!
Posted by Bassmasta-Baychuk on March 30th, 2006The seats should vibrate during sex scenes too.
Posted by Nuno on March 30th, 2006i love going to the theater, but if i know that the movie will be out on dvd in a week after the theater, i will wait and pay the cheaper price to see it on dvd. unless its a big blockbuster type that you have to see in the theather, like The Benchwarmers!!!
Posted by Chopper on March 31st, 2006“Blockbuster”….hype word that means the studio overspent on a piece of schitt.
I prefer to wait for DVD as well, but my point of the theatrical releases is to make it a more enjoyable experience so people will want to go to the theatre just to experience a movie at its best.
(the best movies for theatres are the star wars, LoTR, Narnian, and war epic stuff and maybe high actio flicks and special effects types)
Posted by Bassmasta-Baychuk on March 31st, 2006So in other words… the best movies for theatres are “blockbusters” where studios overspent on special effects and action scenes!
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