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Posted by GMAN on 06/02/06 00:09
In article <e5mpmp$9rg$1@reader1.panix.com>, urban@panix.com (Michael Urban) wrote:
>In article <1149106233.785832.46210@f6g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
> <jeffy3@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>I was 13 when it came out and I remember that it played in a lot of the
>>same theaters for more than a year. In fact, a special birthday cake
>>poster was issued on the one year anniversary. Even TITANIC only
>>seemed to play for maybe four months. A different world today, I
>>suppose, with so many more screens.
>>
>
>The big difference is, of course, home video. When the movie
>is out on DVD within three months, the theatrical market
>has to be short-lived. Frankly, I am glad I am not a theatre
>owner in the present market.
Why? The theaters make their money off the concession stands.
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