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Guitarguy on 09 May 2016
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The Fury said:
Guitarguy said:

Turns out you are right actually, theatre's get around 20-25% of the gross in the first week of showing a movie, and it increases in weekly increments.

http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/

Wow do movie theatre's get cheesed lol.

The weekly increments is interesting. The idea that the longer it's on the more profit the cinema makes on an individual ticket. 

I remember earlier in the year Hateful 8 wasn't shown at one of the UK's biggest cinema chains due to the deal between distributor and the cinema not coming to terms. Makes me think they (the distributor) wanted too much of the cut first week(s) and Cineworld knew it was going to fall off fast so didn't agree. By the time they might have agreed a deal it was too late, film was out.

Interesting read.


The part about Attack of the Clones taking 100% of the gross for the first week was insane!!!

Hateful 8's release was a mess. Releasing the same week as Star Wars was not a smart move at all!