"Despite the widespread availability of pirated releases, The Avengers just scored a record-breaking $200 million opening weekend at the box office. While some are baffled to see that piracy failed to crush the movie's profits, it's really not that surprising. Claiming a camcorded copy of a movie seriously impacts box office attendance is the same as arguing that concert bootlegs stop people from seeing artists on stage. ... Of all the people who downloaded a pirate copy of the film about 20% came from the U.S. This means that roughly 100,000 Americans have downloaded a copy online through BitTorrent. Now, IF all these people bought a movie ticket instead then box office revenue would be just 0.5% higher. Not much of an impact, and even less when you consider that these 'pirates' do not all count as a lost sale."
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+1these 'pirates' do not all count as a lost sale.
Whoever came up with the notion that if they made their product pirate proof everyone who would have pirated it would actually buy a legitimate copy is an idiot
Also, what about people who watched the movie in the cinema, and then downloaded the bootleg to watch it again?
I know people who have done this.
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If movie tickets were cheaper and they replaced their bulbs regularly - more people would do the cinema thing.
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"If <insert ANY product or service here> were cheaper " arguments are still mildly retardedTribble wrote:If movie tickets were cheaper and they replaced their bulbs regularly - more people would do the cinema thing.
If a movie ticket costed R1 some people would still pirate.
They'd have all new excuses. Petrol too expensive, travel time to the cinema too long etc etc...
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It would not have anything to do with the cost then. They would be the sort of people who would not attend a cinema even if it were free. They probably don't like the whole cinema experience.
And speaking of mildly retuarded - there is part of me that has to do this...... blame Rusty and Mousey.
And speaking of mildly retuarded - there is part of me that has to do this...... blame Rusty and Mousey.
Jamin wrote:If a movie ticket costed R1, some people would still pirate.
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Back at youTribble wrote:And speaking of mildly retuarded
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Bwahahahahahah brilliant! Well gone - got me there.
Well gone?
Really?
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Well gone?
Really?
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Re: The Avengers: Why Pirates Failed to Prevent a Box Office
I know a few of those too.jamin_za wrote:Also, what about people who watched the movie in the cinema, and then downloaded the bootleg to watch it again?
I know people who have done this.
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Question is who downloaded it first then went and watched it anyway?
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That doesn't matter, the end result would be the same.
It may even provide a reason to shell out and watch it on the big screen.
It may even provide a reason to shell out and watch it on the big screen.
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something for the non-news
when has pirating ever deprived new generic flash-and-flesh releases from making stupid amounts of dosh at release?
when has pirating ever deprived new generic flash-and-flesh releases from making stupid amounts of dosh at release?
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Damn you rusty, you take the back! It's a Joss Wheddon movie, and it is fatastic!rustypup wrote:when has pirating ever deprived new generic flash-and-flesh releases from making stupid amounts of dosh at release?
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make me!
no idea who this joss fellow is and never could stand the over dramatic posturing of the avenger comics...
or comics in general...
no idea who this joss fellow is and never could stand the over dramatic posturing of the avenger comics...
or comics in general...
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Sad for you...
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meh... i've always preferred stories over pictures... why this would elicit feelings of empathy, however, is interesting.
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back to the thread: who was expecting pirates to ruin the earnings? strikes me as some party grandstanding about nothing...
next it will be: asian hookers failed to prevent the release of 1 billion and 2 dalmatians!
meh... i've always preferred stories over pictures... why this would elicit feelings of empathy, however, is interesting.
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back to the thread: who was expecting pirates to ruin the earnings? strikes me as some party grandstanding about nothing...
next it will be: asian hookers failed to prevent the release of 1 billion and 2 dalmatians!
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