Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
#1Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 8:01am
How very odd. I'm sure exhibitors and studios argue over proceeds all the time, but this is the first time I've heard of a chain simply refusing to pay and therefore not show a movie.
Of course it would have to be a musical that people in the Midwest might actually go see.
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#2re: Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 8:48am
And of course it would be a musical that they would actually refuse to pay for... not a George Clooney film.
I wonder how this will affect the overall box office grosses.
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#2re: Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 8:58amWell that explains why the closest theatres to me that are showing it are at least a half an hour away... Crap.
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#3re: Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 9:00am
United Artists (Regal) is not showing it here in CO. The movie is on the Landmark theaters' site and is playing outside the downtown Denver area. I have about an hour's hike to get to the theater to see it.
edit: on GP I went to the United Artists site and they just added Sweeney to the downtown Denver theaters. And they are even doing a midnight showing tonight! Hmmmm.
#4re: Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 9:19amJust realized there's a midnight show too. So tempting ...
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#5re: Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 11:04amIT wont have any affect on the box office whatsoever.
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#6re: Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 11:21amOy. I'm just glad that the closest theatre to me is not a Marcus. I would have been heartbroken.
#7re: Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 11:55amI'm a little excited that I live in the south now.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#8re: Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 11:57am
It's just more publicity for the film.
Folks in the area will wonder about why it's not being shown and drive somewhere elese to see it.
These folks are just (excuse me for saying this) cutting off their own noses...
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/25/05
#9re: Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 2:36pmIf they were smart, they'd be fighting to be among the first theatres to show the film this weekend. By the time it opens wide (on Jan. 11th) the studio's cut will have gone way down and their percentage will be overwhelming.
#10re: Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 2:38pmumm isn't tomorrow the wide release?
#11re: Sweeney Todd Is Just Too Expensive For The Midwest
Posted: 12/20/07 at 3:01pmyes..it opens wide on Dec 21st..on 1,200 screens.
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