Star Wars Producer Says Box Office is Doomed

Cutriss writes "Seen at CNN, this article interviews Rick McCallum, longtime producer at LucasFilms. McCallum says that DVDs will be responsible for the downfall of the movie industry *without* taking piracy into account, due to the fact that people think the home theatre experience is just as good, or better than the big screens, and they know that in five months, the DVD will be out on the market. Of course, his claim that "studios are barely breaking even" falls on deaf ears when I hear about 9-digit salaries for individual actors in a big-name film that's just some rehash of an old concept. He also mentions, of course, that DVD piracy and movie "sharing" groups will only speed up the cycle, and that they'll be putting Hollywood out of business, possibly within the next three years."

Comments

Re:Funny? He's serious (I think)!

[Psmylie]

There are theaters in my area that feature "crying rooms", where parents with crying babies can sit and still watch the movie.
It's a nice feature. Too bad nobody uses it.

You think movies are expensive HERE?

[Alkaiser]

In Japan, the cost for me to go to see a movie is 1800 yen. About $16.50...to see a movie...at matinee hours.

The theater experience is not, but it ain't that nice. Gimme DVD any day.