Game Industry Not Bigger Than Hollywood

The Grumpy Gamer has a counterpoint to the oft mentioned argument that the games industry is bigger business than the movie industry. From the article: "The domestic US box office is estimated to be around $9B for 2004, and this is where the myth starts to take life. The problem is the movie industry is a lot bigger then just the U.S. box office. DVD sales and rentals for 2003 topped $16B. VHS sales and rentals for 2003 was $6.4B. VHS sales are declining fast, but most of that will just shift over to DVDs, which brings the grand total for non-box office movie sales to over $20B, twice the figure for the entire game industry."

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[bstadil]

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[mitchellandrews]

For $20 / month, I'd like to subscribe to 30-50 mainstream, but mediocre video games that are subsidized by ad placements within the game.

Once in a while, I'll want to go to the theatre, and pay $12.50 to play the latest multi-player game for 2-3 hours, with a superior script and cutting edge graphics and sound track.

If I really enjoy the game, I'll also pay $20-$30 to play it again, at home on DVD.