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Eight Charged in Episode III Early Release
ewhac writes "Earlier this year, an advance copy of 'Star Wars: Episode III' was released to the Internet a day before the film's official worldwide opening. Yesterday, the US Attorney handed down charges to the eight people believed responsible. Using forensic markers embedded in the advance-release "screeners," law enforcement were able to track down the leaked copy and the people who came in contact with it. As a result of the early release, Episode III only managed to earn $380 million at the box office."
Everything that has transpired here has done so according to MY design!
Didn't they suffer enough watching the movie?
"It's difficult to meditate on amphetamines." - Joe Walsh
It ONLY managed to make $380 million dollars....still putting it in the top 10 movies of all time. Now because of those "evil pirates" George Lucas might not be able to build another gigantic animation studio.
This just in. Hollywood legend George Lucas will NOT, I repeat NOT, be able to afford his new gold-plated shark tank this year.
The movie would have made even more money if they hadn't stolen it and shown it to the whole world. They are lucky they aren't being charged with theft, destruction of property, and an assortment of consipracy charges. Those 8 people cost Lucas millions of dollars, they should be locked up for the rest of their lives.
Perhaps it only made 380 Mil because people started to relize the Star Wars Movies sucked.
As a result of the early release, Episode III only managed to earn $380 million at the box office.
means:
As a result of poor acting and direction, Episode III only managed to earn $380 million at the box office.
I keed, I keed!
I don't know the meaning of the word 'don't' - J
I think you mean
I believe the submitter was being sarcastic as $380 million is a lot of money to make in spite of the "losses" "suffered" from "piracy."
RTFA again for the best results.
I heard it's the greedy George Lucas. A friend of mine works at a movie theater. They usually get to see the movies for free, but George Lucas forced the theaters to charge the employees to see his movie. Not to mention his sue happy patent and copyright obsessions.
Nice start. Hopefully soon everyone else involved in the production and distribution of that awful thing will be spending time in the big house.
This isn't as much "normalization" as it is "don't take so many drugs when you're designing tables."
1) people will steal anything, no matter how shitty it is.
2) you can still make a shitload of money putting out shitty stuff.
"Get it now?" I think so... but $380M is a lot of money! Why are they complaining about it???
What are you talking about?
/Sarcasm off
The movie had focus groups and followed the hollywood formula to make it a hit.
Based on the focus groups and the 'geek' factor of Star Wars the Hollywood executives knew with 100% of their own certainty that it would make over $500 million. Since that did not happen when applying the focus groups and Hollywood accounting methodology formula that difference must be due to piracy. Hollywood logic says so. Just because any statistics and marketing major knows you can not guarantee the results based upon a focus group does not mean anything in the well based movie making machine formula.
So I am afraid to tell you that you are wrong. Yup it must be Pirates!
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... in Siberia, where Putin killed a fish with a speargun. He later claimed it was killed by Ukrainian separatists.
>> "there very well could have been over 300 million spent in production/marketing/advertising/other overhead"
Actually, the breakdown is:
$379 999 999.00: production/marketing/advertising/other overhead
$1.00: script
This must be the first time sarcasm was misinterpreted online ever.
Yeah, that reminds me--did OJ ever catch the real killers?
Aw, darn. When I first read the headline I thought that maybe George and the crew were finally being dealt with. Wishful thinking :(
Actually, the breakdown is:
$379 999 999.00: production/marketing/advertising/other overhead
$1.00: script
They paid for that script?!?
Free Adam Smith! (Or best offer.)
See what this Kommunist's open source produkt Koffice did with your spelling.
It's 2019. After George Lucas' death two years ago, the new owners of Lusacsfilm showed less restraint in exploiting the franchise. Next week, the Star Wars channel launches. There's already enough material for 24-hour-a-day marathons for the first month, after which they plan to launch the fall season of Star Wars, including Star Wars: Miami, Star Wars Nights, Star Wars: Las Vegas, and Everybody Hates Darth.
In other news, Microsoft's Linux distro has taken over about 60% of the desktop market, and the Sony Apple is taking living room entertainment centers by storm. This year's hot music item is the iPod Nanite (it's implanted in your ear). The fifth round of browser wars have heated up, though, with Operavigator trying to break SafariFox's stranglehold over the web.
The big rumor, of course, is that BSD is dying.
If all movies were being killed by piracy, all movies would have below average ticket sales.
That would be a little difficult, with the definition of average and all...
$379 999 999.00: production/marketing/advertising/other overhead
$1.00: script
Watching the movie on my PC before all the movie goers...priceless.