How many major US releases have NOT been on a Tuesday?

[mikejet]

I just find it odd with The Town coming out on a Friday.

I think there may have been others.

Anyone know?

[iam1bearcat]

the Twilight films never come out on Tuesdays. i think Saturday or Friday nights for their releases.

don't know off hand or remember any others.

[mikejet]

That's interesting. I wonder why some films break from the traditional release schedule.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by mikejet

That's interesting. I wonder why some films break from the traditional release schedule.

some people have stated that the Twilight films come out on Fridays or Saturdays because the audience for those films is younger, so they'd have school the next day (wednesdays) so they wouldn't be able to stay out till midnight to get it. ridiculous? i think so lol but i'm sure the studios make a boatload of money by doing it this way.

kind of surprised the Harry Potter's don't as well since a lot of those fans have school the next day too though...

i have no idea why The Town drops on a Friday though. they could have released it this coming tuesday (the 21st) to still make the "pre-christmas" sales

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

some people have stated that the Twilight films come out on Fridays or Saturdays because the audience for those films is younger, so they'd have school the next day (wednesdays) so they wouldn't be able to stay out till midnight to get it.

That's exactly why. It's smart of Summit to do that.

[mikejet]

Exactly, you would think releasing on Tuesday for The Town they would get more sales. Every day counts before the holidays doesn't it?

[BStecke]

Armageddon came out on a Friday back in the day.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

That's exactly why. It's smart of Summit to do that.

it is smart, but kind of scary in a way.
when do the films hit theaters? don't they usually come out on wednesdays at midnight? or are they standard fridays as well? because if not, that would be completely redundant

i wonder why they don't do week end releases for other teenager / kids movies (a la Harry Potter series). but all in all like Mike says below, a sale is a sale, so does it really matter if people have to wait an additional 8 hours to buy it? (although chances are a lot of girls would skip school to buy the Twilight films and then stay home and watch them so maybe that's why lol)

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by mikejet

Exactly, you would think releasing on Tuesday for The Town they would get more sales. Every day counts before the holidays doesn't it?

the only possible thing i can think of is that this week end is really the last week end before Christmas, so while people are out freaking out, buying presents, they'll see The Town and make a purchase. whereas, if it comes out the following Tuesday (the 21st) the week end mad house rush is over, and thus, maybe that's how it would miss pre-christmas sales...?

i guess that makes sense, but most people know releases are Tuesdays and might just wait until then anyway, unknowing of a Friday release.

[neo_reloaded]

It happens only very rarely, and in my experience only in two situations:

1) The first is if it's within a week or so of Christmas, studios will push titles out on random days to try to differentiate from the competition and get some extra last-minute holiday sales. This happens regularly around Christmas.

2) Certain studios (previously only Dreamworks Animation, but now apparently Summit too) feel it gives them a competitive edge regardless of the time of year. Dreamworks Animation always seems to do this - Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, and this year's How To Train Your Dragon all came out on days other than Tuesday. Summit has released all 3 Twilight movies on a Sunday as well - though they haven't done anything similar for any other movies.

[jw]

Tuesdays isnt a date set in stone, Its just a general date that has been used for sales computing reasons.

[Rinzler]

Avatar was released on a Thursday (Earth Day). But I am sure that's already been mentioned. I'm pretty sure Kung Fu Panda and Bolt (BD only) did too.

[Sgt Pepper]

I think most of the Dreamworks animated stuff comes out on Fridays. I think the first three "Shrek" movies, "Kung Fu Panda" and "How to Train Your Dragon" did. I don't know why "Shrek Forever After" came out on a Tuesday.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Sgt Pepper

I think most of the Dreamworks animated stuff comes out on Fridays. I think the first three "Shrek" movies, "Kung Fu Panda" and "How to Train Your Dragon" did. I don't know why "Shrek Forever After" came out on a Tuesday.

Think that was the point at which Katzenberg finally stopped "blaming" Tuesday releases instead of weekend releases for why the Shrek sequels didn't sell on disk.

...Yes.

[thelittleprince]

Legend of the Guardians comes out this Friday as well.

It doesn't make sense to me either, especially for The Town and Legend of the Guardians. They would have sold more copies if they came out yesterday. I would have bought them all yesterday. Instead I have to take another trip Friday to pick up Legend of the Guardians. I managed to get a copy of The Town this afternoon in one of the retail stores (won't say which as to not get them in trouble), which probably wasn't aware that it's not to be stocked until Friday. It can be confusing.

[danman227460]

One reason I can see why it would come out on a Friday is pay day. Not sure if everyone has one this week but I do. Makes sense when I have money, I would want to buy something . Also quick way to get broke

[mr. b]

Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

It happens only very rarely, and in my experience only in two situations:

1) The first is if it's within a week or so of Christmas, studios will push titles out on random days to try to differentiate from the competition and get some extra last-minute holiday sales. This happens regularly around Christmas.

2) Certain studios (previously only Dreamworks Animation, but now apparently Summit too) feel it gives them a competitive edge regardless of the time of year. Dreamworks Animation always seems to do this - Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, and this year's How To Train Your Dragon all came out on days other than Tuesday. Summit has released all 3 Twilight movies on a Sunday as well - though they haven't done anything similar for any other movies.

Close, but all three Twilight movies have had a Saturday (or Friday night at 12:00 a.m.) release dates. Twilight was released 3/21/09, New Moon was 3/20/10, and Eclipse 12/4/10. My daughter wanted Twilight when it first came out, and I remember seeing it in the ads the week it was released. I made the mistake of going to Target on Tuesday that week and finding out it was not out yet. They were releasing it Friday night at 12:00 a.m., and they've done that for the rest of them.

[bone crusher]

Originally Posted by mikejet

I just find it odd with The Town coming out on a Friday.

I think there may have been others.

Anyone know?

Not too sure why, but I did see The Town already on shelves for sale today at my local Walmart.

[mikejet]

Originally Posted by bone crusher

Not too sure why, but I did see The Town already on shelves for sale today at my local Walmart.

That always surprises me when big chains break street dates.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by mikejet

That always surprises me when big chains break street dates.

i used to work at wally world many years ago and i know that for bigger releases (The Town being one) the boxes that contain the movies have writing plastered all over it that says, "DO NOT SELL BEFORE ______" so while i guess some random employee was like, "oh crap, we forgot to put these out last week", the box writing should have been a dead give away. but i'm sure the electronics employees don't care. they don't get in trouble for it.