Lucy (2014)

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

Personally, I think it kills theatrical ticket sales. If you know when the DVD or BD or digital version is being released, one can think, "I'll just wait for that."

IMO, the industry is is committing a long, slow suicide. They should never announce pre-orders until the movie has finished its theatrical run. At the very least, they should wait until after two weeks of the theatrical run.

They've been doing this for a year or two now (if not longer). You think they'd still be doing it if the data even hinted at a direct link between early pre-orders and declining ticket sales? We're talking about a multi-billion dollar industry here, they've clearly looked at the data by now, and very likely aren't seeing any adverse effects to having them up. There are so many factors involved with ticket sales,including the kind of movies out that year, 3D films, etc...It's not something you can just pin down to one thing, and certainly not something as insignificant as having a pre-order or placeholder up.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

They've been doing this for a year or two now (if not longer). You think they'd still be doing it if the data even hinted at a direct link between early pre-orders and declining ticket sales? We're talking about a multi-billion dollar industry here, they've clearly looked at the data by now, and very likely aren't seeing any adverse effects to having them up. There are so many factors involved with ticket sales,including the kind of movies out that year, 3D films, etc...It's not something you can just pin down to one thing, and certainly not something as insignificant as having a pre-order or placeholder up.

Yep. And the data seems to show relatively flat ticket sales over the past decade.

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

They've been doing this for a year or two now (if not longer). You think they'd still be doing it if the data even hinted at a direct link between early pre-orders and declining ticket sales? We're talking about a multi-billion dollar industry here, they've clearly looked at the data by now, and very likely aren't seeing any adverse effects to having them up. There are so many factors involved with ticket sales,including the kind of movies out that year, 3D films, etc...It's not something you can just pin down to one thing, and certainly not something as insignificant as having a pre-order or placeholder up.

Yes, a theatrical release is no longer considered a primary money-making activity, especially given the high production and advertising budgets of today's tentpoles. Rather, the theatrical release is merely part of the marketing strategy for a movie's eventual release on various content delivery platforms.

[Member-222782]

I've been disappointed with everything Besson has done since LEON. He's overrated. Having said that, I'm going to watch this tomorrow but mainly because there's nothing else

[50strat54]

Originally Posted by cine74

I've been disappointed with everything Besson has done since LEON. He's overrated. Having said that, I'm going to watch this tomorrow but mainly because there's nothing else

Taken? [Besson was the writer and uncredited producer]

10 out of 10!

It was all personal to me.

If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.

One of the best films in any genre of the last 10 years. I can't count the amount of times I've watched this film.

also all the Transporter movies are great.