Playing & Trading Strategy

From Limited to Wide Release? aleksthegreat Mar 13, 19:30

600 theaters is not wide release {nm} RazorHawk Mar 13, 21:20

ok 1000 aleksthegreat Mar 14, 08:50

congrats... you just made the list. {nm} RazorHawk Mar 14, 08:53

If a movie expands to wide from limited (i.e. 650+ theaters), it delists four weeks after it goes wide. ndmaster Mar 14, 08:55

i get that+THNX aleksthegreat Mar 14, 09:09

Maybe check on BOM to get an idea of the per screen averages of movies that expand from limited to wide? {nm} Roger More Mar 14, 09:23

American Sniper.... aleksthegreat Mar 14, 09:36

... Roger More Mar 14, 09:55

$2-$3million? {nm} aleksthegreat Mar 14, 09:39

Alek JWL Mar 14, 10:22

Alek JWL Mar 14, 10:22

packaging aleksthegreat Mar 14, 16:52

Wow, ok. {nm} JWL Mar 14, 17:56

3.0*weekend + previous, not 2.7. {nm} socby19 Mar 14, 13:26

the answer is very complex. its not just about the opening per theater average. it depends on the distributor, the award buzz, and much more islander Mar 14, 09:28

PTA aleksthegreat Mar 14, 09:41

Per Theater Average islander Mar 14, 09:43

Perfect {nm} JWL Mar 14, 10:30

Islander - how "political" would you say the decision is? As in, moviebiz politique? {nm} Chateau_du_Mal_Voisin Mar 14, 20:13

not being in the biz, i'm not the best choice to answer about this, but my take is that islander Mar 15, 08:22

Interesting. Thanks :) {nm} Chateau_du_Mal_Voisin Mar 15, 17:35