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Posted by: islndr (a.k.a del_CHG_islander2) on Nov 14, 11:40
in response to Moviesnob's post yes
THR: By four-walling, Netflix removes the burden of revealing unfavorable box office numbers.
Antibody
Nov 14, 10:22
So I'll ask: How much money do you think a film like ROMA, with this kind of hype, could generate at limited locations in LA?
goodvibe61
Nov 14, 11:12
as a legit Oscar contender from this director, Moonlight would be the floor (imo)
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slipping jimmy
Nov 14, 11:19
Another black and white foregin language film, The Artist.
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Antibody
Nov 14, 11:20
Last November Call Me By Your Name did 413K on 4 screens. There are endless examples of this kind of number for prestige films.
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goodvibe61
Nov 14, 11:16
You don't get it. Netflix wants subscribers not theatrical revenue. They are not a theatrical distributor.
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Moviesnob
Nov 14, 11:18
that's fine. they shouldn't expect awards-season love from the community that otherwise exhibits their movies in theaters though
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slipping jimmy
Nov 14, 11:19
they got plenty of love last year and they didn't try as hard
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Moviesnob
Nov 14, 11:22
everyone knows the whole awards season is a dumb game played by dumb rules for mostly dumb reasons. but that's the lie agreed upon.
slipping jimmy
Nov 14, 11:26
It's more complicated than that. It's increasingly more difficult to make Roma work. When that was being shopped, the conversations were
Moviesnob
Nov 14, 11:36
remind me, netflix gets all the ticket sales then?
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islndr
Nov 14, 11:36
yes
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Moviesnob
Nov 14, 11:38
thnx.
islndr
Nov 14, 11:40