Alexander 3-disc set, DTS, R3
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Alexander 3-disc set, DTS, R3
Came across the listing of an Alexander 3-disc set on cd-wow
http://www12.cd-wow.com/detail_resul...uct_code=17962
Special features are still TBC
Movie runtime is stated as being 275(!) minutes....... possibly a typo(?), as the theatrical runtime was 175
http://www12.cd-wow.com/detail_resul...uct_code=17962
Special features are still TBC
Movie runtime is stated as being 275(!) minutes....... possibly a typo(?), as the theatrical runtime was 175
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It seems they removed the listing shortly after I posted the link here.
Others who tried ordering this title have received an email from cd-wo stating that they can't get it in stock. I have ordered it, and have received no such email. So fingers crossed.....
Others who tried ordering this title have received an email from cd-wo stating that they can't get it in stock. I have ordered it, and have received no such email. So fingers crossed.....
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It's back...
http://www9.cd-wow.com/detail_result...uct_code=17962
http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.asp...ection-videos/
Same running time though as all other versions...but does look nice. Now, if only they'd confirm what's supposed to be on the U.S. DVD...
http://www9.cd-wow.com/detail_result...uct_code=17962
http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.asp...ection-videos/
Same running time though as all other versions...but does look nice. Now, if only they'd confirm what's supposed to be on the U.S. DVD...
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Originally Posted by Dane
That flick isn´t worth a cent. Let alone a Limited Edtion. Guess, they are trying to cover what was lost a the Box Office
Thank you, Dane. May the forces of all that is good and holy strengthen you as you drop into different threads to explain those who discuss dvd-releases that they should open their eyes and realize the error of their ways in looking forward to "worthless movies" ........
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Originally Posted by Dane
That flick isn´t worth a cent. Let alone a Limited Edtion. Guess, they are trying to cover what was lost a the Box Office
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=235044
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Thanks, for the kind words.
I cannot believe they are making a Limited Edition out of a total failure such as this one. AVP and Phantom of the Opera are others that comes to mind. 9 out of 10 times the Limited Editions are always Box Offices failures. Why? Why? Why?
The only reason for doing this is trying to recover some of the lost ticket sales at the Box Office. Why on earth should we waste our money on this crap. Do they really think we are dumb enough to buy this junk just because they are limted to a certain amounts? Heck, no!
Can´t the studios understand that we really want to see some Awsome Limited Editions of the truely great films. That´s what I like to see. I´m sure I speak for many of us.
I suggest you buy 3 DVDs of some great movies instead of this Alexander The Great Movie Mess.
I cannot believe they are making a Limited Edition out of a total failure such as this one. AVP and Phantom of the Opera are others that comes to mind. 9 out of 10 times the Limited Editions are always Box Offices failures. Why? Why? Why?
The only reason for doing this is trying to recover some of the lost ticket sales at the Box Office. Why on earth should we waste our money on this crap. Do they really think we are dumb enough to buy this junk just because they are limted to a certain amounts? Heck, no!
Can´t the studios understand that we really want to see some Awsome Limited Editions of the truely great films. That´s what I like to see. I´m sure I speak for many of us.
I suggest you buy 3 DVDs of some great movies instead of this Alexander The Great Movie Mess.
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I cannot believe they are making a Limited Edition out of a total failure such as this one. AVP and Phantom of the Opera are others that comes to mind. 9 out of 10 times the Limited Editions are always Box Offices failures.
AVP was anything *BUT* a box-office failure. It raked in $80 million in the US and even more overseas. In fact, with a combined $171 million worldwide gross, it was one of the biggest financial success in both the "Alien" AND "Predator" franchises!
PHANTOM may not have been the smash the filmmakers wanted it to be, but it also made a more than respectable $153 million worldwide. Even in the U.S. it managed to make $50 million or thereabouts despite receiving mixed reviews and never being in the public radar.
ALEXANDER raked in $159 million internationally as well, which isn't anything to sneeze at either...and while I thought it was over-produced and not a "good" movie per se, I loved it as a gloriously over-the-top spectacle that I'm looking forward to enjoying in the deluxe LE DVD package coming out in R3.
But the bottom line is -- who cares how much it makes? The more LE DVDs out there the better.....and why crap on everyone else's parade? Those who enjoy ALEXANDER should be able to enjoy it without having to clear it with you first!
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Originally Posted by Dane
I cannot believe they are making a Limited Edition out of a total failure such as this one. AVP and Phantom of the Opera are others that comes to mind. 9 out of 10 times the Limited Editions are always Box Offices failures. Why? Why? Why?
The only reason for doing this is trying to recover some of the lost ticket sales at the Box Office. Why on earth should we waste our money on this crap. Do they really think we are dumb enough to buy this junk just because they are limted to a certain amounts? Heck, no!
Can´t the studios understand that we really want to see some Awsome Limited Editions of the truely great films. That´s what I like to see. I´m sure I speak for many of us.
I suggest you buy 3 DVDs of some great movies instead of this Alexander The Great Movie Mess.
The only reason for doing this is trying to recover some of the lost ticket sales at the Box Office. Why on earth should we waste our money on this crap. Do they really think we are dumb enough to buy this junk just because they are limted to a certain amounts? Heck, no!
Can´t the studios understand that we really want to see some Awsome Limited Editions of the truely great films. That´s what I like to see. I´m sure I speak for many of us.
I suggest you buy 3 DVDs of some great movies instead of this Alexander The Great Movie Mess.
Of course not.
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You didn't even see the movie, did you?
Don´t forget that a movie has to make 3 times it´s budget to break even. This means that AVP, Phantom of the Opera and Alexander is far from being succesful regardless of the figures mentioned above.
But hey, I don´t mind what people use their hard earned money on. It just bothers me that most times it´s always the terrible film that gets issued as Limited Edtion. That´s all there is to it.
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Don´t forget that a movie has to make 3 times it´s budget to break even. This means that AVP, Phantom of the Opera and Alexander is far from being succesful regardless of the figures mentioned above.
ALIEN VS PREDATOR
Production Budget: $60 million
Est. Marketing Costs: $35 million
Domestic Gross: $80,282,231
+ Overseas: $90,901,632
= Worldwide: $171,183,863
That doesn't even include DVD sales (which did very well) or other cash they'll generate from cable/TV etc.
I hardly think AVP hasn't "been successful". What mathematical formula do you use? Or do you think the studios are only in it to lose money? Must be why they're planning another one -- so they can lose more money!!
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I hardly think AVP hasn't "been successful". What mathematical formula do you use? Or do you think the studios are only in it to lose money? Must be why they're planning another one -- so they can lose more money!!
Well, you forgot the marketing cost in each country around the world + each amount of reel print that are being made for every country.
Anyway, in the long run AVP might break even as it has to make roughly $300 million to do that. So it not quite there yet.
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Anyway, in the long run AVP might break even as it has to make roughly $300 million to do that. So it not quite there yet.
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The industry´s rule of thumb is 3 time total cost to break even. If I use your numbers here is the math.
Production Budget: $60 million
Est. Marketing Costs: $35 million
SUB TOTAL: $95 million x 3
TOTAL: $ 285 million
This figure is without including foreign print & advertising + contingency.
But I´ll agree there´s a big difference beteween af commercial succes and a critical success.
Production Budget: $60 million
Est. Marketing Costs: $35 million
SUB TOTAL: $95 million x 3
TOTAL: $ 285 million
This figure is without including foreign print & advertising + contingency.
But I´ll agree there´s a big difference beteween af commercial succes and a critical success.
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The industry´s rule of thumb is 3 time total cost to break even. If I use your numbers here is the math.
If we went by your math you could count the number of major studio "big budget" successes by the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings movies and almost nothing else!
You also aren't even counting DVD sales, money from cable/TV syndication....which these days is a big piece of the pie when it's all said and done as well.
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Originally Posted by Dane
The industry´s rule of thumb is 3 time total cost to break even. If I use your numbers here is the math.
Production Budget: $60 million
Est. Marketing Costs: $35 million
SUB TOTAL: $95 million x 3
TOTAL: $ 285 million
Production Budget: $60 million
Est. Marketing Costs: $35 million
SUB TOTAL: $95 million x 3
TOTAL: $ 285 million
Why do you think they need to make that much money? You don't really think that the expense of striking some prints and delivering them to theaters costs three times as much as the production budget and marketing put together, do you? Of course not. And even if it did, why would the cost of distributing the same number of prints to the same number of theaters be greater for one movie (with a big budget) than another (with a smaller budget)?
What else are they spending money on? There's the production, there's distribution, and there's marketing. It's the marketing that's so expensive and the reason they need to recoup extra money to break even.
The real rule of thumb is that a movie has to make twice its production budget to go into the black. For AvP, that means it had to make $120 million. It did, and then some. It was a profitable movie. There will be a sequel.
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Originally Posted by benfiltness
for those who have ordered this... how much was shipping to the us??
thanks... ben
thanks... ben