thedigitalbits.com — Industry sources are reporting that Universal will soon announce the DVD release of Serenity on 12/20. Early word indicates that the disc may include director's audio commentary, along with at least 4 behind-the-scenes featurettes, a video introduction to the film by Joss Whedon, and 6 minutes worth of outtakes.
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bytefooOct 6, 2005
Ahh yeah, looks like it's bombing to me...<a class="user" href="http://www.imdb.com/chart/">http://www.imdb.com/chart/</a>The formula movie studios use to calculate total box office revenues are pretty complex, but a rough estimate is seven times the opening weekend. More than enough to cover production costs. And don't even forget the european or asian releases that are pending...
Closed AccountOct 6, 2005
ingersoll, that's great. Is that yet another in the long series of "excuses" to justify the film's small box office gross? I'll be sure to add that to the list. Because, as you know, comparisons to what other crappy movies earned apparently mean something to the accountants at Universal Pictures...
gunbusterOct 6, 2005
It was fun. Better on big screen than on DVD. Best movie ever? Hardly. But it a breath of fresh air after the Lucas abominations. The marketing really did suck tho.. I had no idea what this Serenity thing was until someone told me to check out a show called "Firefly". Definitely too niche to make it big. Word of mouth works for quirky films like Greek Wedding... not for sci-fi.
kyle133Oct 7, 2005
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tano53180Oct 7, 2005
i want the directors cut i hear its kicks ass do you know if that ones is ever going to come out
omnithropeOct 9, 2005
"It's no Battlestar."And thank god for that...
aelwulfOct 29, 2005
Production companies don't share that much with movie theaters, hence the high cost at the concession stand. I've done my time at a theater so I've seen that first-hand. Theaters might get some of the ticket sales at the tail-end but by & large it goes right past 'em.BSG is pretty good, but their filming style & some other aspects are a nod to Firefly. There's one part in a fleet shot that even has 'Serenity' (ie, a Firefly class ship) flying by briefly in the pilot. You can't completely slam one show & disown the other. They do have different stories & characters though so you can dislike one & like the other.Serenity was never truly expected to be a blockbuster. It was expected to do modest & it's done modest. The person commenting on the overseas bit apparently hasn't looked into it much. Firefly has a pretty good following in UK & England along with some other areas. Currently overseas has it doing 1.5 million in Russia of all places. Total for it is now around 33 million domestic & overseas. It might not hit the 39 million cost to make it from box office but it'll get close, and DVD sales should easily push it over that (I'd guesstimate at least 50 million total the first year after DVD release). If it at least makes the 39 million gross Whedon is supposed to have financial backing agreed from Universal for 2 & 3. It was known by Universal going into it that it was a niche film. They would've loved a blockbuster but it's always been understood it was just done to make a good movie on a low budget (low for modern sci fi films anyway).
aelwulfOct 29, 2005
Bah, part that says UK & England should say UK & Australia...