Movies

is it considered good practice to shy away from limited release films? I lost a ton on Middle Men [MIDMN] last few days. {nm} Atmosphere0073 Aug 06, 11:29

Paranormal Activity did pretty well {nm} Moviesnob Aug 06, 11:51

I seem to remember a little film called "Slumdog Millionaire" that didn't do so badly after expanding from limited into wide Apokalips Aug 06, 11:56

JUNO u know??? {nm} lhayes37 Aug 06, 14:24

Also, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Precious and plenty of others that expanded and did well. But those are the exceptions. {nm} Facto Aug 07, 08:04

You don't have to hold them long. {nm} RogerMore Aug 06, 12:45

It is a good idea to SHORT them on principle alone. This is a box office game. Limited releases are like Arena Football. Or like Serie B. {nm} lhayes37 Aug 06, 13:39

I find that most end up being shorts, and if not, you usually have enough time to flip {nm} ChrisEW Aug 06, 13:55

Somewhere around 60% of limited releases delist under H$1 and 75% under H$2. shadowking Aug 06, 14:03

This is sacred information to be passing out to neophytes. lhayes37 Aug 06, 14:17

yes, heaven forbid anybody with 5 mil or under be helped with something *eyeroll* {nm} Nonstick Aug 07, 08:02

limited apextek Aug 09, 10:48