Matrix

[Jinsu]

Revolutions Coming Home Sooner Than We Thought?

Lackluster box office & online piracy may mean more Neo for Christmas.

When is a film that grosses $85 million in its opening weekend considered a disappointment? When you're Warner Brothers and the film is Matrix Revolutions, the third and final(?) installment in the popular Matrix trilogy.

While the film posted the third highest opening box office total for a Wednesday open, the studio expected the film to come in at number 1. The $85 million in box office receipts from Wednesday to Sunday fell well below expectations as did the $200 million internationally. Like most films in release today, copies of the movie appeared in various Internet groups just hours after the film opened, causing more concern for the studio.

Worried that the time to make money from the franchise may be running out faster than expected, representatives for Warner Home Video contacted some of the major video retailers and rental outlets on Monday to let them know that Revolutions may be coming home a lot sooner than expected. Early January was mentioned but if the box office continues to drop at its current pace, Matrix Revolutions could hit DVD before Christmas.

Adding insult to injury, a possibility was mentioned to one video dealer that the studio may try putting together a 3-movie boxed set for Christmas if Revolutions is released in time to show up in your holiday stocking. According to one video dealer that spoke to IGN FilmForce on condition of anonymity, "Warners is afraid that Revolutions won't sell very well because of the word of mouth on the movie. The only way to make the money on sell-through is to package it with the other two." The retailer went on to say that the number of requests for the film have dropped significantly since the film's opening day.

The big test for the film will be how it fares in its second weekend, when it will be up against the Russell Crowe starrer, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, a film that has been getting extremely positive reviews and advance word of mouth.

Representatives for Warner Home Video would neither confirm nor deny the information but a source at Warners did confirm that a meeting about the DVD release for Matrix Revolutions did occur on Monday. If the film is released early to DVD, we should be hearing an announcement within weeks. Stay tuned.

Source: filmforce.ign.com

Ik zou er eerlijk gezegd niets op tegen hebben, we zullen zien of er een tikkeltje waarheid aan vast zit .

MvGr,

Whistler

[Harry HT]

Hoi Whistler,

Ik heb er ook niets op tegen, alleen het 3e deel was nou niet echt boeiend of heb ik er niets van begrepen?

Maar misschien maken de extra's van deze box een hoop goed.

We wachten rustig af

Gegroet,

Harry HT

[Jinsu]

Hoi,

Als er een box komt zal die wel vol met extra's komen, ik denk niet dat men onder het level van Matrix "boxed edition" gaat zitten, dan zouden er te weinig van verkocht worden.

Tja, de meningen gaan uitelkaar over de Trilogie, voor mij persoonlijk is het in het algeheel een van de beste film(s) van de afgelopen jaren .

MvGr,

Whistler

[Gaeje]

toen ik trouwens naar de bios ging laatst, hing er een bordje dat ze van warner studios niet toegelaten waren om mensen met vrijkaarten of cadeaubon-kaarten naar Matrix Rev. te laten
gaan. Hoe flauw is dat, zeg, gewoon voor die boxoffice stats. (twas maar tot 18/11 verboden)
ik vind het hun verdiende loon dat ze minder volk trekken. Wat ik wel weer niet kunnen vind, zijn die mensen die dat op internet posten. Dat vind ik echt not done. En wie ik nog minder begrijp zijn de mensen die er naar KIJKEN. hoe kan je nu in godsnaam genieten van zo'n mpeg ding van 200 op 100 pixels dat komt van een videocameraatje die in de zaal zitten filmen heeft...

[Jinsu]

Van Digital Bits:

IGN Film Force is reporting that Warner plans to release Matrix Revolutions on DVD on January 6th... something of a surprise given that it's a very short theatrical to home video release window. Reportedly this early release decision was made due to the film's dramatic domestic box office drop-off.

Anyway, just so you know, this is not official until Warner makes its announcement public, but a few of our retail sources are also reporting this 1/6 street date to us. We're being told to expect another basic movie-only edition with few extras, like Matrix Reloaded, and then possibly a special edition box set of all three films later in 2004. Again, this is very early information.

MvGr,

Whistler

[ThinWhiteDuke]

En wie ik nog minder begrijp zijn de mensen die er naar KIJKEN. hoe kan je nu in godsnaam genieten van zo'n mpeg ding van 200 op 100 pixels dat komt van een videocameraatje die in de zaal zitten filmen heeft...

Eindelijk iemand die hierover tzelfde denkt als ik
Ik ben er zelf ook FEL op tegen; helaas hoor ik steeds vaker van mensen dat ze dit wél doen.
"Het gaat toch om de film" wordt gezegd...
Ben enkele malen in discussie gegaan, bijna zware ruzie gekregen....

[ThinWhiteDuke]

It's official... Matrix Revolutions will NOT be released in January has had been rumored. I've just heard from a representative of Warner Home Video, who explained that the DVD will, in fact, be released later in 2004. Expect an official announcement in January, but no disc.

bron: DigitalBits

[Jinsu]

Hmm, jammer maarja kan wachten .