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> How a leak affects ticket sales is pure speculation There's one way that doesn't need to be speculated about, because i see it happening often with friends:

> How a leak affects ticket sales is pure speculation There's one way that doesn't need to be speculated about, because i see it happening often with friends: People often use piracy as a "demo", and decide after sampling the product whether it's worth a purchase. So a common situation is to get an early cam rip of a movie, or an online-disabled version of a game, and then decide whether to go see it in the theater, or buy the full version. Sometimes that kind of "demo" is not available though, so they'll just take the plunge and pay for it, finding out whether it's good or bad after the purchase, with no recourse available. So, a leak is definitely bad for studios, because it'll deprive them of sales to the impatient. On the other hand it's good for consumers who would otherwise have wasted money.

godfrzero 12y ago
> On the other hand it's good for consumers who would otherwise have wasted money. Which is a really good thing. Studios should have some monetary incentive to make things that people actually want. I actually had a headache after Expendables 3.
- meepmorp 12y ago
  > Studios should have some monetary incentive to make things that people actually want. I actually had a headache after Expendables 3. You say that like it's simple to do. The first two Expendables movies apparently were good enough that the economics warranted a 3rd. Do you think the people at the studio were thinking "let's make this one The Unwatchables, instead?" Sometimes problems are obvious ahead of time, but more often only seem so with the benefit of hindsight.
  - obsurveyor 12y ago
    No, they got greedy and decided it had to be PG-13 to try to sell more tickets. After watering down the content, it didn't do well as the rated R ones before it. Not that big a surprise when you're not blinded by dollar signs.
    - meepmorp 12y ago
      You say greedy, maybe they say attempting to expand the appeal of the franchise to a wider audience. It's economically advantageous for them, sure, but maybe they thought consumers would actually like it.
    - judk 12y ago
      So they literally stamped a PG13 warning label on it, and people who went for R rated content were surprised and disappointed?

godfrzero 12y ago

> On the other hand it's good for consumers who would otherwise have wasted money. Which is a really good thing. Studios should have some monetary incentive to make things that people actually want. I actually had a headache after Expendables 3.

meepmorp 12y ago
> Studios should have some monetary incentive to make things that people actually want. I actually had a headache after Expendables 3. You say that like it's simple to do. The first two Expendables movies apparently were good enough that the economics warranted a 3rd. Do you think the people at the studio were thinking "let's make this one The Unwatchables, instead?" Sometimes problems are obvious ahead of time, but more often only seem so with the benefit of hindsight.
- obsurveyor 12y ago
  No, they got greedy and decided it had to be PG-13 to try to sell more tickets. After watering down the content, it didn't do well as the rated R ones before it. Not that big a surprise when you're not blinded by dollar signs.
  - meepmorp 12y ago
    You say greedy, maybe they say attempting to expand the appeal of the franchise to a wider audience. It's economically advantageous for them, sure, but maybe they thought consumers would actually like it.
  - judk 12y ago
    So they literally stamped a PG13 warning label on it, and people who went for R rated content were surprised and disappointed?