rockNrollaDIM Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Interesting, here's the top rentals of 2011 from Redbox:1. "Just Go With It"2. "No Strings Attached"3. "Rango"4. "The Dilemma"5. "Due Date"6. "Despicable Me"7. "The Tourist"8. "The Lincoln Lawyer"9. "The Green Hornet"10. "I Am Number Four"And for some reason they also list the top rentals for the LA-area:1. "Just Go With It"2. "No Strings Attached"3. "Bad Teacher"4. "Battle: Los Angeles"5. "Due Date"6. "The Tourist"7. "The Social Network"8. "The Green Hornet"9. "Despicable Me"10. "The Dilemma"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/12/just-go-with-it-tops-2011-redbox-rentals.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Eagle Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Why do they not include the top rentals in my city, too?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Unfortunately it's just a list of which movies came out earliest isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Unfortunately it's just a list of which movies came out earliest isn't it?Hm basically but then where are some of last year's end of 2010 blockbusters that got the longest rental period in 2011? King's Speech, Black Swan, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Why do they not include the top rentals in my city, too??That article came from the LA Times, that's why it came from LA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Hm basically but then where are some of last year's end of 2010 blockbusters that got the longest rental period in 2011? King's Speech, Black Swan, etc.True, and I would agree that if we take that list, certainly BO receipts for some of those films were slightly underwhelming. In past years the admissions for JGWI, Dilemma, NSA, Lincoln Lawyer and IANF would've been higher. Rango I think people might've checked out because it was supposed to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilko Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 How much money studios make from rentals ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 How much money studios make from rentals ?I have no idea, it's something I've been wondering forever. There must be some type of model.... or does Redbox really just purchase all these DVD's/Blu-Rays and doesn't have to pay any royalties regardless of popularity? Think about it, if they buy the DVD for $12 and then rent it out 300+ times over the course of a year at $1 a night, well you do the math- that's a huge profit margin. However I do notice with Netflix/Redbox that alot of times the DVD is grey and it says "rental copy" and many times it's a bare-bone copy with no special features... so I imagine there is some kind of deal... maybe the studios sell them at a cheaper price in exchange for royalty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 One legitimately good movie (Rango) on the Redbox list. Three passable ones (Due Date, Lincoln Lawyer, Despicable Me). The rest, crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...