Who bought the Sydney White DVd already?

**pranksalot** · 01-22-2008, 11:23 PM

i just got it. i enjoyed the extras. I was rather saddened that they did not include the last deleted scene to the movie. It was really touching.

sparky · 01-23-2008, 03:56 AM

I bought it online.. hope I'll get it soon

ggin · 01-23-2008, 10:07 AM

I agree about the last deleted scene. I thought it made some of the small details make a lot more sense.

geo · 01-23-2008, 10:13 AM

what is that last deleted scene? about what?

wonderboy · 01-23-2008, 01:11 PM

I didn't get the DVD yet. I will probably order the movie when it goes on PPV and get the DVD later, cause my money is rather stretched right now.

**open32** · 01-23-2008, 02:29 PM

I didnt get it yet, just didt get to the store, but there is no doubt I will.

I find one of the best places to buy DVDs is Blockbuster, just 2-4 weeks after the DVD comes out, they sell off the rented inventory, sometimes for >$5.

O, at Blockbuster, Sydney White has the entire shelf by the way. I was suprised.

ggin · 01-23-2008, 03:25 PM

Here is the deleted scene we are talking about.

http://rapidshare.com/files/86043001...Scene.mp4.html

edawg99 · 01-23-2008, 07:01 PM

I didn't buy it yet, I may soon.

wonderboy · 01-23-2008, 07:18 PM

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O, at Blockbuster, Sydney White has the entire shelf by the way. I was suprised.

Oh, that is good news. I think a lot of people are going to find the movie on DVD and it's going to become a cult hit.

P. Suvarnvasi · 01-24-2008, 12:58 AM

I hope to se it on a store soon

that mean I haven't seen the box yet....

wonderboy · 01-27-2008, 12:49 AM

I got it today. It's a great movie, I don't know why it didn't do better. Amanda made a good choice to do this movie.

PaddedCell · 01-27-2008, 09:30 PM

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It's a great movie, I don't know why it didn't do better.

No promotion. At least I didn't see any. Morgan Creek is probably too small to afford a lot of advertising.

Universal probably had the money for it, but they probably figured it wasn't worth the investment to push another company's movie.

On the other hand, if Morgan Creek is a subsidiary, then I have no idea why Universal didn't support it more.

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Originally Posted by pranksalot

i enjoyed the extras. I was rather saddened that they did not include the last deleted scene to the movie. It was really touching.

I liked the bit with Terrence and the girl on the treadmill. Not sure why they deleted that. It would have added only a few seconds.

The DVD has a whole bunch of featurettes. They're all pretty good. It's a shame the movie didn't do better because you can tell from the behind-the-scenes stuff how interesting the cast is. The 7 dorks didn't get a huge amount of screen time in the actual movie. I'd like to see those guys again in a sequel, but of course that will never happen.

I like the guys who play Lenny, Spanky, Gurkin, and Terrence. Funny dudes.

wonderboy · 01-28-2008, 12:11 PM

I also wish they would have put in the last scene. It was better than some of the stuff they chose to keep in there, like the keg stand. I don't really know why that was important to the movie other than showing that he knew how to figure stuff out with numbers or whatever but we already knew that.

**open32** · 01-28-2008, 02:28 PM

I agree that is was bad marketing. It was Universals responsibility to market it. They barely advertised it. They made it PG13 and about college, which turns away some kids and families, then the ad that they showed on TV the most, was one of the least funny and probably most goofy scenes in the movie which turns away some older viewers. <I think you know which one im talking about, it was the part with the dream sequence when there acting out the dungeons and dragons fight, it didnt tell anyone what the movie was about.

I feel bad because it was a pretty good movie.

edawg99 · 01-28-2008, 02:44 PM

Well here in Canada I only seen like 2 commericals for it and maybe one ad it the paper. That was it. The movie was only in the theatre for a few weeks.

charlespt · 01-30-2008, 07:31 PM

Unfortunately I may not get it because it might not be released here

PaddedCell · 01-31-2008, 08:29 PM

Maybe you can import the DVD from America or England. (Or Brazil.)

PaddedCell · 01-31-2008, 08:45 PM

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I agree that is was bad marketing. It was Universals responsibility to market it.

I'm not sure how it actually works, but my guess is that Universal only bothered to market the movie to theater owners. Maybe they were only concerned with how many prints they could rent out.

Seems like they didn't bother to market the movie to actual theater-goers because Morgan Creek would have gotten most of the ticket money anyway. (The theaters take half, and the production company probably gets most of the other half.) Universal might have only been the distributor, in which case they probably got a certain amount of money based on how many screens the movie played on. Maybe they don't get much extra money based on how many tickets people actually buy, so they weren't motivated to spend money on advertising.

**open32** · 02-01-2008, 12:59 AM

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Theaters get to keep about 10% or around $1 per ticket on average for the first 2 weeks of release (during that time, with the big crowds, they make there money on concessions and on screen ads). Each week after the initial 2 weeks of release the % the theater gets to keep is increased. Specific details may be a little different from company to company but its generally the same for all the major studios and theaters country wide.

Now for the Distributor and Producer, when the movie is made buy an independent producer, there are usually 2 ways it can happen. The distributor buys the total rights to the movie or buys the rights to distribute for a specific area (say North America) for a set cost with the distributor getting all the profits from screening (this usually includes ancillary rights also), sometimes with a stipulation that if the movie makes over a certain amount the producer gets a %. The other way is that they share in the profits. The first way is much more common.

It is then the distributors responsibility to market it and chose the screen count buy sending reels to theaters. A reel print costs about $2000 each and a new digital version that some theaters are using costing about $5,500.

Major distributors like Universal have contracts with theater chains, so that they have screens on call whenever they need them. If Universal asks for 2000 screens for opening week, the theaters must give it to them. I think Disney has the most screens under contract, over 8000. Independent theaters go through and contract with a distributors buying agent, usually getting a little worse of a deal.

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In the UK the system is totaly different where it does have something to do with renting prints.

The simple reason is Universal didnt have confidence in the movie, its why they released it on a terrible date and made little effort to promote it.

01-22-2008, 11:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
pranksalot Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,501 My Profile	Who bought the Sydney White DVd already? i just got it. i enjoyed the extras. I was rather saddened that they did not include the last deleted scene to the movie. It was really touching.

02-01-2008, 12:59 AM	#19 (permalink)
open32 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,069 My Profile	^ Theaters get to keep about 10% or around $1 per ticket on average for the first 2 weeks of release (during that time, with the big crowds, they make there money on concessions and on screen ads). Each week after the initial 2 weeks of release the % the theater gets to keep is increased. Specific details may be a little different from company to company but its generally the same for all the major studios and theaters country wide. Now for the Distributor and Producer, when the movie is made buy an independent producer, there are usually 2 ways it can happen. The distributor buys the total rights to the movie or buys the rights to distribute for a specific area (say North America) for a set cost with the distributor getting all the profits from screening (this usually includes ancillary rights also), sometimes with a stipulation that if the movie makes over a certain amount the producer gets a %. The other way is that they share in the profits. The first way is much more common. It is then the distributors responsibility to market it and chose the screen count buy sending reels to theaters. A reel print costs about $2000 each and a new digital version that some theaters are using costing about $5,500. Major distributors like Universal have contracts with theater chains, so that they have screens on call whenever they need them. If Universal asks for 2000 screens for opening week, the theaters must give it to them. I think Disney has the most screens under contract, over 8000. Independent theaters go through and contract with a distributors buying agent, usually getting a little worse of a deal. -------------------------------------------------------------------- In the UK the system is totaly different where it does have something to do with renting prints. The simple reason is Universal didnt have confidence in the movie, its why they released it on a terrible date and made little effort to promote it. Last edited by open32; 02-01-2008 at 01:06 AM..

01-23-2008, 03:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
sparky Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,214 My Profile	I bought it online.. hope I'll get it soon

01-23-2008, 10:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
ggin Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22 My Profile	I agree about the last deleted scene. I thought it made some of the small details make a lot more sense.

01-23-2008, 10:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
geo Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 114 My Profile	what is that last deleted scene? about what?

01-23-2008, 01:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
wonderboy Bynes=Love Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,411 My Profile	I didn't get the DVD yet. I will probably order the movie when it goes on PPV and get the DVD later, cause my money is rather stretched right now.

01-23-2008, 02:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
open32 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,069 My Profile	I didnt get it yet, just didt get to the store, but there is no doubt I will. I find one of the best places to buy DVDs is Blockbuster, just 2-4 weeks after the DVD comes out, they sell off the rented inventory, sometimes for >$5. O, at Blockbuster, Sydney White has the entire shelf by the way. I was suprised.

01-23-2008, 03:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
ggin Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22 My Profile	Here is the deleted scene we are talking about. http://rapidshare.com/files/86043001...Scene.mp4.html

01-23-2008, 07:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
edawg99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 8,892 My Profile	I didn't buy it yet, I may soon.

01-24-2008, 12:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
P. Suvarnvasi Tennis/Film Chicks Love Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 1,608 My Profile	I hope to se it on a store soon that mean I haven't seen the box yet....

01-27-2008, 12:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
wonderboy Bynes=Love Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,411 My Profile	I got it today. It's a great movie, I don't know why it didn't do better. Amanda made a good choice to do this movie.

01-28-2008, 12:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
wonderboy Bynes=Love Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,411 My Profile	I also wish they would have put in the last scene. It was better than some of the stuff they chose to keep in there, like the keg stand. I don't really know why that was important to the movie other than showing that he knew how to figure stuff out with numbers or whatever but we already knew that.

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01-28-2008, 02:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
open32 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,069 My Profile	I agree that is was bad marketing. It was Universals responsibility to market it. They barely advertised it. They made it PG13 and about college, which turns away some kids and families, then the ad that they showed on TV the most, was one of the least funny and probably most goofy scenes in the movie which turns away some older viewers. <I think you know which one im talking about, it was the part with the dream sequence when there acting out the dungeons and dragons fight, it didnt tell anyone what the movie was about. I feel bad because it was a pretty good movie.

01-28-2008, 02:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
edawg99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 8,892 My Profile	Well here in Canada I only seen like 2 commericals for it and maybe one ad it the paper. That was it. The movie was only in the theatre for a few weeks.

01-30-2008, 07:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
charlespt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 5,373 My Profile	Unfortunately I may not get it because it might not be released here

01-31-2008, 08:29 PM	#17 (permalink)
PaddedCell Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 20 My Profile	Maybe you can import the DVD from America or England. (Or Brazil.)