Thursday, December 07, 2006

"PIrates" DVD Brings In Gold

Aaarrrghhhh. (No, I can't resist.) I ge very frustrated writing about DVD sales because the info -- unlike movie grosses -- is treated like a state secret. Oh and unless a major studio WANTS to release sales figures, we're left in the dark about how DVDs are selling. This is ridiculous in the age of SoundScan, when we know exactly who many albums have been sold at major retailers and there are even fewer small outlets for DVD sales. But that's the way it is. Anyway, Disney is willing to tell us that "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" has sold almost 5 million copies on its first day and hopes to beat the 11 million copies of "Pirates 1" sold in its first week. If the DVD sells out the 20 million copies they shipped, that would be (I'm very roughly estimating) $340 million from US sales alone.

6 comments:

priv8pete said...

I just don't understand the phenomenon of the sequel. I just watched my copy from Netflix and I felt like it was confusing, pointless and excessively lengthy. I expected it to be much more satisfying with the astronomical figures it brought in at the box office.

Michael in New York said...

Never base your idea of how good a movie will be on its box office. Did you have similar feelings about the first one? Or do you think this is weaker?

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priv8pete said...

The first one I actually quite enjoyed. It was a fun ride with entertaining dialogue and action. The second one was just too convoluted, had very little plot and action just for the sake of action. Gareth's character was the best part of the film since he reminded me of George Clooney's character from Oh Brother. And that's bonafide!

Michael in New York said...

We're opposites in every way! I found the second one slightly more satisfying but neither really thrilled me, though I did find Deep very appealing both times.