[HairOfTheDog]

Spotted a while ago at TORN:

FOTR To be Pulled On November 1st?
10/16/02, 11:05 am EST - Xoanon

Randy writes: This is a reply I got from a chain in Michigan when I requested they put FOTR back up before TTT. New Line has told us that FOTR will be pulled from theatrical release on November 1. This means no prints will be available for anyone to play. We're not sure how these other theatres plan on getting prints when New Line is telling us this, but if we could play it, we would.

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Now... I saw this a little while ago and meant to make a note of it. It seems that New Line is precluding any theaters from offering a "double feature" of FoTR and TTT at the same time. I hadn't thought about the possibility, but it made me wonder:

Any of you who know the movie business know why they would officially pull FoTR before the release of TTT?

-Hair the curious...

[Paul Atreides]

Could it be that they are afraid it might hurt the sales of the Special Edition DVD coming out? That's the only thing I can think of.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

I agree, I think the profit margin on the DVD re-release would be higher than what they'd get from a theater. Thank you, New Line Cinema! *grumbles*