Clearly there are some things I simply don’t understand.
Why does the time of year affect how well a movie does at the box office? Why does the timing of when other unrelated movies have been released affect it?
I’m thinking that, if you are a Star Wars fan, you will go see the movie, regardless of what else is playing at the same time, and regardless of what time of year it is released.
I can appreciate the timing having an effect on an unknown movie just being released, and that other movies can crowd out an audience for an unknown movie. But since Star Wars is so well known, I’m surprised the fan base would just not go see a favored movie because of reasons stated in this article.
The timing shouldn’t affect them at all. The first two trilogies all came out around Memorial Day weekend and were huge hits.
If you want to know the real reason, read post 16. It will tell you everything you need to know. Simply put: it is ultimately cray, cray, KK's fault.
Millions upon millions of STAR WARS fans, all over the world have joined "The Rebellion" and are boycotting anything and everything SOY WARS, until all of these people are permanently removed.
Time of year doesn’t matter that much for the overall release, but individual days it does. Other not that unrelated movies does. Money and time are finite. 3 hardcore nerd movies in a row can strain some people’s finances and schedule. It’s not just about the hardcore fans, to make the $200 to $300 million you want for a serious tentpole requires casual fans by the droves.