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To: durasell

I read an article on FR that says 75% of their profits are from hate America overseas markets. Thus their leftist pandering. They know which bread their butter is buttered on.


98 posted on 02/28/2005 11:39:01 PM PST by MissAmericanPie
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To: MissAmericanPie

I doubt it's 75%, probably more like 50% or 45%. There's a lot of money to be made in the American market, i.e. theatrical release followed by cable pay per view release, followed by DVD release and then network TV release. This is all pure profit if the movie breaks even at the theaters. And they don't have to pay a middleman in France or Germany.

And true, some of the countries that see the movies profess a hate for America, but they love American lifestyle/pop culture, and hate themselves for loving the lifestyle/pop culture. The rest of the world has a complex relationship with America and Americans. I once met a guy from the Congo who said he was inspired to come to America because of Bay Watch and Happy Days. And I've known more than a few French people who profess a deep hate for America, but love NYC to the point of buying expensive apartments here. And, don't forget the Ukrainians. During the recent protests over the election one protest song was repeated over and over again -- it was a hip hop song someone there recorded.

Also and lastly, the movies that seem to do well overseas aren't the movies that down America, but those that tap directly into the most American of myths of gangsters, solitary heroes, and self-made success.


100 posted on 03/01/2005 9:03:37 AM PST by durasell (Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
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