Links, Camera, Action Vol. 1: 2014 Box Office
From ideation to financing, distribution to production, the movie industry is just that, an industry. Let’s take a peek behind the projectors and movie screens at all facets of the films, and the people behind them, that we love. In this new bi-weekly series, we’ll share interesting links for your reading pleasure.
We were given some great films in 2014, yet it was one of the worst years for box office numbers in almost 20 years. Surprisingly almost every genre got a solid entry, it just wasn’t enough to put people in the seats.
There has to be at least Four Reasons People Aren’t Going To The Movies.
And since attendance was down, even the best selling movies couldn’t help boost the Box Office Numbers.
What’s a filmmaker to do? If theater distribution isn’t a cost effective method to reach the masses, maybe others will follow David Cross and release movies in Torrent bundles.
But alternative distribution methods aren’t new, what about The Interview. Game Changer or Chump Change?
What’s a film enthusiast to do? Looks like there might be hope on the horizon. Have you seen the movie list for 2015? Be still my beating heart.
Do you think the decline in box office numbers is a trend? Is the movie theater going the way of the dodo? Will 2015 rise from the ashes and bring us some of the biggest movies of the past decade, nay, the past century? Let us know what you think in the comments.
(top image: The Interview – source: Columbia Pictures)
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