>>40811947They don't care about the consumer. All they care about is good press, keeping their stocks valuable and pleasing gullible investors.
>>40812118>can't comprehend inflation>bad press>declining sales>a cinematic flop in the form of SoloYou absolute fucktard. Going to wikipedia and looking up the gross and budget is now how you measure a successful movie. The budget as listed on Wikipedia hardly ever covers marketing costs and a movie's gross is taken in without a counting for the theater's cut, which in general, is around 50% of the gross, and theaters can get more of the cut depending on the contract and region. The theaters need that extra cash to fix any damage done ruing traffic-heavy days during and after release along with any potential lawsuit claims that may arise. And that's without taking into account how dubious reports are when concerning foreign box office revenue.
