DVD Sales Push Serenity into the Black by MidKnight

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DVD Sales Push Serenity into the Black

POSTED BY: MIDKNIGHT
UPDATED: Friday, March 3, 2006 07:46
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Thursday, March 2, 2006 11:19 AM

Forgive me if this has been posted already (and it likely has been) but I saw it about to be greenlit on Fark.com, and I figured you all would want to know:

http://www.sliceofscifi.com/archives/dvd_sales_push_serenity_over_the_
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Friday, March 3, 2006 3:41 AM

JONUS

$9 million in rentals?! That makes my day. My prediction was that it will take a year from when the DVD came out for Joss to announce he's working on a sequel. In a year a lot of DVD's can be sold and rented. A lot of merchandise can be sold. A lot of money can be made.

I'm a Jedi.
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I'm a BROWNCOAT.

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Friday, March 3, 2006 3:46 AM

FIREFLYNUTTER

here in Aus its still selling at number two, 3 weeks after its release...

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Friday, March 3, 2006 3:46 AM

FIREFLYNUTTER

here in Aus its still selling at number two, 3 weeks after its release...

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Friday, March 3, 2006 4:40 AM

FOLLOWMAL

Wow, way to go Aussie Browncoats!!

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

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Friday, March 3, 2006 5:25 AM

DOG13000

aussie aussie aussie...hoyhoyhoy

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Friday, March 3, 2006 5:56 AM

DATALESS

I don't think just making it to the black is enough to make another movie. I think now we need to step up our efforts for a sequeal. If we now start buying more Serenity DVDs we might get a sequeal. I don't think Firefly much of an impact now it's all about the offical Serenity products, like the DVD, the novelization, the Margaret Weis Production Role Playing Game and the Comic book or Trade papperback. I think the Serenity DVDs are most important thing to get us a Sequeal. It's the U.S.A. that need to do most of the work too, which is fitting since we in the US fail the movie Serenity the most. I think if the other countries go to Amazon.com (US site) and buy Serenity it might have an effect too. Also rent the DVD too from Blockbuster or an equally big video store. Good Luck to us all.

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Friday, March 3, 2006 6:00 AM

FOLLOWMAL

Dataless,

I think you are right. We are in the second wave now. I think the third wave will be when they release a "Shiny Edition" and then we better go buy it too. Hopefully by that time our recruiting efforts will have made some more Browncoats to buy with us.

But it's up to us whether or not there is a sequel. We have to show Universal that we want more. That requires money spent. Letters written. And being active members of this board or others and speaking up.

We have to make them understand that there is a market out here for their product. Then we WILL get more.

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

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Friday, March 3, 2006 6:16 AM

JONESTEIN

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Originally posted by FollowMal:

Wow, way to go Aussie Browncoats!!

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

Here, here! Way to hold the line down-under!

-Jonestein

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Friday, March 3, 2006 7:22 AM

CORNCOBB

This is wonderfully shiny news!
This has gotten my hopes up no end. If it's made this much money already, imagine what it can make in the weeks to come. I reckon we'll get a sequel, eventually.

"Gorramit Mal... I've forgotten my line."

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Friday, March 3, 2006 7:32 AM

LEIASKY

>A lot of merchandise can be sold.

Problem is, there isn't a lot of licensed merchandise out there.

The property wasn't marketed well by the studio.

"A government is a body of people usually notably ungoverned."

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Friday, March 3, 2006 7:37 AM

JONUS

Quote:
Originally posted by Leiasky:
>A lot of merchandise can be sold.

Problem is, there isn't a lot of licensed merchandise out there.

The property wasn't marketed well by the studio.

"A government is a body of people usually notably ungoverned."

True. There is not that much Serenity merch like Star Wars has. But with Serenity becoming more popular more people will buy the stuff that is out right now and more merch will be made. Hopefully more action figures (accurate ones!), t-shirts, and I really want props. Maybe Master Replicas could be convinced to make props. I want Mal's gun more than anything. Maybe Vera, too. People would eat those up like candy.

I'm a Jedi.
I'm a Ringer.
I'm a BROWNCOAT.

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Friday, March 3, 2006 7:46 AM

FLACO

Just a random thought - I wonder how much the success of Joss's Wonder Woman will open the doors to a Serenity sequel? Is Universal putting out Wonder Woman? If it's a hit, they might be willing to give Joss just about anything he wants. And aside from a Serenity sequel, I hope he demands a better marketing plan!

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