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Re:Swiss Copyright Law: Downloading Stays Legal, No Site Blo... by m000 on Thursday September 19, 2019 @03:25PM (#21019708)
"In the film and media industry, if a film released in theatres fails to break even by a large amount, it is considered a box office bomb (or box office flop), thus losing money for the distributor, studio, and/or production company that invested in it." [1]

Also keep in mind that Hollywood typically inflates costs to avoid taxes and royalties [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bom... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting

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Re:Swiss Copyright Law: Downloading Stays Legal, No Site Blo... by tptacek on Thursday September 19, 2019 @03:59PM (#21020085)
Yeah, you haven't answered the question. A box-office bomb does badly at the box office; that's all it means.
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Re:Swiss Copyright Law: Downloading Stays Legal, No Site Blo... by m000 on Thursday September 19, 2019 @07:27PM (#21021751)
Yeah, you're not very good at reading. What part of "thus losing money for the distributor, studio, and/or production company that invested in it" did you miss? Would "box office flop" even exist as a term if the box office was not the main source of revenue for films?

And since we're here, from where did you draw the impression that it was otherwise?

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Re:Swiss Copyright Law: Downloading Stays Legal, No Site Blo... by tptacek on Thursday September 19, 2019 @08:01PM (#21021976)
From a source that actually broke down revenue from movie releases between box office and home viewing, thus refuting your original argument?
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