‘Piranha 3DD’ To Test Day-And-Date Waters

COMMENTS (15)

• and it will be on torrent sites by Saturday for $0.00

  Comment by john carter — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 9:53am PDT  Reply to this post

  • you think it will take that long, eh?

    Comment by Anonymous — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 1:01pm PDT  Reply to this post

• No one can deny Dimension Films screwed themselves with this plan. Who the hell releases a 25 million dollar 3D movie in only 75 theaters and on VOD the same day? It makes no sense at all. This movie will lose many millions.

  Comment by Dave — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 10:23am PDT  Reply to this post

  • I dunno – I wouldn’t have gone to see this in the theater as it would cost almost $30 for me and my girlfriend….but I have a 3D TV at home, and I just might pony up the $7 to check it out.

    Comment by GC — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 12:22pm PDT  Reply to this post

    • Fair point but this movie was actually filmed in 3D and no HDTV that is 3D can top the theatrical experience of watching a 3D movie on the big screen.

      Also the last movie made over 80 million dollars worldwide. That is reason enough to give it a wide release.

      Comment by Dave — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 2:13pm PDT  Reply to this post

      • Pretty sure it got a theatre release in some foreign markets.

        Comment by Bryan — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 11:00pm PDT  Reply to this post

        • It did, Bryan. Off the top of my head, Germany was one. Or maybe I saw it at the EFM. Either way, this movie is what you get after you’ve scraped the bottom out of the barrel to see what’s underneath.

          Comment by Ripsnorter — Friday June 1, 2012 @ 12:24am PDT  

• You know what, I think that:

  1) It doesn’t matter if it shows up on torrent sites. People are going to WANT to see this movies in theaters. It’s too ridiculous not to. Especially in 3D.

  2) Again, while the VOD thing may not be the best idea, I don’t think it’ll impact them too much. I believe the Tim & Eric movie did a similar thing and it worked out for them

  Comment by Ronald Reagan — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 11:21am PDT  Reply to this post

  • Sadly it will only be showing in 75 theaters in North America. So most people who want to see it will have to see it in 2D at home.

    Comment by Dave — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 2:21pm PDT  Reply to this post

• It’s homing to backfire on them. Still not enough 3D tvs in the market and a movie like this is made to be on the big screen in 3d. Hence the hilarious 3dd title.

  Comment by jasie — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 11:30am PDT  Reply to this post

• …what will become of its presumptive Best Picture campaign?

  Comment by But... — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 11:49am PDT  Reply to this post

• There is a reason for this: despite the fun cheesiness of the first film, despite the fun trailer, ‘Piranha 3DD’ is all tease and no delivery. It is, quite simply, one of the worst films I can remember seeing, and not in a good way either.

  Comment by Ripsnorter — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 2:42pm PDT  Reply to this post

• finally a chance to use my 3d tv for well…3d. Crazy low price point. Happy to host a camp movie night.

  Comment by Im not smart — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 3:05pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Actually, it cost $8M. Already made that back on foreign pre-sales. Zero spent on P & A. Dimension is swinging for a single on this one. Totally lame.

  Comment by Business Affairs — Thursday May 31, 2012 @ 9:10pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Simple

  Comment by Shankar v — Wednesday June 20, 2012 @ 4:53am PDT  Reply to this post