When will the Eldest movie be released?
As far as I'm aware, they haven't set a release date. I imagine however, that if they make a movie, they'll wait until after the third book has been released.
Why do people say that a movie is slated for release. What does slated mean in this context?
No negative connotation. Slated means that it is due to be released by in a certian time frame but no release date has yet been set. This is to allow for post production changes as well as editing changes that may have to be done based on test audiences.
How do I send my movie to the cinema before the release date?
Most theatres worldwide now screen on digital projectors using a format called A DCP (a Digital Cinema Package or Digital Cinema Print).In some countries this DCP can be sent electronically to theatres - however in the vast majority (including North America) the theatre is physically sent a special type of hard drive enclosure - which they usually receive 2-to-7 days prior to the start of a screening.DCPs can also be encrypted, which means that on top of getting the drive, or master file - the theatre may also require something called a “KDM” which is a digital “key” needed to “unlock” the film. These KDM’s are unique to specific dates and times and pieces of equipment - so theatre’s can’t “share” or “re-use” KDMs.KDM files are quite small and are often e-mailed directly to the theatre shortly before a run is scheduled to begin.If you have a booking in a particular cinema for a special event, the theatre will tell you what format they require your movie in, and when they need to receive it by.
Why are movies released on Thursdays?
That’s really pretty much it: money. Originally movies were mostly released on Fridays, and the earliest the general public could go and see it was during a midnight screening at 12 AM Friday (and these were usually only held for “big” movies). Then someone got the bright idea to do “preview” showings on Thursday evenings instead so that more people could come more easily. Now most major films have one or two showtimes on the evening of the day before their official Friday release dates at multiplexes, because once one studio started doing it, everyone else started so they wouldn’t be left behind.The key factor is the obsession with opening weekend box office. Most people don’t track a film’s box office performance beyond the opening weekend, as that tends to be when it gets the most media coverage outside of movie business specific websites. Thus, to create a positive public impression of the film as a success or a must-see - and to be able to brag to the other studios - film distributors try to get the biggest opening weekend numbers possible. Even though films now open on Thursday nights, the box office take from those showings is “officially” counted as part of Friday’s sales in studio box office reports. This allows them to dubiously inflate the opening weekend performance of their films. It’s kind of a stupid, truth-stretching concept, but all of the studios do it so nobody really cares.
Does the release date of a movie affect its chances of winning an Oscar?
The release date of a film definitely closely aligns with a film's chances of winning the Oscar for Best Picture. The later in the year a film is released -- or, put another way, the closer the film's release corresponds to the start of Oscar voting -- the better the film's chances of winning the Oscar.Let's look at the Best Picture winners since 2000 and the month of their release, for example...2000 - Gladiator, May2001 - A Beautiful Mind, December2002 - Chicago, December2003 - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, December2004 - Million Dollar Baby, December2005 - Crash, May2006 - The Departed, October2007 - No Country For Old Men, November2008 - Slumdog Millionaire, November2009 - The Hurt Locker, June2010 - The King's Speech, November2011 - The Artist, November2012 - Argo, OctoberIn 13 years, three films won that came out between May and June. The other 10 winners were released between October and December. So, 77% of the winners in this time frame were released during the last three months before the Oscar nominations; four of the winners -- more than 30% -- were released in December, one month before the Oscar nominations; and eight of the winners -- more than 60% -- were released in the final two months before the Oscar nominations.If we go back to the previous decade of the 1990s, the numbers look only slightly better for earlier releases. Half of the winning films in the 1990s were released in either November or December, 20% were released from August to September, and three films were released earlier in the year -- two of them in the summer from May to July, and one in February.So, in more than two decades, only one single film ever won that was released prior to May, and only five other films were released prior to August. And the largest single block of films -- 15 films out of 22 -- were released in the last three months before Oscar nominations. Thirteen of 22 winners were released in either November or December.If that isn't enough evidence to convince you that films have a far better chance of winning the later they are released in the year, look at the data for the most recent slate of nominees. Of the nine nominees for 2013, every single one of them was released between October and December. Not a single movie from the first nine months of the year got nominated.
Why are Bollywood movies released one day earlier in UAE than the scheduled release in India?
Not only Bollywood movies, mostly all movies from India, Bollywood, Kollywood, tollywood, Mollywood get released on Thursdays.Do you know what is the reason in India, most of the movies are released on Friday! Because it financially boost the movie release when it is released in the weekend, ie., Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It's hard for most of the movies to enter the box office collection if not released during the weekend!I guess now you know why the movies are released one day earlier in the middle East! Yeah! The weekend in middle eastern countries start from FRIDAY!
How long before a movie's release is production completely done?
In regards to completing filming the movie (not including editing):It probably completely depends on the movie. For example, Wonder Woman (2017) started filming in late November 2015 and wrapped initially in May 2016 but released in June 2017. On the other hand, a film festival movie like Moonlight (2016) started filming in 2015 but released in September/October 2016. With a high end budget movie like Wonder Woman they’ll wrap shooting relatively early to the release date because they need lots of time to edit or plan out reshoots ASAP, but different movies that are standalone will most likely only take a year to complete with maybe 4–6 months of filming. An even shorter example is with Creed (2015) which only took 11 months to complete the whole film (Jan 2015-Nov 2015 release date). If you need to pinpoint a specific movie’s filming schedule, you can also check records of when and where filming occured.Complete end of filming+editing+marketing:I’m pretty sure with big budget movies they end complete production around 3–4 months before the scheduled release date. I am guessing this because some test screenings have footage from the final cut of the film and test screenings happen 3–4 months before release. With other films, I have no idea. Maybe at least 2–3 months prior? I don’t know if there is a way to accurately pinpoint when the final cut is finished especially with editing involved. 2–3 months prior seems plausible because then the studio has a little bit of time for quick fixes or changes in editing.