It looks like The Foreigner has been a great direct to video success:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20030806/en_usatoday/11515607
From the article:
So The Foreigner is the top direct to video movie for the first 6 months of the year! Shows there are still many Seagal fans still out there. Hopefully they will support Out For A Kill too.
Craig
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20030806/en_usatoday/11515607
From the article:
But lately studios are making more original films to capitalize on fan interest in an actor or series. Columbia TriStar's Steven Seagal (news) vehicle The Foreigner (out since June 3) is the top rental for the first half of 2003 among direct-to-video releases. The studio has another Seagal straight-to-DVD action movie (Belly of the Beast) and others starring Jean-Claude Van Damme (In Hell) and James Spader (news) (Alien Hunter) due later this year.
"The buying impulse has increased, so niche products can be released direct to video, whether it's an action film or foreign language film," says Benjamin Feingold, president of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
"We'll look at our library and see particular films that do have a core audience, and we develop those into franchises," Graffeo says.
The production price of direct-to-video films is inexpensive typically starting at $2 million, compared with at least $30 million for a theatrical release. And, without the extra marketing expenses, these films can more easily become modest moneymakers.
Since its release, The Foreigner has brought in $11 million in rentals and sales; the biggest direct-to-video release this year, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (out since Jan. 21) has brought in $57 million. In comparison, a theatrical hit such as Catch Me If You Can can bring in $100 million.
So The Foreigner is the top direct to video movie for the first 6 months of the year! Shows there are still many Seagal fans still out there. Hopefully they will support Out For A Kill too.
Craig