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Andrew Cripps (former president of Paramount Pictures International and United Internationl Pictures) wrote an Overview of International Film Markets and Theatrical Distribution:
Studios split the International market into three main areas:
Europe
Far East (including Australasia)
Latin America
The Distribution Process:
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In some cases the original delay involved the time required for licensing (music), appropriate copyrights, ratings, and in some cases the redubbing of the film into other languages. The latter of which can not typically begin until the final edit is determined. In some major films (especially action films) the final edit may not be complete until the film ...
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I have not seen many examples of Hollywood movies shown first in the rest of the world before the USA, but it is certainly the case that simultaneous release around the world is now normal when it used to be rare. If the trend has continued beyond 'simultaneous' to now opening in the rest of the world first, it is probably for the same reason.
There are ...
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The reason for difference release date in different countries is because of following reasons -
Time it takes to prepare subtitles, dubs, to get the
film through foreign ratings boards (and possibly re-cut based on
that), to coordinate foreign marketing, and possibly to work around
local movie schedules .For example in India movies only release ...
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Seems like Vijin was right. I asked @foxdeutschland about this and they responded:
This roughly translates to:
oers: Why is Prometheus released here [in germany] two month after the
world premiere?
fox: The german release had to be postponed due to the
UEFA Euro 2012 to august.
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My understanding is that the US, being a huge market and often at least a third of the film's worldwide revenue, can be used to push up if hype is a factor.
With the Avengers, if they know in advance it's going to be a success - and franchises tend to do well worldwide - especially superhero ones, releasing internationally only intensifies the hype back in ...
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