When the robot hero Optimus Prime returns to movie theaters in June, his toughest foes might not be other transformers but Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Paramount Pictures (VIAB) will release Transformers: Age of Extinction in the U.S., Asia, and parts of Europe smack in the middle of soccer’s World Cup, which runs from June 12 through July 13 in Brazil. The studio will delay the movie’s launch date in many soccer-crazed countries until after the tournament ends to avoid a dent in the box office.
The World Cup, the second-biggest global sporting event after the Olympics, coincides with the peak of the movie industry’s big-budget summer season. “The World Cup will continue to pose more and more of an issue,” says Anthony Marcoly, president of international distribution at Paramount, which is owned by Viacom.
Paramount Rescheduling Transformers: Age of Extinction in Some Countries to Avoid World Cup Clash
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May 23, 2014 at 12:15pm CDT
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Re: Paramount Rescheduling Transformers: Age of Extinction in Some Countries to Avoid World Cup Clash
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Comment by KirbyForce1
May 23, 2014
If it comes out in the UK on a Wednesday, that'd be alright.
Re: Paramount Rescheduling Transformers: Age of Extinction in Some Countries to Avoid World Cup Clash
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Comment by BERSEKAEL
May 23, 2014
Lol venezuela August 15, for sure fans there will download and watch it from Russian online sites...
Re: Paramount Rescheduling Transformers: Age of Extinction in Some Countries to Avoid World Cup Clash
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Thursday 10th. Films are unlikely to be released on a day other than Thursday in the UK.
Comment by Va'al
May 23, 2014
KirbyForce1 wrote:If it comes out in the UK on a Wednesday, that'd be alright.
Thursday 10th. Films are unlikely to be released on a day other than Thursday in the UK.
Re: Paramount Rescheduling Transformers: Age of Extinction in Some Countries to Avoid World Cup Clash
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Comment by chuckdawg1999
May 23, 2014
Transformer Fan: OMG! THE MOVIE IS DELAYED DETHOFTHELINE!!!!!!!!
GI Joe Fan: Now you know how we feel
GI Joe Fan: Now you know how we feel
Re: Paramount Rescheduling Transformers: Age of Extinction in Some Countries to Avoid World Cup Clash
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By me, ToysRUses all seem to have the same Retaliation cases that the 5-Belows put out just over a month ago for half the price, so our toy aisles are still feeling the aftershocks of Hasbro/Paramount (who's decision was it again, exactly?) shooting their franchise in the foot 2 years ago, and will continue to do so well into next year.
Is this making anyone else think of that Tiny Toons ep that ended with dinosaurs playing soccer?
Comment by Bumblevivisector
May 23, 2014
And knowing how you feel is half the battle.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Transformer Fan: OMG! THE MOVIE IS DELAYED DETHOFTHELINE!!!!!!!!
GI Joe Fan: Now you know how we feel
By me, ToysRUses all seem to have the same Retaliation cases that the 5-Belows put out just over a month ago for half the price, so our toy aisles are still feeling the aftershocks of Hasbro/Paramount (who's decision was it again, exactly?) shooting their franchise in the foot 2 years ago, and will continue to do so well into next year.
Is this making anyone else think of that Tiny Toons ep that ended with dinosaurs playing soccer?
