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05-20-2008, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by tommasi View Post
I think this is because Japan is not a test market.

Production companies usually wait until movies are sure hit, and then take it to Japan.

Japan is one of the most profitable market for big hit movies but the marketing and all other stuff costs money.

So that's why they make sure to only bring blockbuster movies.

So every other country in the world is a 'test market' getting a movie ready for Japan

Surely that isn't the reason
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