DVD Release

DVD Releases
Hailey Hurowitz
12/5/12
1B

Movie: The Dark Knight Rises
Summary: It has been 8 years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive.  Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good.  For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.  But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda.
Grosses: Dark Knight's total gross was $448.1M.
- I think this movie was low on rents, but high on sales because everyone seemed to love this movie.
Movie: Hope Springs
Summary: Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband.  When she hears of a couple's specialist (Steve Carell) in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy.  Just convincing the stubborn Arnold to go on the retreat is hard enough-the real challenge for both.
Grosses: Hope Springs's total gross was $63.5M.
- I think this movie was low on sales, but high on rents because this movie just seems okay, and not great enough to buy. 
Movie: Unforgivable
Summary: Francis (Andre Dussollier) is a successful crime writer who moves to Venice to work on his next novel.  When he meets model-turned-real-estate-agent Judith (Carole Bouquet), he is instantly infatuated.  Francis and Judith eventually marry and move to a remote house on Torcello Island but Francis' new found happiness hinders his writing.  Obsessing over what Judith does while at work, he hires a young-exconvict to investigate.  As Judith's sexual past is revealed both men become increasing fixated on the mysterious woman.  Set against the beautiful backdrop of Venice, Unforgivable examines the consequences of unresolved past relationships and their far-reaching effects into the future.
Grosses: Unforgivable's total gross was $0.2M.
- I think this movie will be low on sales, but high on rents because it doesn't seem like a movie that people will love enough to buy.
Movie: The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Summary: Director/writer Peter Hedges brings enchantment to the screen with The Odd Life of Timothy Green, an inspiring, magical story about a happily married couple, Cindy and Jim Green, who can't wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like.  When young Timothy shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, Cindy and Kin, and their small town of Stanleyville learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life's greatest gifts.
Grosses: The Odd Life of Timothy Green's total gross was $51.6M.
- I think this movie will be low on rents, but high on sales because I have actually seen this movie and this is a movie that no matter what age you are, you would like it.
Movie: Beasts of the Southern Wild
Summary: In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, a 6 year-old girl exists on the brink of orphanhood.  Buoyed by her childish optimism and extraordinary imagination, she believes that the natural world is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm changes her reality.  Desperate to repair the structure of her world in order to save her ailing father and sinking home, this tiny hero must learn to survive unstoppable catastrophes of epic proportions.
Grosses: Beasts of the Southern Wild's total gross was $11.2M.
- I think this movie look a little bit confusing, but I think it will be low on rents, but high on sales because it looks really good and interesting.
Movie: Silent Night
Summary: A loose remake of the horror classic Silent Night, Deadly Night, Malcolm McDowell and Jaime King star as a small-town sheriff and deputy on the hunt for a murderous Santa Claus terrorizing their community on Christmas Eve.  But with the streets full of Santa's for the annual Christmas parade, the killer is hiding in plain sight.  He's made his list, checked it twice, and the naughty are going to pay with their lives.
Grosses: Silent Night's total gross was $9.7K.
- I think this movie will be low on rents, but high on sales because it is Christmas/Holiday season, and this movie is about Christmas time.  If it wasn't holiday season, I think it would be high on rents, but low on sales.

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