Quote Originally Posted by nightflier
This kind of comparison is total hogwash. Not only is the Internet (which wasn't at all what it is today, then) a huge source of sales, but it is also a huge source of info about movies from reviews to promotional materials, and yes, even to sales figures. To compare numbers for this medium to how a product a decade and a half ago progressed is just asinine. Just stop it already - it's just plain childish.
DVD is only a decade old. The internet existed then, there were online stores then, there was online advertising then because we saw it here on this website. DVDfile, the digitalbits as well as the hometheater forum were all doing reviews and promotions, and yes there were even sales figures announced back then. You do not have a good grasp over what is being done today, you sound like you have no idea what was going on back then as well. The only thing you have proven time and time again, is your ignorance has been long term.

With regard to Spiderman, maybe so many people saw it in the theater, and didn't care for it enough to see it again. I agree that Topher isn't exactly a box-office draw, either. Of course, it's not like Dunst, McGuire, Haden-Church and the bunch are exactly stellar performers either - what is this, a teeny-bopper-child-star-has-been reunion? Mybe lil't should do a cameo in Spidy 4?
Oh gosh, another one of your maybe's. If a bluray sells 130k of Spidey on a new format only 18 months old, apparently somebody wanted to see it again. Interestingly enough, the box set sold a little over 54k in a week by itself at an average of $64, which by the way was more than HD DVD sold of matrix in a month.

If I do a cameo, it would feature me uncovering the spread of FUD from an airheaded criminal named nighliar.