Mayweather-Ortiz BLOCKBUSTER Coming To The Big Screen...

Gino you in the boxing business or something like that? You on top of a lot of things! Do you know when the tickets for Ward vs Froch go on sale?

I think they reduced it after the $25 ticks weren't selling so well. I've always believed that the theatre distribution deal was more of a strategic marketing play that a direct revenue play. Putting this in theatres then allows them to advertise during previews for other movies. If you add up the total money from the theatres, it's not really that much. Say that you get ~200 people at EACH of the 380 theatres. At $25/head. That's only $2 Mn total revenue, and then you have to split that with the theatres and distributor. But it gives the fight more exposure, and makes it feel like a bigger deal, which in turn drives a higher PPV buyrate.

Good post. Thanks for the info. No worries. Where will you be watching?

Good post. Thanks for the info.

I thought Buffalo Wild Wings have all the PPV fights (I could be mistaken), but I would rather sit at a table drinking with people there. A theater seems to have certain etiquette that you don't require when you are in a bar/restaurant. I'm not sure I would want to be confined in a movie seat as opposed to sitting casually in a bar/restaurant. The appeal is the huge screen and advanced sound system. Bring me back some Asian Zing, though.

It's only 17 in my area, seems like a good price to see it in theaters so I might just go. How many of you are going? The breakeven is about 3 people. ...and if you stay home, you can drink more cheaply, and not worry about driving.

It's only 17 in my area, seems like a good price to see it in theaters so I might just go.

$18 by me as well. Do you know if there will be Tecate rebates for this fight? With the Mexican holiday, I imagine so

That's the same as watching a fight on a big theater screen? What's closed circuit mean, Gino? Closed circuit basically means any non-cable, non-live venue. It's a direct feed, Movie theatre would be considered a CC option. Sports bars would be considered a CC venue. Actually, back in the pre-cable days, that's how the big fights were seen. Or radio. We went to Vegas for Trinidad-Vargas. Some of us didn't have tickets, so we watched the closed circuit "broadcast" at Studio 54 in MGM for $50. I was a good look.

DOn't think so. Yeah. He can. There are plenty of Closed circuit outlets in canada http://www.canadastarboxing.com/cstar-upcoming-events.htm SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS Print Upcoming Events Click for Printable Schedule SPECIAL EVENT DATE & VENUE DESCRIPTION UFC PPV Saturday, August 6 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UFC 133 RASHAD EVANS VS. TITO ORTIZ ROGERIO NOGUEIRA VS. RICH FRANKLIN UFC PPV Saturday, August 27 HSBC Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil UFC 134 ANDERSON SILVA VS. YUSHIN OKAMI BOXING PPV Saturday, September 17 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada STAR POWER: FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. VICTOR ORTIZ World Welterweight Title UFC PPV Saturday, September 24 Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado UFC 135 FRANKI EDGAR VS. GRAY MAYNARD MATT HUGHES VS. DIEGO SANCHEZ UFC PPV Saturday, October 8 Toyota Center Houston, Texas UFC 136 FIGHT CARD TBA UFC PPV Saturday, October 29 Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, Nevada UFC 137 UFC & Strikeforce Welter Weight Title Unification GEORGES ST-PIERRE VS. NICK DIAZ BOXING PPV Saturday, November 12 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada MANNY PACQUIAO VS. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ UFC PPV Saturday, November 19 HP Pavilion San Jose, California UFC 138 FIGHT CARD TBA UFC PPV Saturday, December 10 Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec Canada UFC 139 FIGHT CARD TBA UFC PPV Saturday, December 31 Venue TBA UFC 140 FIGHT CARD TBA

Anyone think this will be in Canada too? You can watch on CanadaStar: http://www.canadastarboxing.com/ ...and as Drake says, Thank Me Later. See what I did there?

Anyone think this will be in Canada too?

Imma watch this in theaters too. Only 18 bux a piece around my house, less than last time which was 25. I entered my zip code and got $20. That is a good deal for the experience. ...but I'll be in Vegas.

will they offer a streaming option for those who don't have cable? Theatres, mijo.

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will they offer a streaming option for those who don't have cable?