History Trivia / CirqueDuSoleilWorldsAway

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Paramount Pictures [[http://www.reviewjournal.com/mike-weatherford/less-more-terry-fator-mirage released this niche production during the crowded Christmas season]] -- on the same day as another Paramount effort, ''Film/JackReacher'', in fact -- and [[InvisibleAdvertising didn't give it a big ad push]]. Given the film's no-star cast, they may not have known ''how'' to promote it beyond a trailer, poster, and a TV spot or two. To make matters worse, it only managed ''two showings per day'' on the 800-or-so screens it reached in North America, as it was forced to share space with other films. Paramount may have sacrificed exposure for ''Worlds Away'' in an effort to keep ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' -- a far more expensive family film that they were distributing for DreamworksAnimation and had surprised the industry with its box-office underperformance -- on screens through the holiday season. And to their credit, they did manage wide exposure for ''Worlds Away'''s DVD release the following spring.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Paramount Pictures [[http://www.reviewjournal.com/mike-weatherford/less-more-terry-fator-mirage released this niche production during the crowded Christmas season]] and [[InvisibleAdvertising didn't give it a big ad push]] (though, given the film's no-star cast, they may not have known ''how'' to promote it beyond a trailer, poster, and a TV spot or two). To make matters worse, it only managed ''two showings per day'' on the 800-or-so screens it reached in North America, as it was forced to share space with other films. Paramount may have sacrificed exposure for ''Worlds Away'' in an effort to keep ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' -- a far more expensive family film that they were distributing for DreamworksAnimation and had surprised the industry with its box-office underperformance -- on screens through the holiday season. And to their credit, they did manage wide exposure for the DVD release the following spring.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Creator/CirqueDuSoleil [[http://www.reviewjournal.com/mike-weatherford/less-more-terry-fator-mirage shot for a Christmas Day, 2012 release date]] figuring that there weren't many family-oriented movies coming out that day (its main competition in that regard was ''Parental Guidance''). But due to the ''overall'' crush of star-driven releases for the holiday, Paramount Pictures only got this on about 800 screens in North America and [[InvisibleAdvertising didn't give it a big ad push]]. To make matters worse, those screens were shared with other movies -- it only managed ''two showings per day!'' Paramount may have sacrificed exposure for ''Worlds Away'' in an effort to keep ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' -- a far more expensive family film that they were distributing for DreamworksAnimation and had surprised the industry with its box-office underperformance -- on screens through the holiday season. To their credit, Paramount did manage wide exposure for the DVD release the following spring.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Creator/CirqueDuSoleil [[http://www.reviewjournal.com/mike-weatherford/less-more-terry-fator-mirage shot for a Christmas Day, 2012 release date]] figuring that there weren't many family-oriented movies coming out that day (its main competition in that regard was ''Parental Guidance''). But due to the ''overall'' crush of star-driven releases for the holiday, Paramount Pictures only got this on about 800 screens in North America and didn't give it a big ad push. To make matters worse, those screens were shared with other movies -- it only managed ''two showings per day!'' Paramount may have sacrificed exposure for ''Worlds Away'' in an effort to keep ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' -- a far more expensive family film that they were distributing for DreamworksAnimation and had surprised the industry with its box-office underperformance -- on screens through the holiday season. To their credit, Paramount did manage wide exposure for the DVD release the following spring.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Cirque du Soleil [[http://www.reviewjournal.com/mike-weatherford/less-more-terry-fator-mirage shot for a Christmas Day, 2012 release date]] figuring that there weren't many family-oriented movies coming out that day (its main competition in that regard was ''Parental Guidance''). But due to the ''overall'' crush of star-driven releases for the holiday, Paramount Pictures only got this on about 800 screens in North America and didn't give it a big ad push. To make matters worse, those screens were shared with other movies -- it only managed ''two showings per day!'' Paramount may have sacrificed exposure for ''Worlds Away'' in an effort to keep ''RiseOfTheGuardians'' -- a far more expensive family film that they were distributing for DreamworksAnimation and had surprised the industry with its box-office underperformance -- on screens through the holiday season. To their credit, Paramount did manage wide exposure for the DVD release the following spring.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Cirque du Soleil [[http://www.reviewjournal.com/mike-weatherford/less-more-terry-fator-mirage shot for a Christmas Day, 2012 release date]] figuring that there weren't many family-oriented movies coming out that day (its main competition in that regard was ''Parental Guidance''). But due to the ''overall'' crush of star-driven releases for the holiday, Paramount Pictures only got this on about 800 screens in North America and didn't give it a big ad push. To make matters worse, those screens were shared with other movies -- it only managed ''two showings per day'' -- and ''TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney'' ate up most of the [=IMAX=] screens it could have used. Paramount may have sacrificed exposure for ''Worlds Away'' in an effort to keep ''RiseOfTheGuardians'' -- a far more expensive family film that they were distributing for DreamworksAnimation and had surprised the industry with its box-office underperformance -- on screens through the holiday season.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Cirque du Soleil [[http://www.reviewjournal.com/mike-weatherford/less-more-terry-fator-mirage shot for a Christmas Day, 2012 release date]] figuring that there weren't many family-oriented movies coming out that day (its main competition in that regard was ''Parental Guidance''). But due to the ''overall'' crush of star-driven releases for the holiday, Paramount Pictures only got this on about 800 screens in North America and didn't give it a big ad push. To make matters worse, those screens were shared with other movies -- it only managed ''two showings per day'' -- and ''TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney'' ate up most of the [=IMAX=] screens it could have used.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Cirque du Soleil [[http://www.reviewjournal.com/mike-weatherford/less-more-terry-fator-mirage shot for a Christmas Day, 2012 release date]] figuring that there weren't many family-oriented movies coming out that day (its main competition in that regard was ''ParentalGuidance''). But due to the ''overall'' crush of star-driven releases for the holiday, Paramount Pictures only got this on about 800 screens in North America and didn't give it a big ad push. To make matters worse, those screens were shared with other movies -- it only managed ''two showings per day'' -- and ''TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney'' ate up most of the [=IMAX=] screens it could have used.