Pokemon and Mononoke

[David Desser]

At 10:18 AM 11/12/99, wlt4 at mindspring.com wrote:

>> It is my firm belief that Disney Studios is deliberately mishandling
>>thedistribution of _Princess Mononoke_ to ensure that it does NOT achieve
>>its
>maximum potential box-office.  There is no reason to have released it >in
>>such limited markets and on so few screens. Word-of-mouth has been >strong
>>from some preview screenings (not to mention the Internet buzz),


>Actually it's Miramax releasing this and not Disney...


Disney owns Miramax, of course, and they have not given Miramax the freedom
to distribute films that they initially promised the company when they
originally acquired it (e.g., DOGMA, a Miramax film now released by Lions
Gate).

David Desser