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What makes a release "limited" (in Italy)?
Hello,
I've been attempting to update some release info for some films, and noticed some inconsistencies with when the "limited" label has been used. I have tried to remove the "limited" tag where it appears to be false, with mixed results.
I found this on the help page, but it appears to only apply to US releases:
Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro considers a movie in wide release or about to go wide when it is playing at 600 or more theaters, which generally indicates a nationwide release (the term is short for "nationwide"). A movie is considered to be in limited release when playing at fewer than 600 theaters (i.e. released in one or more markets but not nationwide).
For example, Italy rarely has a film reach 600 theaters. In this case, when do we consider a release "limited"?
A recent example:
https://contribute.imdb.com/contribution/260730-131721-148000/?ref_=ra_his_wa
Thank you,
Lizzy
gromit82
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23 days ago
Lizzy: I think that the "600 theaters" minimum was intended for the U.S. market. For a smaller country, it should probably be proportionately less.
Since Italy has about 17% of the population of the U.S., a little over one-sixth, I think it would be reasonable to treat an Italian release in 100 theaters as a wide release and anything less than that as a limited release.
Looking at this summer's releases in Italy, that would give sensible results. The following are the numbers of theaters in which some films opened this summer in Italy:
So all of those films would be considered wide releases in Italy by the standard I am suggesting.
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Peter_pbn
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23 days ago
If there is not a similar, established norm in Italy, I'm not sure there is any reason to use the "limited" label. IMDb did not invent the concept of limited release in the US and should not invent one for other countries.
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