Hey folks remember the MPAA claiming piracy had made them earn less, its all a lie it seems.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5255824.stmFigures released earlier this year showed US takings for films fell by six per cent in 2005.
The Motion Picture Association of America revealed in March that some 240 million fewer tickets were sold in 2005 than the previous year.
At the time, many studios blamed a rise in internet piracy, while cinemas raised concerns DVD sales were threatening their market. However, statistics show that box office receipts have in fact risen this year compared to last.
Analysts say that although the summer did not start well for Hollywood, with blockbusters Poseidon and Mission: Impossible 3 not making their predicted profits, the situation was reversed with the release of X-Men: The Last Stand and The Da Vinci Code.
In all, 2006 US box office returns are five per cent higher than last year.
Its nice to see the truth shown here, not only are they undermining theatre revenues with DVD sales they repeatedly fabricate headline grabbers to obtain heavy coverage for their lies, this notice wont even make an appearance on most of the site crying foul earlier on in the year.
