Comingsoon.net is taking a look at some films that found themselves the perfect release dates. Check out our picks in the gallery below!
Studio executives spend a lot of time obsessing over days, weeks, months and years. Their calendars are marked by important dates in the entertainment industry: what is getting released when and why? Release schedules are extremely competitive—studios have to battle competitors for audiences’ attention. It’s important to take into consideration the habits of consumers as well as everything that is happening in the world.
Films sometimes to rely on a gimmick to win their assigned release weekend. For example, if a Christmas-themed film is released around the holiday season, viewers are given even more reason to go see it. Here are some films that bought into this calender-oriented philosophy and found the perfect release date.
The 5 Best Movies That Had the Perfect Release Date
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1984 (1984)
Geroge Orwell's dystopian novel depicted a grim future in 1984. The novel was published in 1949 and the film adaptation (although being made in 1984) chose to keep the story's original timeline.
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Friday the 13th Part III (1983), Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Friday the 13th Part VII (1988), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Friday the 13th (2009)
You guessed it. All of these entries came out on Friday the 13th.
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The Omen (2006)
The 2006 remake of its 1976 counterpart opened on June 6, 2006, at 6:06:06 in the morning. This was an obvious play on the biblical Number of the Beast—suitable for a movie about the Antichrist.
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The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Passion of the Christ, a movie about the final hours of Jesus' life, came out on February 25, 2004. This was Ash Wednesday AKA the beginning of Lent.
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Independence Day (1996)
The movie about humanity's last stand against alien invaders on the 4th of July was released on July 3, 1996. While this isn't exactly on point, it's close enough to invoke some "today we celebrate our Independence Day!" patriotism
