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You really think those releases only sell, like, 5000 copies worldwide? I'd have to politely disagree with that. Criterion is a respected brand, with hardcore fans, many of whom ONLY buy Criterion, and many collect everything Criterion does. I am sure if I troll their message boards (which I posted on for a few days until I got annoyed with their "moderators have to approve every single post before it gets posted") I can find exact sales numbers on stuff, since they enjoy bragging about that stuff. I am taking a wild guess though, with a pretty niche collection like By Brakhage getting a volume 2 and being one of the first Blu-Ray releases -- yeah, they're not hurting at all.
They do have the "Eclipse" series, which has cheaper titles, like Kaurismaki's amazing "Ariel". Those are only like $25, and have no extras. HaH!
How much was that one Bergman box set, with 3 films? $90? $110? I mean Christ.
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