Originally Posted by
S.Lemon
you also need to take note of the fact that major corporations who sell dvds, such as best buy, are often selling below the list price, if not just above it. this does mean that they do not make much of a profit off the dvd itself, but the loss is written off as an advertising expense.
You're pulling that out of your ass aren't you? If anything the markup on DVD players is small. The reason movies are cheap (compared to the MASH DVD) is that movie ticket sales make up a huge part of that business. By the time the DVD comes out, the movie has already made most of it's money.