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Re: Cool article but why are the Criterion DVDs still so expensive...

I thought the higher price was due to the fact that they license the films they put out, which means the studio owning the film gets paid for the film, plus a premium for the third party to do the DVD, then the Criterion company adds on its take on top.

Add to that the cost of added lawyers and dealmakers across so many hands plus, of course, the cost of the extra effort Criterion puts into the films, many of which aren't destined to sell a lot of copies.

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