Distributors, however, would like to keep movies in theaters as long as possible. By the way, it's very unlikely that it was Universal Pictures that "pulled" the Steve Jobs movie as some outlets reported.
Of course, some movies run a long time simply because they're popular with customers and profitable for both the theaters and the distributors. But others are clearly not going to make money for theaters, and they still run for three or four weeks anyway. While there is a correlation between the amount of money a movie is making for theaters and its run time, it's not as strong in the first few weeks as it is after that — suggesting that obligations to distributors play more of a role than ticket sales in the early weeks.
Movies with shorter run lengths do tend to lose money for the companies that make them not even counting the tens of millions usually spent on marketing, which doesn't show up in production budget figures. But some short-run movies do well — about a third still make money worldwide, and some like "Drive," the "Step Up" movies and the "Imitation Game," end up making millions.
On average, movies run for about four weeks in at least 2, theaters, and some films will run in at least 1, theaters for another week after that. So, generally, it's safe to say that a two-week run time is a sign that a movie missed the mark.
Some, like the Steve Jobs movie, may have done better with a different marketing and release strategy, which may have been screened too widely too soon after a successful limited release. But as director Danny Boyle told the AP earlier this month, "hindsight experts are always around on Monday mornings.
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