Article: Change is good.(New Line Cinema Corp. launched marketing campaign for the DVD of "Snakes On a Plane")

By Samantha Clark

So much for online buzz. After the much-hyped Snakes On a Plane brought in a disappointing $33 million in theaters, New Line is reworking its marketing campaign for the DVD. "We are going to go out with a focused message that this is a great action thriller," New Line executive VP of marketing Matt Lasorsa told VB . "There was so much theatrical awareness, but there might have been confusion as to whether this was a comedy or horror film or what."

Snakes will writhe into stores on Jan. 2 (prebook Nov. 28; DVD $28.98) backed by a $4 million to $5 million spend in broadcast ads touting the action scenes, and the box will include a slip ...

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