Article: The Biz: Trailers lead the way to some films.(survey reveals in-theater movie trailers are effective)(Brief Article)(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)

In this summer's blockbuster season, frequent moviegoers may decide to head to theaters after catching TV commercials or following a friend's recommendation. But one tool-in-theater movie trailers-is now viewed as just as effective with the regulars.

When it comes to ``selling'' a movie, frequent movie consumers say they are more dependent on movie trailers (82.3%) than ``word of mouth'' (82.1%) or TV (79.3%), according to an April 2002 Internet poll of 1,000 moviegoers conducted by E-Poll, a Los Angeles-based research company focusing on media and entertainment. E-Poll has three of the five major film studios plus a number of broadcast and cable networks as ...

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