I think I've noticed this for a while now but why does the Primary Release date for movies prioritize USA dates over other countries?
For example at the moment, for this short film, even though the production company is currently set to Canada, the USA digital release date is being shown on the page as opposed to the Theatrical and Premiere Canada dates...
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Risposta da Moondoggie
il 21 giugno, 2019 alle 3:50PM
I seem to recall that this decision was made because of the dominance of the USA in the entertainment industry and the fact that most of the visitors here are from the USA.
Risposta da Travis Bell
il 23 giugno, 2019 alle 1:00PM
Hi @tmdb24407783,
We don't default to the US. The rules for which date gets marked as the primary are located here, with no preference to any country.
What makes you think the release date for this entry is the US one? The API is about the only place you can really see the "primary" release date anymore, and it's showing the first Canadian date.
Risposta da tmdb24407783
il 23 giugno, 2019 alle 1:14PM
I guess I didnt mean the Primary Release Date. I just mean the release date that is shown on the page.
Risposta da Moondoggie
il 23 giugno, 2019 alle 4:00PM
When I replied before, I figured you meant the release date shown on the page; and my answer was referring to that question not the one you first stated. I think my answer is correct, because I seem to recall this being discussed a while ago, and that's the answer we got back then.
Risposta da PT 100
il 24 giugno, 2019 alle 12:52AM
Yes, I remember that discussion as well. Moon Doggie's explanation agrees w/what I recall from a while ago.
Risposta da Travis Bell
il 25 giugno, 2019 alle 10:22AM
Thanks for the extra detail @tmdb24407783. @pt100 and @Moon_Doggie are mostly right with a few notes:
Hoe that makes sense.