"The Ultimate Collection" has not proven to be a sales winner
Not much good news for the recently swabbed ex-King of Pop. It seems that even Michael Jackson's hard-core fans have stopped spending money on him. So far, Jackson's boxed set, "The Ultimate Collection," has not proven to be a sales winner. It's sold 14,000 copies since its release last month. The set sells for about fifty bucks in most places.
This is in contrast to the Beatles' "Capitol Albums Vol. 1," which is similarly priced and, released on the same day, has moved 56,000 units so far.The Jackson debacle is no surprise, but Sony Music can't be happy. They forked over a $3 million advance to Jackson in October for the set. At this rate, total revenue so far is $700,000.
Tässä olis kaikille tämän jutun lukijoille pieni pyyntö:Olkaa niin kilttejä ja käykää ostamassa tai tilatkaa tuo Jacksonin uusi boxi.
Not much good news for the recently swabbed ex-King of Pop. It seems that even Michael Jackson's hard-core fans have stopped spending money on him. So far, Jackson's boxed set, "The Ultimate Collection," has not proven to be a sales winner. It's sold 14,000 copies since its release last month. The set sells for about fifty bucks in most places.
This is in contrast to the Beatles' "Capitol Albums Vol. 1," which is similarly priced and, released on the same day, has moved 56,000 units so far.The Jackson debacle is no surprise, but Sony Music can't be happy. They forked over a $3 million advance to Jackson in October for the set. At this rate, total revenue so far is $700,000.
Tässä olis kaikille tämän jutun lukijoille pieni pyyntö:Olkaa niin kilttejä ja käykää ostamassa tai tilatkaa tuo Jacksonin uusi boxi.
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Vanhimmat
Tuo 14 000 tuhatta myytyä levyä koskee vain USA:ta! Eli Euroopan, Englannin, Aasian lukuja ei ole mukana... mutta siltikään en usko myyntilukujen olevan korkeita muuallakaan. Kukaan ei odottanutkaan box setin myyvän hyvin, johtuen siitä että suurimmalla osalla on jo nuo biisit ja vieläpä monella kokoelma-levyllä (HIStory, Greatest Hits vol 1, Number Ones) ja koska hinta on paljon korkeampi kuin normaaleilla levyillä. Jos box setillä olisi ollut enemmän uusia biisejä niin ehkä se olisi myynyt paremmin... mutta uskon että pitkällä aikavälillä Ultimate Collection myy ihan hyvin.
Ennen kuin joku kerkee tulle tänne vouhottaa että Michael Jackson on flopannut, niin tässä vähän yleistä tietoa box settien myyntiluvuista...
BETTING ON THE BOXES
Hi Keith,
With the slew of box sets being released this season (eg. Michael Jackson's "The Ultimate Collection," Bon Jovi's "100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong," the Beatles' "The Capitol Albums Vol. 1," Nirvana's "With the Lights Out," etc.) I was wondering what are reasonable sales expectations for a box set?
Would you be able to provide the sales on the old box sets for the Carpenters' "From the Top," Diana Ross's "Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs," Led Zeppelin's 1990 self-titled box set, and the Doors' 1997 self-titled box set?
I'm just trying to figure out what type of sales to expect here.
Thanks a lot!
Amit
Hello Amit,
One should not expect a box set to sell as much as a single CD release. Priced much higher than your typical release, multi-disc sets are aimed at a very specific audience, the devoted fan of a particular artist.
Nearly all of the new box sets you mentioned carry a list price of $59.95, save for the Beatles box, which lists for $69.95.
The Carpenters' "From the Top" has sold 53,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while Diana Ross' "Forever Diana" has shifted 73,000. The Doors self-titled box has moved 181,000 units.
Led Zeppelin's self-titled box was released in 1990, before SoundScan began tabulating data. Since then, it has sold 1.3 million units.
http://www.billboard.com/bb/ask/index.jsp