Betta Pictures: Tickets for Priests

This case study describes how Spanish film distributor Betta Pictures promoted the movie 'The Last Exorcism Part 2' by offering free tickets to priests.

Betta Pictures: Tickets for Priests

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Objective of the campaign

In 2013 the film distributor Betta Pictures acquired Spanish broadcasting rights for the Last Exorcism Part II. It's a horror film about demonic possessions and exorcisms mainly geared toward young people between 16 and 25 years old. The first part was a success. However, the sequel did not have the same luck, with a Film Affinity rating of 3.3/10 and very poor reviews in film media.

Betta Pictures bought the broadcasting rights for the movie one year after the official premier in the USA, with negative reviews online at...

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