There are two Abraham Lincoln movies coming out - coincidence?

[Gallo]

A horror one and the Daniel Day-Lewis one. My question is do studios do this on purpose? Is their intention to cock-block or is it all just a coincidence?

Another example are those two friends with benefits movies.

 

[RJY33]

They are different genres but yea its a weird coincidence that its the same year

 

[Da Jungles]

Deep Impact - May 8, 1998

Armageddon - July 1, 1998

 

[502Nels]

Wasn't there 2 Snow White movies to drop this year too?

 

[wire28]

Wasn't there 2 Snow White movies to drop this year too?

Mirror mirror
Snow white and the huntsman

 

[Saint1]

There also were a couple books about Lincoln this year too. One I know was written by Bill O'Reilly

EDIT: maybe last year.

 

[Roger Sterling]

Not unusual. Thin Red Line, Saving Private Ryan, etc. Not sure why they do this...

 

[jwinfield]

Antz and a Bugs Life
Dante's Peak and Volcano
The Prestige and The Illusionist
Mission to Mars and Red Planet
Tombstone and Wyatt Earp

 

[Gallo]

Antz and a Bugs Life
Dante's Peak and Volcano
The Prestige and The Illusionist
Mission to Mars and Red Planet
Tombstone and Wyatt Earp

 

[Tom]

Illuminati

 

[SuikodenII]

It's gotta be on purpose...

 

[daemonova]

its no coincidence that Abraham Lincoln was the most accomplished and interesting president all while not being an old fart bag, he still had color in his hair when he was president, if freeing the slaves and keeping the union together wont give you grays, nothing will.

 

[tr2k]

Wasn't there 2 Snow White movies to drop this year too?

actually theres 3

 

[tr2k]

and there is a straight to DVD Lincoln movie as well

Abraham Lincoln vs the Zombies

 

[Ice Cold]

and there is a straight to DVD Lincoln movie as well

Abraham Lincoln vs the Zombies

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I think they do it on purpose
Skyline and Battlefield LA
Especially in a case like that where one is waaay more hyped than the other
But I guess it could work vice versa where the interest is already piqued from the first flick