Why do movies have multiple titles?

Movie titles can change from country to country for many reasons, such as specific cultural references that go over people's heads or marketing ploys to get the attention of a larger audience. Here are 15 movie title that were changed in other English-speaking markets.
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What is it called when a movie has a second title?

It is called as Caption. Which represents the story of movie or differentiates the movie from same series of movies.
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Why do movies have fake titles?

A title ruse is a practice by which a high-profile film or television series is given a fake working title to keep its production a secret, and to prevent price gouging by suppliers, casual theft and undesirable attention.
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Can multiple movies have the same title?

There have been a lot of movies throughout history that have the same title as an already existing film. While it is not unusual to see such coincidental movie titles, it says something about its marketing that producers would want to use the same title over again.
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Why do movies have title cards?

Since the invention of the cinematograph, simple title cards were used to begin and end silent film presentations in order to identify both the film and the production company involved, and to act as a signal to viewers that the film had started and then finished.
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Why Do Some Movies Have Multiple Studios Attached



How were title sequences created?

The first title sequences appeared in 1897 when Thomas Edison put a credit at the start of one of his films to prevent piracy. Then, in the 1908 film, Bronco Billy, G. M. Anderson became the first actor to be credited on screen. This recognization started the tradition of giving credit to a film's stars.
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Why do shows have title sequences?

Before cable television and streaming services came along, TV title sequences largely served a straightforward purpose: to set up the tone and backstory of a series, and or reveal the show's stars.
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Can movie title be reused?

Is that legal? Reusing movie titles happens all the time, mostly because copyright law generally does not protect words or short phrases and titles of one-off or “single work” films (as opposed to a series or movie franchise), generally are not protected by federal trademark law. (See In re Cooper, 254 F.
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Can you use a movie title that's already been used?

Generally, the best legal advice is to avoid using an identical or confusingly similar title to a film that's already been released. BUT, the law isn't that cut-and-dried. Titles aren't protected by copyright law.
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What are the two movies with same name?

11 movies with the same name that are totally different
  • Bad Boys (1983) and Bad Boys (1995) ...
  • The Avengers (1998) and The Avengers (2012) ...
  • Twilight (1998) and Twilight (2008) ...
  • Rush (1991) and Rush (2012) ...
  • Crash (1996) and Crash (2004) ...
  • Gladiator (1992) and Gladiator (2000) ...
  • Notorious (1946) and Notorious (2009)
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Why Spider-Man title is no way home?

That would be an interesting twist, because while Homecoming and Far From Home referred to Peter Parker's personal journeys, Spider-Man: No Way Home would reference how these villains have been plucked from their realities and thrown into a foreign one.
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Why is Spider-Man titled No Way Home?

No Way Home Title Connections Revealed

What could that mean? Well, as Strange put it, "they all die fighting Spider-Man." This is a very clear nod to Maguire and Garfield's web-slingers whose last entanglements left some of those villains dead.
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Why is home in all the Spiderman titles?

After all, while part of the title is referencing the fact that the film features a homecoming dance, it was also a clear nod to the fact that the hero was finally getting his own Marvel Cinematic Universe feature. And then they just liked the idea of keeping the world "home" in the title as a theme.
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What is the point of a clapperboard?

Wikipedia says a clapperboard is the “device used in filmmaking and video production to assist in synchronizing of picture and sound.” Which is pretty open-ended, as there are actually plenty of ways filmmakers could assist themselves in synchronizing picture and sound.
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What are secondary titles called?

subtitle, a secondary or explanatory title.
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What does a secondary title mean?

Subtitle: a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
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Are film titles copyrighted?

In England, there is no rule which prohibits the registration of a title as a UK or EU trademark, provided it can meet the basic requirements imposed on all trademarks.
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Can two TV shows have the same title?

For those unfamiliar with intellectual property laws, titles can't be copyrighted and it's totally legal to name a work with the same name as another one; however, if the title is trademarked, then you can't. Trademark covers a franchise, not a single work/series.
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Why are movie copyrights in Roman numeral?

Why are copyright dates on films and tv programmes always given in Roman numerals? Because most of the audience (unlike Guardian readers of course) will be unable to read them and so will not realise that the film is so old.
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Can you name a song the same as a movie?

Boom - P.O.D. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr. Last Christmas - Wham!
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Can I use the same title?

Two books can have the same title, as titles can't be copyrighted in the United States. The only thing you'll need to worry about is whether naming your book the same thing will impact its reach.
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Can you copyright a title?

Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases.
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Why do movies do credits at the beginning?

The opening credits inform the audience which studios or production companies were involved in making the film, and they run the names of the major stars in the cast. The end credits, which appear after the final scene of a film, list everyone involved in the production.
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What's the beginning of a movie called?

The exposition is the beginning of the movie where the main characters of the movie are introduced and the viewer finds out something about the characters.
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Why did movies change credits at the beginning?

Surprisingly, movie credits have not been around as long as movies themselves. In the early 1900s, when movies only cost only a nickel to see, films would only have the title tacked onto the beginning. But as people became frequent theater-goers, they began to recognize certain actors and became fans of their work.
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