(单选题)

The film studios invested in a generation of upstart directors partly because ______.

A.they predicted more money would be made by selling DVDs

B.those directors cooperated better with young film stars

C.people were attracted to theatres by superheroes

D.directors seized the chance to persuade them to do so

参考答案：A

参考解析：

细节理解题。根据第四段第三句“Studios invested their money in a generation of upstart directors, predicting that audiences would buy a good film twice: once in the theater, and again for their shelf.”可知，电影公司把他们的钱投资在新生代导演身上，预测观众会两次购买一部好电影：一次是在电影院，一次是在他们的架子上，也就是说会有更多的观众买DVD，故选A。

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