It's more sad and actually more marketing wins hint by doing a movie that takes two years for what reason, I don't know. Think about it. A one time deal timeline. Why.
I'm doing marketing, and if I were them I would've done the NARUTOxSASUKE fight in the movie instead if I wanted to gain the cash. They should've made sure the anime ends around the same time of the manga series so they could get BOTH anime fans and manga fans to watch the movie. If so, everyone would who have read Naruto or watched the anime, will watch the movie. Hinata is a popular character but she's not a cash-generating character. Her goods not being sold is a testament to that. Not to mention, her deep fans are only a small proportion in the Naruto fandom world, and how the heck will they be able to provide cash to account for the whole creation of the movie?
In short, their marketing sucks. And I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking this. How they think they can earn enough cash to make a movie AND gain profit by focusing on Hinata is beyond me.
Edited by ramenanmitsu, 09 November 2014 - 10:50 PM.