If a film cost $1 million to make, and it brought in $999,900 is it a flop ?
As far as I knew, if it cost more to make than it made at the box office, then it's not a success.
If a film cost $1M to make and made just $1m then it's a flop. The movie studio will only see around 50-60% of the total revenue as the cinemas take their cut. Then you have Marketing etc.
Its tough to work out if a movie will turn a profit in the end or not.
My understanding is the cinema gets 50% of the ticket price apart from the opening weekend when the studio get more. Add to that a marketing budget that can be 10s of millions and then there's foreign sales, dvd, televison income etc.
Water world was considered one of the biggest box office bombs, but probably came close to breaking even in the end.
I never even heard of "The Vow" before looking at that list...and since I look at
the movie listings in the "Irish Times" every week,* it's rare that I don't recognise
a movie that gets an Irish release.
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If a film cost $1M to make and made just $1m then it's a flop. The movie studio will only see around 50-60% of the total revenue as the cinemas take their cut. Then you have Marketing etc.
My understanding is the cinema gets 50% of the ticket price apart from the opening weekend when the studio get more. Add to that a marketing budget that can be 10s of millions and then there's foreign sales, dvd, televison income etc.
Water world was considered one of the biggest box office bombs, but probably came close to breaking even in the end.
I like so much of it. but i :mad: hate, hate, HATE how the lost boys are portrayed.
the movie listings in the "Irish Times" every week,* it's rare that I don't recognise
a movie that gets an Irish release.
* Yes, I'm a bit of a movie trainspotter.