Weekend Estimates: The Hobbit - 73.6M | Frozen - 22.2M | Madea - 16M

[alisson23]

In Studio Land, no film is profitable.

 

So you mean that a film that spends 280M in total and get 850M is not profitable? Only in your head.

 

 

You're going to have to break that one down.  How is CF going to be more profitable with a gross of about 200 mill less WW and a budget of about 70 mill less. 

Studios get more or less half of the box office. Lionsgate spent much less on marketing than warner.

[Empire]

As a kid I really liked this cereal:

 

[MrPink]

These Hunger Games fans, all WB films have their ire.

 

If ED wasn't being salty about this film for some unspoken reason, I'd suggest calling in the Nolanites against a mutual enemy.

 

I'll join you.

 

Doesn't it feel nice to be in the billion dollar club?

[Mango]

 

With a fearce serving of justice and morality in every box!

[filmnerdjamie]

[iceroll]

I'll join you.

 

Doesn't it feel nice to be in the billion dollar club?

MJ2 will be in that club shortly

[4815162342]

So you mean that a film that spends 280M in total and get 850M is not profitable? Only in your head.

 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

 

940m WW. 150m budget. Warner Brothers' accounting said it was not profitable.

 

Studio accounting makes EVERYTHING unprofitable. You have much to learn if you did not know that.

[alisson23]

But domestic is one market.  There are about 70-80 other markets out there.  And besides China, what market is really all that different than the US/Canada.

Yes but no use being in several markets, have to get raise lots of money and be as profitable as possible.

[MrPink]

MJ2 will be in that club shortly

 

Probably, still 2 years we can lay claim to this for now nonetheless. Hopefully Mockingjay Part 1 doesn't go too Cobra Kai on Interstellar

Edited December 15, 2013 by MrPink

[filmnerdjamie]

[4815162342]

Probably, still 2 years we can lay claim to this for now nonetheless. Hopefully Mockingjay Part 1 doesn't go too Cobra Kai on Interstellar

 

Depending on how they divide up Mockingjay, Part 1 might have as little happen in it as Breaking Dawn Part 1. Might cause some snafus with box office.

Edited December 15, 2013 by 4815162342

[baumer]

So you mean that a film that spends 280M in total and get 850M is not profitable? Only in your head.

 

 

Studios get more or less half of the box office. Lionsgate spent much less on marketing than warner.

 

That is debatable as well.  LG had no reason to not spend a ton of money of CF.  They knew it was going to be a hit so why do you assume their marketing budget was less?

[alisson23]

And on March 23rd the world had a hard time watching, because the shaky cam was left on for the whole movie.

Just close the eyes in these parts, but oops... in the hobbit will all have their eyes closed already... sleeping.

[iceroll]

Depending on how they divide up Mockingjay, Part 1 might have as little happen in it as Breaking Dawn Part 1. Might cause some snafus with box office.

If they can turn 300 pages of The Hobbit into 9 hours they can find enough stuff to make into two Mockingjay movies.

[4815162342]

Wow this is like kindergarten grade ripping.

 

Can we unban fishnets so at least it'll be a fair fight?

[alisson23]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

 

940m WW. 150m budget. Warner Brothers' accounting said it was not profitable.

 

Studio accounting makes EVERYTHING unprofitable. You have much to learn if you did not know that.

Studios lie. They falsify not to give the percentage of the profitability of the film for the actors. You have much to learn if you did not know that.

[Blankments]

PSA: The comedic event of the year is rerunning on NBC. I am, of course, referring to The Sound of Music... LIVE!

[4815162342]

If they can turn 300 pages of The Hobbit into 9 hours they can find enough stuff to make into two Mockingjay movies.

 

Definitely will not repeat myself for the umpteenth time about how The Hobbit's page count is meaningless compared to Tolkien's writing style and compression of the contents.

[boomboom234]

I'll say it again 900 million plus WW is not a flop it is not a disappointment it is a success.

[4815162342]

Studios lie. They falsify not to give the percentage of the profitability of the film for the actors. You have much to learn if you did not know that.

 

Doesn't matter if they lie. What matters is the official bottom line.