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[RaidensSword]

Who cares about budgets? You guys are missing the most important part: VODKA IS BACK.

[Joel M]

I remember reading a few years ago that either Casino Royale or QOS (don't remember which) had made back its budget from sponsors and product placement before it even made a dollar in theatres. I don't know if it's true but it makes sense if you consider the character's status as a male role model through the decades. I guess companies especially those who are targeting men theoretically would pay much more to be in a Bond movie than any other tentpole. So if more than half of that 300 mil is payed for before even the movie hits theatres the budget looks reasonable.

[Burgess]

I remember reading a few years ago that either Casino Royale or QOS (don't remember which) had made back its budget from sponsors and product placement before it even made a dollar in theatres. I don't know if it's true but it makes sense if you consider the character's status as a male role model through the decades. I guess companies especially those who are targeting men theoretically would pay much more to be in a Bond movie than any other tentpole. So if more than half of that 300 mil is payed for before even the movie hits theatres the budget looks reasonable.

The high water mark for product placement in a Bond film (and maybe any movie) was Die Another Day.

 

A license to shill With 20 marketing partners, Hollywood has never seen product placement like this

"Not only is MGM spending $30 million in advertising, according to Variety, the movie studio enlisted more than 20 marketing partners who are reportedly contributing at least $100 million in promotional support for the franchise.

Only the Olympics can boast more “official” sponsors."

 

Some of Spectre's promotional partners were listed in the press release that was distributed on the same day as the press event.

 

SPECTRE, The 24th James Bond Adventure, Set To Begin Production

"Promotional partners returning to the Bond franchise include Aston Martin, Bollinger, Heineken, Jaguar Land Rover, Omega, Sony Electronics, and Sony Mobile."

 

The Bond films receive direct payment from some companies, like Heineken, and additional promotional support from others, like Aston Martin. Aston Martin doesn't pay to have it's cars featured in the Bond films but will 'gift' or 'donate' cars to the production for on screen use. If the production needs 5 Aston Martins for a complicated chase sequence then they save a couple million dollars by not having to buy the cars.

 

With promotional support coming from private businesses, the Bond films also receive free marketing from the countries or regions in which filming takes place. This is less obvious than a slickly produced marketing campaign, but television and print news reports bolster a films presence in some key markets. Spectre is already prepping (and maybe shooting) key sequences in Austria. The press in that region have been all over it. Austria is in the heart of Europe and spill over markets for their reporting may be Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, etc. Same thing goes for shooting in Italy. Same idea applies to the two Bond girls as well.

 

The production will save millions from tax breaks and promotional partners. That could drop the budget from, let's say, $320 Million to $290 Million. Sony and MGM are clearly unsatisfied with that number, though, considering Skyfall's success and what I know of Spectre's ambitious set pieces, I think the budget is well deserved and will be well spent.

[The Futurist]

If not for the leak, this would've been 200m on mojo.

Apply similar math to Avengers 2 and Avatar.

So, it's not that expensive!

Nobody managed to have even a possible budget number for Avatar, Fox Executives, Cameron and his producer always refuse to give a number or range. Nobody really knows. It was probably north of 300m, maybe 350. Which for a five year old movie is demented.

[Neo]

Nobody managed to have even a possible budget number for Avatar, Fox Executives, Cameron and his producer always refuse to give a number or range. Nobody really knows. It was probably north of 300m, maybe 350. Which for a five year old movie is demented.

‘Avatar’s’ True Cost — and Consequences

Not north of 300M.

[The Futurist]

‘Avatar’s’ True Cost — and Consequences

Not north of 300M.

Lol

After the sony hack, you should know better.

Second, Fox stopped financing Avatar half way through so they couldn t know the real cost of the movie even if they try.

237 is probably the money they invested in the movie but it was far from enough.

[Neo]

Lol

After the sony hack, you should know better.

Second, Fox stopped financing Avatar half way through so they couldn t know the real cost of the movie even if they try.

237 is probably the money they invested in the movie but it was far from enough.

LOL Know what? Did SONY reveal Avatar's true budget? If true that FOX stopped still didn't top 350M. On your last post you know how much AWE cost?

[ddddeeee]

Really need to be able to ignore mods.

[Caboose]

Really need to be able to ignore mods.

 

That's a bold strategy, Cotton.

[PDC1987]

The reported costs for Avatar were $50 million to develop the technology, $300 million production cost and $150 million for global marketing and theatrical distribution.

Edited December 16, 2014 by PDC1987

[Neo]

The reported costs for Avatar were $50 million to develop the technology, $300 million production cost and $150 million for global marketing and theatrical distribution.

Is there a source for the 300M?

[kowhite]

Nobody managed to have even a possible budget number for Avatar, Fox Executives, Cameron and his producer always refuse to give a number or range. Nobody really knows. It was probably north of 300m, maybe 350. Which for a five year old movie is demented.

Pirates 3 laughs and goes...I love dementia!

[CloneWars]

Is Pirates 3 still the most expensive movie ever made? I'm sure Avengers 2 will cost more, but aside from that, has any film costs more than POTC 3 to make? John Carter?

[Lordmandeep]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_films#Most_expensive_films_.28adjusted_for_inflation.29

Edited December 17, 2014 by Lordmandeep

[bapi]

We agreed, Neo. 90%.

[baumer]

Dave Bautista.  Wow.  Raise your hand if you thought he would have a prominent Hollywood career .  After The Rock, he might go down as being the biggest wrestler to ever hit the big screen.  

[RaidensSword]

Dave Bautista. Wow. Raise your hand if you thought he would have a prominent Hollywood career . After The Rock, he might go down as being the biggest wrestler to ever hit the big screen.

After the Hulkster of course.

[baumer]

If these Sony emails hadn't been leaked, the budget for this would have been reported at about 200 or so.  300 mill for a Bond film?  My Lord.

[baumer]

After the Hulkster of course.

 

Hulkster isn't even in the top 10.  His Hollywood career was pretty non existent.

[TalismanRing]

Dave Bautista.  Wow.  Raise your hand if you thought he would have a prominent Hollywood career .  After The Rock, he might go down as being the biggest wrestler to ever hit the big screen.  

 

That would be Andre The Giant. 

 

Not only the biggest but also in the best movie ever featuring a wrestler - The Princess Bride.