You do realize that they didn't get 128 million from the foreign income right? They got at most somewhere around 70 million perhaps.CaliKid329 wrote:The budget for the movie was $100 million wasn't it? So marketing was more then $131 million?
I find this very hard to believe.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Wait what?RIFA wrote:You do realize that they didn't get 128 million from the foreign income right? They got at most somewhere around 70 million perhaps.CaliKid329 wrote:The budget for the movie was $100 million wasn't it? So marketing was more then $131 million?
I find this very hard to believe.
Well, for one thing, they don't even get 100% of the domestic revenue. The biggest share they get is from the opening weekend. Each weekend that passes by makes them loose more money. Why do you think they fight for first weekend bombs? Just for the show off? No.
You have another problem with how the contracts are handled. Big studious could get like 70 to 80% of the domestic revenue which will guarantee them big bucks. However, if the movie doesn't sell or you have a low budget film, the studio will get a lesser percentage (somewhere around 50%... probably even lower)
Foreign revenue is even more difficult. Studios rarely take close to 60% and it happened in really special occasions. (Ex. Avatar). The rule is somewhere around 40-45 percent.
So based on this... The studios gained from TGWTDT somewhere around $110 - $120 mil from the box office. Add the dvd/blu-ray sales and rentals and other articles... could lead to another $100 mil. That's not a good sign for them.
EDIT: So basically if the budget for a movie is big. The revenues should be double the investment at least for the studios to still be interested in a sequel. For a low-budget movie they should get at least 3 or 4 times the investment. That's why Blair Witch was successful or Paranormal Activity and Saw and studios kept releasing sequels. Low-budget films with revenues about 20x times the investment? That's huge.
You have another problem with how the contracts are handled. Big studious could get like 70 to 80% of the domestic revenue which will guarantee them big bucks. However, if the movie doesn't sell or you have a low budget film, the studio will get a lesser percentage (somewhere around 50%... probably even lower)
Foreign revenue is even more difficult. Studios rarely take close to 60% and it happened in really special occasions. (Ex. Avatar). The rule is somewhere around 40-45 percent.
So based on this... The studios gained from TGWTDT somewhere around $110 - $120 mil from the box office. Add the dvd/blu-ray sales and rentals and other articles... could lead to another $100 mil. That's not a good sign for them.
EDIT: So basically if the budget for a movie is big. The revenues should be double the investment at least for the studios to still be interested in a sequel. For a low-budget movie they should get at least 3 or 4 times the investment. That's why Blair Witch was successful or Paranormal Activity and Saw and studios kept releasing sequels. Low-budget films with revenues about 20x times the investment? That's huge.
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Blair Witch showed how effective an online viral campaign can be. Must have felt sooo good to be the producers at the end of all that craze.
Was there even internet in 1999?Meraxes wrote:Blair Witch showed how effective an online viral campaign can be. Must have felt sooo good to be the producers at the end of all that craze.
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How old are you?solo2001 wrote:Was there even internet in 1999?Meraxes wrote:Blair Witch showed how effective an online viral campaign can be. Must have felt sooo good to be the producers at the end of all that craze.
Old enough.m4st4 wrote:How old are you?solo2001 wrote: Was there even internet in 1999?
The end still makes me sad
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The ending was such a cliche unfitting for Lisbeth's character. The Swedish ending is way cooler.
