Yeah, I read a discussion on just how far a movie has to go past the break-even point on it's budget to make up for additional costs of advertising, promotions etc and that's not far enough ahead of a margin from what I was reading...
I tilt at windmills, you tilt at windmills, we tilt at windmills together.
quixotic - Caught up in the romance of noble deeds or unreachable ideals; romantic without regard to practicality.
The Man of Fhinntmanchca Wrote:And apparently Reacher is about to be played by Tom Cruise in an upcoming movie.
An excellent movie it was. As usual, Robert Duvall stole the show.
The Man of Fhinntmanchca Wrote:Yeah, I read a discussion on just how far a movie has to go past the break-even point on it's budget to make up for additional costs of advertising, promotions etc and that's not far enough ahead of a margin from what I was reading...
I've read that the general rule of thumb is a movie has to earn twice its budget to start turning a profit. I'm sure it varies on a case by case basis, though.
Part of the problem may have been a lack of pervasive advertising... I never knew about the movie myself, even as I was reading about the career of Tom Cruise and the influence of Scientology in Hollywood...
I tilt at windmills, you tilt at windmills, we tilt at windmills together.
quixotic - Caught up in the romance of noble deeds or unreachable ideals; romantic without regard to practicality.