Okay, what part is BS?
They stated the budget.
https://screenrant.com/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-movie-budget-confirmed-2026/
I was wrong on the projected marketing budget. See the link below for the costs involved in making The Dark Knight Rises. It states the marketing costs were $175 million. Marketing for The Odyssey is going to be higher.
https://saturation.io/budgets/the-dark-knight-rises-2012
Studios keep about 60% of the domestic box office and 20% to 50% of the overseas box office, depending on the country (you are lucky to get 20% of the Chinese box office). It balances out to about 50% of the box office goes back to the studio.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/093015/how-exactly-do-movies-make-money.asp
My low end estimate of $400 million for production and marketing means they will have to make around $800 million to break even.
The problem people who want this to fail are going to have is big picture
He has many successful movies. In this town, inception, interstellar and the dark knight series play regularly in multiple theaters. They are well attended Multiply that by many cities. All of those people are going to this movie
He made Oppenheimer which took in $900 mil +.
All of those people are going to this movie
It won multiple Oscars. That will increase that attendance number going in to this movie
Nolan has a small production company run by his wife who started producing his movies first day they met first day in college They minimize expenses even for the crew and actors. There is no fooling around on the set. The actors want to work for him. Their spouses want them to work for him
The score will be by the same Ludwig Göransson who won the Oscar for Oppenheimer. He was recommended to Nolan by Hans Zimmerman the score will be very great and it will bring people in
Nolan’s successes have put him and his production company in a place where his guaranteed audience will likely suffice
There are no other movies out there none. None are expected to come out. Sense and sensibility comes out in Sept. Spider-Man late this summer - Tom Holland is Telemachus as well as Spider-Man. He has told the Spider-Man team that they must play to the audience like Nolan does.
No competition for anyone who wants to go to the movies
And the so called controversies attract audience.
Nolan studied literature. Story. He will know how to tell this story. He knows it backwards and forward. He is focusing on Penelope. She is a great character
He is using iMax physical film. The cinematography will be the highest quality
That’s before stating the argument that it will be a good movie and word of mouth will increase its popularity