[AmishDude]

You know, I've been wondering about the whole box office deal with this movie. First, the economics of Hollywood make it so that having the gross exceed the production budget does not nearly make a profit. Different movies are different. King Kong will net the studio up to 90% of the gross in the first couple of weeks. Brokeback Mountain cannot demand that kind of ratio so the studio is making a lot less. Second, it's not a DVD winner, there are no properties like video games and it won't do great guns overseas like some action films do (despite the praise by European film festivals).

Second, I cannot believe that the production budget was only $14 million. You have a top-rated director (despite The Hulk), and several stars with high recognition. Perhaps they are all working for scale just to make this "important" movie, but consider this: The production budget for Farenheit 9/11 was $6 million. And Moore didn't have to pay anyone beyond a few camera/lighting guys (well, and an army of editors). I'm figuring the $6 million was all catering costs. I think the $14 million is seriously understated.

[napscoordinator]

It very well may be under stated, but unfortunately this is the only "accurate" information I could get. I would not doubt that they are saying it only cost 13-14 million just to make it look like a hit, but there is no way to prove that statement. I can't wait until it is a distant memory. LOL.