[Category Four]

I don't remember which it is, but it's either the Rule of 2.4 or the Rule of 2.5.

Simply put, for every $10 it costs to make a movie, it has to bring in $24 or $25 to cover costs, actors' salaries, all that other. So yeah, if it cost $180M to make, it would need to bring in about $450M to be considered a "break even."

[morphing libertarian]

Your statement only proves costs are not costs.