Posted on 08/02/2016 11:51:50 PM PDT by Cronos
...Ghostbusters has a reported production budget of $144 million and a print and advertising budget rumored to be around $100 million (it may be much more). So, at a minimum, the distributor needs to rake in about $250 million at the box office to break even.
But here’s the thing the author of the Houston Press piece seems to have momentarily forgotten. The distributor only collects about half of the money that comes in to the box office. The exact amount varies from film to film and depends on which weekend we’re talking about but, in general, the distributor takes a little more than half of the box office (this piece from 2011 says 55%). The figure is slightly less overseas so 50% is a good rule of thumb.
What this means is that in order to make back all the money spent producing and advertising the Ghostbusters reboot, the film needs to make around $500 million at the global box office.
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Have anyone here seen the “The Magnificent Seven” remake (in name only)?
Extremely violent. The trailer shows a hundred guys getting killed.
The camera work shows the fast speed up and the slow mo when action is happening along with rap music and rock music. Not ‘G’ rated for sure. Another stupid remake that is awful.
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - Teaser Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deSRpSn8Pyk
The problem with Hollywood is taking a past movie and re-imaging it so it has not much to do with old movie. The current Star Trek films as an example.
I am still waiting on a Star Trek story and not Simon Peggs, J.J. Abrams, Justin Lin vision caused by drinking and drug hallucinations.
Girrrrl power movies just don’t sell.
Especially fat ugly lesbian girl power freakshows.
well, some do: Resident Evil, Alien, Brave, Thelma and Louise, Kraina Lodu, etc. — but they need to be sensible and not just misandry
It was unwatchable. I lasted ten minutes.
No connection between characters.
I had to gag myself with a spoon to get the taste
out of my mouth.
At least I didn’t shell out hard earned money!!!
how did you manage to do that? (not shell out money!) :)
Youtube.
Next up, remake of Splash starring a Manmaid.
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