This movie has been held back so often, the production costs have skyrocketed to this amount, or so I'm told.
This could very well be the first certified Bond flop.
EDIT: To those who have been demanding my source, here's where I first saw it:
https://youtu.be/oRyMYmdT7xg?t=423
So blame them for quoting such a figure, not me.
Lol love these posts , like you know wtf you're talking about haha.
shareThere's no way this movie's production costs have skyrocketed to 900M.
A lot of these production delays will most likely be covered by the insurance company.
They use that number because not 100% of the box office goes directly back to the production company, it's split between theaters, producers, etc... I would bet that Daniel Craig must have a % of the gross by now.
Also something that is very rarely mentioned is that these movies spend basically as much on their production budget as they do on their marketing budget.
I figured that amount would include marketing as well. To be honest, I've never heard of a movie going that high in costs before it's even released before.
The production costs wouldn't have to hit close to 900 million for that to be the break even point. There are other costs, like marketing, and the studios don't get all of the box office.
A general rule of thumb used to be that it had to make about twice its production budget to break even, but I'm not sure how true that is now. I doubt it ended up costing 450 million either, though. That also seems high.
I doubt it ended up costing 450 million either, though. That also seems high.
How does holding a movie back increase costs (skyrocket!) , just out of curiousity?
did they have to put the posters into storage?
are they paying Daniel Craig by the hour?
increased google drive cost to store the movie file?
are they paying rent on a red carpet yet to roll out?
The Dreaded Juju Fruit Tax...
shareProbably some increased marketing costs, I would think. Nothing that would drive costs up that much, though. LOL.
shareThis is typical Hollywood accounting bs.
I love this quote: "According to Lucasfilm, Return of the Jedi, despite having earned $475 million at the box office against a budget of $32.5 million, 'has never gone into profit'."
I doubt it really matters. Amazon owns the Bond franchise now. It's not like one flop is going to seriously hurt them.
Also, no movies are going to make $900 million anytime soon.
They probably figured it's best to get this out now as it's been delayed almost 2 years.
Further delays at this point are overkill, and will add to even further costs.
The interest is the thing that ballooned things.
Expensive production for a Bond film + interest + marketing = 450ish
Gotta make at least twice that, so not an outrageous claim.
Source: youtuber.
Ok
Actually no, an online article. Pay attention, next time.
From some shoddy clickbait site. Show me a reputable source like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, etc
shareThey're all dodgy, that's what I realised long ago. It's difficult if not impossible to know who's being factful.
The Youtuber got it from the "shoddy clickbait site" who got the reports from the reputable sources (Variety and The Hollywood Reporter).
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