by Sven » January 18th, 2006, 9:40 pm
erm, that's $500 million, not $5 million, Esther, and it's ticket sales, not profit. A sizeable chunk, about half, goes to the theaters that show the movies. About 10 per cent is consumed by the distributors. Somewhere around 35 to 40 per cent goes back to the movie's makers, and from that they still have to subtract advertising and miscellaneous expenses. Then they subtract the cost of actually making the movie.
So far, Walden and Disney have not made back the $180 million they put into the movie, though they do expect to. That's why Prince Caspian has been green lighted to start pre-production.
Rat! he found breath to whisper, shaking. Are you afraid?
Afraid? murmured the Rat, his eyes shining with unutterable love.
Afraid! Of Him? O, never, never! And yet -- and yet -- O, Mole, I am afraid!
Then the two animals, crouching to the earth, bowed their heads and did worship.