Company Town Film Profit Report
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The report is based on projections of total U.S. box-office gross from a consensus of industry sources and studio financial models. The U.S. returns represent only 20% of a film’s final revenue, which includes income from video, TV and overseas theatrical. The industry marketing average of $30 million per film is factored into these profit equations, as is the relative strength of specific film genres in foreign markets. Results for Memorial Day weekend, May 28-31:
$$ Mega-Moneymakers
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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions The Matrix Warner Bros. 6 $62 $160 Phantom Menace Fox 1 115 350 Notting Hill Universal 2 42 110
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$ Moneymakers
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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions Never Been Kissed Fox 8 22 52 The Mummy Universal 3 78 140 Entrapment Fox 4 66 78
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? Tossups
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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions Life Universal 12 55 62 Election Paramount 11 9 13 Black Mask Artisan 9 8 12 Midsummer Night’s ... Searchlight 7 15 15 The Love Letter DreamWorks 10 8 8
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Money Losers
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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions The Thirteenth Floor Sony 5 18 9
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Notes: Cost estimates are for production only. Only half of box-office receipts come back to the studio.
Researched by RICHARD NATALE
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