Pacific Rim

[Opaque]

Not really.

[Advocate]

U mad?

he mad.

[ChaoofNee]

http://www.colonydrop.com/index.php/...-eva-30?blog=1

In defense of 70s robots and why this movie is awesome.

[Drewbacca]

I mean they're reporting that the movie cost 190 million dollars and so far they've made 178 million in box office.

How much about the inner workings of Hollywood do you need to do some very basic math and figure out that the movie hasn't made any money yet? It's incredibly basic economics that if you've sold something for less than you've bought it for you've not made any profits yet and since, obviously, 100% of the box office can't go to the movie companies because the theaters keep some and since that budget doesn't include marketing... I mean, we could go on forever. You're retarded if think a box office totaling less than production costs means profit. That's kind of all there is to it.

If they take home 75% of the box office and if they spent 100 million on marketing they would need to make about 400 million dollars to come out ahead. All of those numbers are up for debate, but period this movie is not profitable yet, it's not even fucking close.

Just curious: do you think studios put up all of their own money for movies?

[Opaque]

It doesnt matter. Even if they put up half the rest of the money exists and was invested by someone. All those parties need to get their investment back along with a profit or its not a profitable movie.

How can so many people on TNL not understand that if something was bought for ten dollars it needs to sell for more than ten dollars or its a loss? It doesn't matter how many people went in on it, if it sells for eight dollars it lost two dollars.

[JBNagis]

saw it for the third time with son.he loved it.I still don't understand the whole "I couldn't see" complaints. I saw every detail of every fight just fine. only time you don't really see much is when they land in the water. and even after the third time,I was still excited to see it, and I still loved it, and my wife loved it too.
I don't think I could ever get tired of seeing chernov drop the people's elbow.

[Drewbacca]

It doesnt matter. Even if they put up half the rest of the money exists and was invested by someone. All those parties need to get their investment back along with a profit or its not a profitable movie.

How can so many people on TNL not understand that if something was bought for ten dollars it needs to sell for more than ten dollars or its a loss? It doesn't matter how many people went in on it, if it sells for eight dollars it lost two dollars.

I sarcastically asked you to go on more about Hollywood business. I didn't think you were dumb enough to actually do it.

saw it for the third time with son.he loved it.I still don't understand the whole "I couldn't see" complaints. I saw every detail of every fight just fine. only time you don't really see much is when they land in the water. and even after the third time,I was still excited to see it, and I still loved it, and my wife loved it too.
I don't think I could ever get tired of seeing chernov drop the people's elbow.

There's only one person who I heard say that, and he was universally dismissed as an imbecile. This movie is a LOT less cut to shit than most movies. A lot of the violence is quick, but not cut. We see him blow open that one kaiju point blank.

[Opaque]

I sarcastically asked you to go on more about Hollywood business. I didn't think you were dumb enough to actually do it.

Every business that has ever existed operates on the same principle of gross and net. You don't need to be a Hollywood insider to evaluate these numbers they report.

If you really think you need magical insider knowledge of any industry to understand that revenues minus investments equals profits than nothing I say is going to matter. Probably nothing anyone says to you has ever mattered much.

[icarusfall]

Doesn't matter. Drew's a thief.

[Opaque]

I dont understand that reference, what happened?