HSX Forum

Movies

Reply Topic List All Forums

no risk is great until the model stops working completely. having nothing much else in the pipeline will be fun to watch when it comes

Posted by: slipping jimmy (a.k.a mickpix) on Apr 27, 10:04 in response to Moviesnob's post But sequels/franchise films are the surest way to make...

it took the studios roughly 5-7 years to respond to Jaws and Star Wars in terms of getting up to speed on the summer blockbuster concept (which made 1982-1987 so awesome)

they're planning out 10 years already now. if the ship ever hits an iceberg they won't have nearly the same amount of runway (mangled metaphor, i know) to correct the course

but real estate never ever depreciates in value, as we all know

Will the emphasis on comic book sequelry be the savior of the big screen, the end of it, or neither? DTXbro Apr 27, 09:12

nothing lasts forever. the unknown variable is how long "forever" actually is in this case {nm} slipping jimmy Apr 27, 09:30

(sooner or later some smart exec will see that it's more profitable to make $100+m on a $25m budget than spending $250m to chase $500m) {nm} slipping jimmy Apr 27, 09:38

I think you need to double check your math there my friend ($250m>$75m) {nm} Moviesnob Apr 27, 09:44

but you can make 10 of those for 1 comic movie (not all are going to hit the jackpot every time but singles, doubles, and triples are good) {nm} slipping jimmy Apr 27, 09:48

But sequels/franchise films are the surest way to make money. The risk is greater for originals. Why hit a few singles when every film can Moviesnob Apr 27, 09:53

no risk is great until the model stops working completely. having nothing much else in the pipeline will be fun to watch when it comes slipping jimmy Apr 27, 10:04

the problem with comparing now to the 70's is there's growth in other revenue streams. Studios mitigate their loses through them and through Moviesnob Apr 27, 10:13

that was the DVD model until it died. use the extra revenue from home video to finance the "middle" and mitigate loss from big-budget flops slipping jimmy Apr 27, 10:31

broadcast is the main revenue stream now and DVDs covered loses mostly from mid range flops that the studios have basically stopped making {nm} Moviesnob Apr 27, 10:32

that's a good question or further info is needed. what films are big stuidos afraid of now? lobogotti Apr 27, 11:51

things in the $25-50m budget range, e.g., the rom-com, adult "prestige" drama, even straight up comedies {nm} slipping jimmy Apr 27, 12:06

product that doesnt travel well overseas (Supertroopers 2) {nm} Moviesnob Apr 27, 13:09

yup, proportionately on box office absolutely. But the component we're not taking into account here.... ronin66 Apr 27, 10:30

licensing only became a thing because Alan Ladd, Jr. took a flyer on George Lucas with an unknown script that became the biggest movie ever slipping jimmy Apr 27, 10:33

the fault in your logic is finding enough material to make several movies to make more $$ than one big one. tradermark Apr 27, 11:19

there is literally an infinite supply of original spec scripts if any studio so chose to develop them. {nm} slipping jimmy Apr 27, 11:30

I won't disagree the supply is there but making it adaptable is the key and i'd argue it doesn't all lend it itself to tradermark Apr 27, 11:38

spec scrips used to sell for several million dollars in the heyday of the 80s and 90s. studios obviously thought they were filmable then slipping jimmy Apr 27, 11:46