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bjanas t1_iw9toog wrote

Reply to comment by Cogniscience in [OC] John Wick Series - Doubling the Budget Doubles the Gross by Cogniscience

See, I don't think that that is something to be assumed; I'm sure plenty of films that throw more cash at their sequels didn't see a proportional increase?

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Cogniscience OP t1_iw9vyy2 wrote

Oh I know, I'm just messing around. After a while, studios start to get diminishing returns.

Also, my graph does not include marketing costs which can sometimes be larger than the budget and has a greater impact on how well the movie does at the box office.

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perchero t1_iwabhpp wrote

My rule of thumb is marketing costs = film budget

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jacktheshaft t1_iwaczev wrote

That's something that gets me is marketing is literally the single largest input into making a film

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g_spaitz t1_iwb1pt1 wrote

What then pisses me off is that I'm a sound guy and when I ask more the answer is always there's no budget.

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bjanas t1_iw9w6wc wrote

True true.

Don't get me wrong, I know this is a fun post. I'm not here to be a "well akshually" guy.

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