Movies

Personal question: How much "Veronica Mars" would need to gross at US box office to be considered as a success? {nm} Peterlee Mar 08, 07:08

I think $3 million box office gross would be a good success. And it will create a new trend in Hollywood. {nm} Peterlee Mar 08, 07:10

Universal paid around $10 million to market a "Bring it on" DVD sequel. I guess Warner Bros paid less than that to release "Veronica Mars" {nm} Peterlee Mar 08, 07:11

I think 3 mil is not enough. Bring it on had huge huge rental and DVD sales that just don't exist anymore {nm} Moviesnob Mar 08, 07:13

How much do you think would be enough? {nm} Peterlee Mar 08, 07:14

Let's say they got a discount on the four wall and it's only 4k per theater, that's still a million bucks on just that expense line Moviesnob Mar 08, 07:18

At least their splits are higher if not 100%. {nm} Moviesnob Mar 08, 07:18

How many people,did the kickstarter? {nm} Moviesnob Mar 08, 07:20

The film got $5.7 million from kickstarter. (Warner Bros paid a few thousand dollars on some reshoots) {nm} Peterlee Mar 08, 07:22

trying to get an idea of the assuming each person who did the kickstarter will see the movie on vod or theater {nm} Moviesnob Mar 08, 07:39

Kickstarter was not limited to US. Not sure what the breakdown is. socby19 Mar 08, 11:42

Every dollars counts! Even if it's not a dollar {nm} Moviesnob Mar 08, 23:41

I guesss Warner regards the four wall cost as a marketing cost (ie. in-theater promotion) ? {nm} Peterlee Mar 08, 07:23

As a production of Warner Bros Digital, the film's main target would be on VOD {nm} Peterlee Mar 08, 07:33

yup thats their upside. wont change much though, this model has been in place for ten years {nm} Moviesnob Mar 08, 07:41

It is primarily about honoring the kickstarter commitment and a test to see if it is viable on that wide a scale {nm} notfabio Mar 08, 12:14

It may not have a lot of theaters and showtimes, but what it has seems to be selling out Budd Mar 08, 07:19

2 shows a day in some theaters? not a good sign..... {nm} Peterlee Mar 08, 07:24

probably a reflection of a discounted four wall {nm} Moviesnob Mar 08, 07:40

I'm in Canada so the theaters showing it are Cineplex and not AMC, so maybe that's why. Budd Mar 08, 07:51

im unclear on this whole kickstart thing...do people get any kind of return on their investment or is it strictly on a donation basis? {nm} horrorfanatic Mar 08, 13:15

They get tickets to the movie, copies of the DVD, merchandise and such. No money back, so technically "donation". {nm} DTravel Mar 08, 13:39

My wife and I kickstarted. We got 2 t-shirts, a poster, will get a Blu-Ray and a digital copy. Bought tix for next Friday. {nm} MiyazakiFan Mar 08, 20:33

It depends on the amt of money you gave - the more you gave the more perks you got JDolphin Mar 08, 20:55

To be clear, there was no return on investment - it was strictly the stated benefit listed on the site at the time of donation JDolphin Mar 08, 20:56