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Fortune article says SJOBS was sold to Universal for $30 million. Can any of you industry folks tell me...... Initech Nov 25, 08:30

Link to article..... Initech Nov 25, 08:30

maybe that's how much was already put into development of it, securing necessary rights, etc... Oleg Max Nov 25, 08:49

I would hope that figure is for the entire production budget and worldwide distribution rights, otherwise it was a bad move {nm} numbersix_99 Nov 25, 09:49

"Turnaround" RazorHawk Nov 25, 09:59

Heh - that studio was right about Draft Day RogerMore Nov 25, 10:11

You think that's bad look at the foreign. Only a lil more than $600k foreign box office. {nm} Dorfman Nov 25, 11:01

That was exactly my point (of course, it didn't get released in any markets outside the Western hemisphere) {nm} RogerMore Nov 25, 11:09

(actually, I misspoke - some small markets in Europe and Asia as well, but none of the big ones) {nm} RogerMore Nov 25, 11:15

Interesting. Did not know that about LOTR {nm} Dorfman Nov 25, 11:00

they could have gotten the Bill Gates bio a lot cheaper but it would be a sucky imitation {nm} charlie Nov 25, 12:02

and half of the movie would be nothing but shots of a blue screen {nm} Dorfman Nov 26, 06:20