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NYTIMES: Amazon paid $130 million for AIR and spent another $50 million on P&A. MARIO cost $100 million. notfabio Apr 10, 13:09

GLASS ONION did around $15m? in just 600 theaters? hmmmmm {nm} Moviesnob Apr 10, 13:34

if there was a bidding war with other buyers i don't recall it being reported that way. god bless the writer but paying $130m for a my mate paul Apr 10, 13:56

It is usual for streamers to overpay on films. Apple also paid more than $130 million to acquire "Emancipation" {nm} Peterlee Apr 10, 14:10

i think thats apples and oranges. if you are paying backend upfront, you are not necessarily overpaying {nm} Moviesnob Apr 10, 14:12

it is mainly because streamers need to pay extra money to buyout the backend of stars and producers {nm} Peterlee Apr 10, 14:13

exactly, so its not comparable to AIR Moviesnob Apr 10, 14:16

If this ends up doing $80 Million Worldwide plus garners some Awards Buzz... that's probably a nice pickup for Amazon JayPrimetown Apr 10, 14:12

+1 {nm} Qix Apr 10, 14:31

I think it might generate awards buzz & should drive subs, so money well spent. {nm} Qix Apr 10, 14:08

not at $180m, thats 2019 amazon all over again {nm} Moviesnob Apr 10, 14:11

Just for giggles, the old 2.5x budget to recoup = 325 million WW. even if this swept Oscars hard to see it adding anywhere near that value {nm} notfabio Apr 10, 14:29

Happy to revisit this with you guys down the line. {nm} Qix Apr 10, 14:33

MEXICAN STANDOFF WHOOHOO {nm} Moviesnob Apr 10, 14:43

Couple of things to watch to see if Amazon deems it a success (and not just by vague press releases) notfabio Apr 10, 14:48

But it wouldn't be 2.5x to recoup as they already paid out the backend JayPrimetown Apr 10, 15:03

It does change things a little, but more likely than not it probably just recoups the 50 P&A in theatrical after exhibition takes 50% {nm} notfabio Apr 10, 15:19

i dont think they paid out backend yet (they spent $50m in marketing to release) {nm} Moviesnob Apr 10, 15:31

Have any sports movies (loosely defined) done anything close to that? The only ones I can think of are at most in the 100m range {nm} MattW Apr 10, 16:25

MONEYBALL is the usual comp Moviesnob Apr 10, 16:27

AIR best movie of the year so far. {nm} gogreenytd Apr 10, 14:12