Company Town Film Profit Report

The report is based on projections of total U.S. box-office gross from a consensus of industry sources and studio financial models. The U.S. returns represent only 20% of a film’s final revenue, which includes income from video, TV and overseas theatrical. Typical industry marketing costs are factored into this profit analysis, as is the relative strength of specific film genres in foreign markets. Results for the weekend of Dec. 3-5.:

Mega-Moneymakers

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions The Phantom Menace Fox 11 $125 $430 The Sixth Sense Buena Vista 12 40 278 Toy Story 2 Buena Vista 1 80 250 The World Is Not Enough MGM 2 110 130 Pokemon: The Movie Warner Bros. 6 8 90

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Moneymakers

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions Sleepy Hollow Paramount 4 $70 $100 The Bone Collector Universal/Sony 5 48 65 Dogma Lion’s Gate 7 11 30

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Tossups

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions End of Days Universal 3 $85 $75 Being John Malkovich USA 8 13 18

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Money Losers

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions The Insider Buena Vista 9 $68 $28 Anywhere but Here Fox 10 23 19

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Notes: Cost estimates are for production only. Only half of box-office receipts come back to the studio.

Researched by RICHARD NATALE

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