Company Town Film Profit Report

This 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 films 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. 31,Jan. 2:

With a general release planned after its exclusive IMAX run, “Fantasia 2000” will make the lion’s share of its receipts on video.

$$ Mega-Moneymakers

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions Toy Story 2 Buena Vista 3 $80 $250 The World MGM 11 110 130 Is Not Enough

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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 Stuart Little Sony 1 103 100 The Green Mile Warner Bros./Univ. 4 64 100 Any Given Sunday Warner Bros. 5 60 75 The Talented Paramount/Miramax 2 40 75 Mr. Ripley Deuce Bigalow Buena Vista 8 18 55

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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 Fantasia 2000 Buena Vista 12 80 65 Galaxy Quest DreamWorks 6 45 50

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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 Bicentennial Man Buena Vista/Sony 7 95 55 Man on the Moon Universal 9 52 40 Anna and the King Fox 10 70 36

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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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