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. and Canadian returns (about 55% of gross) represent only 20% of a film’s final revenue, which includes overseas theatrical, video and TV income. The industry marketing average of $30 million per film is factored into these profit equations, as is the relative strength of specific film genres in foreign markets. Results for the weekend of May 4-6:

Highlights:

* “The Mummy Returns” is a major profit-maker for Universal. The original grossed $413 million worldwide, and the sequel should perform accordingly, paving the way for at least a third film in the franchise.

* The self-released “Memento” looks to make a tidy profit for Newmarket, especially in the ancillary afterlife.

$$ Mega-Moneymakers ($50 million or more in profit)

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions Spy Kids Dimension 4 $35 $110 The Mummy Returns Universal 1 98 175

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$ Moneymakers ($10 million or more in profit)

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions Along Came a Spider Paramount 5 $28 $68 Bridget Jones’s Diary Miramax/Universal 3 26 55 Blow New Line 7 36 48 Joe Dirt Sony 8 16 28 Memento Newmarket 12 5 15

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? Toss-ups ($5 million or more in profit/loss)

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions Croc. Dundee in LA Paramount 6 $25 $24 Forsaken Sony 9 5 8

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Losers (more than $5 million)

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions Driven Warner Bros. 2 $78 $32 Town & Country New Line 10 90 8 One Night at McCool’s USA 11 15 7

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

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