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 18-20:

Highlight:

* The Franchise Pictures production of “Angel Eyes” may not have enough stamina to break even, though some of its budget has been recouped in foreign sales.

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

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The Mummy Returns Universal 2 $98 $200 Shrek DreamWorks 1 60 150 Spy Kids Dimension 9 35 110

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$ Moneymakers ($10 million or more in profit)

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Along Came a Spider Paramount 6 $28 $75 Bridget Jones’s Diary Miramax/Universal 5 26 65 A Knight’s Tale Sony 3 41 55 Blow New Line 8 36 55 Memento Newmarket 10 5 18

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

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Crocodile Dundee in L.A. Paramount 11 $25 $25

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Losers (less than $5 million)

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Driven Warner Bros. 7 $78 $32 Angel Eyes Warner Bros. 4 38 30 Tailor of Panama Sony 12 18 13

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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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