Dredd 3D (2012) - Jan. 22, 2013

[Sherlock_Jr]

Originally Posted by EUSTACE FARGO

I don't think I forgot anything. I know well what studios take which why if you read my post all the way through you'll see I said DREDD needs to make at least $70 million to break-even. The marketing for DREDD was paid for by the $30 million IMGlobal earned in pre-sales for the film. Lionsgate didn't lose money because it was a negative-pick-up and IMGlobal back-stopped the price of marketing.


DREDD hasn't made only $55 million all said and done. $41 million at the box-office and US retail sales accounts for at least $20 million- the numbers.com only archive DVD sales for the public, not blu-ray. Global sales aren't even in and it's still charting round the TOP TEN blu-rays in the UK.


If retail sales had completely died-off after a month I'd agree with you, but after 5 months since release, they haven't.

Yes, and? Just because it made $41 mil at the box office doesn't mean the studios keep all of that. They probably got about half, so 20.5 mil. Add another 20 mil for dvd/blu sales and it still has a LONG way to go to break even, much less earn a profit.

[EUSTACE FARGO]

Originally Posted by Sherlock_Jr

Yes, and? Just because it made $41 mil at the box office doesn't mean the studios keep all of that. They probably got about half, so 20.5 mil.

Is there an echo here? For some reason you seem to continue to miss the part where I clearly stated it needs to make a least $70 million to break-even....as in twice its $35 million shooting-budget ergo. studio only gets half. I know, comprehension skills are a presumption on my part but it seems a little silly and circular to continue to reiterate something I prefaced and implied in my original and successive post. the-numbers.com only archives US sales and DREDD did better at the international box-office than in the US so if the trend of DREDD selling well post-cinema is reflected globally, as in earning approx. $30 million from total retail, which is not far-fetched, it has a better chance of breaking-even than not.