tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post115325452245879761..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Not so Monster Expectations?, or How To Read a Box Office OpeningSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-1153871478616137722006-07-25T16:51:00.000-07:002006-07-25T16:51:00.000-07:00I guess that's why he's prez of distribution, and ...I guess that's why he's prez of distribution, and I'm not! Of course, if I were in charge I would have made Monster House an October release . . .Kevin Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14678528568112279975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-1153814568568398192006-07-25T01:02:00.000-07:002006-07-25T01:02:00.000-07:00Looks like Bruer was right. ;-)Looks like Bruer was right. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-1153451036810776422006-07-20T20:03:00.000-07:002006-07-20T20:03:00.000-07:00My friend Bob Birchard -- who used to be in film d...My friend Bob Birchard -- who used to be in film distribution -- says that the domestic split between film studios and theatre chains is somewhere between 55-60% for the studios, and 40-45% for the theatres.<BR/><BR/>He says this varies from film to film. Sometimes studios collect 100% of gross in the first week and pay the theatres their "nut" for operating costs and a 10% guaranteed profit. Sometimes the first week cut is lower than that.<BR/><BR/>The weighted average, according to the estimable Mr. Birchard, comes out to the percentages up top (which is what Kevin found in the Regal Cinemas Prospectus.)Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-1153417938431390852006-07-20T10:52:00.000-07:002006-07-20T10:52:00.000-07:00Thanks, guys. Foreign box office is both very sim...Thanks, guys. Foreign box office is both very simple and much more variable. In recent times the foreign box office has tended to roughly equal the domestic, or to be a little higher (about 55-45, foreign to domestic) . But that only holds if you average LOTS of films together. <BR/><BR/>Big American hits tend to do disproportionally well overseas, especially if they have big name stars. Meanwhile, films with less stature tend to get limited release and marketing overseas, and perform poorly in foreign markets.<BR/><BR/>Also, the foreign distribution system seems to be getting more efficient, so the foreign share of the total gross seems to be creeping up.<BR/><BR/>Regarding DVDs, here's some data I saw from a major animation studio that had had considerable success. For their average film, the worldwide theatrical grosses accounted for about 25% of the total revenue stream (and was split about 50-50 domestic-foreign). Another 25% of the revenue was from merchandising, pay-TV, and ancillary stuff. A full 50% was from DVD/video sales.<BR/><BR/>So, basically, you could take (on average) the domestic gross and multipy it by 4 to get the DVD/video revenues, or by 8 to get the total revenues.<BR/><BR/>Now, all that is GROSS revenue. The studio's actual profit margin on any of that is info we're never going to know. You can make guesses (the studios get back about 55% of the box office grosses, and the profit margin on DVDs is huge), but it's hard to go beyond that.Kevin Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14678528568112279975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-1153406878192107472006-07-20T07:47:00.000-07:002006-07-20T07:47:00.000-07:00Very smart question Mark. This is a really interes...Very smart question Mark. <BR/>This is a really interesting and helpful stat, Kevin. Thanks for the posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-1153392821875332452006-07-20T03:53:00.000-07:002006-07-20T03:53:00.000-07:00This is great, Kevin. Now, do you have a formula ...This is great, Kevin. Now, do you have a formula for figuring out overseas box office based on domestic gross? And how about a formula for DVD sales based on domestic gross?Mark Mayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.com