cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15188270

  1. The Marvels (Disney/Marvel)
    • Budget: $219.8 million
    • Box office: $206.1 million
    • Net loss: -$237 million
  2. The Flash (Warner Bros./DC)
    • Budget: $220 million
    • Box office: $271.3 million
    • Net loss: -$155 million
  3. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Disney/Lucasfilm)
    • Budget: $387 million
    • Box office: $384 million
    • Net loss: -$143 million
  4. Wish (Disney)
    • Budget: $200 million
    • Box office: $254.9 million
    • Net loss: -$131 million
  5. Haunted Mansion (Disney)
    • Budget: $150 million
    • Box office: $147.5 million
    • Net loss: -$117 million
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What kind of math is this?

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They are using marketing costs to count for the loss, but not including those numbers as they are separate from budget.

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An here I thought I could subtract numbers, seems like I was wrong because 254.9-200=-131 apparently

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They have an extended calculation on the site. Marketing and stuff isn’t included in the budget I think.

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Say what you want about Walt Disney as a person, he truly loved telling great stories.

But the people in charge now have no idea what actual creativity looks like.

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I do wonder how good of a statistic box office is nowadays with all the streaming services available.

A lot of people I know just don’t bother with the cinema anymore.

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Superheroes fatigue definitely kicking in.

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*bad writing fatigue

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Haunted Mansion: why not release it for Halloween?

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I don’t know what a movie about product placement has to do with Halloween.

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