Tom Welling as Superman

[The Incredible Hulk]

Until it makes 250 million they won't see any profit, so it can't really be called a sucess until then. Actually I thought it would do a lot better than it did given all the praise it has been getting. I underestimated the millions of ppl who don't relate to that story, that horrible suit and that Superman.

they'll need to make a hell of a lot more than that considering the theaters get almost half the ticket revenue.

 

[triplet]

they'll need to make a hell of a lot more than that considering the theaters get almost half the ticket revenue.

Well, that's not quite true.

It's a sliding scale that changes as the film ages....

It starts out with a 90/10 split with the distrib getting the 90%, the theatre owner getting 10%, and going down 10% each week until it bottoms out at (I believe) 20/80....

That's one reason Warner's decided to open SR early, the more butts they get in the seats the first week the better it is for their bottom line.

The earnings they reported for Wednesday were disengenous since the only reason the take was so high was they counted the previews.... Their real Wednesday take was about half of what they reported, thanks to them adding in Tuesday's box office...

 

[Bruce_Wayne29]

yeah and I'm betting next week when Pirates opens, there will be a huge drop in their tickets sale.

 

[Thunder Emperor]

they'll need to make a hell of a lot more than that considering the theaters get almost half the ticket revenue.

they need to make upwards of 400 million to break even. i beleive EW said 600 million. whichis not going to happen with such as disappointing weekend.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

they need to make upwards of 400 million to break even. i beleive EW said 600 million. whichis not going to happen with such as disappointing weekend.

To break even in theatres, worldwide. Then you have to add all the money from the DVD and Tv sales,

 

[triplet]

To break even in theatres, worldwide.

Worldwide box office doesn't affect the bottom line, since the financial distribution is handled by other companies, not Warner's....

The foreign distrubution companies pay up front fees to get the film. They don't pay any money back to the studio after they've paid the fee so rest of world box office doesn't affect the bottom line at all.

Studios announce worldwide box office mostly as part of their spin campaigns post release, but it doesn't mean anything to them financially.

 

[RakuMon]

uh huh

/brings it back on topic

And how does this all relate to SV you say? Between the two properties SV is clearly the cash cow, and I highly doubt they're going to keep handcuffing the show with rules because of a film property that isn't as nice on the bottom line.

Zing's right. In a way, the features division has been "handcuffing" Smallville. There are a lot of restrictions in regards to Clark/Lois, production design, etc. that is decreed from on high.

One thing that is obviously a compromise w/ features is the FOS and the way Kryptonian tech is portrayed on the show. It isn't a coincidence that Krypt-Tech is now exclusively Donner-esque crystals?

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Worldwide box office doesn't affect the bottom line, since the financial distribution is handled by other companies, not Warner's....

Warner distributes directly its movies in all the big markets.

Studios announce worldwide box office mostly as part of their spin campaigns post release, but it doesn't mean anything to them financially.

You are wrong and just to prove it think of Troy, that made all its budget back and then some in the foreign markets, making it such a success that Warners had no problems in putting Petersen in the chair of another expensive blockbuster.

 

[triplet]

Ah, okay... that's not how I understood it.

*shrug*

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Worldwide box office doesn't affect the bottom line, since the financial distribution is handled by other companies, not Warner's....

The foreign distrubution companies pay up front fees to get the film. They don't pay any money back to the studio after they've paid the fee so rest of world box office doesn't affect the bottom line at all.

Studios announce worldwide box office mostly as part of their spin campaigns post release, but it doesn't mean anything to them financially.

I'm pretty sure thats only independent studios. Warners I'm sure has an international distribution arm, theyd be crazy not to

 

[triplet]

I'm pretty sure thats only independent studios. Warners I'm sure has an international distribution arm, theyd be crazy not to

Gotcha...

 

[C. Lee]

Seeing as how this is the "Tom Welling as Superman" thread....here is something I found....hope you folks hadn't seen it before.

 

[Kane]

 

[user123456789]

C.Lee's picture: Tom looks horrible

Kane picture: Tom looks pretty good!

 

[AgentPat]

Amazing how soon some folks forget.

Rest assured, I will NOT! And neither will Triplet, MJZ, or Serene.

 

[user123456789]

Amazing how soon some folks forget.

Rest assured, I will NOT! And neither will Triplet, MJZ, or Serene.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Amazing how soon some folks forget.

Rest assured, I will NOT! And neither will Triplet, MJZ, or Serene.

I'm on your side with that Pat, they do act as if nothing happened don't they.

 

[AgentPat]

I'm on your side with that Pat, they do act as if nothing happened don't they.

Yup. And thanks for remembering.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Yup. And thanks for remembering.

How could one forget.

I got your backs.

 

[Bruce_Wayne29]

Hopefully the disapointing box office will make Warner rethink their restrictions and maybe even order a direct to dvd/tv live action movie to Gough and Millar.

 

[Whiteflag]

AgentPat, whatever it is, I'm sure I'm with you too.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Hopefully the disapointing box office will make Warner rethink their restrictions and maybe even order a direct to dvd/tv live action movie to Gough and Millar.

Disappointing? Wait and see...

 

[phil]

Welling would be a awesome Superman. Here's a drawing I did, not nearly as good as the original this is just a digitial photo of it...

 

[KalKai]

Welcome to SHH phil.

 

[phil]

Welcome to SHH phil.

Thank you, I just got banned from bluetights for not liking the new movie i guess. I do like Routh but I don't think he can compare to Welling as Superman.

SV has given us so many Superman moments that make our neck hairs stand up without him even having the suit! God I hope we get that T.V. movie! Can you imagine SV with a big budget! The day-time Fortress birth was awesome on a small budget.