Posts with the Tag “box office”
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Putting the Business Back in Show Business
The Whisper production recognizes that there is a business side to “show business.” Our project is more than just a creative endeavor, and one key to its success will be to control the cost of the project.
The most profitable film of 1998 (based upon gross return to budget) was not Titanic, but The Full Monty. This sleepy British comedy/drama with no-name talent, reaped more than $246 million worldwide, while costing approximately $3.5 million to produce.
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Do Big Name Hollywood Stars Deliver?
A basic Hollywood tenet is that there are bankable stars that will guarantee a revenue floor and a film’s success. This has been the improper assumption in many films starring extremely well known actors and actresses.
