1. Graveyard Shift (1990) Assistant director of plenty of classic 70s films (Taxi Driver, Network, Three Days of the Condor) Ralph S. Singleton gets a promotion or maybe it’s a demotion to director of Graveyard Shift – his first and last director gig. The plot involves our drifter hero taking a job in a cotton mill, […] More
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When Does a Movie Break Even at the Box Office? The old adage of ‘double your budget = break-even‘ is just not the case for most films in release. So let’s go through everything you need to know about how the box office works – well, not quite everything, but here are a few […] More
In alphabetical order, we continue our look at the 20 biggest movie bombs from 2005 – 2015. Jupiter Ascending (2015) Jupiter Ascending was co-financed by Warner Bros (40% of the production costs), Village Roadshow (40%) and Rat-Pac Dune Entertainment (20%) for a huge $179 million. Jupiter Ascending underwent reshoots in January 2014 and had more […] More
In alphabetical order, we take a look at the 20 biggest movie bombs from 2005 – 2015. 47 Ronin (2013) Universal and Elliot Inc.’s $175 million budgeted samurai film took a $175 million write-down, losing all but the marketing spend for one of the biggest flops not only of 2013 but of all time. 47 […] More