Off to see Mission Impossible III this afternoon, but first let's check the economics of the franchise at www.boxofficemojo.com
The first two have made very close to a billion so far on production and marketing costs of only about 240 million, which I think helps explain why we see more lackluster blockbusters than thoughful, clever films. Films at this level are much more an economic enterprise than a creative one.
I'm not saying there are no good blockbusters – many are and I for one really enjoy "big" movies. But I'm often surprised at how superficial/silly/nasty/foolish/weak/ridiculous/etc the big films can be given their huge production budgets and top level direction writing, and acting. This may best be explained by the fact they are addressing a mass entertainment appetite and looking to capture the maximum number of viewers (economic concerns) rather than making the most creative film they can.
So, I'll keep feeding the blockbusters my ticket while hoping for more great independent films to make it into wider distribution – perhaps through the exploding online video venues like youtube.com
Domestic: |
$180,981,856 |
39.6% |
+ Foreign: |
$275,512,947 |
60.4% |
|
= Worldwide: |
$456,494,803 |
|
DOMESTIC SUMMARY |
Opening Weekend: |
$45,436,830 |
(3,012 theaters, $15,085 average) |
% of Total Gross: |
25.1% |
|
Widest Release: |
3,012 theaters |
|
Close Date: |
December 19, 1996 |
|
In Release: |
212 days / 30.3 weeks |
|
Mission Impossible II: Release Date: May 24, 2000
Production Budget: $125 million |
|
Domestic: |
$215,409,889 |
39.5% |
+ Foreign: |
$330,492,673 |
60.5% |
|
= Worldwide: |
$545,902,562 |
|
DOMESTIC SUMMARY |
Opening Weekend: |
$57,845,297 |
(3,653 theaters, $15,835 average) |
% of Total Gross: |
26.9% |
|
Widest Release: |
3,669 theaters |
|
Close Date: |
October 19, 2000 |
|
In Release: |
149 days / 21.3 weeks |
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All that money just blows my mind. Very interesting research.
WOW, didn’t think someone would have a research on this.
Such great wins, I wish I could do such movies, hehe.
Thanks for the research.