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This movie is not a financial flop

posted 8 years ago by RealOne01010
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$7 million opening weekend on a $10 million budget is not a flop. Especially for an independent movie.

[–] Metal_Basher 8 years ago

I doubly agree.

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[–] kayeinspire 8 years ago

I agree as well not a flop. Please help with me this:

what was the deal with the little white girl and the black girl going out to play, and the rope around the black girl's neck?

Thanks I was trying to figure that scene out. Let me know please what you make of it.

[–] businessking 8 years ago

They paid 17 million dollars for the film. It's a flop.

[–] Metal_Basher 8 years ago

It's still making money.

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[–] Boner_Xmas 8 years ago

it needs to make 35 mill or studio lost money on it

[–] Metal_Basher 8 years ago

Independent film.

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[–] mommyneedsabreak 8 years ago

It's not independent any longer. Nate Parker sold it to Foxlight for $17.5M

How do you think its in so many theaters, 2100??

I understand that people want to change the narrative but being stubborn or willfully ignoring facts easily Googled doesn't help.

[–] Ridley_Scott 8 years ago

It's not independent any longer. Nate Parker sold it to Foxlight for $17.5M

I'd say Nate Parker got a pretty good deal.

The cost of the film, plus advertising costs, distribution, and all other costs....it will need to make around $30 million to break even with the studio.

I think Foxsearchlight will lose money on this, not that I really care.
Hollywood is churning out too much crap nowadays.

[–] mommyneedsabreak 8 years ago

Yes, I think people are mixing up Nate's profit and the movie overall. He spent $10M but he cashed out right away when the film was hot. He likely believed that there could be some back end residual $$ too if the film really took off at the box office.

So Nate, and maybe his investors if he gave them a cut, received a $7.5M windfall.

Now, this movie is on Fox's books and they had to invest in marketing, etc so I have read the same numbers floating around, minimum $35M break even closer to 50M to call it profitable.

I hope Nate has a good accountant because he may have to live off that pay day for a while.

[–] cuteazzcanb1 8 years ago

Ha exactly duh

[–] 06986 8 years ago

It is a flop.