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<blockquote data-quote="dirtypool" data-source="post: 9062247" data-attributes="member: 7033897"><p>Graffiti was a phenomenal critical hit, no doubting that and it was a smash success. But the budget to profit claim is somewhat murkier because the 140M is an aggregate profit of two separate releases of the film and arthouse touring prints.</p><p></p><p>The initial release of Graffiti in 1973 earned 55 Million. It was then re-released five years later in 1978 and that release earned 63 Million bringing the total to 118 Million. Second Run prints became available for arthouse showings in 1979 and toured throughout the next forty years bringing the theatrical total up to its current 140M.</p><p></p><p>Usually when comparing profit to budget, additional releases are not counted. Which is why even after the second release Halloween with its 30 Million return on a 375K budget was touted as a bigger budget to profit ratio than Graffiti.</p><p></p><p>If you add additional release profit, touring prints, and holdover releases - the landscape would change DRAMATICALLY. I suspect based on arthouse theaters that do monthly (and in cases even weekly) screenings: The Rocky Horror Picture Show would suddenly jump to the top of most profit ranking lists.</p><p></p><p>Films like Texas Chainsaw, Friday the 13th, The Brothers McMullen, Clerks, Mad Max, Eraserhead and others all enjoyed higher ROI percentages than Graffiti's original theatrical run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dirtypool, post: 9062247, member: 7033897"] Graffiti was a phenomenal critical hit, no doubting that and it was a smash success. But the budget to profit claim is somewhat murkier because the 140M is an aggregate profit of two separate releases of the film and arthouse touring prints. The initial release of Graffiti in 1973 earned 55 Million. It was then re-released five years later in 1978 and that release earned 63 Million bringing the total to 118 Million. Second Run prints became available for arthouse showings in 1979 and toured throughout the next forty years bringing the theatrical total up to its current 140M. Usually when comparing profit to budget, additional releases are not counted. Which is why even after the second release Halloween with its 30 Million return on a 375K budget was touted as a bigger budget to profit ratio than Graffiti. If you add additional release profit, touring prints, and holdover releases - the landscape would change DRAMATICALLY. I suspect based on arthouse theaters that do monthly (and in cases even weekly) screenings: The Rocky Horror Picture Show would suddenly jump to the top of most profit ranking lists. Films like Texas Chainsaw, Friday the 13th, The Brothers McMullen, Clerks, Mad Max, Eraserhead and others all enjoyed higher ROI percentages than Graffiti's original theatrical run. [/QUOTE]
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