JOKER Is Now The Most Profitable Comic Book Movie Ever

[Morrus]

Now THAT I was not expecting!

JOKER Is Now The Most Profitable Comic Book Movie Ever As It Nears $1 Billion At The Worldwide Box Office

There's more good news for Joker today as it's been revealed that the DC Comics adaptation is now the most profitable superhero movie in history thanks to its low production budget. Check it out...

www.comicbookmovie.com

 

[Nebulous]

Now THAT I was not expecting!

JOKER Is Now The Most Profitable Comic Book Movie Ever As It Nears $1 Billion At The Worldwide Box Office

There's more good news for Joker today as it's been revealed that the DC Comics adaptation is now the most profitable superhero movie in history thanks to its low production budget. Check it out...

www.comicbookmovie.com

No kidding. I thought it was a fascinating character study and an interesting film, but never ever would i think it to hit a billion dollars revenue. I liked Deadpool better myself as far as pure entertainment.

 

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[Morrus]

I think people are starved for something to think about ... and talk about.

Really? Not wanting to get into politics, but we're in a pretty active age. Everybody has a militant opinion on everything.

 

[Legatus Legionis]

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[Doug McCrae]

This means more supervillain-centred movies will get made.

 

[Morrus]

This means more supervillain-centred movies will get made.

Well, more Scorcese-esque, slightly arty, less cartoony movies, maybe. I don't think the "villain" part was the point.

Man, a Batman movie in this style would be incredible. Like a noir detective thing.

 

[Zardnaar]

Popular character, original story, made for cheap and marketed for cheap.

60 million cost approx, 100 million in marketing makes it break even point about 250-300 million.

Haven't seen it but if you're dropping 2-3 hundred million on a movie and 100-200 million on marketing it pushes your break even point out.

A 2 billion dollar movie ends up making 700 million ( costs plus theatre cut).

What makes this even more absurd us no China and China takes a bigger cut than domestic US release so the old double the cost plus marketing thing is less.

 

[Morrus]

Popular character, original story, made for cheap and marketed for cheap.

60 million cost approx, 100 million in marketing makes it break even point about 250-300 million.

Yes, that's what the article in my OP says. Do you have anything to add?