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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaeger" data-source="post: 9016535" data-attributes="member: 27996">Then we are agreed, D&DHat is a box office flop.And has been pointed out; if the movie doesn't make that money back at the box office, a lot of that "overall financial success" can get eaten up by how much the film fell short.They won't make up the difference in Streaming views, because the streaming platform it is heading to; Paramount+, is hemorrhaging cash hand over fist.The D&D film needs VOD buys & Rentals to come in Really Big. But I seriously doubt that it will do better than the theater run, and will not make up the amount required for the film to break even. The digital platforms take a healthy cut of the buys and rentals too...The idea that the film will "Eventually make money" is also a misnomer.The interest on the debt incurred to make the film needs to be serviced. So if the film does not make its money back in a timely fashion, the Studio will get creative; typically moving money to close out the loan to stop having to make interest payments. Then use the loss as a tax write off.The film then becomes just another part of the stable of Paramount content.In my opinion; At this point, fans can only hope for fan favorite status over time.Luckily, Hasbro got a few tv shows green-lit, and in some form of production, so even if the film does not do what Pacific Rim did, there are still a few more D&D tv bullets in the hasbro gun.</blockquote>