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Not going to happen...
There wouldn't be any discussion about merchandising or cartoons. Much like the movies, that's entirely separate world they aren't giving up.
I get that, but that a different matter from them missing the boat if they each keep making a billion dollars each.
Universe DC is a too important brand to be rejected, but maybe we are in the last years of superheroes paper-printed comic industry. My own opinion is there is a open door for future new intercompany crossovers, at least to test the reaction of the public. Then maybe the next step could be a crossover, but not in comic, but a toys, videogames or an animation title. Who would buy this? Speculators, of course, because this would be like a limited edition for collectors.
The final step would be allowing a "DC miniverse" within Marvel.
The value of the comic publishers is these are "laboratories of ideas", with a lower economic risk to test new ideas about stories later to be adapted to the media or videogames.
* Other possibility would be AT&T buying Disney, or al least a great pack of shares of stock. They shouldn't worry about renegotiating the profit sharing.
They don't make a billion though after cinema cut.
At 20 billion to buy the DECU they would have to make around 30 Force Awakens (2 billion box office, 700 million profit).
So at that price tag it's not worth it. Real value if DCU is probably more like 4 billion similar to Star Wars which has averaged a billion a movie.
Comics not worth that much nowdays.
Universe DC is a too important brand to be rejected, but maybe we are in the last years of superheroes paper-printed comic industry. My own opinion is there is a open door for future new intercompany crossovers, at least to test the reaction of the public. Then maybe the next step could be a crossover, but not in comic, but a toys, videogames or an animation title. Who would buy this? Speculators, of course, because this would be like a limited edition for collectors.
The final step would be allowing a "DC miniverse" within Marvel.
The value of the comic publishers is these are "laboratories of ideas", with a lower economic risk to test new ideas about stories later to be adapted to the media or videogames.
* Other possibility would be AT&T buying Disney, or al least a great pack of shares of stock. They shouldn't worry about renegotiating the profit sharing.
At 20 billion to buy the DECU they would have to make around 30 Force Awakens (2 billion box office, 700 million profit).
In 2019, Disney made about $11 Billion in studio entertainment. They made about $24 billion from their media networks, and $26 billion from parks, experiences, and products.
If you are only relying on the box office revenue to make money, you are missing the point of owning an IP.
That's Disney though. They gave what 4 major studios, theme parks etc.
If you had 20 billion to buy the DCU I don't think you would get your money back on it anytime soon.
Hell Star Wars got better Box office, spent a billion in the theme park, and has better tie in merch sakes than anything DCU pulled off.
Say Disney bought it it would've smaller than marvel and just a fraction of Disney's overall revenue.
At 20 billion I wouldn't buy it I would buy something else. Star Wars makes more money and Disney got that for 4 billion.