General Facts
For every 10 productions in Hollywood, 6 of them end up not being successfully made.
- At the box office, one of the successful 4 'breaks even' in terms of finance, whilst the other do 'good', 'amazingly good' and 'exceptionally amazingly spectacular'
To be successful, a movie must earn 3 times of what it cost to make.
'Titanic' had one of the most out of control budgets in Hollywood film-making to date, with the cost of the movie being around $150million at one stage.
Due to the film receiving negative comments at one its early screenings, 'Dr.Dolittle' used popular comedians, such as Chris Rock, as the voices of the animals.
When early snapshots of Wolverine appeared during the production stages of 'X-Men' it received criticism from fans of the comic book series due to the costume appearing differently.
While 'Gladiator' was still in its production stages, a member of the cast (Oliver Reed) died. which meant some of his scenes had to be re-written in order to fit with the story.
Russel Crow, the lead actor in 'Gladiator' grow so unhappy with one of the film's writers and forced them to quit.
'Scream' was intended to be a cliche of horror movies, but during a preview screening Some members of the production team said that they thought the mask used looked 'stupid'.
For every 10 productions in Hollywood, 6 of them end up not being successfully made.
- At the box office, one of the successful 4 'breaks even' in terms of finance, whilst the other do 'good', 'amazingly good' and 'exceptionally amazingly spectacular'
To be successful, a movie must earn 3 times of what it cost to make.
'Titanic' had one of the most out of control budgets in Hollywood film-making to date, with the cost of the movie being around $150million at one stage.
Due to the film receiving negative comments at one its early screenings, 'Dr.Dolittle' used popular comedians, such as Chris Rock, as the voices of the animals.
When early snapshots of Wolverine appeared during the production stages of 'X-Men' it received criticism from fans of the comic book series due to the costume appearing differently.
While 'Gladiator' was still in its production stages, a member of the cast (Oliver Reed) died. which meant some of his scenes had to be re-written in order to fit with the story.
Russel Crow, the lead actor in 'Gladiator' grow so unhappy with one of the film's writers and forced them to quit.
'Scream' was intended to be a cliche of horror movies, but during a preview screening Some members of the production team said that they thought the mask used looked 'stupid'.
Script
While it was in its early production stages, the team behind 'Tomb Raider' found writing the script to be difficult due to a lack of resources, which meant many drafts were dismissed. The director decided to write the script himself.
The writing team behind 'There's Something About Mary' were afraid that the film would offend audiences - due to rudeness of some parts.
During a test screening for 'Tomb Raider', viewers were given a questionnaire to take whilst watching it so the production team could try and make the film better before marketing it.
it is a common process for a film to have new scenes added in after negative responses from a test screening.
Marketing
Most films begin with a poster when marketing is concerned.
'Hannibal' was mainly controlled by the director when the poster was being crafted. The film went on to take $300million at the box office.
Actors and actresses often give films extra publicity.
'Spy Kids' collaborated with fast food restaurant M'cdonalds by including toys in the kids meals for marketing the film. It went on to take £144million at the box office.
When the opening weekend of a movie is a success, it can often mark the start of an international campaign.
- in the US, a box office claim of $30million or more means a movie is a success.
-80% of the box office profit goes to the studios at this time.
While it was in its early production stages, the team behind 'Tomb Raider' found writing the script to be difficult due to a lack of resources, which meant many drafts were dismissed. The director decided to write the script himself.
The writing team behind 'There's Something About Mary' were afraid that the film would offend audiences - due to rudeness of some parts.
During a test screening for 'Tomb Raider', viewers were given a questionnaire to take whilst watching it so the production team could try and make the film better before marketing it.
it is a common process for a film to have new scenes added in after negative responses from a test screening.
Marketing
Most films begin with a poster when marketing is concerned.
'Hannibal' was mainly controlled by the director when the poster was being crafted. The film went on to take $300million at the box office.
Actors and actresses often give films extra publicity.
'Spy Kids' collaborated with fast food restaurant M'cdonalds by including toys in the kids meals for marketing the film. It went on to take £144million at the box office.
When the opening weekend of a movie is a success, it can often mark the start of an international campaign.
- in the US, a box office claim of $30million or more means a movie is a success.
-80% of the box office profit goes to the studios at this time.
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