TheImpressiveX@piefed.socialM to movies@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month ago‘Thunderbolts*’ Lost Millions of Dollars Despite Great Reviews. Where Does Marvel Go Next?variety.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down15 cross-posted to: marvelstudios@lemmy.world
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-link‘Thunderbolts*’ Lost Millions of Dollars Despite Great Reviews. Where Does Marvel Go Next?variety.comTheImpressiveX@piefed.socialM to movies@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square16linkfedilink cross-posted to: marvelstudios@lemmy.world
minus-squarepinball_wizard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 month agoSounds like Hollywood accounting strikes again. They’ll make the money back and more on streaming and DVD sales.
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-21 month agoSeriously though, shouldn’t the formula be updated to take all revenue sources into account and not just box office?
minus-squarepinball_wizard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 month agoYes. It should be updated, but they don’t, so that they can underpay contributors - people who often are owed money as a percentage of the formula.
Sounds like Hollywood accounting strikes again.
They’ll make the money back and more on streaming and DVD sales.
Seriously though, shouldn’t the formula be updated to take all revenue sources into account and not just box office?
Yes. It should be updated, but they don’t, so that they can underpay contributors - people who often are owed money as a percentage of the formula.