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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (531808)11/23/2009 11:29:40 AM
From: i-node  Respond to of 1574888
 
>> Well ... it did earn $14 million so far:

He'll make something on it, but I believe his days of popularity seem to be coming to a close.



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (531808)11/23/2009 11:51:10 AM
From: bentway  Respond to of 1574888
 
"Well ... it did earn $14 million so far:"

There are NO money losing flops in films today. Some just take longer to pay off, through DVD/BLUE RAY sales, TV rights, foreign earnings, etc.



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (531808)11/23/2009 7:39:01 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1574888
 
"Not sure whether that was enough to pay for the filming, the marketing, the distribution, etc."

For documentaries, it puts it in the top 10 so far.

boxofficemojo.com

I think y'all vastly overestimate the costs and intake of documentaries.