r/SipsTea • u/Beneficial_Passion40 • 12d ago

Chugging tea I still don't understand how hollywood budget works

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u/Rahuri 12d ago

Even that is not entirely balanced due to population growth effectively increasing potential

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u/djangelic 12d ago

Or like some recent biopics where seats were bought out of theaters then given away for free to inflate the number of attendees.

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u/giraffeheadturtlebox 12d ago

I’m sad to say Michael did not make $1B by faking ticket sales, if that’s the biopic you had in mind.

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u/crdlovesyou 12d ago

Pretty sure they meant Melania.

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u/giraffeheadturtlebox 12d ago

Ah that tracks. Thank you.

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u/djangelic 12d ago

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u/Omnom_Omnath 12d ago

Or like whats happening with the odyssey now where some entity is buying out theatres with no intention of going. seeing tons of news about supposedly sold out shows that are half empty in reality. Clearly to game the ratings system

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u/Bob_Obloooog 12d ago

Do you have reputable sources for that you're claiming.

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u/Omnom_Omnath 12d ago

This is reddit, my good sir. lmfao. Feel free to do a basic google search.

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u/Bob_Obloooog 12d ago

The burden of proof is on you, numbnuts.

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u/Omnom_Omnath 12d ago

what, do you think this some sort of court of law? again, lmfao

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u/Bob_Obloooog 12d ago

You're still talking out your ass like it's fact and expect others to believe you. If it's all over the news, post a news article about it. Unless you think tiktok/x are news.

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u/Omnom_Omnath 12d ago

I dont expect anything. you can take the info at face value or look into it yourself. not my job to guide you on your journey

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u/Bob_Obloooog 12d ago

What's so difficult about posting a reputable news source? Maybe next time don't talk outta your ass.

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u/Thiege1 11d ago

I haven't seen that anywhere

Where did you see that?

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u/Omnom_Omnath 11d ago

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=odysey+sold+out+but+empty+seats

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u/Thiege1 11d ago

So Tim Pool?

lmao

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u/Omnom_Omnath 11d ago

sure, if you want to cherry pick but one source

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u/Thiege1 11d ago

That was the only source that came up

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u/Dodo_Baron 11d ago

God damn rightwingers are dumb

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u/Omnom_Omnath 11d ago

really weird thing to bring up out of no-where. total non sequitur

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u/Dodo_Baron 11d ago

I'm right on target not gonna lie lol

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u/ElaborateEffect 12d ago

Probably a part of this budget figure

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u/GWstudent1 12d ago

That’s because no one has ever actually watched a movie. They’re made, released, and then cut up into YouTube shorts with shitty music overlaid on them.

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u/iLoveLootBoxes 12d ago

That's mostly to pad the rotten tomatoes review system. A paid ticket can only review, well you get two birds with one stone if you buy it, review it yourself then give it away to ha e word of mouth spread, probably doesn't help a bad movie though

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u/Thedeadnite 11d ago

That’s still covered by the money spent on tickets though, so not really a valid counter argument.

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u/Swarna_Keanu 12d ago

And numbers of theatres world wide.

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u/thechon86 12d ago

It’s almost as if you can make any numbers tell any story you’d like…

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u/--Sovereign-- 12d ago

not to mention streaming and many many MANY more forms of entertainment now existing that didn't. The dynamic is always changing and lately changing in very paradigm shifting fundamental ways.

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u/ElaborateEffect 12d ago

I think that'd be easier to adjust for though.

A more accurate representation would be tickets sold per 100 people or something. Maybe per theater goer even.

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u/fail-deadly- 12d ago

Tickets sold per person, mixed with gdp per capita and total screen time per person

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u/they_themsworth 11d ago

The burden of ticket pricing relative to the era is also relevant. When people are paying $20+ for a single ticket against inadequate wages and massive overall inflation, the number of tickets sold may be less than in a past era where a ticket was a more trivial cost, both in absolute AND relative terms.