So was the Daredevil film profitable?

[fantastic_four]

Hugely so, making $50 million just from the box office, which doesn't include merchandising or the forthcoming DVD sales:

 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=daredevil.htm

 

Let's hope the next one is more thoroughly humanistic and less techno-fast. I wish they'd get Bendis to write it and MAYBE Kevin Smith to direct it. Although he'd have to dramatically kiss some butt and demonstrate he can change his prior directing style to land it.

[chrisco37]

Even though I hated the movie, I might watch a sequel if two things happened:

 

1. If they can get Bendis to write it (as you mentioned), and it is based on the "Out" storyline.

 

2. No Ben Affleck

 

Chris

[fantastic_four]

Just found another interesting page on Box Office Mojo's site--it's an overall list of all Marvel's films (including the old Howard the Duck), total profits, and a list of upcoming films and release dates:

 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/marvel.htm

[awe4one]

The old conventional wisdom in Hollywood is that sequels do 20% less business than the prior film. Nice to see two Marvel movies breaking that mode of thinking.

 

 

Jim

[minutekev@50]

Interesting list.

Man Thing? Wonder what big name star wants to appear in that movie?

[SarcasmGuy-migration]

The Hulk Uni. June 20, 2003

Spider-Man 2 Sony July 2, 2004

The Punisher Art. Summer 2004

Blade III NL August 2004

Fantastic Four Fox November 4, 2004

Iron Fist Art. 2004

Ghost Rider Sony 2004

Man-Thing Art. 2004

Deathlok Par. 2004/2005

Daredevil 2 Fox 2005

Dr. Strange Dim. 2005

Elektra Fox 2005

The Hulk 2 Uni. 2005

Iron Man NL 2005

X-Men 3 Fox May 5, 2006

Spider-Man 3 Sony July 2006

 

That list will have more flops than a John Stockton game.

Here's hoping that 80% of those are cancelled before production starts.

[minutekev@50]

Just noticed something...Whoo-hoo! Punisher movie in 2004!! To movie execs: NEED SKULL ON CHEST!

Maybe the pic will be a blockbuster and shoot the Punisher mini-series back to late 1980s prices!!!

(On second thought, maybe I better go ahead and by that AMS 129)

[chrisco37]

Kev -

 

For more Punisher Movie related fun, try this......

 

Looks Like A Winner!

 

Chris

[Polyphemus]

actually Daredevil made a very small profit if any at all.

 

Assume for a minte that Boxoffice Mojo's numbers are correct:

 

$101 million domestic box office roughly translates to about $70 million dollars back to the studio. Theater deals are struck as such: 1st weekend studio 80%/theater 20% and then by the end of the run it is probably closer to 50/50. These are not concrete as each film and each theater chain differs (i.e. how badly does the theater want it, how badly does the studio need more screens, etc).

 

Then, you add the $45mil marketing costs which is a hard number. So, for the $123 million the studio spent, they are at a loss of $53million. Of course, this does not factor in any merchandising royalties (i.e. toys, calendars, soundtrack) and there is an amazing upside for DVD and pay per view. International is not factored in either but I don't think Daredevil was a big performer overseas since neither of the stars are draws outside the US.

 

When a studio spends this kind of money trying to make a blockbuster, you don't want to trickle into profit, you want to hit it in the first 10 days like X2.

 

 

[minutekev@50]

AGGHHHH!!!!!!

 

[notch_top]

Polyphemus,

 

Don't forget to add the overseas gross as well. That is around another $70 million right now.

 

Making it a profitable film in my book, especially after it hits rental.

 

 

[Polyphemus]

A good rule of thumb for international is about half the gross goes to the studio so if it has grossed $70million thus far, add another $35mil to the tally (negative $18million).

[Rickdogg]

i'm still waiting for JC to join in on the fun

[LordRahl]

Figure it this way. They have commited to a DD2 and an Elektra movie, so obviously it was profitable enough. I'm sure they would not be doing a sequel and a spin-off if they had taken a loss as you suggest they might have.

[supapimp]

im buying the DVD

[Polyphemus]

Figure it this way. They have commited to a DD2 and an Elektra movie, so obviously it was profitable enough. I'm sure they would not be doing a sequel and a spin-off if they had taken a loss as you suggest they might have.

 

Well, I'm not saying you are wrong as time will tell but when the studio I work for made Spawn, we "announced" that a sequel would come too. It is all part of the hype to drive more week 2 box office.

 

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

"So was the Daredevil film profitable?"

 

 

It was for EVERYONE who unloaded all their HG DD's.....Oh....you meant for the studio

[Polyphemus]

"So was the Daredevil film profitable?"

 

 

It was for EVERYONE who unloaded all their HG DD's.....Oh....you meant for the studio

 

Now that's the truth.