Spiderman 2 budget: $210 million
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Spiderman 2 budget: $210 million
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superherohype.com is saying that the info was in the LA Times
business section. $210 million?!? I can't even fathom where it's
all spent, but I hope the movie is good.
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superherohype.com is saying that the info was in the LA Times
business section. $210 million?!? I can't even fathom where it's
all spent, but I hope the movie is good.
It says in today's LA Times in the business section in an article about Sony Pictures that Spider-Man 2's budget is $210 million.
That would top the highest-budgeted film to date (or so we think), Schwarzenegger's "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines", which carried a $200 million production budget.
That would top the highest-budgeted film to date (or so we think), Schwarzenegger's "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines", which carried a $200 million production budget.
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That's insane.
Imagine, 100 low budget films could be made with that money instead. I'm sure a few out of that bunch would end up being much better than this film could be.
I'm sure this movie will make it's money back and will be enjoyable. But it won't win my respect.
On a happier note, one could hope that $20 million of that budget went to kirsten dunst to secure her to take her clothes off for us.
Imagine, 100 low budget films could be made with that money instead. I'm sure a few out of that bunch would end up being much better than this film could be.
I'm sure this movie will make it's money back and will be enjoyable. But it won't win my respect.
On a happier note, one could hope that $20 million of that budget went to kirsten dunst to secure her to take her clothes off for us.
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I can't even fathom where it's
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Man... sadly I doubt it'll be any more impressive... Spider-man #1 was $135m and to be perfectly honest... it didn't look it.
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Just seems so enormous. I'm guessing a lot of it is going to the people involved instead of into the movie, but it can't be that much going just to salaries. Still, when you make the money Spiderman did, it should do fine and that's all that really matters, the money (at least to studios).
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You'd think for $210 million they could throw in Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks for good measure. Hopefully all that money goes into better CG this time around (and better costumes).
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That's crazy. I'm one of the minority who thought that the first one sucked. I'm glad I didn't actually pay to see it. I definitely won't be paying to see the sequel.
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Man... sadly I doubt it'll be any more impressive... Spider-man #1 was $135m and to be perfectly honest... it didn't look it.
Man... sadly I doubt it'll be any more impressive... Spider-man #1 was $135m and to be perfectly honest... it didn't look it.
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Originally posted by immortal_zeus
That's crazy. I'm one of the minority who thought that the first one sucked. I'm glad I didn't actually pay to see it. I definitely won't be paying to see the sequel.
That's crazy. I'm one of the minority who thought that the first one sucked. I'm glad I didn't actually pay to see it. I definitely won't be paying to see the sequel.
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Cool, maybe the CGI and costume design (green goblin was terrible) will be better this time.
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Originally posted by immortal_zeus
That's crazy. I'm one of the minority who thought that the first one sucked. I'm glad I didn't actually pay to see it. I definitely won't be paying to see the sequel.
That's crazy. I'm one of the minority who thought that the first one sucked. I'm glad I didn't actually pay to see it. I definitely won't be paying to see the sequel.
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Wow, I didn't know so many people in this forum didn't like the Spider-Man franchise. I thought there so much gushing when it first came out.
Well, I'm guessing that the money went to more SFX to be done in a timely manner. I'm guessing that the first movie the FX were rushed. So, I guess throwing it more money should help.
Well, I'm guessing that the money went to more SFX to be done in a timely manner. I'm guessing that the first movie the FX were rushed. So, I guess throwing it more money should help.
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A little off-topic but not really as I read the whole article in the LATIMES.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...71,print.story
And it's been in the trades lately that they're going to cut jobs at Sony...
Yeah, well that just sucks. Funny tho how the articles goes on to say:
Yeah yeah yeah.. Pascal overspends and keeps her job. Yet hundreds of hardworking people will lose theirs.
Gotta love Corporate America.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...71,print.story
And it's been in the trades lately that they're going to cut jobs at Sony...
After delivering her first full-blown business presentation to corporate bosses in New York two weeks ago, Sony Pictures Entertainment Vice Chairwoman Amy Pascal received an unexpected response: a hug from Sony Corp.'s normally reserved chairman, Nobuyuki Idei.
Pascal outlined a three-year plan to cut hundreds of jobs and slash costs by tens of millions of dollars at Sony Pictures' movie studio and other units, which was precisely what Idei wanted to hear, according to a person familiar with the meeting.
The Tokyo-based chairman had mandated that all of Sony's businesses tighten operations to help boost the corporation's depressed earnings and depressed stock price, and was clearly glad to find one of his key Hollywood executives on board. "He responded to the tone and spirit of Amy's presentation," the source said.
Pascal outlined a three-year plan to cut hundreds of jobs and slash costs by tens of millions of dollars at Sony Pictures' movie studio and other units, which was precisely what Idei wanted to hear, according to a person familiar with the meeting.
The Tokyo-based chairman had mandated that all of Sony's businesses tighten operations to help boost the corporation's depressed earnings and depressed stock price, and was clearly glad to find one of his key Hollywood executives on board. "He responded to the tone and spirit of Amy's presentation," the source said.
Yeah, well that just sucks. Funny tho how the articles goes on to say:
Last year's "Spider-Man," Pascal's biggest hit, cost a dizzying $175 million to produce but became a runaway success, with an estimated profit of at least $500 million for the studio.
Yet Pascal is now talking as much about financial responsibility as creative flair — largely because the studio has been under mounting pressure from corporate overseers to end a cost spiral that has already pushed the budget for next year's "Spider-Man 2" to about $210 million.
Pascal and her fellow vice chairmen are part of an executive committee set up by Stringer this spring to monitor spending and cut production and marketing costs.
In keeping with the new austerity, Pascal acknowledges that she overspent in the past, most notably on last summer's sequels to "Bad Boys" and "Charlie's Angels," each of which cost $130 million to make and tens of millions more to market.
"These were all profitable movies for this company, but not as profitable as I wanted them to be," Pascal said. "The mandate is to increase the margins."
Yet Pascal is now talking as much about financial responsibility as creative flair — largely because the studio has been under mounting pressure from corporate overseers to end a cost spiral that has already pushed the budget for next year's "Spider-Man 2" to about $210 million.
Pascal and her fellow vice chairmen are part of an executive committee set up by Stringer this spring to monitor spending and cut production and marketing costs.
In keeping with the new austerity, Pascal acknowledges that she overspent in the past, most notably on last summer's sequels to "Bad Boys" and "Charlie's Angels," each of which cost $130 million to make and tens of millions more to market.
"These were all profitable movies for this company, but not as profitable as I wanted them to be," Pascal said. "The mandate is to increase the margins."
Yeah yeah yeah.. Pascal overspends and keeps her job. Yet hundreds of hardworking people will lose theirs.
Gotta love Corporate America.