Company Town Film Profit Report

This report is based on projections of total U.S. box-office gross from a consensus of industry sources and studio financial models. The U.S. returns represent only 20% of a film’s final revenue, which includes income from video, TV and overseas theatrical release. Typical industry marketing costs are factored into this profit analysis. Results for the weekend of June 2-4:

$$Mega-Moneymakers ($50 million or more in profit)

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Box- Estimated office cost, in Movie title Studio rank millions Mission: Impossible 2 Paramount 1 $100 Dinosaur Buena Vista 3 200 Gladiator DreamWorks/Univ. 5 107 Road Trip DreamWorks SKG 6 16

Projected U.S. box-office receipts, Movie title in millions Mission: Impossible 2 $200 Dinosaur 175 Gladiator 170 Road Trip 70

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$Moneymakers ($10 million or more in profit)

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions Big Momma’s House Fox 2 $30 $75 U-571 Universal 9 62 75 Frequency New Line 7 31 42 Where the Heart Is Fox 11 15 32

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Tossups ($5 million in profit or loss)

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions Shanghai Noon Buena Vista 4 $55 $60 Center Stage Sony 10 18 16 Small Time Crooks DreamWorks SKG 8 18 15

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Losers (more than $5 million in loss)

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Projected Box- Estimated U.S. box-office office cost, in receipts, Movie title Studio rank millions in millions Viva Rock Vegas Universal 12 $60 $33

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Notes: Cost estimates are for production only. Only half of box-office receipts come back to the studio.

Researched by RICHARD NATALE

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