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DVD Sales Figures Turn Every Film Into a Mystery
Saturday, November 18, 2006 5:02 AM
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Quote:Under current terms, almost all of a movie's actors, directors and writers receive royalties that are based on 20% of a DVD's net income (the remaining 80% goes straight into a studio's coffers). Those few top stars and filmmakers are starting to get royalties based on 50% and more of a film's net income, but the studios want to keep that privileged fraternity from growing by even a single new member.
Quote:The studios maintain that the silvery discs, which for a popular title cost about $5 to manufacture, market and distribute and sell for about $15 wholesale, almost always mean the difference between a film's profit and loss.
Quote:If a movie tanks at the box office, DVDs can offer the last, best place to stem the losses. DVD income can salvage failed television series and generate streams of cash from older movies. A movie frequently collects more money on DVD than in theaters. "It's not at all unusual for films that do $40 million to $50 million at the box office to do $50 million to $60 million on DVD," says Dave Davis, a financial advisor to several movie studios.
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