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Studios show exhibitors the money Anxious to see
more theaters converted to digital 3-D screens before DreamWorks...
Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens" opens in March, Paramount is offering to pay print fees directly to exhibitors who have the means to ...
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Despite Oscar Nominations and Box Office Buzz, Benjamin Button May Not Be Profitable
/Film —
... The LATimes has an interesting breakdown of the costs associated with making and marketing the film. Among some of the interesting statistics: ...
Despite 13 Oscar Nods And Having Already Cleared $100 Million, 'Benjamin Button' May Not Be Ultimately Profitable
:: The Playlist :: —
... -- aside from it being helmed by a rather cantankerous and fastidious director and the fact that the project will be expensive (as per usual on any Fincher project) -- is because the studio is still probably going to take a bath on "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" in spite of having already cleared the $100 million mark in about a month and having nabbed a super high 13 Oscar nominations yesterday. The L.A Times did a breakdown of the film's costs today, and it's looking bleak. It's a little ...
Fincher Feels The Pinch
Screen Rant —
... studios will be chomping at the bit to try and get onboard, and now that Fincher has critical acclaim for Button, so Torso might be a project that straddles the line between art and commerce.
I can’t imagine the rights sitting around for long, but Fincher likes to take a while to develop his films; Button took almost a decade for example, so this won’t be hitting the multiplex anytime soon.
More news on Torso as it develops.
Sources: LA Times Via CHUD and The Hollywood Reporter ...
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