$225 million - Dead Man's Chest
$225 million - Prince Caspian
$230 million - The Amazing Spiderman
$237 million - Avatar
$250 million - Half-Blood Prince
$250 million - John Carpenter
$258 million - Spider Man 3 (the most expensive Spiderman movie)
$260 million - Tangled
$300 million - At World's End
-All the films listed above are Hollywood movies, widely advertised and are either reboots, sequels, prequels
-The average cost of a Hollywood Blockbuster would be around $245.5 million
-If the film doesn't make the same amount of money or more than the budget, it may be considered as a flop
-They all have massive fan bases
-Advertising is included in the production budget
Formulaic structure to Hollywood films
Why are Hollywood films so formulaic?
-Don't know how to break away from original storyline
-Film piracy and the internet
-CGI = money. All you're left with characters and story
-The economy
-There's a difference between analysing reasons and context
-Recession
-3D
-Online reviews
The context effects the making and the experience of watching cinema
What is the "Film Flop Formula"?
-In order for a movie to make it's money back, it has to take 2 times what it costs
-The budget has to be big enough so it was newsworthy
-Special effects have to be included in the film
-The film mustn't be a comedy
-The film needs to have at least one A-list star
-DVD sales will help the movie get it's money back
-If you follow the rules you won't lose money
-Film makers should take risks using the Film Flop Formula because they know that as long as they stick to the rules they won't lose money
-The budget doesn't guarantee success, it depends on the quality of the film
-Story-line over effects - a budget can weaken a film because it could ruin audience's expectations
-The star's demanding fee could be a huge part of the production budget
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