Maleficent 2

[Bullseye]

Looks like Disney is planning a sequel.
http://deadline.com/2015/06/malefice...ey-1201443162/

[Gruson]

They green light this but cancel Tron 3?

[RadicalThrasher]

Originally Posted by Gruson

They green light this but cancel Tron 3?

Was thinking the same thing

[nbr3bagshotrow]

Originally Posted by Gruson

They green light this but cancel Tron 3?

Tron Legacy Budget $170 M
Box office world wide $400 M

Maleficent Budget $180 M
Box office world wide $758 M

[Luminous]

Originally Posted by nbr3bagshotrow

Tron Legacy Budget $170 M
Box office world wide $400 M

Maleficent Budget $180 M
Box office world wide $758 M

I suspect Tron's merchandising closes the gap in profit. Did Maleficent have any merch besides the obvious t-shirt or poster?

[EnShinNoi]

Originally Posted by Luminous

I suspect Tron's merchandising closes the gap in profit. Did Maleficent have any merch besides the obvious t-shirt or poster?

Maleficent pushes the entire Disney princess brand. It doesn't need anything directly related.

[nbr3bagshotrow]

Originally Posted by Luminous

I suspect Tron's merchandising closes the gap in profit. Did Maleficent have any merch besides the obvious t-shirt or poster?

Yep, dolls and pop vinyl to name a few.

But everyone seems to think that Disney makes all the money between the movie budget and the gross receipts. If the box office is $400 M, some of that money goes to the theatres. Some of that money goes to the distributor. And I bet some of these stars (at least the big names) are getting a percentage of the gross. So ultimately how much did Disney make on Tron Legacy? I'm sure it's not $400 M - $170 M or $230 M.

[Luminous]

Originally Posted by EnShinNoi

Maleficent pushes the entire Disney princess brand. It doesn't need anything directly related.

That seems like a stretch to me. By that logic you could argue Tron pushes all of the video games in development at Disney.

Originally Posted by nbr3bagshotrow

Yep, dolls and pop vinyl to name a few.

But everyone seems to think that Disney makes all the money between the movie budget and the gross receipts. If the box office is $400 M, some of that money goes to the theatres. Some of that money goes to the distributor. And I bet some of these stars (at least the big names) are getting a percentage of the gross. So ultimately how much did Disney make on Tron Legacy? I'm sure it's not $400 M - $170 M or $230 M.

Again, the same applies to any film. Apply that same argument to Maleficent's $758 million in box office return.

[nbr3bagshotrow]

Originally Posted by Luminous

That seems like a stretch to me. By that logic you could argue Tron pushes all of the video games in development at Disney.



Again, the same applies to any film. Apply that same argument to Maleficent's $758 million in box office return.

Not when the two movies have almost the same budget and one brings in twice the gross of the other.

[Luminous]

Originally Posted by nbr3bagshotrow

Not when the two movies have almost the same budget and one brings in twice the gross of the other.

I guess that's a good point. Was focusing on the return numbers.