Well, hurry up then.
Moviehole reports Trek budget at 150-160 million...
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Well, hurry up then.
Good, I think.
In which direction are they wrong?
+/- the prior stated $150M?
I could see them maybe doing 100 Million, but i really cant see more then that.
It's 1979 all over again!
It will definitely be 86 million. But not 105 million. Or 62 million. But never 34 million. I'm pretty sure it will be 125 million. Or not.
I would guess moviehole is too high. After the box office disaster that was Nemesis I can't see them throwing 155 million at this one.
Yes, but it's good to see them show it some respect now.
And as someone else mentioned, aside from Eric Bana, with no other A-listers or boardline A-listers involved, that money goes toward what we see on the screen -- great effects, great sets, great costumes, etc. This really is awesome. I think Paramount will realize how foolish they were to lowball all of the previous Trek films when this one turns out to be a success. *Furiously knocks on wood*
Like I said in this thread, I have to give props to Anthony Pascale (aka PowderedToastMan), the publisher of trekmovie.com, for his accuracy with prior news stories about the movie. So I'm now questioning how accurate Moviehole's information really is.
Hurry up with that article, PowderedToastMan!
Hurry up with that article, PowderedToastMan!
Be interesting to see the Iceland sets.
Professor Moriarty said:
Like I said in this thread, I have to give props to Anthony Pascale (aka PowderedToastMan), the publisher of trekmovie.com, for his accuracy with prior news stories about the movie. So I'm now questioning how accurate Moviehole's information really is.
Hurry up with that article, PowderedToastMan!
the article is up
http://trekmovie.com/2007/10/12/update-on-production-budget-and-casting/
from what I understand Moviehole is right that the budget has gone up...just not as much as they state...but still quite a bit and higher than my previoulsy reported $120M.
this is going to be bigger than TMP even in today's dollars.
You da (powdered toast) man, Anthony... thanks for the article! :thumbsup:
This can't be right. $150m? Are they crazy? No Trek movie has made that sort of money since The Voyage Home. Didn't FC fall just short of $100m in '96? *sigh*
Looks like we'll get a GREAT looking, slick-as-hell blowout for Trek that will spawn dozens of articles on how it will struggle to recoup its cost. I have trouble believing this. After the financial shortfall that was Nemesis, are the suits at Paramount REALLY this stupid?
Looks like we'll get a GREAT looking, slick-as-hell blowout for Trek that will spawn dozens of articles on how it will struggle to recoup its cost. I have trouble believing this. After the financial shortfall that was Nemesis, are the suits at Paramount REALLY this stupid?
On the other hand, I've become just that much more pessimistic about the film's prospects.
Honestly, the only way this film's gonna profit is if it gets enough TV contracts. Considering that the gross box office is split between the theaters and Paramount, and that there are marketing and distribution costs, I don't see the film breaking even EVEN after DVD sales.
P.S. - BOM (Box Office Mojo) posters have said that Trek films tend to be VERY front-loaded.
Considering the financial success of Transformers (which I liked BIG TIME) and that Paramount has secured its first "superhero" film franchise through that film, perhaps I'm not as surprised.
This is great news! Movies with huge budgets never suck!
