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"In the film and media industry, if a film released in theatres fails to break even by a large amount, it is considered a box office bomb (or box office flop),
by m000 7y ago
"In the film and media industry, if a film released in theatres fails to break even by a large amount, it is considered a box office bomb (or box office flop), thus losing money for the distributor, studio, and/or production company that invested in it." [1]
Also keep in mind that Hollywood typically inflates costs to avoid taxes and royalties [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bom...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting
- tptacek 7y agoYeah, you haven't answered the question. A box-office bomb does badly at the box office; that's all it means.
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- m000 7y agoYeah, you're not very good at reading. What part of "thus losing money for the distributor, studio, and/or production company that invested in it" did you miss? Would "box office flop" even exist as a term if the box office was not the main source of revenue for films? And since we're here, from where did you draw the impression that it was otherwise?
- tptacek 7y agoFrom a source that actually broke down revenue from movie releases between box office and home viewing, thus refuting your original argument?