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Adding to what the others have said, the real money in those is merchandising, which is protected more or less perpetually via trademark law. According to the
by monocasa 5y ago
Adding to what the others have said, the real money in those is merchandising, which is protected more or less perpetually via trademark law. According to the books, Star Wars never made a dime, and those who were intendeding to be paid by film royalties (like the actor who played Darth Vader) never saw a dime.
- AnthonyMouse 5y ago> According to the books Don't assume that Hollywood accounting bears any resemblance to reality.
- monocasa 5y agoThe point is that modern blockbusters aren't really attempting to make money from ticket sales, and that's not where people working on it expect to be paid out of. Trademark law protects the real revenue streams. That's why Disney finally stopped pushing for increases to copyright duration every couple decades, and have allowed some films staring Mickey Mouse to go into the public domain. They get their money from crap sold with the likeness of the characters.