> A) not all movies break even, most lose money, so the "hits" are needed to keep the lights on. It's not unlike VC investing. Hollywood accounting, which sure

> A) not all movies break even, most lose money, so the "hits" are needed to keep the lights on. It's not unlike VC investing. Hollywood accounting, which surely inspired The Producers, can obscure a film's real profitability: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting