> The average RoR of big-budget movies is less than the average RoR of low-budget movies Sorry, no. The risk is higher, but the reward, should it pay off, is m

> The average RoR of big-budget movies is less than the average RoR of low-budget movies Sorry, no. The risk is higher, but the reward, should it pay off, is much greater and there is a much more attractive risk:reward. An indie film can indeed be profitable, but the probability of being very profitable is small. This is the same for games, music, TV, books. As a publisher where do you concentrate your money? Where it's likely to make the most money, of course.