tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post6822348608526471801..comments2023-12-01T02:19:48.765-08:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Canceling The Lone Ranger; GalleysEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-37536916335342783822011-08-23T08:48:24.005-07:002011-08-23T08:48:24.005-07:00Then you read how such films as "Pirates of t...Then you read how such films as "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" made Billions for the studio and you can see why 200 million is not that out of line.<br /><br />Remember those big budget films (Disney exec calls the "tentpole films") make money beyond American box office, overseas take, and DVD-downloading-streaming. There are the toys, rides at Disneyland, etc.<br /><br />But as the Disney exec was quoted (at Deadline Hollywood), you can't afford many of those types of films at the same time.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812924049258701715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-62443500182746049962011-08-18T08:04:53.593-07:002011-08-18T08:04:53.593-07:00I like Johnny Depp, but I had my doubts when they ...I like Johnny Depp, but I had my doubts when they announced he'd be playing Tonto. <br /><br />Hollywood budgets ARE nuts. I worked at one of the major animation studios for two years in the 90s, and it amazed me how much money was thrown around to no visible effect. Now anyone can make an animated movie on a computer that looks every bit as good as the big guys. Someday someone will have a feature-length hit that way, and hopefully the paradigm will shift.<br /><br />The money these studios drop could be used to ...oh, stop famine in the Sudan, among other things. <br /><br />Jeff P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com