Wicked = very woke, is 3rd highest grossing film this year

[TimHauck 2,876]

12 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

That is correct.  It's currently at $635 million worldwide, so it needed to make $375 million using the 2.5x rule to break even so they've made about a $260 million profit so far, not including other merchandising opportunities they may have with other companies.

Earlier you seemed to be counting the marketing budget into your 2.5x rule:

On 12/28/2024 at 7:30 PM, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

Hmmm...my bad.  you are correct.

However, it's budget was roughly 500 MILLION DOLLARS (prod + marketing).  It needs to make a 1.25 BILLION just to break even.  Has it made 1.25 BILLION worldwide yet?

 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,106]

Just now, TimHauck said:

Earlier you seemed to be counting the marketing budget into your 2.5x rule:

You are correct - I was incorrect. 

[TimHauck 2,876]

1 minute ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

You are correct - I was incorrect. 

Kudos for admitting you were wrong.  People like @Strike and @Horseman can learn from you. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,106]

3 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Kudos for admitting you were wrong.  People like @Strike and @Horseman can learn from you. 

I think I was basing it off of someone saying its budget was $350 million without actually verifying. But I was still wrong.