8. Great Business Revenue
Movie makers will not put such high film-making budget if they don’t think it will be great business revenue. Well, some of them did get it wrong though. X-Men Apocalypse is certainly not one of those.
On its opening weekend on May 27th in USA only, it has gained $65 million from movie tickets revenue. That is almost half of its estimated budget. Not to mention the revenues from other countries and other time.
The producers, including Brian Singer and Simon Kinberg, have definitely gained profit from the film’s theater release only. Undisclosed sponsor deals are not even included.
This movie may not win or even be nominated for Oscars. But such commercial movie has proven itself as a great business opportunity for millionaires. Are you interested?