[url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pacificrim.htm]Sitting at 224 million, the movie has made a profit of about 34 million. Hopefully it continues on and warrants a sequel.[/url]
Meanwhile Adam Sandler is stuffing money into his pants because of Grown Sh1ts 2
[quote]No it isn't, publishers usually make roughly 55% of the total income from the investment.
That would mean that it would have to make $345 million to break even.
It needs $120 million more. It has yet to open in Japan and China, and this does not include DVD or merchandise sales.
For example, Cars made only $417 million in theaters, but later went on to make $10 billion in merchandise, making it the most successful film in history.[/quote]
^ From the brilliant mind of Quantum
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Worse still, I hear that WB apparently sabotaged the advertising of the film, as they didn't want to face against a competitive franchise, due to the split between Legendary Pictures and WB. To add on to that, China has announced a 25% tax on movie revenue, and WB apparently gains an added bonus from international revenue, especially China.