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alphagamble posted...

How are they spending so much money on creating these films?

They are nothing special

I do know that many were filmed during Covid and the protocols and shutdowns and scheduling issues caused problems. For instance, The Little Mermaid had an initial budget of $200 million but Covid issues pushed it $50 million higher. I don't have specifics for other movies but it did cause problems. Mission Impossible I know got pushed a lot higher but not sure where it would have been if not for Covid.

Hollywood definitely needs to figure out its budget problem. A movie that costs about $150 million needs about $400 million worldwide to break even. But one that costs $300 million needs about $750 million to break even. That is a huge difference.

Indiana Jones, Fast X and Mission Impossible are all $300 million or more. Guardians and The Little Mermaid are around $250. Only Guardians has justified that cost so far. I hope Mission Impossible will be able to.

But this is all out of line.