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Was Star Wars at $4 billion really that good of a deal?

Disney probably only nets like 10% of the gross on this stuf...
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  02/23/18
toy sales are actually really disappointing
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  02/23/18
sup, dad
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  02/23/18
Not the way Disney has developed it. Boggles the mind the a...
Copper Spot Gunner
  02/23/18
You have to think about it over the long run and the various...
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  02/23/18
If they don't get their shit together the revenues from futu...
flatulent locus
  02/23/18
they are going to make 50 more star wars movies.
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  02/23/18
Yeah, but at this rate they're going to get less and less pr...
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  02/23/18
Oh no!
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  02/24/18
The plan is to release one or two Star Wars movies a year in...
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  02/23/18
I'm thinking there will be a yuge drop off for the han solo ...
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  02/23/18
I think Disney wildly overestimated the market for SW movies...
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  02/23/18
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cr Phantom Menace was hot buttered garbage, but it had 17 ye...
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But even the Phantom Menace had some new memorable character...
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Every character in the prequels is better than every major c...
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  02/24/18
Agreed with the notable exception of Jar Jar.
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  02/24/18
jar jar is the worst character of the franchise. it's not cl...
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If the comic book movies are any indication, they can releas...
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  02/23/18
I think you meant "Marvel", not "comic book m...
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  02/23/18
Right, and they don't have to add "cost of expensive mo...
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  02/23/18
but Marvel movies are actually well made
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  02/23/18
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  02/24/18
ROFL, thanks armchair neckbeard
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  02/24/18
Disney is no longer marketing Star Wars movies in China as S...
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  02/23/18
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The new SW has many flaws, but not being highly appealing to...
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  02/24/18
Definitely yes (George Lucas)
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  02/23/18
Ran here
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  02/23/18
Star Wars is det
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next movie they're going to put rey in a bikini on a leash b...
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  02/23/18
Will not complain about that tbh
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  02/23/18
She literally has no boobs.
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  02/23/18
I would have loved to have been in the Disney board room whe...
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  02/23/18
the last shitty movie made $1.3B, cost $200M to produce, add...
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  02/23/18
they also generate significant revenue in various relicensin...
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  02/23/18
They have a ton of overhead that isn't accounted for in the ...
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  02/23/18
Non sequitur ballparked costs at $750 million. They still ma...
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  02/23/18
"I am assuming that they turn like a 10% profit on thes...
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  02/23/18
I think they will make money in the long run, sure, but we d...
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  02/24/18
LJL.
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  02/23/18
theme park stuff will help
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  02/23/18
have they made any video games based on the new trilogy whic...
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they will continue to make SPS spinoffs about the backstory ...
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  02/23/18
looking forward to Bib Fortuna (2031)
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  02/23/18
The new movies are horrible but it was a great deal for Disn...
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  02/23/18
They paid $4 billion. So far they've released 3 movies which...
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  02/24/18
The movies grossed whatever they grossed, but we have no ide...
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  02/24/18
So far this acquisition has been complete garbage. Disney st...
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  02/24/18
This is how I feel too.. I think Solo was destined to fail e...
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  02/24/18
lolwut. this is an absolute steal
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  02/24/18
This. I don't get this thread. In hindsight the deal makes...
low-t talented native
  02/24/18
You’re forgottening the theme park tie-ins. The Star Wars re...
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  02/24/18
Yeah but they probably could've done this w/o having to buy ...
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  02/24/18
Now Disney can hammer the shit out of it as only Disney can.
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  02/24/18
Keep in mind that they bought Lucasfilm for $4B, not just SW...
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  02/24/18
(((Iger))) got gaped on this deal
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  02/24/18
Just the movies to date have grossed more than $4 billion an...
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  02/24/18
Someday they'll rerelease the original versions of the origi...
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Iron Man director Jon Favreau to write and produce a live-ac...
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Date: February 23rd, 2018 8:30 AM
Author: dead iridescent casino legal warrant

Disney probably only nets like 10% of the gross on this stuff. The movies cost a shitload, and then you have all of their overhead and shit, plus the cost to buy reviews (i.e. "marketing").

I guess since they have Toy Rights, this is all moot, but still. So the Films are an outlet for marxist propaganda and the Toys are the moneymakers? How many fuckin toys are there really? How much does Disney get when an incel buys an $800 lego millenium falcon?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468134)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 8:32 AM
Author: costumed office striped hyena

toy sales are actually really disappointing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468143)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:14 AM
Author: sooty curious depressive stead

sup, dad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468288)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 8:52 AM
Author: Copper Spot Gunner

Not the way Disney has developed it. Boggles the mind the amount of money Kathleen Kennedy has thrown away pursuing inane shitlibisms.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468210)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 8:55 AM
Author: Yellow Cocky Pistol Public Bath

You have to think about it over the long run and the various revenue streams.

1. One movie per year.

2. At least one video game per year.

3. All the merchandising, merchandising, merchandising (thanks Mel Brooks).

That said, Disney has fucked it up by letting idiots run the franchise so no, all that still won't ever result in a good ROI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468216)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:23 AM
Author: flatulent locus

If they don't get their shit together the revenues from future films could drop off a cliff as people completely lose interest. They've probably done some irreversible damage already. But anyway I thought I read that between the three out already that they'd already made their money back (not suggesting they couldn't have made a better $4 billion investment though).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468326)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:00 AM
Author: narrow-minded erotic stag film background story

they are going to make 50 more star wars movies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468228)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:02 AM
Author: Yellow Cocky Pistol Public Bath

Yeah, but at this rate they're going to get less and less profitable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468234)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 9:07 AM
Author: low-t talented native

Oh no!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476279)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:13 AM
Author: demanding alcoholic hominid psychic

The plan is to release one or two Star Wars movies a year in perpetuity, they will turn a tidy profit on the deal although I really wish everyone would just let the franchise die

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468282)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:16 AM
Author: Nudist Ultramarine Really Tough Guy Orchestra Pit

I'm thinking there will be a yuge drop off for the han solo movie and the next actual movie. I'm probably not gonna see them and it wasn't even the sjw shit, the last jedi was just a shitty movie with shallow storyline and dumb gags

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468293)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:22 AM
Author: Copper Spot Gunner

I think Disney wildly overestimated the market for SW movies, and I don't see it as a viable 1 movie a year franchise in perpetuity, even if they were better than the current terrible product. SW "demand" was based more on artificial scarcity caused by Lucas's reluctance to make more. Its also something of a zombie franchise based on 3 movies made 40 years ago (prequels? lol) and there is only so much you can mine from those. And Disney seems to have extreme reluctance to create any new mythology.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468321)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:30 AM
Author: Yellow Cocky Pistol Public Bath

tcr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468355)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:32 AM
Author: primrose business firm

cr Phantom Menace was hot buttered garbage, but it had 17 years of pent-up demand behind it. Now it's like wow, another star Wars already?

If you look at the toy aisle it is split 50/50 between Darth Vader/Yoda stuff and the Rey stuff. That's a very bad sign for Disney that the new movies aren't getting any traction.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468363)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:37 AM
Author: Yellow Cocky Pistol Public Bath

But even the Phantom Menace had some new memorable character. Darth Maul/Count Dooku were at least kind of cool and not blatant ripoffs of Vader the way Darth Emo is. Rey is also just a more preposterous and girl power version of Luke Skywalker. Even young Obi-wan in the prequels was more successful as a character than anything they had in the recent movies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468394)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 8:43 AM
Author: big balding coldplay fan immigrant

Every character in the prequels is better than every major character in TTT 8.

That includes Hayden Christensen and McGregor and especially Christopher Lee.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476213)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 9:18 PM
Author: Yellow Cocky Pistol Public Bath

Agreed with the notable exception of Jar Jar.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35480596)



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Date: March 8th, 2018 2:20 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac elite faggotry library

jar jar is the worst character of the franchise. it's not close.

anakin was horrible, but is comparable to the other trash characters. anakin is a good candidate for 2nd worst sw character of all time, but #1 is a lock



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35562598)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:39 AM
Author: poppy fragrant corner genital piercing

If the comic book movies are any indication, they can release a new Star Wars movie each year for the next 10 years at least and it will make more than $500M

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468407)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:01 AM
Author: Copper Spot Gunner

I think you meant "Marvel", not "comic book movies", and Marvel works because they developed a very consistent lowest-common denominator style that is also popular oversees. It has almost nothing to do with Marvel IP (did anyone know or care about the "Iron Man" or the "Ant Man" or the "Black Panther Man" until those movies were made?). No point in paying billions to get SW IP then try to force into a Marvelish style which would clash and just piss off actual SW fans.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468545)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:48 AM
Author: Yellow Cocky Pistol Public Bath

Right, and they don't have to add "cost of expensive movies" to "need to justify $4 billion initial purchase".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35469350)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:33 AM
Author: costumed office striped hyena

but Marvel movies are actually well made

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35469232)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 5:16 PM
Author: dead iridescent casino legal warrant

Leave.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35472198)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 8:27 PM
Author: Massive Party Of The First Part



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:50 AM
Author: Multi-colored frum property



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Date: February 24th, 2018 8:40 AM
Author: big balding coldplay fan immigrant

C R

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476205)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 9:07 AM
Author: low-t talented native

ROFL, thanks armchair neckbeard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476282)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:15 AM
Author: Know-it-all honey-headed national

Disney is no longer marketing Star Wars movies in China as Star Wars movies. When you have to remove the name of the most expensive franchise in movie history to get it to sell in China, you've already lost.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468290)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 12:14 PM
Author: Pungent trailer park



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35469599)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 9:02 AM
Author: Aromatic Offensive Cruise Ship Sweet Tailpipe

The new SW has many flaws, but not being highly appealing to the rike-a's isn't one of them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476262)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:31 AM
Author: primrose business firm

Definitely yes (George Lucas)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468357)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 12:12 PM
Author: Ivory diverse mad-dog skullcap

Ran here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35469577)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:33 AM
Author: charismatic abode kitty cat

Star Wars is det

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468374)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:50 AM
Author: aquamarine parlour



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:39 AM
Author: Scarlet Laser Beams

next movie they're going to put rey in a bikini on a leash because they are OUT OF IDEAS and DESPERATE FOR MONEY

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468408)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 12:20 PM
Author: Ivory diverse mad-dog skullcap

Will not complain about that tbh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35469663)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 5:16 PM
Author: dead iridescent casino legal warrant

She literally has no boobs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35472203)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:42 AM
Author: poppy fragrant corner genital piercing

I would have loved to have been in the Disney board room when they pitched this.

"We'll take Star Wars, add in characters representing all genders and nationalities to appeal to a GLOBAL audience, and release a new movie every year for the next 20 years until we've bled the entire franchise to death. We expect to get a 25% ROIC."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35468429)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:32 AM
Author: galvanic dun wagecucks area

the last shitty movie made $1.3B, cost $200M to produce, add double or even triple that for marketing costs, and they are still making a lot of money. plus licensing makes them a ton too (not just "toy sales"). of course it's gonna be a good deal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35469223)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 11:53 AM
Author: bateful cruel-hearted home

they also generate significant revenue in various relicensing deals and such for many years.

LMAO, XO is so unbelievably bad at discussing business, econ, investing, anything. so typical of aspie-ville.

yes guys, what a total dog of an extremely lucrative investment because they took franchise in a shitlib direction. how dare they appeal to young people!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35469405)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 5:22 PM
Author: dead iridescent casino legal warrant

They have a ton of overhead that isn't accounted for in the "budget" of these films that is completely inestimable and could be extravagant. I am assuming that they turn like a 10% profit on these when all is said and done, given the disappointing performance in the Orient.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35472239)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 8:13 PM
Author: Misanthropic Chestnut Gas Station

Non sequitur ballparked costs at $750 million. They still make a great deal more on that investment than most studios make on most movies. They also bought all the Star Wars cartoons, video games, other licensing and merchandising. The movies drive the revenue of all this other shit. It's short-sighted and ignorant of how these properties are valuable to say "derrrrr the movies are too expensive and sometimes don't do good in Asia!" It's one of the single most valuable properties in entertainment and they have already cleared close to a billion on the new films.

Only the XO aspie brain trust would take a look at Star Wars and think "haha, Disney got cucked!" because the board vaguely perceives the most recent movie as underperforming.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35473552)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 8:29 PM
Author: Soul-stirring theater stage

"I am assuming that they turn like a 10% profit on these when all is said and done" you seem dumb and you're clearly just pulling that number from your ass.

1) non sequitur's math makes a lot more sense than yours. industry standard assumption is that a film is profitable in theaters if its total (incl international) revenue is > 3-3.5x production budget, which the last movie easily satisfies. this does not include revenue from DVD sales/rentals, i.e. TLJ presumably started delivering a hard dollar profit after it crossed $700mm theater receipts. sales/rentals will be another $400mm+ which is all gravy.

2) "They have a ton of overhead that isn't accounted for in the 'budget' of these films that is completely inestimable and could be extravagant." Again, either you're pulling this out of thin air or your statement would apply equally to basically any big budget action film (MCU, Star Trek franchise, etc), which is not, by itself, a persuasive reason to assume standard industry metrics per 1 don't apply. Also your completely amorphous "number numbers they don't tell the whole story" bullshit cuts both ways. Disney is likely to realize additional revenue and profit from the star wars brand that's difficult to calculate but still contributes to the bottom line. For example, adding Star Wars rides and attractions to Disney theme parks will almost certainly increase ticket sales to their parks, even though it's difficult to calculate just how many marginal tickets are being sold to guests who otherwise wouldn't pay $400/head to stand around in line at some theme park in FL/CA.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35473674)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 8:32 AM
Author: dead iridescent casino legal warrant

I think they will make money in the long run, sure, but we don't really know how much any of this shit costs so hear me out -

Lucas was worth an estimated $1.5 billion before the sale of Star Wars. Lucas made all of these movies after the first one with his own money. He owned Lucasfilm, and Lucasarts, and got licensing fees from all of the Legos and everything else for 30 years. Still only worth $1.5 billion. And that's including all of his other ventures too like Indiana Jones and shit. Assuming that every movie henceforth will gross less and less, and assuming that the combined ~$6 billion of inflation-adjusted gross of the OT+PT and 30 years of licensed crap was only enough to net $1.5 billion (assuming he didn't just invest in fuckin' pets.com or some shit), what do you think of the deal Disney made now? Just stating opinions, don't shoot the messenger.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476179)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 12:16 PM
Author: Godawful Double Fault

LJL.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35469616)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 12:41 PM
Author: self-absorbed roast beef

theme park stuff will help

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35469870)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 5:17 PM
Author: wild heaven new version

have they made any video games based on the new trilogy which are actually good?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35472218)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 5:25 PM
Author: buck-toothed ticket booth gaming laptop

they will continue to make SPS spinoffs about the backstory of every character in perpetuity (see: Han Solo)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35472260)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 8:29 PM
Author: Massive Party Of The First Part

looking forward to Bib Fortuna (2031)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35473670)



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Date: February 23rd, 2018 8:32 PM
Author: pink university

The new movies are horrible but it was a great deal for Disney. These aren't Star Wars movies coming out; they are Marvel movies with Marvel characters with Star Wars skins on them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35473688)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 2:04 AM
Author: Grizzly disgusting yarmulke mad cow disease

They paid $4 billion. So far they've released 3 movies which have made $4 billion. They are making like 6 more movies as we speak. They are making TV shows and cartoons. The president of Canada wears Star Was socks. Petco is filled with Star Wars dog toys. They are building a giant Star Wars wing of Disney World.

How can you not think it's a great deal for Disney? Star Wars is basically the licensing equivalent of "red" at this point. "Does your kid want a red backpack or a Star Wars backpack?" "Do you want a red USB storage or a Star Wars USB storage?" "Do you want a red mailbox or a Star Wars mailbox?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35475570)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 8:35 AM
Author: dead iridescent casino legal warrant

The movies grossed whatever they grossed, but we have no idea what the net is. And we have no idea what putting Yoda on a pair of socks is actually worth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476190)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 8:38 AM
Author: big balding coldplay fan immigrant

So far this acquisition has been complete garbage. Disney still hasn't felt the full effects of how atrocious Star Wars 8 was.

8 was utter PC trash that dramatically underperformed at the box office. It could very well ruin their company.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476200)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 9:22 AM
Author: demanding alcoholic hominid psychic

This is how I feel too.. I think Solo was destined to fail even before 8 but I think 9 will really underperform too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476344)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 8:55 AM
Author: Confused sound barrier nursing home

lolwut. this is an absolute steal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476239)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:14 PM
Author: low-t talented native

This. I don't get this thread. In hindsight the deal makes sense at 2x or 3x.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35477011)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 8:57 AM
Author: mind-boggling nibblets

You’re forgottening the theme park tie-ins. The Star Wars resort they’ll eventually build at WDW will instantly become their #1 property. Plus the lands at Disneyland and Disney World. $100+ plus a day ticket to buy a $20 coke from the Cantina-themed drink stand.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476241)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 9:04 AM
Author: Aromatic Offensive Cruise Ship Sweet Tailpipe

Yeah but they probably could've done this w/o having to buy Lucasfilm outright. They've had Star Tours for 30 years, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476271)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 9:12 AM
Author: mind-boggling nibblets

Now Disney can hammer the shit out of it as only Disney can.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476311)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 9:18 AM
Author: Aromatic Offensive Cruise Ship Sweet Tailpipe

Keep in mind that they bought Lucasfilm for $4B, not just SW. That includes other IP (thought Indiana Jones is probably the only good one). It also includes ILM and Skywalker Sound, which do fx for lots and lots of big movies. ILM has to insanely valuable to Disney on its own

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476328)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 9:27 AM
Author: big balding coldplay fan immigrant

(((Iger))) got gaped on this deal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35476361)



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Date: February 24th, 2018 12:15 PM
Author: low-t talented native

Just the movies to date have grossed more than $4 billion and that's just world wide box office to date.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35477017)



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Date: February 25th, 2018 2:02 PM
Author: Aromatic Offensive Cruise Ship Sweet Tailpipe

Someday they'll rerelease the original versions of the original trilogy and make a killing on that.

A lot of people here just don't get they bought a lot more than the right to make new SW movies for 4bn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35483839)



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Date: March 8th, 2018 1:01 PM
Author: galvanic dun wagecucks area

Iron Man director Jon Favreau to write and produce a live-action Star Wars series for Disney's new streaming service — The director of Iron Man and The Jungle Book will helm the series for Disney's new direct-to-consumer platform. — Lucasfilm is excited to announce that Emmy-nominated producer …

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901403&forum_id=2#35561852)