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Mar 16, 2023 · on Mar 16, 2023. Spring 2023. Last fall, desiring information to aid our own filmmaking careers, we launched an experiment to see whether we could obtain hard data on independent film revenue.
- How Many Independent Films Recoup Their Investment?
- How Do Independent Films Compare to Films from Hollywood Studios?
- What Types of Independent Films Make Money?
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The level of specificity we can bring to this question depends on how narrow we make our inclusion criteria. If we want to know about all films ever made then a large degree of modelling and projection is required, whereas picking a single movie lets us get to a much more specific answer. Let’s focus on films made in the United States, as we can th...
Let’s take a closer look at the profitability rates of those released in cinemas. In that select group, we can be confident that just under a third were profitable, almost 60% did not recoup their costs and the rest sit somewhere in the middle. Unsurprisingly, Studio films have a much better rate of profitability. And yet, with all their money, pow...
Finally, let’s sub-divide this group again, this time by genre. Independent horror films which reached cinemas ever-so-slightly outperform Hollywood movies in profitability, although still with just under 50% breaking even. The poorest performing genres are sports movies and historical films with recoupment rates of around 16% and 20% respectively.
These are just the headlines of a huge research project I have been conducting. The truth is that there is a lot filmmakers can do to increase their chances of reaching profitability, and there are signals investors can spot to help them maximise their chance of recouping. It’s not as simple as a five-point plan (otherwise I’d have included it here...
In the meantime, here are some past research projects which can continue the journey right now: 1. How movies make money: $100m+ Hollywood blockbusters 2. How films make money pt2: $30m-$100m movies 3. How is a cinema’s box office income distributed? 4. There’s much more about horror films in my 200+ page Horror Report 5. What types of low-budget f...
The data in today’s article covers live-action fiction films (i.e. not documentaries or animations) which were first released to the public between 1st January 1999 and 31st December 2018. The raw data came from a large number of sources, mostly public but a few from industry friends. I’m very grateful to everyone who has helped me with this, wheth...
My research into the film industry has never really been guided. I’ve investigated topics as they’ve occurred to me, as they’ve been requested by readers and as I learned new methods of data gathering and crunching Over the past couple of years, however, I have started to feel that my research is building towards a bigger project: to zoom out and a...
Statistically speaking, the picture is quite bleak – 97% of independent feature films fail to turn a profit. Most filmmakers assume they will be in the lucky 3%, not realizing that turning a real profit with a low/micro-budget film is practically unheard of.
Jun 22, 2019 · Ben Berman (“The Amazing Johnathan Documentary”): What I do when I’m not making films is mainly question what I do for a living. So at least we’re on the same page about that. I’ve ...
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The short answer is yes. The long answer is also yes, but it takes some effort to get there. Independent films are a powerful force in the media landscape, but many wonder if they make money. This article will look at how do independent films make money and where they fall on the financial spectrum. What is an Independent Film.
Jun 29, 2022 · Independent film producers make money by: Knowing their market. Building and maintaining trusted relationships with investors. Being smart about the budget on the front end of production. Getting their films sold to distributors. Negotiating a good back-end deal. Knowing and avoiding expensive pitfalls.
Oct 18, 2021 · Independent filmmakers can actually make money if they have a great foreign sales agent who can sell their movies in key overseas markets.
