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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I think the general rule of thumb is that a film doesn't turn a profit until its ticket sales double its budget. Wolverine is the only one that is even in the black, and was probably the closest to meeting expectations. Most studios would expect their movies to make back their budget domestically, and Watchment, and Terminator definitely didn't do that. Compare that to Star Trek, for example: $150 budget, $240 domestic. Terminator $200 budget, $119 domestic.
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yes. in general, it is 2 - 2.5 times the budget. the 'budget' of the movie is just the cost of making the movie (talent, sets, pre/post production, etc). studios will spend about the same, sometimes more on marketing the movie. marketing generally includes print ads, radio, tv, copies of film (although most are digital transfers), press/PR...etc.