Lion's Gate Is Kicking Ass
Lion's Gate is blowing the fuck up. The cats over there are far into the black already with Saw II, which has grossed $36 million and some change in just 4 days. Apparently the production budget was only $4m, so you don't need a Wharton degree to figure out that things are looking good for them. I plan on checking out out Saw 2 in the next couple of days, and hopefully I'll dig it. I'm usually not into these types of flicks, but I thought the first one was great.
In addition to Saw 2, their other recent hits include Farenheit 911, Crash, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, and Saw. All of these brought in over $50m at the box office with production budgets not exceeding $6.5m. These numbers are sick, and of course when something indie is doing well that means the big dogs will definitely want to scoop them up and put them under the studio system. That of course will probably screw up the whole operation and soon they'll be spending $50m on movies and their formula will be shot to hell.
I actually just sent in my resume for a gig over there. That'd be a good spot to be at right about now.
posted by writebrother @ 12:16 PM
2 Comments:
At 9:40 PM,
The Awful Writer said…
Alright! Another 'Saw' fan. I saw 'Saw' and really liked it. It's not a great movie, but I thought it was a great concept. The acting left a lot to be desired. To me that was the weakest aspect of the movie. I haven't seen 'Saw II' yet but I plan to.
At 7:28 AM,
Leslie said…
Hey Write Brother... I saw the first 'Saw' also and I am still freaked out by that damn movie. Wasn't feeling the concept, however brilliant it may be. Definitely thought the acting was wack. But I agree with you, Lion's Gate is making crazy moves and because you are an aspiring screenwriter, that may be the place to be.
Glad I stumbled onto your site. Best of luck landing the 'write' position! Keep your head up. It will happen for you.
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