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Originally Posted by slapass
I know it has grossed over a billion but does anyone know if that number is gross ticket sales and then the theater keeps some of it is the amount that goes right back to the movie?
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Not sure about foreign box office but in North America general the studios get about 50% of the take of a movie. they get much more at first but then less as each week goes by and thus it averages to about 50%. With Avatar still making good money after 6 weeks this is really a boon to the theaters who are now getting the bigger share. So at any rate out of $560 million in North America one can asume the studio has made about $280 mil. Or almost enough to pay for the movie. So foreign box office is just gravy no matter what the % is.
Then of course will come the money made from video games, movie rental, DVD, blu-ray, PPV, digital download, cable( HBO, Showtime etc ). Also all the other money made via promotions like McDonald's and other products. Of course ther are the action figures and other toys. Also thing like bedsheets, towels other stuff like that. Posters etc etc.