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Originally Posted by Scrapmaker
Dude, X-Men The Last Stand cost 168 million to make and grossed 460 million, they tripled their investment. Your argument doesn't hold.
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Dude you are looking at top line sales only. According to Box Office Mojo:
X2: X-Men United
Production Budget: $110 million
Domestic Total Gross: $214,949,694
Total Worldwide: $407,711,549
X-Men: The Last Stand
Production Budget: $210 million
Domestic Total Gross: $234,362,462
Total Worldwide: $459,359,555
Production cost is doubled, but gross sale is nearly the same (mainly due to high tickets price). To the studio (FOX) bean counters X3 is a loss compared to X2.
Whatever the case, I am sure TF5 will make money but can't tell by how much. I myself just won't go watch it. I don't hate Bayformers. But I'd say I have better taste in my choice of movies.
Also as the latest release dates stand, TF5 (June 23, 2017) will surely take top spot on opening week but then will have a tough time facing competitions in the following weeks from Despicable Me 3, Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming, and War for the Planet of the Apes (more reboot sequels). We'll have to see how TF5 holds out.
