Comments on: Spider-Man 2 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/spider-man_2/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:55:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Brian J. http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/spider-man_2/comment-page-1/#comment-19802 Brian J. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=6702#comment-19802 Number of tickets sold should be the benchmark, since it's an absolute number, unlike total money, which is relative to the ticket price. Until, of course, theaters start charging two tickets for the obese. Number of tickets sold should be the benchmark, since it's an absolute number, unlike total money, which is relative to the ticket price.

Until, of course, theaters start charging two tickets for the obese.

]]> By: Robert Prather http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/spider-man_2/comment-page-1/#comment-19803 Robert Prather Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=6702#comment-19803 Paul, Not necessarily insane. I have read that the rule of thumb for a movie to break even -- in box office receipts only -- is for it to double its budget in revenue. It's a better than safe bet that it will make more than $420 million worldwide and entirely likely that it will pass $1 billion in worldwide receipts. --- Paul,

Not necessarily insane. I have read that the rule of thumb for a movie to break even -- in box office receipts only -- is for it to double its budget in revenue. It's a better than safe bet that it will make more than $420 million worldwide and entirely likely that it will pass $1 billion in worldwide receipts.

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