# Video Profits?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-profits/14628>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 12, 2000, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-profits/14628 "2000-03-12T00:47:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-profits/14628/1 "2000-03-12T00:47:00Z")

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does anyone know how much money an average movie makes after its released in theaters (video sales and rentals?) or how that is calculated?

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-profits/14628/2 "2000-03-12T15:37:00Z")

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A movie has to take in 3 times it’s production cost before it starts to earn a profit for the studio. (the theatre takes a third of the ticket price)

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-profits/14628/3 "2000-03-12T16:04:00Z")

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Profit= cost - expenses

But people down there have very ‘creative’ accountants. In other words, ‘what is two plus two?’ answer: what do you want it to be?