Some really over-budgeted movies this weekend though I think $45m for CSL is fine (a little less could have been better, but this is ok).

C&A would definitely need OS markets to get that money back and with the Cowboy genre that might not be true. I think Craig with Bond connection might pull in some audience and the movie is getting a big tentpole release in the markets I saw which would help its prospects.

I think Smurfs will break even, still they should have made it in lesser budget.

lol, Universal just never learn. I swear, you could go into their office, say, "Pierce Brosnan is a high-powered executive who never had time for love, but after a car crash he turns to the simpler life of a gardener. A big flower contest is on the horizon, and his main rival is Nicole Kidman, who has won seven years in a row. But rivalry soon turns to affection when the sparks begin to fly. Richard Curtis directs.," and leave with at least 80 mil., maybe more.

As I've said before, I respect the fact they've given a few of my favorite filmmakers (Michael Mann, Paul Greengrass, Judd Apatow) big expensive sandboxes to play in. I truly do. But they seriously need to reconsider their budgeting allowances.

Funny People is exactly the film I was speaking of.

Let's pretend I just said Michael Mann and Paul Greengrass.

Considering something like How Do You Know cost $120M to make, Crazy Stupid Love's $45M is a borderline bargain.

$93M Rise Of The Apes
$52M The Change-Up

Link - http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/enterta ... ge-up.html

Sounds pretty much expected for Apes, but that budget for Change-Up is deffentially higher than I expected.

Considering the quality of the special effects for Apes, that sounds like a bargain.

That looks like a very good budget for Apes. TCU not so good could/should have been about $35m-$40m.

$25M The Help
$40M Final Destination 5
$28M 30 Minutes Or Less

Link - http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/enterta ... 26+Buzz%29

Too high for FD5 IMO, The Help and 30 Less are looking good...very good

It's the same budget as the previous Final Destination film.

Exactly. It's pretty impressive they managed to keep the budget flat.

Wasn't there a rumor or something last year that the budget was like $60M ? I'm suprised it stayed flat aswell and it will easily break even with $160-$170M WW.

$90m CONAN
$30m FRIGHT NIGHT
$27m SPY KIDS
$15m ONE DAY

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/enterta ... 26+Buzz%29

Conan cost 3m less than Apes? lolololol.

That's an absolutely fantastic budget for Spy Kids. The original cost 35 million 10 years ago.

Except for Conan every movie has a good to great budget specially Spy Kids, but that also means that VFX will be that terrible.

Of all the movies I actually like Fright Night's budget the best. One Day might not get its budget back in theatrical run. Conan has a flop written all over it.

HOLY SHIT @ Conan's budget! I had no idea they spent 90 mil. on this.

I wonder if the budget is bloated from pre-production to previous attempts at rebooting Conan? I mean fantasy movies can be expensive but even with 3D the lack of big names made it seem like this shouldn't have cost over twice as much as Season of the Witch. Then again the effects do look much better than that... But still even Battle LA and it's awesome special effects only cost 70 million.

You do realize that this was directed by freaking Marcus Nispel. That guy doesn't know how to control budgets.

What are you talking about? According to BOM his three feature length movies combined cost less than Conan apparently does.

Not sure how accurate the number is but BO.com has Gnomeo and Juliet at $65m budget (http://www.boxofficemagazine.com/statis ... d%20Juliet).
Much believable than $36m listed at its Twiki Page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnomeo_%26_Juliet)

Well Pathfinder had a bloated budget considering what it was, but yeah, his two horror films had very modest budgets, and conan is definitely blown beyond Pathfinder.

€32m = $45m COLOMBIANA
http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=12288

$25m DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
$5m MY IDIOT BROTHER
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/enterta ... 26+Buzz%29

okish for Colombiana, I read most of the places were saying the budget was approx $40m, though not sure what conversion rate they applied.

Great for DBAOTD and MIBR, I don't see how they will make huge money overall but given the budget they should not have tough time making that money back.