Search Results
Showing results 1 to 3 of 3
Replies: 14
How can I tell whether a movie made a profit or a loss?
Posted By gfdbfd
Thank you all for the responses. I suppose the...

Thank you all for the responses. I suppose the take-home message is that it's very complicated, as I had supposed, and that it's very difficult to obtain the necessary info to make the calculation.
...
Replies: 14
How can I tell whether a movie made a profit or a loss?
Posted By gfdbfd
Re: How can I tell whether a movie made a profit or a loss?

Thanks, but that doesn't address my question. My question was, how do you determine whether a movie made a profit or a loss? Is that simply a matter of box office minus budget = net profit/loss?
Replies: 14
How can I tell whether a movie made a profit or a loss?
Posted By gfdbfd
How can I tell whether a movie made a profit or a loss?

Greetings,

I know essentially nothing about showbiz accounting (or about accounting, for that matter), so forgive me if the question sounds simplistic or naive.

The Wikipedia page for the...