https://staging2.theplaylist.net/money-well-spent-the-hobbit-movies-have-already-cost-double-of-the-entire-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-20131007/ Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://staging2.theplaylist.net/money-well-spent-the-hobbit-movies-have-already-cost-double-of-the-entire-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-20131007/#comment-43822 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:40 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/money-well-spent-the-hobbit-movies-have-already-cost-double-of-the-entire-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-92917/#comment-43822 All I know is that I saw The Hobbit in theatre and won't see the other two there. But i'm sure he'll turn a profit.

]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/money-well-spent-the-hobbit-movies-have-already-cost-double-of-the-entire-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-20131007/#comment-43823 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:40 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/money-well-spent-the-hobbit-movies-have-already-cost-double-of-the-entire-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-92917/#comment-43823 A big tent pole movie costs $200-250 million easily these days (The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Lone Ranger, John Carter, Iron Man 3, etc.). $561 M would've been about right for two movies of LOTR's and The Hobbit's scope. It's an outright bargain for three.

]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/money-well-spent-the-hobbit-movies-have-already-cost-double-of-the-entire-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-20131007/#comment-43824 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:40 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/money-well-spent-the-hobbit-movies-have-already-cost-double-of-the-entire-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-92917/#comment-43824 3d and higher frame rate do not cost 250+ extra million. Inflation some, oh and also all those accountant types are not being wasted after all. Their must be a Saul Goodman in there somewhere…

]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/money-well-spent-the-hobbit-movies-have-already-cost-double-of-the-entire-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-20131007/#comment-43825 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:40 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/money-well-spent-the-hobbit-movies-have-already-cost-double-of-the-entire-the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-92917/#comment-43825 This explains why the films were split into three parts…

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