The charge agreement doesn’t mean they are losing money or whatnot. That’s normal for a production company in the driver’s seat. It’s a negative pickup deal. You pay the production costs using a loan. You get the loan by using your distribution contract as collateral. This allows you more control over the production and normally a bigger slice of the profits than going to a studio or trying to patchwork investors.

gatorfisch:

Yes, but they also have problems with their stuff having to go streaming, etc, just like everybody else. And they have a little problem with embezzlement.

A little? Ha! How does that inspire investor confidence? What profits? We are looking at a net loss across the board. Do the calculations for TCW, the BO gross didn’t even cover the the cost of production which was something like 30 million. Distro takes as much as half, what are y’all left with? More content will premiere as streaming service exclusives instead of costly theatrical releases in the future. Companies that fail to adapt to this business model will not survive, there should always be a Plan B. Ben may be financially savvy but Adam does not have a good head for business 😒…

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