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‘Thunderbolts*’ Lost Millions of Dollars Despite Great Reviews. Where Does Marvel Go Next? (variety.com)
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[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Sounds like Hollywood accounting strikes again.

They'll make the money back and more on streaming and DVD sales.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Seriously though, shouldn’t the formula be updated to take all revenue sources into account and not just box office?

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago

Yes. It should be updated, but they don't, so that they can underpay contributors - people who often are owed money as a percentage of the formula.