Does anyone know how successful "The Party" was at the box office in the US back in 1968? I'm just curious to know if it
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s007davis — 13 years ago(December 22, 2012 07:01 AM)
Does anyone know how successful "The Party" was at the box office in the US back in 1968? I'm just curious to know if it was considered a hit when it was new.
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edlitz36 — 9 years ago(December 08, 2016 11:53 PM)
Gross was NOT $2.9 million. The rental figure was $2.9 million, that's the figure the studio receives from the gross. Rental figure varies between 40 to 50% of gross.
If $2.9 million was 50%, then the gross was $5.8 million.
If $2.9 million was 40%, then the gross was $7.25 million.
So, the median between the two amounts is $6,525,000 (if rental figure is 45% of gross).
So, given its $1.5 million budget, the film was commercially successful.
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edlitz36 — 9 years ago(December 08, 2016 11:50 PM)
Budget was $1.5 million. Gross was not $2.9 million. The rental figure was $2.9 million, that's the figure the studio receives from the gross. Rental figure varies between 40 to 50% of gross.
If $2.9 million was 50%, then the gross was $5.8 million.
If $2.9 million was 40%, then the gross was $7.25 million.
So, the median between the two amounts is $6,525,000 (if rental figure is 45% of gross).
So, it was commercially successful.
Religion should be made fun of. If I believed that stuff, I'd keep it to myself. -Larry David