Tom cruise is getting about $75 million for mission impossible 3 and the budget for the movie is about $150 million. Do you think that the movie will make about $250 million like MI 2
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With his recent antics, maybe not. But there are die hard MI fans worldwide and it may actually do better than $250mil.\nIt seems like it is the only BIG ACTION BLOCKBUSTER movie that is coming out this spring/summer. I want to see it. It seems like it's going to be kinda good.
319516
Tom Cruise is the banker i think. Long as Model #10 was ok-it would be fine
516922
I think the other two answers say it all.  Not only are athletes over paid, but the entertainment industry is too.  Bruce Willis made something like 100M for the Sixth Sense, and Mel Gibson supposedly 400-500M for the Passion of the Christ.  Those are ridiculous figures.  It is a checks and balances scenario.  They say why should the network or film company make all the profits when we are putting a**es in the seats.  \n\nI think the ridiculous salaries of CEO's and other top level jobs are way out of hand too.  There was an article where the Sultan of Brunai had a home built for something like 100M, didn't like it, and had them tear it down and rebuild it.  BS!!  He has a home in LA that he had built for around 30-40M, and he has yet to step foot in it.  And you ask why we question it?  If it wasn't thrown into the our faces day in day out, maybe we would not question it.  We don't need to hear about their unbelievable acts of selfishness when we have men and women dying every day to protect our freedoms, and their families get close to nothing for their heroic efforts.
658102
Hollywood simply does what they think will make money.\nIf a movie makes money, the very first thing the studio talks about is, "Sequel!"  If they can get the cast back together (or at least some of them), if their focus tests show the public wants another movie, and if they can make it within a budget, it'll get made.  Simple as that.  While hardly any sequels do as well as the original movie (most exceptions are those that were planned as multi-film projects to begin with, like Star Wars, the Matrix, etc.), they almost always do nearly as well, and almost always make money.  If everyone stopped going to see them, Hollywood would stop making them :)
646869
I thought that the little girl dragged down the action.  At one point, the aliens catch her, and I thought "Oh Boy! Now we can get some action going on here without her stupid short legs making it impossible for them to run fast!" but ten seconds later, Cruise was caught as well. \n\nI will say that it was cooler than the original, as far as effects and things like that are concerned.
61652
Most of the time they dont "let" the company's borrow anything. They have the soldiers accompany the equipment, they get filmed and they go back to post. But you figure most of the time its not real anyway. I mean with all the video technology these days you can pretty much create anything you wanted to for half of the cost of whgat it would have cost in real life. Look at the movie, True Lies, they really did not have a Harrier out there its all props and special effects.
257068
YESSSS!!!!!!!!! and why?? BECAUSE IT A MILLION DOLLARS DUH!!!!!!!!!!
483249
I think sometimes it is overkill, but that is Hollywood for ya. If you break it down, most of them are making ten's of thousands of dollars an hour...a little ridiculous.
98212
I am not sure how much was paid to him but, I read that they did the entire movie on a very low budget.  Go Pedro!
108915
I liked the movie.  (though I LOVE the book) You can never expect the book to match the movie.  I would have preferred a bit more of the book mixed in and more interaction with the sisters and Marius. And not having Tom Cruise play in it didn't bother me at all.
15114
I heard he's working on getting the rights and is pertty close if he hasn't got them already. I don't think it'll be in theaters for at least 5 years, though. More's the pity.
485142
That would have to go to Akeelah & The Bee.  Inspiring, likeable, great performances...yet I believe it only made less than $19M at the box office.  And though some may say "Well, it was an indie film", you may want to consider that it was put out by the same studio that did Saw III this year (Lions Gate).  \n\nTo make up for the public's ignorance, I'm hoping it gets some award noms as a means of recognition.
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Not sure what the current numbers are for Hollywood. And I guess that would also depend on how you define Hollywood (box office only, merchandise etc.)\n\nWhen I was at Sony we referenced NPD data. They are a reliable is an industry analyst group that may have the answers you are looking for. \n\nHere is a recent AP article (11/14/05) that sites their data: \n\nhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2005-11-14-video-game-sales_x.htm\n\nRough October for video game industry\nBy May Wong, Associated Press\nSAN JOSE, Calif. — Video game makers saw sales slump dramatically in October, but analysts still expect the industry to end the year with record-breaking sales after the busy holiday season, according to market research firm NPD Group. \n \n  'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' generated $100 million in sales within the first month of its release in October 2004.   \nRockstar Games \n\nIncluding accessories, sales for the overall video game industry dropped by 16% in October to $556.1 million from $662.8 million a year ago. But the industry usually generates almost half of its annual sales during the holiday quarter. \n\nFor the month of October, U.S. sales of just gaming devices increased 5.6% to $132.5 million from $125.5 million the previous year. But gaming software sales dragged the industry, taking a significant dive of nearly 24% to $364.9 million from $478.9 million last year. \n\nNPD entertainment industry analyst Anita Frazier attributed part of the decline to the phenomenal sales last year of the hit game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which alone generated $100 million in sales within its first month of release in October 2004. \n\nWeaker sales were also likely affected by a general economic malaise, some burnout from annual versions of franchise games, and holdouts in anticipation of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 console, due to hit store shelves on Nov. 22, Frazier said. \n\nIn addition, the marketplace is getting crowded with multiple options of consoles and handheld gadgets aimed at satisfying the game-playing public. \n\nThe number of people owning more than one game device is on the rise, Frazier said. However, each purchase of a piece of hardware is no longer necessarily from a new gaming customer, but likely from someone who already owns a bunch of games that work on a different device, thus potentially thinning software sales. \n\nStill, Frazier expects the video game industry to end the year with record sales overall, compared to the peak of $10.3 billion made in 2002. The industry usually generates almost half of its annual sales during the holiday quarter, and sales from January through October is already up nearly 9%, at $6.3 billion, compared to $5.8 billion during the same period last year, Frazier said.
292070
a small-budget the least is probably 50,000 more realistic several hundred thousand and in the real world a million or more. Making movies is very expensive.
80751
Possibly. Its one of the best ones i've seen in a while. Dont forget though, Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (didnt the 1st one get a few awards last year?), and some other ones are coming. And the year has just begun...
252344
Greetings. I watched X3 on Saturday and loved it. I heard about the 3 endings on Radio 1 so I told my partner to stay behind to watch the 3rd ending and she was blown away by it. From what I heard from an interview with Patrick Stewart, there will be a 4th film. If you remember back to the scene in the Danger room...remember the robot they were facing? That's a Sentinel. In the comic, that's their next enemy. So it's all set up and I can't wait!! Bye for now.
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There have been some delays in filming the Bourne Ultimatum, because they were having difficulties in finding a villain.  They recently signed on somone to play a "super assassin" to go against Jason Bourne, and have resume filming!  I believe it is schedule to be released in 2007, a specific release date has not been announced.  I am so looking forward to it too!!