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Author Topic: Will "TROY" recoup it's production costs.? Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 05-05-2004 12:46 PM                        There was a very good article about Brad Pitt and his latest film "TROY" in USA Today, yesterday and it had reported that the film had cost 200 million to produce. I am not sure if that amount had also included advertising and production. costs but if it did, the film will have to gross over 300 million to show a profit. I have seen the trailer many times and I must admit, the film looks very good and I will see it in a theatre. Having Orlando Bloom in the film is also a great plus. If the film is as good and exciting as the trailer, it should do very well. Even if it falls short during it's theatrical engagements, it should recoup it's costs from home video. I do not know what the final numbers were for "THE LAST SAMURAI" but I also know this was another expensive Warner Brothers film and from the large crowd eager to buy a DVD yesterday of the film at Circuit City here in Honolulu, it should do well. I predict the same for "TROY" as long as the film does not suck. If the film as just as good as the studio's similar 1956 film, "HELEN OF TROY" , I know I will enjoy it. By the way, does anyone know the films running time? -Claude  |  IP: Logged

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