my profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home

» Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE   » Operations   » Ground Level   » Fox plays hardball with AMC (Page 2)

This topic comprises 2 pages: 1  2

Author Topic: Fox plays hardball with AMC Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 12-11-2002 03:36 PM                    I believe that the 90/10 business or similar extremely high percentage is calculated AFTER deducting a house nut from the box office revenue. The house nut is supposed to represent the operating costs of the theatre--presumably in a multiplex you could apportion it by seat count per screen--but is really just an agreed upon figure. Hopefully someone with actual knowledge of booking and deals can explain this better. It used to be a three way thing...90/10 after nut...60 or 70 etc with no nut...vs a minimum guarantee...whichever was greater.  |  IP: Logged Joseph Pandolfi Expert Film Handler Posts: 213 From: Milford, CT. Registered: Nov 1999 posted 12-14-2002 12:03 PM                     Same situation with National Amusements and Fox/Searchlight here. The New Haven County Area is blacked out from certain releases. Mostly noted were "Castaway" and "Moulin Rogue" were played in independent houses rather than chains.  |  IP: Logged Richard C. Wolfe Master Film Handler Posts: 250 From: Northampton, PA, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 12-14-2002 11:58 PM                        Steve, you are absolutely correct. As well as being a theatre owner, I am also a booker/buyer for numerous independent exhibitors throughout eastern Pennsylvania. Often I see people post about how awful it is that theatres have to pay 90% for the first week. No one pays that amount unless they have given a guarantee that is higher then what the film terms call for, and then they would be paying possibly a 100% or more. That seldom happens. When the 90% comes into play they have already deducted there house expense, and are theoretically getting a 10% profit off of ticket sales, even before adding concession or advertising profits. As you said the 90/10 is always an "either/or" situation whereby the distributor calculates the film rental by the straight percentage and the 90/10 and then bills at whichever is higher.  |  IP: Logged

All times are Central (GMT -6:00)

This topic comprises 2 pages: 1  2

Printer-friendly view of this topic

Hop To: Select a Forum: Category: Operations -------------------- Digital Cinema Forum Film Handlers' Forum Large Format Forum Ground Level Feature Info, Trailer Attachments & REAL Credit Offsets Category: Community -------------------- Film-Yak Film Handlers' Movie Reviews The Afterlife Bob Maar's Joke-A-Thon Category: Classified -------------------- Equipment and Supplies Wanted/For Sale Help Wanted/Seeking Employment Category: System -------------------- Software Beta Testing Forum

The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.