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Originally Posted by dissention
I was reading an article in Variety the other day that talked about how this movie will go down as one of the biggest flops. Webber put a lot of his own money into it and he'll never see any of it back unless it does phenomenal overseas, which I doubt will happen.
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It's only been showing in 622 theatres since Christmas weekend, and it's already grossed over 16 million. It doesn't open nationwide until January 21st.
I think it's doing respectably for limited showings... but it was an extremely expensive movie to make (I heard around 80-90 million dollars), so I imagine it will take YEARS before it shows a profit.
Most likely through DVD and overseas sales.
Also, I believe 'Moulin Rouge,' 'Chicago' and 'Evita' all made under 30 million during their theatrical runs, so it seems 'PotO' is doing decent numbers, all things considered.
The stage show has grossed 3.2 BILLION dollars though, so I don't think ALW will be hurting much either way!
