JBroadway said: "Wait I'm sorry I'm confused. Can someone explain this to me?
(1) What's the different between the capitalization and the actual production cost, and why is the former excluded from the latter, as opposed to being lumped together for the overall cost to produce?
(2) I could have sworn Spider-Man cost $65 Million (hence the "wink-wink" lyric in the Green Goblin's song), so wouldn't that make Harry Potter the most expensive show EVER, non-musical or no?
And if so, (3) how could Harry Potter beat out Spider-Man's cost, when the Spider-Man sets, costumes, lighting, and flying effects were far more elaborate?"
Capitalization is the amount the producers and investors have put into the show. The article broke the $35.5 million to include "$11.7 million for the physical production, $7.8 million for “general and administrative” costs, including the design and signage of the facade, $3.4 million for advertising and publicity and $3.2 million for salaries."
Of the $65 million, $33 million was to "clear out and redo the theatre" which, as pointed out in the article, broke down to $23 million to get 'Paramour' out and then $10 million for the actual renovation.
In the NYT article, it says that Spider-Man cost $75 million.
Updated On: 4/15/18 at 12:47 AM
