SPIDER-MAN budget reaches 40 million!

At least according to The Post...

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10082008/entertainment/theater/taymors_web_of_riches_132605.htm

This is getting ridiculous.

Ok, this is absurd and unrealistic. The running cost for the week is reported at somewhere like 1 million right? IF (and this is in the best of all possible worlds) they could make they same amount of money as Wicked does right now every week of the year ( roughly 1.4 million per week) and factoring in running costs, it would take them about 100 weeks, or just under two years, to recoup.

ABANDON SHIP

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Updated On: 10/8/08 at 12:28 PM

I think the film companies look at producing Broadway shows a little differently.

Unlike a Broadway Producer who is trying to make as much money off of a production as possible, a film company gains value just by building the brand. Both the Shrek and Spiderman brands are much more profitable as films than they ever could be as theatrical projects. So, even if the Broadway productions are just breaking even, it's a win for the studio because the brand is getting out there each week both directly to patrons and through media coverage.

I'm not saying they aren't looking to be profitable. I just think that there are more factors involved since they have so many revenue streams for those properties and that is why they aren't shying away from a $1 Million nut.

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They'll lose their shirts.

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Wow! That's one dollar for every ounce of loathing I feel for this theme-park production!

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here is how to make it a hit ..spend 30 million on the show and effects ...and 10 million on seats a person born post WWII can sit in ...I know so many people who wont go to theater due to the high ticket prices and having your legs jammed in front of you for three hours, its different than 10 years ago when the top price was $45...for $135 you should be able to fit in the seat...and if you go shopping before the show there is no place to put the new pair of shoes bag you just bought ...


Premium seating should be like a first class airline seat, not just some overpriced ticket thats more center or a few rows closer than the rest of the audience

I remember seeing Eden Espinosa and Kristoffer Cusick in the Spider-Man stage show at Universal Studios theme park!

They should just do that.

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I would love to know how it compares to the budgets of say, Young Frankenstein, Wicked and Jersey Boys just so Riedel could add a little perspective. While the show has the potential to be visually spectacular, I'm just not convinced this is a story that will draw audiences to want to hear yet again. Maybe I'm wrong, but especially in recent years, haven't we been rather well-saturated with the Spider Man tale? I think the only thing more stale would be a Batman musical at this point. I just can't get excited about this.

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...this had better be good.

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Lion King was 18 million thats what i heard years ago ..so the true cost was most likely higher maybe as high as 25

Why should you care? It's not your money they are spending. I'm sure they would have more reservations if they were starting from scratch today, but this show has been in the works for awhile. How would they have known 3 years ago that the economy would suck today?

yes, and I'm just pointing out that it's an extremely illogical opinion.

"I remember seeing Eden Espinosa and Kristoffer Cusick in the Spider-Man stage show at Universal Studios theme park!

They should just do that."

I used to love that show!