Previous Post from an interview on SHH! with Arad, Ziskin and Curtis (Producer team of SM3) SHH!: What did it cost? Curtis: I don't know. Ziskin: Good answer. SHH!: Is it true this movie cost $250 million? Ziskin: I never have said the number of any "Spider-Man" movie ever from the first one, but you're in the ballpark. original article: http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5551 so it's far from $500 million, just the half of it, and so even cheaper than SM2, which was around $280 million. > > I think Marvel getting into the movie industry is a BAD idea. Most big profile movies never recover what money was spent to make them. Stick to what you know. > > > > Good lord, 500!? > > > > In fact, the vast majority of films, not counting very small independent releases, do make their money back, in the DVD market if not in theaters. There are very few bombs. > > Still, the $500 million figure is high. And surprising, because Raimi is well-known for his ability to get a lot done on a little budget. But Marvel and Sony expect this film to be huge, and it will be huge. I don't know if it can beat Pirates 2 from last year, but I think this one is going to open bigger and gross more than the original Spider-Man. > > It's an investment, for sure, but I can't see it not paying off. > > -Comp

We might be mixing up production with production PLUS post-production costs. A movie this big gets a lot of marketing, and that costs money.
Of course, I vaguely remember reading that George Lucas recouped all the money he spent on EPISODE I before it opened through all the production of toys and action figures.


> from an interview on SHH! with Arad, Ziskin and Curtis (Producer team of SM3)
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> SHH!: What did it cost?
> Curtis: I don't know.
> Ziskin: Good answer.
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> SHH!: Is it true this movie cost $250 million?
> Ziskin: I never have said the number of any "Spider-Man" movie ever from the first one, but you're in the ballpark.
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> original article:
> http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5551
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> so it's far from $500 million, just the half of it, and so even cheaper than SM2, which was around $280 million.
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> > > I think Marvel getting into the movie industry is a BAD idea. Most big profile movies never recover what money was spent to make them. Stick to what you know.
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> > In fact, the vast majority of films, not counting very small independent releases, do make their money back, in the DVD market if not in theaters. There are very few bombs.
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> > Still, the $500 million figure is high. And surprising, because Raimi is well-known for his ability to get a lot done on a little budget. But Marvel and Sony expect this film to be huge, and it will be huge. I don't know if it can beat Pirates 2 from last year, but I think this one is going to open bigger and gross more than the original Spider-Man.
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> > It's an investment, for sure, but I can't see it not paying off.
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> > -Comp