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Movie Math and Science Fiction Films

March 14, 2012UncategorizedJohn Scalzi

This week over at FilmCritic.com, I do math — and discuss why it is that movies, in order to make a profit, have to make so much more than they cost to make. This is a real problem, if, like John Carter, the film cost $250 million to begin with. Come and take a look, and get the scoop on a lesser-known part of the movie money-making business.

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