What Are The Exact Aspects Of A Motion Picture Blockbuster?

October 31st, 2009

The aim of every Hollywood producer is to put out a movie that is a huge hit. The combination of a magnificent plot with excellent actors and special effects seems to be the recipe for a chartbuster. But, it does not always work and every now and then even when a movie has all of the components that purportedly make a hit, it still fails at the box office. There is no sure formula for a Hollywood sensation.

There is in actual fact no boundary to the amount of money that can be used up in order to entertain us with a smash hit motion picture. In spite of this, until the film actually hits the movie theater and proves itself with ticket sales it is essentially a gamble. Some directors seem to have the magical touch. There are also some actors who seem to be able to guarantee a chartbuster hit, but, many a motion picture has failed even with the most popular actors.

With what seems like millions of movies that have been made it may seem like by now Hollywood would have the secret formula and know exactly how to make a successful film. But the only thing in life that is a steady is that things change and public opinion changes frequently. There have been big-budget films that seem to have everything that is indispensable for tremendous success and it still bombs completely at the box office.

A somewhat recent and excellent case in point of this occurrence is the 2005 film “Sahara”. What is ironic is that this motion picture essentially did rather well at the box office, opening with $18 million in the first weekend and generating $122 million in gross-box office sales. However the motion picture was exceedingly high-priced to produce and it ended up actually losing money. The motion picture had expenses of $281.2 million throughout production but only brought in receipts of $202.9 million for one of the maximum monetary losses in Hollywood history.

Looking at the comparison, in’99, “The Blair Witch Project” really had the highest ratio of box office sales compared to production costs in American filmmaking history until 2009 when “Paranormal Activity” transcended it. There are varying reports on the production cost of “The Blair Witch Project” but the maximum estimation was at $100,000. This motion picture grossed over $248 million at the box office worldwide.

One important component but by no means a promise for box office success is making a buzz with media reporting. This can produce a frenzy of expectancy that can contribute greatly to a great opening weekend. But opening weekend receipts never tell the entire story and in order to be a huge box-office achievement a motion picture must continue to be popular.

Even though Hollywood has brought us so many movies and one might consider that they would have figured out how precisely to make a chartbuster hit, a generous portion of the exhilaration for producers and moviegoers alike is the fact that there are no guarantees. “Sure thing” movie storylines and “can’t miss” actors don’t actually exist.

There will always be those shocking box office surprises, either the out of the blue blockbuster hit or the failure that no one could foresee. And that is part of the magic and fascination of movies and Hollywood; you never know just what might be the huge box-office victory.

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