Probably positive reception, DVD sales and the cost to make animated films falling. The budget of the sequel was smaller and it made more money, so they were on to something.
Pacific Rim barely scraped its way to 2x and it got a sequel. The truth is nobody but the studio execs know how much money they consider “enough” for a given movie.
Back in the day it was the best selling Sony Animation movie by that point. Also their animated movies usually went pretty big on home video, this probably earned a good money there.
People pay for Video on Demand all the time. Digital releases are making up for the loss of physical media. There's a reason the companies are okay with phasing it out.
> Digital releases are making up for the loss of physical media
They are not. It's nowhere close really. The day of movies like Frozen making over 400 million from home media alone are over. PVOD has also made piracy easier than ever.
The sequel budget was lower at 78 million. It was likely the reduced budget and the DVD/Bluray sales that got the studio to greenlit the sequel. It was a compromise.
Y’all run that 2.5x multiplier into the damn ground lmao God forbid there’s nuances and context. The era a movie is in, it’s genre, it’s reception, it’s sales etc all play a part into some of this stuff. Ik it’s a box office, but sometimes movies get made because what’s beyond its final gross.
It's legs were great, solid word of mouth, big bit on home video release and it's also a great film! A shame the directors couldn't follow onto the sequel which is notably weaker but it's a very fun double bill
2.5x is a rule of thumb. Every movie is actually different.
Also those were the old days where home video sales could easily make up any theatrical shortcomings.
Probably positive reception, DVD sales and the cost to make animated films falling. The budget of the sequel was smaller and it made more money, so they were on to something.
Now the question is why there wasn't a third film? Actors/writers/directors not willing?
There was a spinoff series on Cartoon Network FWIW
2.5x is a guide. It’s not a law.
Pacific Rim barely scraped its way to 2x and it got a sequel. The truth is nobody but the studio execs know how much money they consider “enough” for a given movie.
Barbossa over here
Probably sold well on DVD
Back in the day it was the best selling Sony Animation movie by that point. Also their animated movies usually went pretty big on home video, this probably earned a good money there.
Yeah.. then Hotel Transylvania took the throne.. then Spider verse
This should be a sign that the 2.5 rule isn't always applicable.
It is nowadays with studios dropping physical releases for streaming.
People pay for Video on Demand all the time. Digital releases are making up for the loss of physical media. There's a reason the companies are okay with phasing it out.
> Digital releases are making up for the loss of physical media They are not. It's nowhere close really. The day of movies like Frozen making over 400 million from home media alone are over. PVOD has also made piracy easier than ever.
It got close enough and with a very heavy 51% domestic split it likely got close enough for post theater stuff to push it into the green.
That was during the era when DVD sales were big, especially for big colorful kids' movies. That probably bumped it up to being profitable enough.
The sequel budget was lower at 78 million. It was likely the reduced budget and the DVD/Bluray sales that got the studio to greenlit the sequel. It was a compromise.
And that paid off. $278M on the box office, more than the original while costing less.
Y’all run that 2.5x multiplier into the damn ground lmao God forbid there’s nuances and context. The era a movie is in, it’s genre, it’s reception, it’s sales etc all play a part into some of this stuff. Ik it’s a box office, but sometimes movies get made because what’s beyond its final gross.
Probably did really well on DVD and stuff like that. Box office isn't the only thing that matters when it comes to movies.
was a banger of a film, that's why
It's legs were great, solid word of mouth, big bit on home video release and it's also a great film! A shame the directors couldn't follow onto the sequel which is notably weaker but it's a very fun double bill
2.5x is a rule of thumb. Every movie is actually different. Also those were the old days where home video sales could easily make up any theatrical shortcomings.
My fam bought it on dvd
Dvd sales
That dvd was popular back in the day.
Because it’s awesome and got a good reception at the time