Word: presold
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...foreign distributors, using not much more than a script and a cast list. That meant certain funding for the filmmaker no matter how good or bad the film turned out to be. The filmmaker could then go to a private investor who, knowing that the movie was already presold to foreign territories, would view it as less risky and invest. With money from both foreign rights and private investors, the filmmaker could then secure a bank loan for the remaining funds. (See the top 10 Cannes film-festival moments...
...lasted only 24 performances. Some advocate looking for a beloved story, but The Three Musketeers managed only nine performances. Some call for a celebration of show biz itself, but Harrigan 'n Hart, a tribute to two founding fathers of the modern musical, barely lasted a week. Some call for presold songs, performed in low-key review style, but Leader of the Pack is struggling. And some contend the musical should reach for the opposite extreme, dealing with urgent social issues while rivaling Las Vegas in luxury, but the ambitious Grind has suffered a loss in advance sales since opening...
...windows--and even an electronic noise-dampening system. Not to be outdriven, Lexus plans to roll out a hybrid SUV in April, the RX 400h, generating 270 h.p. and up to 27.6 m.p.g. in city-highway driving. It's off to a fast start, with 11,000 vehicles already presold...
...plays. "You've got a lot less risk with a one-person show and pretty much the same opportunity to make money," says Jay Larkin, an executive producer at Showtime, responsible for Cantone's show, Laugh Whore. And since many of the shows are built around stars with a presold audience, they're easier to promote. "We've got to be realistic," says Hal Luftig, the lead producer of Whoopi. "We're asking people to pay a lot of money. There's comfort in knowing what they're getting...
...knew better. An executive at New Line--and an old friend of Jackson's--Ordesky championed Lord of the Rings to his bosses, Shaye and Lynne. "Everybody around the world knew about this series of books," says Shaye, who suggested they should make three movies. "It was so wonderfully presold. It was like Superman or Batman." By making them all at once, they reasoned, the cost per film would be diminished; most of the stars, for example, would take just 1.5 times their usual fees for all three movies, effectively working for half price. The studio also followed its usual...