Market Data

Obviously, a big part of getting a film greenlit is showing that the film has a likelihood of financial success. While I've worked in finance long enough to know my argument for Sam Bailey is strong, I'm just now compiling and collating the data I need to show it in print.

In some cases, the films I'm choosing to show to Sam Bailey's potential business partners don't even represent the top of the marketplace. What I'm hoping to communicate, more than anything, is that the various parts of Sam Bailey have worked well before - and worked well together.

Figures represent domestic box-office dollars, and the budget of Sam Bailey is less than half a million. Here's the data I'll be using, for anyone who's interested:

Recent Limited Release:
Sideways (2004) - $71 million / Budget: $16 million
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) - $45 million / Budget: $400,000
Fireproof (2008) - $33 million / Budget: $500,000
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) - $31 million / Budget: $7 million
Once (2007) - $9 million / Budget: $150,000
Primer (2004) - $425,000 / Budget: $7,000

Recent Limited Budget:
Blair Witch Project (1999) - $140 million / Budget: $60,000
Paranoral Activity (2009) - $108 million / Budget: $15,000
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) - $45 million / Budget: $400,000
Fireproof (2008) - $33 million / Budget: $500,000
Once (2007) - $9 million / Budget: $150,000
Primer (2004) - $425,000 / Budget: $7,000

Genre: Modern Fantasy
The Da Vinci Code (2006) - $218 million
Twilight (2008) - $193 million
Interview with the Vampire (1994) - $105 million
Phenomenon (1996) - $105 million
Unbreakable (2000) - $95 million
The Fisher King (1991) - $41 million

Themes: Forgiveness and Fraternity
Phenomenon (1996)- $105 million
Unbreakable (2000) - $95 million
Sideways (2004) - $71 million
Secondhand Lions (2003) - $42 million
The Fisher King (1991) - $41 million
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) - $31 million

Unknown/Underexposed Casts of 2009
Harry Potter 6 - $302 million
Twilight: New Moon - $291 million
The Hangover - $277 million
District 9 - $116 Million
Paranormal Activity - $108 million
The Watchmen - $107 million