Editing Never Split Tens (movie prospectus) (section)

===Revenues===

Of these 3629 motion pictures, gross domestic box-office revenues are provided for 3544 and gross worldwide box-office revenues, domestic plus foreign, are provided for 2329.  The distribution of the domestic box-office revenues for the 3544 motion pictures for which the data is provided  is  shown in   Figure 2.  The distribution of the worldwide box-office revenue for the 2329 motion pictures for which the data is provided is shown in Figure 3.   The mean domestic gross revenues are $17.1 million, the median gross domestic revenues are $7.2 million, and the standard deviation of the gross domestic revenues are $16.2 million.  The mean gross worldwide revenues are $17.1 million, the median gross worldwide revenues are $7.2 million, and the standard deviation of the gross worldwide revenues are $16.2 million.   These numbers again demonstrate the skewed nature of these distributions.  As with production costs, revenues from a relatively small number of motion pictures, the “blockbusters,” influences the mean value.

The cumulative figures are instructive.  Of the motion pictures for which domestic box-office revenues are available, 67% equal or exceed $10 million, 52% equal or exceed $30 million, and 34% equal or exceed $40 million.  Of the motion pictures for which foreign box-office figures are available, 85% equal or exceed $10 million, 75% equal or exceed $30 million, and 61% equal or exceed $40 million.


<b>Selected Cumulative Revenue Figures</b>

<i>Sample	Gross Revenues	Number	Percent</i>

Domestic Box-Office	>= $10 million	2372	66.9

	>= $20 million	1853	52.3

	>= $40 million	1204	34.0

Worldwide Box-Office	>= $10 million	1981	85.1

	>= $20 million	1749	75.1

	>= $40 million	1427	61.3

$10 to $15 Million Budget  

>= $10 million	   299	60.6

Domestic Box-Office	>= $20 million	    210	42.6

	>= $40 million	    98	19.9

As an illustration of expected revenues for successful feature-length motion pictures, the table shows the gross domestic box-office figures for the top ten grossing motion pictures for the weekend  of October 26 – October, 2012.   Summer box office revenues are larger. 

Top Ten Weekend Box Office Revenues
October 26-28, 2012

Motion Picture	Weekend Gross

Argo	$12.4 million

Hotel Transylvania	9.5

Cloud Atlas	9.4

Paranormal Activity 4	8.7

Silent Hill: Revelation 3-D	8.5

Taken 2	8.0

Here Comes the Boom	5.5

Sinister	5.1

Alex Cross	5.1

Fun Size	4.1

(Source: Reuters) 
The distribution of gross domestic box-office revenues for the 493 motion pictures with a production budget between $10 and $15 million is shown in Figure 4.   The median value is $14.2 million.  An additional 27 data points exceed $100 million in value and are not shown in the figure.  Of the these motion pictures, 61% of the domestic gross box-office revenues equal or exceed $10 million, 43% equal or exceed $30 million, and 20% equal or exceed $40 million. These selected cumulative figures are summarized in the table.