MOVIE DETECTIVE
Where does the money from one ticket or one month of streaming go?
AFFORDABILITY BOTTLENECK
How one ticket splits between cinema, distributor and producer; undisclosed shares are not estimated.
Every number carries a source and check date. Where outlets differ we show the reported range; undisclosed budgets, fees and marketing costs stay Unknown rather than estimated. Results are never attributed to one person.
TITLES
| Title | Budget | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|
| Top Gun: Maverick | $170M – $177M | $1.5B |
| Barbie | $128M – $145M | $1.45B |
| Oppenheimer | $100M | $976M |
| 12.12: The Day | ₩23.3B (all-in) | 13M adm. |
| Digger | Unknown | Not yet released |
| The Eternaut | Unknown | — |
Q&A
Without 10% VAT it is about ₩13,636; at a typical 55:45 split the distributor gets about ₩7,500, before its fee and marketing, which vary by contract. Try the Theaters tab calculator.
Not necessarily known. Cinema share, marketing and talent backend are often undisclosed, so we do not infer profit from gross. Break-even appears only when sourced.
The cost split for the Digger visit is not public. Studios and local distributors usually run these tours together, but we do not estimate amounts.
Public cases so far claim speed (Netflix’s The Eternaut). We have not found a disclosed savings amount, so none is calculated.
Research is mixed: digital sales rose after a big site closed, but box-office effects showed up only for wide releases, and some studies find piracy can raise demand.