Wynsok Entertainment - The Story of a Studio

[Its Vanilla]

To the Other Sea
Genre: Historical Epic
A story chronicling Thomas Jefferson(George Clooney)'s desire to send exlporers Meriwether Lewis(Bale) and William Clark(Bloom) west
to the Pacific.


Theatres: 2,300
Print Cost: $4,600,000
TV Ads: $10,000,000
Print Ads: $2,500,000
Radio Ads: $2,500,000
Foreign P&A: $15,825,000
Foreign Ads: $15,825,000
Total P&A: $52,750,000
Total Negative Cost: $87,165,000


Overall Performance:
*****
Producer: Colin Wilson(****)
Director: Gus Van Sant(****)
Screenwriter: Andrea Down(***)

Starring Roles:
George Clooney(*****)

Supporting Roles:
Christian Bale(****)
Orlando Bloom(****)
Carrie-Anne Moss(****)
Elizabeth Shue(****)

Production Budget: ***
Script to Film: *****
Advertising: ***
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(19.27%) - $58,951,000
-We top the box office.

Total Domestic Gross: $305,951,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(18.38%) - $76,547,000
-We top the box office

Total Foreign Gross: $416,547,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $29,475,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $44,313,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $38,273,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $23,063,000

Total Studio Revenue: $135,124,000
Total Expenses: $139,915,000
Total Revenue: ($4,791,000)

Note: This is our first movie to top both box offices simultaneously.

[Its Vanilla]

December 2007:
Coldwater Canyon has been given a PG-13 rating and is ready for release. It scores a 91% with audiences. I decide on a March 2008 release.

Smokey and the Bandit has been given a PG-13 rating and is ready for release. It scoes a 91% with audiences. Being that I already have next summer filled up, I decide to release the film this month, hoping to catch that Christmas buzz.

I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy has begun shooting.

Power Grid is ready to be cast. I decide to shoot exteriors on the Lake backlot, and interiors on Sound Stage 14 with significant set construction. I budget $25 million for physical costs and $5 million each for pyrotechnics and stunts. I spend $500K on industry standard and state of the art special effects and $5 million on groundbreaking special effects.

Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence is close to finished.


Scripts:
Free Passage(****) - No production budget
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(****) - Writing begins next month
Revolution(**) - Screenplay Rewrite
Hindenburg(**) - Screenplay Rewrite
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest - First Draft Screenplay
Vesuvius - First Draft Screenplay
Burnin' Rubber - First Draft Screenplay


Casting:

           Power Grid
A series of events at a nuclear powerplant could lead to a meltdown.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen(Force Three) - $3.1 million
Producer: Gregory Goodman(Three Kings) - $200K

Actor: Brad Pitt(Troy) - $15 million
Actor: Cuba Gooding Jr(Radio) - $4 million

Actor: Heath Ledger(Coldwater Canyon) - $2 million
Actress: Natalie Portman(Garden State) - $2.4 million

Pre-Production:
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy)
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror)
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller)


Production:
I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy(Comedy)


Post Production:
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy)


Awaiting Release:
Smokey and the Bandit(Comedy) - December 2007
Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money(Comedy Parody) - January 2008
Coldwater Canyon(Suspense Thriller) - March 2008
The Butler May Have Done It(Comedy) - May 2008
The Poseidon Adventure(Action Adventure) - June 2008
Ice Palace(Science Fiction) - July 2008

[Its Vanilla]

Smokey and the Bandit
Genre: Comedy
After accepting a friendly wager, The Bandit(Kutcher) and his truck driving friend Cletus(Timberlake) must run a truckload of beer from Texas to Georgia. On the way, Bandit picks up Carrie(Dunst), a bride who has just run out on her wedding to Junior(Green). Junior's father happens to be Texas Sheriff Buford T. Justice(DeNiro), who engages the Bandit in hot pursuit.


Theatres: 2,800
Print Cost: $5,600,000
TV Ads: $12,500,000
Print Ads: $4,000,000
Radio Ads: $5,500,000
Foreign P&A: $20,700,000
Foreign Ads: $20,700,000
Total P&A: $69,000,000
Total Negative Cost: $90,207,000


Overall Performance:
****
Producer: Robert Simonds(***)
Director: Frank Coraci(****)
Screenwriter: Douglas Petty(*****)

Starring Roles:
Ashton Kutcher(**)
Justin Timberlake(****)

Supporting Roles:
Kirsten Dunst(*****)
Robert DeNiro(****)
Seth Green(****)

Production Budget: ***
Script to Film: *
Advertising: ****
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(31.71%) - $109,144,000
-We top the box office.

Total Domestic Gross: $344,144,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(24.86%) - $109,503,000
-We top the box office

Total Foreign Gross: $440,503,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $54,572,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $81,958,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $54,751,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $32,951,000

Total Studio Revenue: $224,332,000
Total Expenses: $159,207,000
Participation: $3,901,000(Robert DeNiro)
Total Revenue: $61,124,000

[Neon_Chaos]

oh, btw, don't greenlight any movie until it's script rating is at *****

[Its Vanilla]

January 2008:
Oscar nominations are handed out, and I spend $5 million promoting my movies.

I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy has completed shooting.

No Fortune Cookie Fortune has begun shooting.

Revolution is still in need of a lot of work.

Hindenburg is starting to look like a good script.

Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest's first draft comes back not so good and gets sent right back out.

I decide to cast Free Passage. I decide to shoot on location in Africa, doing interiors on location with significant set construction. I budget $30 million for physical costs and $5 million for pyrotechnics.

Robert DeNiro, Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, and Juliette Lewis express interest in the movie. I immediately tell DeNiro "fat chance", after all the problems he caused on the set of Smokey and the Bandit. Also, I'm not sure I could see Hanks in this type of role.


Scripts:
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(****) - Screenplay Rewrite
Revolution(***) - Writing begins next month
Hindenburg(***) - Writing begins next month
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(**) - Writing begins next month
Vesuvius - First Draft Screenplay
Burnin' Rubber - First Draft Screenplay


Casting:

           Free Passage
A Middle-Eastern country threatens ships passing through the Straight
of Gibraltar.

Director: John McTiernan(Die Hard) - $1.2 million
Producer: Andrew Mason(Matrix) - $1.5 million

Actor: Johnny Depp(SimCity) - $13 million
Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones(High Fidelity) - $5.7 million

Actor: Ray Liotta(SimCity) - $2.2 million
Actor: Benicio Del Toro(Traffic) - $1.5 million
Actress: Ali Larter(Jay and Silent Bob) - $2 million

Pre-Production:
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror)
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller)
Free Passage(Action Adventure)


Production:
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy)


Post Production:
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy)
I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy(Comedy)


Awaiting Release:
Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money(Comedy Parody) - January 2008
Coldwater Canyon(Suspense Thriller) - March 2008
The Butler May Have Done It(Comedy) - May 2008
The Poseidon Adventure(Action Adventure) - June 2008
Ice Palace(Science Fiction) - July 2008

[Its Vanilla]

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

oh, btw, don't greenlight any movie until it's script rating is at *****

I usually try for 5, but if a script is at 4 stars and has good ratings across the board, I'll green light it. The only exception to that was Graveyard Shift 2.

[Its Vanilla]

Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money
Genre: Comedy Parody
Lone Starr(Wilson) goes back to his gambling ways and ends up oweing the Space Senate a good bit of money. Meanwhile Dark Helmet(Myers)trains a young boy(Muniz) on the Ape Planet in the ways of the Schwartz, all in preparation for a final battle between good and evil.


Theatres: 2,800
Print Cost: $5,600,000
TV Ads: $10,000,000
Print Ads: $5,000,000
Radio Ads: $8,500,000
Foreign P&A: $21,450,000
Foreign Ads: $21,450,000
Total P&A: $71,500,000
Total Negative Cost: $84,595,000


Overall Performance:
*****
Producer: Bob Gale(****)
Director: Spike Jonze(*****)
Screenwriter: Rachel Jahner(****)

Starring Roles:
Luke Wilson(*****)

Supporting Roles:
Liv Tyler(*****)
Mike Myers(****)
Frankie Muniz(***)

Cameo Roles:
Mel Brooks(**)

Production Budget: ***
Script to Film: *****
Advertising: ****
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(36.20%) - $157,142,000
-We top the box office.

Total Domestic Gross: $434,142,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(18.67%) - $80,566,000
-We top the box office

Total Foreign Gross: $431,566,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $78,751,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $66,866,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $40,283,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $16,213,000

Total Studio Revenue: $201,953,000
Total Expenses: $156,095,000
Participation: $1,376,000(Mike Myers)
Total Revenue: $44,482,000

-Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money becomes the 8th highest grossing film ever in the domestic market.

[Its Vanilla]

February 2008:
We get the list of canidates for the Oscars.

Best Picture:
To the Other Sea
SimCity
Bon Voyage

Best Director:
David Lynch - A Game of Chance
Quentin Tarantino - Party Quacka
Cameron Crowe - SimCity
Wolfgang Peterson - Force Three

Best Actor:
George Clooney - To the Other Sea
Christian Bale - Bon Voyage

Best Supporting Actor:
Antonio Banderas - Party Quacka

Best Supporting Actress:
Jessica Biel - A Game of Chance
Kathy Bates - Party Quacka

Best Original Screenplay:
Douglas Petty - Smokey and the Bandit

I spend $4.5 million on promotional expenses.

Free Passage needs an additional $6 million for sets. I allow it.

Prince and Stone has been given a PG-13 rating and is Ready for Release. It scores a 86% with audiences. I decide on an October 2008 release.

No Fortune Cookie Fortune needs an additional $1 million because of shooting delays. I allow it. Shooting wraps and the film goes into Post Production.

Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence is ready for a cast. I decide to shoot in Los Angeles, doing interiors on location with significant set construction. I budget $40 million for physical costs, $10 million for pyrotechnics, and $5 million for stunts. Interest in the film is heavy, but I'm going mostly with the original cast.

Vesuvius is a smart script. The rest of it is awful.

I get the writers started on Gun, a western.


Scripts:
Revolution(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Hindenburg(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(**) - Screenplay Rewrite
Vesuvius(*) - Writing begins next month
Burnin' Rubber - First Draft Screenplay
Gun - Writing begins next month


Casting:

     Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence
After bribing the jury and getting set free, the madman(Banderas) decides
to take out his frustrations by blowing up L.A.  It is up to the Party
Quacka(Chan) and his twin brother(Schwarzenegger) to stop him again.

Director: Brian De Palma(Mission Impossible) - $1 million
Producer: Mark Gordon(Party Quacka) - $800k

Actor: Jackie Chan(Party Quacka) - $7.5 million
Actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger(Party Quacka) - $4.5 million

Actor: Antonio Banderas(Party Quacka) - $8.1 million
Actor: Ryan Phillipe(Trailblazers) - $1.7 million
Actress: Kristen Stewart(Terminator 3) - $250k

Pre-Production:
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror)
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller)
Free Passage(Action Adventure)
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy)


Production:


Post Production:
I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy(Comedy)
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy)


Awaiting Release:
Coldwater Canyon(Suspense Thriller) - March 2008
The Butler May Have Done It(Comedy) - May 2008
The Poseidon Adventure(Action Adventure) - June 2008
Ice Palace(Science Fiction) - July 2008
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - October 2008

[Its Vanilla]

I am resurrecting this dynasty. My goal for Part II(January 2008 - beyond) is to bring the studio out of the crippling financial problems that I put it in in Part I(January 2005 - December 2007).

As of the end of January 2008, the Wynsok Entertainment has -357,569,000 in cash.

[Its Vanilla]

March 2008:
The 2007 Academy Awards are held.
Smokey and the Bandit wins Best Screenplay.
Antonio Banderas wins Best Supporting Actor for his role in Party Quacka.
Cameron Crowe wins Best Director for SimCity.
To the Other Sea wins Best Movie.

We get 79,000,000 in additional revenue from our awards!

Power Grid has gone into Production.

Revolution goes back to the writers.

Hindenburg needs more work.

Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest goes back out.

Burnin' Rubber needs a bit of work.

I cannot greenlight Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence because an actor in it is already filming another project for the studio. I have no idea who it is though.

I get writers started on a comedy entitled Back by Midnight.


Scripts:
Revolution(***) - Writing begins next month
Hindenburg(***) - Writing begins next month
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(***) - Writing begins next month
Vesuvius(*) - Screenplay Rewrite
Burnin' Rubber(**) - Writing begins next month
Gun - First Draft Screenplay
Back by Midnight - Writing begins next month


Pre-Production:
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror)
Free Passage(Action Adventure)
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy) - Awaiting Greenlight


Production:
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller)


Post Production:
I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy(Comedy)
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy)


Awaiting Release:
Coldwater Canyon(Suspense Thriller) - March 2008
The Butler May Have Done It(Comedy) - May 2008
The Poseidon Adventure(Action Adventure) - June 2008
Ice Palace(Science Fiction) - July 2008
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - October 2008

[Its Vanilla]

Coldwater Canyon
Genre: Suspense Thriller
In the hills of Los Angeles, a struggling writer(Farrell) acts out his latest murder mystery.


Theatres: 1,800
Print Cost: $3,600,000
TV Ads: $9,000,000
Print Ads: $5,000,000
Radio Ads: $5,000,000
Foreign P&A: $16,950,000
Foreign Ads: $16,950,000
Total P&A: $56,500,000
Total Negative Cost: $48,004,000


Overall Performance:
*****
Producer: Florence Oliver(****)
Director: Roger Michell(***)
Screenwriter: Larry March(*****)

Starring Roles:
Colin Farrell(****)
Rachel Weisz(*****)

Supporting Roles:
Heath Ledger(****)
Hillary Swank(*****)

Production Budget: *****
Script to Film: **
Advertising: ***
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(15.30%) - $49,493,000

Total Domestic Gross: $323,493,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(14.90%) - $63,369,000

Total Foreign Gross: $425,369,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $24,746,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $53,800,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $31,684,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $30,200,000

Total Studio Revenue: $140,430,000
Total Expenses: $104,504,000
Total Revenue: $35,926,000

[Its Vanilla]

April 2008:
I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy has been given an R rating and is Ready for Release. It scores a 92% with audiences. I decide on a September 2008 release.

Vesuvius goes back to the writers.

I get writers started on a suspense thriller called Down at Any Cost.


Scripts:
Revolution(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Hindenburg(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Vesuvius(***) - Writing begins next month
Burnin' Rubber(**) - Screenplay Rewrite
Gun - First Draft Screenplay
Back by Midnight - First Draft Screenplay
Down at Any Cost - Writing begins next month


Pre-Production:
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror)
Free Passage(Action Adventure)
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy) - Awaiting Greenlight


Production:
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller)


Post Production:
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy)


Awaiting Release:
The Butler May Have Done It(Comedy) - May 2008
The Poseidon Adventure(Action Adventure) - June 2008
Ice Palace(Science Fiction) - July 2008
I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy(Comedy) - September 2008
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - October 2008


We end the month with -266,733,000 in cash.

[StanGunner]

Glad to see you back. Look's like you are starting to be more profitable.

[Its Vanilla]

It's good to be back. It's also nice to have a movie that makes money.

[Its Vanilla]

May 2008:
No Fortune Cookie Fortune has been given a PG-13 rating and is Ready for Release. It scores an 88% with audiences. I decide on a February 2009 release.

Cleopatra's Ghost has gone into Production.

Power Grid has gone into Post Production.

Revolution is almost ready to go.

Hindenburg could be a blockbuster with a couple more polishes.

Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest is getting better.

Burnin' Rubber still needs a lot of work.

In order to get Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence rolling along, I have replaced Kristianna Loken with Jessica Alba.

I also get writers started on Rock Me Amadeus, a drama about Austrian rock singer Falco.


Scripts:
Revolution(****) - Writing begins next month
Hindenburg(****) - Writing begins next month
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(***) - Writing begins next month
Vesuvius(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Burnin' Rubber(***) - Writing begins next month
Gun - First Draft Screenplay
Back by Midnight - First Draft Screenplay
Down at Any Cost - First Draft Screenplay
Rock Me Amadeus - Writing begins next month


Pre-Production:
Free Passage(Action Adventure)
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy)


Production:
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror)


Post Production:
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller)


Awaiting Release:
The Butler May Have Done It(Comedy) - May 2008
The Poseidon Adventure(Action Adventure) - June 2008
Ice Palace(Science Fiction) - July 2008
I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy(Comedy) - September 2008
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - October 2008
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy) - February 2009


We end the month with -331,934,000 in cash.

[Its Vanilla]

The Butler May Have Done It
Genre: Comedy
A murder investigation led by a cop(Fraser) and his partner(Murphy) leads them to the U.S. School for Butlers. The Dean(Campbell), a Professor(Ferrell), and two co-eds(Dusku, Moore) suceed in making their investigation more difficult.


Theatres: 1,800
Print Cost: $3,600,000
TV Ads: $11,000,000
Print Ads: $3,500,000
Radio Ads: $4,000,000
Foreign P&A: $16,575,000
Foreign Ads: $16,575,000
Total P&A: $55,250,000
Total Negative Cost: $50,626,000


Overall Performance:
*****
Producer: Brett Poole(***)
Director: Neil LaBute(****)
Screenwriter: Steven McShane(*****)

Starring Roles:
Brendan Fraser(****)
Brittany Murphy(*****)

Supporting Roles:
Bruce Campbell(****)
Will Ferrell(****)
Eliza Dushku(*****)
Mandy Moore(*****)

Production Budget: ***
Script to Film: ****
Advertising: ***
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(18.12%) - $55,113,000
-We top the Box Office.

Total Domestic Gross: $304,113,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(13.18%) - $58,147,000

Total Foreign Gross: $441,147,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $27,556,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $41,434,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $29,073,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $17,543,000

Total Studio Revenue: $115,606,000
Total Expenses: $105,876,000
Total Revenue: $9,730,000

[Its Vanilla]

June 2008:
Cleopatra's Ghost has gone into Post-Production.

Vesuvius isn't improving as much as I'd hoped.

Gun isn't looking so hot right now.

I get writers started on a new horror movie called Cove of the Dead.


Scripts:
Revolution(****) - Screenplay Rewrite
Hindenburg(****) - Screenplay Rewrite
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Vesuvius(***) - Writing begins next month
Burnin' Rubber(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Gun(*) - Writing begins next month
Back by Midnight - First Draft Screenplay
Down at Any Cost - First Draft Screenplay
Rock Me Amadeus - First Draft Screenplay
Cove of the Dead - Writing begins next month


Pre-Production:
Free Passage(Action Adventure)
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy)


Production:


Post Production:
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller)
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror)


Awaiting Release:
The Poseidon Adventure(Action Adventure) - June 2008
Ice Palace(Science Fiction) - July 2008
I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy(Comedy) - September 2008
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - October 2008
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy) - February 2009


We end the month with -290,194,000 in cash.

[Its Vanilla]

The Poseidon Adventure
Genre: Action Adventure
An underwater earthquake causes a tsunami, which flips a luxury cruise ship upside-down. The ship's reverand(Russell) must lead his niece(Portman) and a group of survivors to freedom.


Theatres: 3,500
Print Cost: $7,000,000
TV Ads: $15,000,000
Print Ads: $6,500,000
Radio Ads: $10,000,000
Foreign P&A: $28,875,000
Foreign Ads: $28,875,000
Total P&A: $96,250,000
Total Negative Cost: $176,458,000


Overall Performance:
*****
Producer: Neal H Moritz(****)
Director: Rolland Emmerich(***)
Screenwriter: Steven McShane(*****)

Starring Roles:
Kurt Russell(*****)
Gweneth Paltrow(****)

Supporting Roles:
Seann William Scott(*****)
Cuba Gooding Jr(****)
Elizabeth Hurley(*****)
Natalie Portman(*****)

Cameo Roles:
Leslie Neilsen(*****)

Production Budget: *****
Script to Film: ****
Advertising: *****
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(56.27%) - $343,584,000
-We top the Box Office.

Total Domestic Gross: $610,584,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(44.19%) - $277,126,000
-We top the Box Office.

Total Foreign Gross: $627,126,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $171,792,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $250,144,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $138,563,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $68,421,000

Total Studio Revenue: $628,920,000
Total Expenses: $272,708,000
Total Revenue: $356,212,000

-The Poseidon Adventure becomes the highest grossing movie of all time in the Domestic market.
-The Poseidon Adventure becomes the highest grossing movie of all time in the Foreign market.
-The Poseidon Adventure becomes the highest grossing movie of all time.

[Its Vanilla]

July 2008:
Free Passage has gone into Production.

Revolution still needs a touch up.

Hindenburg gets my best writer for another touch up.

Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest is ready to be cast. I budget $35 million for physical costs.

Burnin' Rubber goes back to the writers.

Back by Midnight looks decent for a first draft.

I purchase the rights to the original screenplay Broken Trust.


Scripts:
Revolution(****) - Writing begins next month
Hindenburg(****) - Writing begins next month
Vesuvius(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Burnin' Rubber(***) - Writing begins next month
Gun(*) - Screenplay Rewrite
Back by Midnight(**) - Writing begins next month
Down at Any Cost - First Draft Screenplay
Rock Me Amadeus - First Draft Screenplay
Cove of the Dead - First Draft Screenplay
Broken Trust(*) - Writing begins next month


Casting:

     Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest
After learning that a new shopping mall is being built, Cosmo(Black)
returns to the forest to help his friends(Oldman, Pfeiffer) stop the
destruction.

Director: Alexander Payne(Cosmo) - $300k
Producer: Tony Morgan(Cosmo) - $200k

Actor: Jack Black(Cosmo) - $7 million

Actor: Gary Oldman(Cosmo) - $1.75 million
Actress: Michelle Pfeiffer(Cosmo) - $2 million

Pre-Production:
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy)
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(Traditional Animation)


Production:
Free Passage(Action Adventure)


Post Production:
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller)
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror)


Awaiting Release:
Ice Palace(Science Fiction) - July 2008
I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy(Comedy) - September 2008
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - October 2008
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy) - February 2009


We end the month with 166,725,000 in cash.

[Celeval]

Nice to see Poseiden finally come to fruition.

[Its Vanilla]

Oh, yes it is. It was the first script I put into production. After countless rewrites, set problems, and delays, it was very rewarding to see it do so well. Especially since it cost me nearly $300 million dollars.

This seems to be the summer of maligned pictures from my studio. Coming up this month is Ice Palace which has gone through several delays and cost increases itself. Without the advertising and print costs, it's already cost me $200 million dollars. It's gonna have to have numbers near or above Poseidon to make me any money.

I'm also considering a sequel to the Poseidon Adventure. Though I think a remake of Beyond the Poseidon Adventure won't go over too well.

[Its Vanilla]

Ice Palace
Genre: Science Fiction
After fighting a galactic war for many years, Princess Dren(Jolie) finally locates the enemy leader, Lord Jol(Johnson) on the frozen planet Dren. She, along with a space fighter captain(Law) and a rebel defector(Rodriguez), must find a way to defeat him.


Theatres: 3,500
Print Cost: $7,000,000
TV Ads: $15,000,000
Print Ads: $7,500,000
Radio Ads: $10,000,000
Foreign P&A: $29,625,000
Foreign Ads: $29,625,000
Total P&A: $98,750,000
Total Negative Cost: $200,909,000


Overall Performance:
*****
Producer: Jeff Jones(****)
Director: James Cameron(*****)
Screenwriter: Hay Bone(****)

Starring Roles:
Angelina Jolie(****)
Dewayne "The Rock" Johnson(****)

Supporting Roles:
Jude Law(****)
Michelle Rodriguez(****)


Production Budget: *****
Script to Film: ****
Advertising: *****
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(86.00%) - $1,412,922,000
-We top the Box Office.

Total Domestic Gross: $1,642,922,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(85.76%) - $2,119,827,000
-We top the Box Office.

Total Foreign Gross: $2,471,827,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $706,461,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $392,752,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $1,059,913,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $180,792,000

Total Studio Revenue: $2,339,918,000
Total Expenses: $299,659,000
Total Participation: $102,013,000(James Cameron)
Total Revenue: $1,938,246,000

-Ice Palace becomes the highest grossing movie of all time in the Domestic market.
-Ice Palace becomes the highest grossing movie of all time in the Foreign market.
-Ice Palace becomes the highest grossing movie of all time.

[Its Vanilla]

August 2008:
I get word of a fire on the set of Free Passage. They need an additional $5 million to finish production. I allow it. The movie goes into Post-Production.

Power Grid has been given a PG-13 rating and is Ready for Release. It scores an 91% with audiences. I decide on a March 2009 release.

Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence has gone into Production.

Vesuvius needs more work.

Gun still isn't looking too hot.

Down at Any Cost could be an amazing script in the future.

I purchase rights to the novel Fire at Dawn.


Scripts:
Revolution(****) - Screenplay Rewrite
Hindenburg(****) - Screenplay Rewrite
Vesuvius(***) - Writing begins next month
Burnin' Rubber(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Gun(**) - Writing begins next month
Back by Midnight(**) - Screenplay Rewrite
Down at Any Cost(*) - Writing begins next month
Rock Me Amadeus - First Draft Screenplay
Cove of the Dead - First Draft Screenplay
Broken Trust(*) - Screenplay Rewrite
Fire at Dawn - Writing begins next month


Pre-Production:
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(Traditional Animation)


Production:
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy)


Post Production:
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror)
Free Passage(Action Adventure)


Awaiting Release:
I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy(Comedy) - September 2008
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - October 2008
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy) - February 2009
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller) - March 2009


We end the month with 2,219,691,000 in cash.

[TonyR]

Originally Posted by Its Vanilla

Ice Palace
Genre: Science Fiction
After fighting a galactic war for many years, Princess Dren(Jolie) finally locates the enemy leader, Lord Jol(Johnson) on the frozen planet Dren. She, along with a space fighter captain(Law) and a rebel defector(Rodriguez), must find a way to defeat him.


Theatres: 3,500
Print Cost: $7,000,000
TV Ads: $15,000,000
Print Ads: $7,500,000
Radio Ads: $10,000,000
Foreign P&A: $29,625,000
Foreign Ads: $29,625,000
Total P&A: $98,750,000
Total Negative Cost: $200,909,000


Overall Performance:
*****
Producer: Jeff Jones(****)
Director: James Cameron(*****)
Screenwriter: Hay Bone(****)

Starring Roles:
Angelina Jolie(****)
Dewayne "The Rock" Johnson(****)

Supporting Roles:
Jude Law(****)
Michelle Rodriguez(****)


Production Budget: *****
Script to Film: ****
Advertising: *****
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(86.00%) - $1,412,922,000
-We top the Box Office.

Total Domestic Gross: $1,642,922,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(85.76%) - $2,119,827,000
-We top the Box Office.

Total Foreign Gross: $2,471,827,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $706,461,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $392,752,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $1,059,913,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $180,792,000

Total Studio Revenue: $2,339,918,000
Total Expenses: $299,659,000
Total Participation: $102,013,000(James Cameron)
Total Revenue: $1,938,246,000

-Ice Palace becomes the highest grossing movie of all time in the Domestic market.
-Ice Palace becomes the highest grossing movie of all time in the Foreign market.
-Ice Palace becomes the highest grossing movie of all time.

I think you got your money's worth from this picture.
And that is probably a big understatement.

[Its Vanilla]

Yeah, and I'm kinda disappointed about it. I mean, I wanted it to do well, but not as well as it did. I just wanted it to turn a profit and it ended up with something completely unrealistic. I was okay with Poseidon because it was only slightly higher than the #2 film ever, where as Ice Palace blew everything out of the water.

[TonyR]

True, but Ice Palace could be the start of some cult-like behavior/following, ala Star Wars and Star Trek.

[Its Vanilla]

September 2008:
Cleopatra's Ghost as been given a PG-13 rating and is Ready for Release. It scores a 96% with audiences. I decide on an October 2008 release. This bumps Prince and Stone to January 2009.

Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence needs $2 million to get back on schedule. I allow it.

Revolution is ready to be cast. I decide to shoot Exteriors in Kingston, Jamaica to give it that authentic feel and will do Interiors on location with significant set construction. I budget $30 million for physical costs and $10 million for pyrotechnics. Sevaral people are interested in this movie, one of which I'm glad to see.

Hindenburg is ready to be cast. I decide to shoot Exteriors near New York City and Interiors on Sound Stage 12 with elaborate set construction. I budget $26 million for physical costs, $3 million for industry standard effects, $5 million for ground breaking effects, and $2 million for state of the art effects.

Burnin' Rubber is ready to be cast. I decide to shoot Exteriors in Talladega, Alabama, doing Interiors on location with average set construction. I budget $25 million for physical costs and $2.5 million for pyrotechnics.

Back by Midnight goes back to writers.

Rock Me Amadeus needs just about everything fixed.

Broken Trust improved dramatically, but it's still not at the level it needs to be.

I purchase rights to the novel Cathedral.

I purchase rights to the screenplay Planet Earth.

I purchase rights to the play Help Me My Watch Stopped.


Scripts:
Vesuvius(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Gun(**) - Screenplay Rewrite
Back by Midnight(***) - Writing begins next month
Down at Any Cost(*) - Screenplay Rewrite
Rock Me Amadeus(*) - Writing begins next month
Cove of the Dead - First Draft Screenplay
Broken Trust(***) - Writing begins next month
Fire at Dawn - First Draft Screenplay
Cathedral - Writing begins next month
Planet Earth(**) - Writing begins next month
Help Me My Watch Stopped - Writing begins next month


Casting:

                    Revolution
A rebel leader(Banderas) conjures up a plot to overthrow the fascist
dictator(Molina) of his Carribbean island.

Director: Edward Zwick(Last Samarai) - $800k
Producer: Terry Needham(Blackhawk Down) - $600k

Actor: Antonio Banderas(Party Quacka) - $8.1 million

Actor: Sean Penn(21 Grams) - $5 million
Actor: Alfred Molina(Spiderman 2) - $1.7 million

                    Hindenburg
A couple finds love on the flight of a doomed airship.

Director: Christopher Nolan(Memento) - $2.2 million
Producer: Gregory Goodman(8 Mile) - $200k

Actor: Pierce Brosnan(Goldeneye) - $16.6 million
Actress: Demi Moore(Charlies Angels 2) - $10.8 million

Actor: Orlando Bloom(To the Other Sea) - $5 million

                    Burnin' Rubber
A couple finds love on the flight of a doomed airship.

Director: Frank Coraci(Smokey and the Bandit) - $1 million
Producer: Robert K Weiss(Blues Brothers) - $400k

Actor: Will Ferrell(The Butler May Have Done It) - $2 million

Actor: Luke Wilson(Spaceballs 2) - $2 million
Actor: Laurence Fishburne(Matrix) - $8.5 million
Actress: Kiera Knightley(Cleopatra's Ghost) - $2.1 million

Cameo: Ben Stiller(Prince and Stone) - $3.2 million

Pre-Production:
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(Traditional Animation)
Revolution(Action Adventure) - Awaiting Greenlight
Hindenburg(Drama)
Burnin' Rubber(Comedy)


Production:
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy)


Post Production:
Free Passage(Action Adventure)


Awaiting Release:
I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy(Comedy) - September 2008
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror) - October 2008
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - January 2009
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy) - February 2009
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller) - March 2009


We end the month with 2,173,775,000 in cash.

[Its Vanilla]

I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy
Genre: Comedy
A freak snowstorm traps the customers of a midwestern department store. It us up to the employee of the month(Muniz) to lead his girlfriend(Christensen)and her friend(Wood) to safety. On the way, he encounters his ex-girlfriend(Dushku) and her new boyfriend - his best friend(Green).


Theatres: 1,200
Print Cost: $2,400,000
TV Ads: $9,000,000
Print Ads: $2,500,000
Radio Ads: $4,000,000
Foreign P&A: $13,425,000
Foreign Ads: $13,425,000
Total P&A: $44,750,000
Total Negative Cost: $25,594,000


Overall Performance:
*****
Producer: James Earlman(*****)
Director: Mike Figgis(*****)
Screenwriter: Hay Bone(****)

Starring Roles:
Frankie Muniz(**)
Erika Christensen(****)

Supporting Roles:
Eliza Dushku(****)
Evan Rachel Wood(***)
Seth Green(***)


Production Budget: ****
Script to Film: *****
Advertising: ***
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(08.67%) - $25,926,000

Total Domestic Gross: $298,926,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(15.68%) - $59,685,000

Total Foreign Gross: $380,685,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $12,963,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $45,470,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $29,842,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $31,435,000

Total Studio Revenue: $119,710,000
Total Expenses: $70,334,000
Total Revenue: $49,366,000

[Its Vanilla]

October 2008:
Mark Gordan, producer of Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence can't stay on budget and needs $3 million. I allow it. The film goes into Post-Production.

Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest has gone into Production.

Vesuvius just needs a little touch up.

Gun is getting better.

Down at Any Cost could be much better than it is.

Cove of the Dead is pretty bad.

I get writers started on Graveyard Shift 3.

I Greenlight Revolution.


Scripts:
Vesuvius(****) - Writing begins next month
Gun(***) - Writing begins next month
Back by Midnight(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Down at Any Cost(***) - Writing begins next month
Rock Me Amadeus(*) - Screenplay Rewrite
Cove of the Dead - Writing begins next month
Broken Trust(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Fire at Dawn - First Draft Screenplay
Cathedral - First Draft Screenplay
Planet Earth(**) - Screenplay Rewrite
Help Me My Watch Stopped - First Draft Screenplay
Graveyard Shift 3 - Writing begins next month


Pre-Production:
Revolution(Action Adventure)
Hindenburg(Drama)
Burnin' Rubber(Comedy)


Production:
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(Traditional Animation)


Post Production:
Free Passage(Action Adventure)
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy)


Awaiting Release:
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror) - October 2008
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - January 2009
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy) - February 2009
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller) - March 2009


We end the month with 2,204,913,000 in cash.

[Its Vanilla]

Cleopatra's Ghost
Genre: Horror
A discovery along the Nile unleashes a long dead curse.


Theatres: 2,300
Print Cost: $4,600,000
TV Ads: $10,000,000
Print Ads: $3,500,000
Radio Ads: $4,000,000
Foreign P&A: $16,575,000
Foreign Ads: $16,575,000
Total P&A: $55,250,000
Total Negative Cost: $54,160,000


Overall Performance:
****
Producer: Peter MacGregor-Scott(***)
Director: Alex Proyas(****)
Screenwriter: Eddie Moulden(****)

Starring Roles:
Ethan Hawke(****)
Keira Knightley(****)

Supporting Roles:
James Franco(****)
Kristianna Loken(****)


Production Budget: *
Script to Film: *****
Advertising: ***
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(21.02%) - $69,450,000
-We top the Box Office

Total Domestic Gross: $330,450,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(25.28%) - $122,448,000
-We top the Box Office

Total Foreign Gross: $484,448,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $34,725,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $123,378,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $61,224,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $54,195,000

Total Studio Revenue: $273,522,000
Total Expenses: $109,410,000
Total Revenue: $164,112,000

[Its Vanilla]

November 2008:
Free Passage has been given an R rating and is Ready for Release. It scores a 99% with audiences. I decide to make this the centerpiece of our 2009 summer campaign, releasing it in June.

Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest has gone into Post-Production.

Back By Midnight is making little progress.

Rock Me Amadeus is still an awful script.

Broken Trust isn't coming along so well.

Planet Earth is getting better, slowly.

I'm throwing around the idea of a sequel to Ice Palace, but I'm not sure if I want to do it.


Scripts:
Vesuvius(****) - Screenplay Rewrite
Gun(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Back by Midnight(***) - Writing begins next month
Down at Any Cost(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Rock Me Amadeus(**) - Writing begins next month
Cove of the Dead(*) - Screenplay Rewrite
Broken Trust(***) - Writing begins next month
Fire at Dawn - First Draft Screenplay
Cathedral - First Draft Screenplay
Planet Earth(***) - Writing begins next month
Help Me My Watch Stopped - First Draft Screenplay
Graveyard Shift 3 - First Draft Screenplay


Pre-Production:
Revolution(Action Adventure)
Hindenburg(Drama)
Burnin' Rubber(Comedy)


Production:


Post-Production:
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy)
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(Traditional Animation)


Awaiting Release:
Cleopatra's Ghost(Horror) - October 2008
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - January 2009
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy) - February 2009
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller) - March 2009
Free Passage(Action Adventure) - June 2009


We end the month with 2,396,869,000 in cash.

[Its Vanilla]

December 2008:
Hindenburg has gone into Production.

Vesuvius is close to being the greatest script of all time.

Burnin' Rubber has gone into Production.

Gun is nearing completion.

Down at Any Cost still needs a lot of work.

Cove of the Dead goes back out.

Fire at Dawn also needs work.

Meryl Streep visits me and pitches an action adventure called Lights Out. It's about an evil billionaire who holds the countries power companies hostage. The script is awful, so I respectfully decline.

I purchase the rights to the novel, The Last Pharoah.

I purchase the rights to the screenplay Lies.


Scripts:
Vesuvius(****) - Writing begins next month
Gun(***) - Writing begins next month
Back by Midnight(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Down at Any Cost(***) - Writing begins next month
Rock Me Amadeus(**) - Screenplay Rewrite
Cove of the Dead(***) - Writing begins next month
Broken Trust(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Fire at Dawn - Writing begins next month
Cathedral - First Draft Screenplay
Planet Earth(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Help Me My Watch Stopped - First Draft Screenplay
Graveyard Shift 3 - First Draft Screenplay
The Last Pharoah - Writing begins next month
Lies - Writing begins next month


Pre-Production:
Revolution(Action Adventure)


Production:
Hindenburg(Drama)
Burnin' Rubber(Comedy)


Post-Production:
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy)
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(Traditional Animation)


Awaiting Release:
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - January 2009
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy) - February 2009
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller) - March 2009
Free Passage(Action Adventure) - June 2009


We end the month with 2,290,424,000 in cash.

[Its Vanilla]

January 2009:
It's time for awards nominations. I spend $10 million promoting my movies.

Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence has been given a PG-13 rating and is Ready for Release. It scores a 98% with audiences. I decide on a July release.

Revolution has gone into Production.

I get word that some footage of Hindenburg was accidently destroyed. I allow $8 million for reshoots. The film goes into Post-Production.

Burnin' Rubber has gone into Post-Production.

Back by Midnight is ready to be cast. Exteriors will be shot on the Main Street, USA backlot and interiors will be done on Sound Stage 15 with significant set construction. I budget $20 million for physical costs.

Rock Me Amadeus needs a bit of a touchup.

Broken Trust is almost ready to go.

Cathedral is an allright first draft.

Planet Earth didn't make the progress that I'd hoped.

Help Me My Watch Stopped is awful.

Producer Robert Shaye retires.


Scripts:
Vesuvius(****) - Screenplay Rewrite
Gun(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Down at Any Cost(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Rock Me Amadeus(****) - Writing begins next month
Cove of the Dead(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Broken Trust(****) - Writing begins next month
Fire at Dawn(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Cathedral(**) - Writing begins next month
Planet Earth(***) - Writing begins next month
Help Me My Watch Stopped(*) - Writing begins next month
Graveyard Shift 3 - First Draft Screenplay
The Last Pharoah - First Draft Screenplay
Lies(****) - Screenplay Rewrite


Casting

                    Back by Midnight
Several life changing events happen as a man(Scott) tries to return his
rented movies before they are late.

Director: Spike Jonze(Spaceballs 2) - $1 million
Producer: Brett Poole(TV) - $300k

Actor: Seann William Scott(Poseidon Adventure) - $5.3 million

Actress: Amanda Peet(A Lot Like Love) - $4 million
Actress: Katie Holmes(Trailblazers) - $1.2 million
Actor: Christopher Walken(The Rundown) - $5.2 million
Actor: Bruce Campbell(The Butler May Have Done It) - $1 million

Pre-Production:
Back by Midnight(Comedy)


Production:
Revolution(Action Adventure)


Post-Production:
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(Traditional Animation)
Hindenburg(Drama)
Burnin' Rubber(Comedy)


Awaiting Release:
Prince and Stone(Suspense Thriller Comedy) - January 2009
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy) - February 2009
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller) - March 2009
Free Passage(Action Adventure) - June 2009
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy) - July 2009


We end the month with 2,196,482,000 in cash.

[Its Vanilla]

Prince and Stone
Genre: Suspense Thriller Comedy
After a detective(Thurman) disappears, her hairdresser husband(Stiller)goes undercover to find her. He discovers an underground world of crime. The head of the organization(Walken) then sends an assassin(Alba) after him.


Theatres: 2,000
Print Cost: $4,000,000
TV Ads: $10,000,000
Print Ads: $2,500,000
Radio Ads: $5,000,000
Foreign P&A: $16,125,000
Foreign Ads: $16,125,000
Total P&A: $53,750,000
Total Negative Cost: $52,861,000


Overall Performance:
*****
Producer: Simon Franks(*****)
Director: Stephen Daldry(****)
Screenwriter: Jennifer Marvelle(**)

Starring Roles:
Ben Stiller(***)
Uma Thurman(*****)

Supporting Roles:
Christopher Walken(****)
Jessica Alba(****)


Production Budget: ****
Script to Film: *****
Advertising: ***
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(14.40%) - $43,409,000

Total Domestic Gross: $301,409,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(05.59%) - $22,309,000

Total Foreign Gross: $399,309,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $21,704,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $10,085,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $11,154,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $6,617,000

Total Studio Revenue: $49,560,000
Total Expenses: $106,611,000
Total Revenue: ($57,051,000)

-Prince and Stone becomes our first movie to lose money since To the Other Sea

[Its Vanilla]

February 2009:
We get the list of canidates for the Oscars.

Best Picture:
Coldwater Canyon

Best Director:
James Cameron - Ice Palace
Spike Jonze - Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money
Mike Figgis - I Was a Teen-Age Bagboy

Best Actor:
Kurt Russell - The Poseidon Adventure
Luke Wilson - Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money

Best Actress:
Rachel Weisz - Coldwater Canyon

Best Supporting Actor:
Seann William Scott - The Poseidon Adventure

Best Supporting Actress:
Liv Tyler - Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money
Hillary Swank - Coldwater Canyon

Best Original Screenplay:
Stephen McShane - The Poseidon Adventure

Best Screenplay Adaptation:
Larry March - Coldwater Canyon
Stephen McShane - The Butler May Have Done It

I spend $7 million promoting my movies.

Delays on the set of Revolution have put it behind schedule. I allow $2 million to get it finished.

Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest has been given a G rating and is Ready for Release. It scores a 93% with audiences. I decide on an August 2009 release.

Vesuvius is so close to being the script that I want it to be that it's maddening.

Gun didn't progress like I'd hoped.

Down at Any Cost is still having script problems.

Cove of the Dead goes back out.

Fire at Dawn has a great script with dreadful character development.

Graveyard Shift 3 is ready to be cast. I decide to shoot on the Main Street, USA backlot, doing interiors on sound stage 20 with average set construction. I allow $10 million for physical costs and $3 million for standard special effects.

Lies still needs a touchup.

Producer Don Carmody dies.


Scripts:
Vesuvius(****) - Writing begins next month
Gun(***) - Writing begins next month
Down at Any Cost(***) - Writing begins next month
Rock Me Amadeus(****) - Screenplay Rewrite
Cove of the Dead(***) - Writing begins next month
Broken Trust(****) - Screenplay Rewrite
Fire at Dawn(****) - Writing begins next month
Cathedral(**) - Screenplay Rewrite
Planet Earth(***) - Screenplay Rewrite
Help Me My Watch Stopped(*) - Screenplay Rewrite
The Last Pharoah - First Draft Screenplay
Lies(****) - Writing begins next month


Casting

                    Graveyard Shift 3
Citizens must defend their town from an army of monsters from
the underworld.

Director: Jake Casden(Zero Effect) - $50k
Producer: Florence Oliver(Coldwater Canyon) - $50k

Actor: Tom Welling(Cheaper by the Dozen) - $200k

Actor: Elias Koteas(Graveyard Shift 2) - $200k
Actor: David Boreanaz(Graveyard Shift 2) - $150k
Actress: Sara Foster(Graveyard Shift 2) - $50k

Pre-Production:
Back by Midnight(Comedy)
Graveyard Shift 3(Horror)


Production:
Revolution(Action Adventure)


Post-Production:
Hindenburg(Drama)
Burnin' Rubber(Comedy)


Awaiting Release:
No Fortune Cookie Fortune(Romantic Comedy) - February 2009
Power Grid(Suspense Thriller) - March 2009
Free Passage(Action Adventure) - June 2009
Party Quacka 2: Indecent Innocence(Action Adenture Comedy) - July 2009
Cosmo 2: Return to the Forest(Traditional Animation) - August 2009


We end the month with 2,168,576,000 in cash.

[Its Vanilla]

No Fortune Cookie Fortune
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Dinner for four takes an interesting turn once the saki kicks in.


Theatres: 1,800
Print Cost: $3,600,000
TV Ads: $8,500,000
Print Ads: $3,000,000
Radio Ads: $4,000,000
Foreign P&A: $14,325,000
Foreign Ads: $14,325,000
Total P&A: $47,750,000
Total Negative Cost: $45,454,000


Overall Performance:
*****
Producer: Tony Morgan(*****)
Director: Darren Aronofsky(*****)
Screenwriter: Eddie Moulden(*****)

Starring Roles:
Jude Law(****)
Kate Winslet(*****)

Supporting Roles:
Katie Holmes(****)
Ryan Phillipe(****)


Production Budget: ****
Script to Film: ****
Advertising: ***
Star Appeal: ***


Domestic Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(06.72%) - $20,159,000

Total Domestic Gross: $300,159,000


Foreign Box Office:
Wynsok Entertainment(02.70%) - $10,519,000

Total Foreign Gross: $389,519,000


Final Breakdown:
Domestic
Studio Rental Revenue: $10,079,000
Domestic Ancillaries: $8,668,000
Foreign
Studio Rental Revenue: $5,259,000
Foreign Ancillaries: $6,714,000

Total Studio Revenue: $30,720,000
Total Expenses: $93,204,000
Total Revenue: ($62,484,000)

-Our second consecutive flop.