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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Well, it's a couple of things, actually.
The Wachowski's are producing their films, which means they're putting up funding. So while Cloud Atlas made $130 million worldwide on a $102 million dollar budget and thus, likely broke even after marketing, there's still DVD sales, rentals and premium channel income. It's not a ton but it's better than not making a film.
Personally, other than the original Matrix, I'm not a fan. But regardless of my opinion, they do make money for Warner Brothers and if a movie like Jupiter Ascending ends up being a box office smash, Warner's has that in their hip pocket.
Even if it just breaks even, they can claim to have one of the biggest movies of the year, just based on budget alone.
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Pretty much how I feel about them. Loved the original Matrix. It was fresh at the time and had a great story and action.
Everything else I'm pretty 'meh' about. I think they have become too weird and quirky for mainstream audiences. Which normally is fine, but I find their films besides the original Matrix boring and dry.