The film based on the Warcraft series of games will be unprofitable

Painting by Duncan Jones (Duncan Jones) it will never pay off at the global box office, despite the fact that its collections have already amounted to $ 430 million.

This is a record amount for the movie “by the game”. Recall that the previous record belonged to “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”, which earned $ 336 million.

Estimates of how much exactly will not reach “Warcraft” – vary. Sources of The Hollywood Reporter associated with the film claim that the losses will amount to $ 15 million. Unnamed experts are inclined to losses in the amount of $30-$40 million.

However, as noted in The Hollywood Reporter, the latest figures do not take into account the sale of digital rights in China for $ 24 million and merchandising for another $ 20 million.

$160 million was spent on the production of the painting. Due to the fact that it is not clear from the comments whether we are talking about a loss in relation to the total amount collected or the amount after deducting the share of cinemas (they usually take about half of the tickets), the estimate of the marketing budget of the picture may vary within $ 60 million – $ 300 million.

Whether there will be a sequel is still unclear. Anyway, viewers in China, where the film earned $ 220 million, have already been promised a sequel. If the promise comes true, the sequel is likely to have a more modest budget.

A source: The Hollywood Reporter