Why are superheros film so expensive.

[Fast]

Did the ASM budget include and Spider-Man 4 costs?

[Lord Bravery]

Spider-Man 4 costs? They only wrote a screenplay didn't they?

[icctrombone]

Yeah but what you see in a final finished film is only a small fraction of the total budget. Most of the budget for the actual making of the movie is never seen on screen.

Many of these big budget movies blow a lot of money on advertising.

[Personamanx]

Many of these big budget movies blow a lot of money on advertising.

That too. But that's also an entirely different ball game. They should have the Advertisement budget distinctively separate from other costs to be honest. Or at least keep in mind how much goes into it when talking about Budget.

[Romero]

It's probably craft services. All those cupcakes and breakfast tacos ain't free, you known.

[Fast]

Spider-Man 4 costs? They only wrote a screenplay didn't they?

I don't know I wasn't following at all.

[Sheldon]

That too. But that's also an entirely different ball game. They should have the Advertisement budget distinctively separate from other costs to be honest. Or at least keep in mind how much goes into it when talking about Budget.

Promotion budget is not included in the listed budget for movies. It is often completely unknown to the public.

[kalorama]

Inflation doesn't explain everything.

The movie Sucker Punch that came out last year was made for $80 million. It has extensive and fantastic CGI - far more than any superhero movie.

Superhero movies tend to make a lot more use of practical effects than something like Sucker Punch, which can often be more expensive but also tend to result in a more believably "realistic" look. (Snyder's over reliance on CGI in Watchmen and Sucker Punch was one of the reasons why I was a bit skeptical about his selection for Superman.)

[icctrombone]

Promotion budget is not included in the listed budget for movies. It is often completely unknown to the public.


looked it up, you're right.