Hi ,Ā Ā Remember a few weeks ago when we said, "if the trend follows the last 16 years of Oscar winners, we expect to be writing about the winner,Ā Everything Everywhere All at Once by A24
Films." Ā So let's review their release and financial story.Ā - 'The Daniels' (writers & directors) are in their mid-30s and met in film school, where they teamed up.Ā
- Everything Everywhere All At Once grossed more than $100m worldwide against its $14.3m budget (HELLO ROI!!!!!)
- āIt was actually really easy,ā to finance. Well, FilmProposals has been proven WRONG (face palm
here). We specifically state "FINANCING OUR FILM WAS SO EASY - SAID NO FILMMAKER EVER!" I guess we'll have to take that off our
site?Ā
- This is EXACTLY why we study the success of other films. This is how we learn and how we teach to other filmmakers.Ā
- They returned to their Swiss Army Man backers, which not only financed the film, but also respected the Danielsā insistence it should be a theatrical experience.
- According to Louise Levison, of The Film Entrepreneur (attached), "On its opening weekend, the film only grossed $501,000, and by the end of the month had grossed
only $747,080. A24 kept the film on the initial 10 screens throughout the first month and watched the revenues slowly climb. Showing that platforming still works, word of mouth (or word-of-text as we might call it in the 21st Century) helped convince the distributor to place the film on 2,200 screens in the next two weeks."
- There's lots more great info in the attached newsletter and this article.Ā
- Of course, all the key info, stats and industry info are already built in to our 2023 Film Business Plan.Ā
Is it time for you to make your film? We laid it all out for you, exactly how the financing came together and what it means for indie film. We love learning from others' success!
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